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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]The problem with this whole "fighting the boundary changes" is that is it not motivated on what is best for Brent, Ward 6 or the entire school system. Rather the motivation is for a small number of families to get a seat at Brent.[/b]

What is best for Brent is a smaller boundary for a couple of reasons.  First, Brent can accommodate more OOB families.  Second, Brent can better control class sizes while keeping the playground and great specials spaces. And third, families who did not get seats at Brent can be motivated to put in some good hard work at other elementary schools.

Many families went to Brent when Brent was a Title 1 school (and not really all that well run) and worked tirelessly to improve the school. This new/current preschool cohort can certainly do the same.[/quote]

This exact same thing could be said of the small group of families advocating for SWS proximity preference.[/quote]

Sorry to go off topic, but you initiated it.  I don't agree that it is the same as SWS.  SWS will still be a city-wide school with a few slots going to people living within a few hundred feet of the school.  That is NOT the case with Brent.

Proximity Preference for SWS is a perfectly reasonable way to balance a city-wide draw with the neighborhood/community element that is a big part of the school's history and culture. [/quote]

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