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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When art finally got a dedicated space at Murch (about 4 years ago) it was in a trailer without running water. It was literally just a small, old trailer without area to hang or dry any art. It was so bad that the art teacher quit over the situation. You know what happened? The parents demanded more. There are portable sinks that have running water. Shelving units were donated. The best part is that when a new teacher was hired she didn't care. She was just excited to be teaching art to children.

A kiln or studio space?!?  Ha! The school didn't have a kitchen!  They turned a bathroom into a nurse's office.

With some creative thinking this can be done but with Fillmore the schools and parents can't seem to think outside the box. 
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Don't kid yourself, it's not "creative thinking."  What is far more obvious and significant here is "lowering expectations."  DCPS created an art situation that was so bad that the art teacher quit.  Then (because DCPS wouldn't do anything about it) parents with resources raised enough funds for SINKS IN A TRAILER, and SHELVING.

Yay!  Success!   :roll:

How about we address the ridiculous overspending, and divert that $100M+ (for [b][u]300[/u][/b] students) at Coolidge (a school that's been a failure by any definition for decades) to several successful elementary schools (ALL of which are larger than Coolidge and NONE of which employ felons)?

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This was made at the school level -- not a dictate from DCPS.  I think that is what the Fillmore parents are missing.  Their schools are serving them mediocre art at an off site location which costs more than hiring a great art teacher.  How is that so hard to see or good for kids?  Just because they won't create the space doesn't mean there isn't space.  Besides Marie Reed, we are talking about schools with very low FARMs levels. [b]Come on -- these parents have resources and PTAs[/b]![/quote]

Nonsense!

DCPS is literally bleeding money.  Why should PTAs have to solve this problem?

Mayor Bowwow is a hack.  That doesn't mean the children at Key or Ross should have to pay for her cronyism.[/quote]

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