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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I doubt they'll actually close this year too.  But even a connection to a "national network of Hebrew immersion schools" cannot invent or create an interested, committed student body from thin air.  I seriously wonder what kind of market research (formal or informal) the founders did.  There was no reason to think this idea would "take" in DC, and the constant turnover of FAMILIES, and now STAFF should have told the founders that the seed is not growing.

In the 2 years Sela has been open, I've known several families who have attended for some period of time (6 or 7 families).  None of them stayed when they had the chance to go somewhere else.  That is a huge deal, since they spoke of that being the dynamic among the majority of families.

If a national network is going to keep channeling money to what is obviously a sinking ship, that's their business.  I just don't understand what they think the benefit is, and who is it exactly that benefits?[/quote]

Usually national networks don't give funds to individual member schools. Sometimes the schools have to pay dues to access curriculum resources or training.

If at some point the school gets into trouble making ends meet the PCSB will step in. That's part of what the audits are for. [/quote]

Are you saying PCSB will bail them out?  Or what are you saying PCSB will do?  If people aren't applying and the most of those that do apply and get in don't stay, why would PCSB do anything to keep a school like that on life support?  Who does that benefit and isn't that a waste of public resources?[/quote]

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