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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So you advocate the most needy school getting funds first but only finish the job to renovate that school to a point where they'd not needy anymore (say 50% finished) and then they move to the end of the line? Then next school 50% done, etc etc? Or too bad for Shepherd for being started under the old system?[/quote]

No, that's not what I'm saying - you're painting with too broad a brush.  The spreadsheet tool isn't solely based on how much has been spent on renovations in recent years; that's just one piece of the puzzle.  But yeah, if you've gotten 50% through your renovation plan (or 90% through as someone said Shepherd has gotten here), then maybe it's a little harder to get funding for the last few percentage parts of the renovation, if lots of other schools are crumbling and have greater need.  So maybe that means schools will focus on renovating first the items they really need, and push luxuries like new kilns to the end of the project.  That seems like a good idea, doesn't it?

I wasn't involved in this spreadsheet tool, or in DC government in any way, but I think it makes a lot of sense.  Maybe it could be improved or adjusted, but it's a heck of a lot better than just the pure politics approach where only those schools with the most organized parents and most powerful political supporters get all the renovations.

Are you really going to say a school like Shepherd, which is rated as being in good facilities condition by most measures, is growing at a slow pace, and is only about 85% full, ... is more deserving than a school like Orr that's rated as poor in most facility measures, is 100% full, and is facing a 10% annual growth rate for the past 5 years?  
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Anything produced by a Council member who is fighting with the mayor is political.

The only thing that would be insulated from politics would be establishing something like the DOD did for base closures - and independent board that would decide on the projects and funding.

With this we're just substituting one brand of politics with another.

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