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Sorry, I am going to fact-check you here. Only one of those schools is Title I, namely Marie Reed. The others (Ross, Key, Hyde, Stoddert) are affluent in the DCPS context.

DCPS has taken the position that yes, this is about equity across the city. The way you would rebut that would be to demonstrate that students at the Fillmore schools are receiving the DCPS average level of funding and quality of arts programming, and not significantly more.

The fact that no Fillmore programs are being planned elsewhere is not relevant. If Fillmore is indeed more expensive than the cost of specials teachers for those schools, then the extra money would be available for other DCPS schools in whatever capacity, most of which are much poorer than these schools.

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And Marie Reed will have arts space for 17-18, when this happens. So no need for them to use Stoddert anymore.

Which means the only schools left to solve for are [b]Ross[/b], Key, Hyde and Stoddert. [/quote]

Ross shouldn't be a stand-alone school, let alone have it's kids bused two miles when Dupont Circle is on it's doorstep.

Ross is a holdover from the bad old days when DCPS couldn't open the buildings on time. It is in a building that is not supposed to exceed 150 students. It's been 160+ for a couple of years because it allows non-compulsory grades of PK3 and PK4. Ross was "saved" by parents who are long gone back when it was a Title I school and DCPS kowtowed to gentrifiers. However, there is nothing that can be done with it's building and lot at 17th & R St. It can't be expanded up, down, or sideways.

DCPS would like nothing better than to rid itself of a tiny building that can't be expanded when there are/will be two elementary schools (Garrison and Reed) with more appropriate facilities less than a mile away.

There is no [b]logical [/b]justification for Ross and certainly no reason to continue sending Ross kids to Fillmore.

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