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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What about using Fillmore as a PK-only building and taking PK out of all the overcrowded elementary schools? Just offer preference to all the families IB for schools that are losing their PK. Those schools can then turn one PK classroom into an art room, or use other space for art (I just heard Lafayette has a "peace room" whatever that is so don't tell me there's no room) or DCPS can make Ellington share some of its space and bus the kids who currently go to Fillmore there.

A different idea--what if Ellington expanded downwards and took middle schoolers (or even just 8th grade)? It would help with the issue that they allegedly can't find enough talented high schoolers in DC, would take some kids out of Deal and Hardy, and would better fill up its nice new building.  The kids could have different schedules and other ways to keep middle and high schoolers separate. And just like BASIS and Latin have an advantage by starting at 5th when other schools start at 6th, Ellington could have an advantage if it started at 8th instead of 9th.[/quote]

Expanding Ellington to middle is a nice idea. Not sure if it would work, kids should still need to audition again to attend high school. But it could improve the caliber of the school if there were also an academic test as well as audition at middle. [/quote]

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