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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone know what percent of the non-siblings now entering the school are white?  Also, don't charters have to show some kind of a plan to try to attract all kinds of students?  Is there any evidence that SWS is doing that?  Isn't SWS near that homeless shelter that feeds into Miner?  Do they put up posters there or do any outreach in poorer neighborhoods near the Hill?[/quote]

SWS is not a charter-it is a DCPS school. I
Now that DCPS has 2 citywide elementary schools perhaps it could take steps to better inform all of the city about it. I don't know the demographics of the wait list but it wouldn't surprise me if the school attracted families that were within a few miles. I guess there could be organized buses from other parts of the city but it is really hard.

I think the school would be very open to discussing a plan for increasing diversity. Sounds like a nice topic for a LSAT mtg or one of the parent committees.[/quote]

+1 SWS parent (who lucked out in the lottery) who, sorry, has lived at an address close to the new location since before DC was born. When other parents find out that DC attends SWS, they assume it's because of proximity. I think a lot of people are under informed about the citywide schools. SWS does not feel at all citywide currently, but it's also new to being citywide.[/quote]

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