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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Right. High SES parents on the Hill (or elsewhere) will give up their neighborhood DCPSs for a school that is either going to have NO outdoor space or playground (promising site #1 per their application) or one in Columbia Heights (promising site #2) also lacking playground but w a DPR park a block or so away. [/quote]

Well, we certainly will. Guarantee of BASIS through 8th grade (and HS, if we want it) v. Miner's playground? Easy choice. We'll find aftercare and weekend activities that emphasize outdoor time. Ultimately, we have a backyard, which backs out onto a park... and I can't imagine we'd be happy w/ DD at Miner past PK4 anyway unless things improve rapidly.[/quote]

Good luck. I truly hope your child doesn't turn out to have dyslexia or ADHD or anxiety or any other issues that wouldn't be discovered until they are in 2nd or 3rd grade. [/quote]

Well, then we lottery again, but do you have any reason to think that our DD w/ dyslexia or ADHD would be better served by Miner? By the way, I wasn't claiming BASIS would be our first choice. I was just responding to the claim that high SES Capitol Hill parents wouldn't give up their neighborhood DCPSs for BASIS w/ no playground. I think that's really misunderstanding many of the folks zoned for Miner, Payne, Tyler, JO Wilson, etc. Like, yes, I don't think folks will be giving up Brent or Maury and I, personally, wouldn't give up L-T from what I know of it, but that's actually not the bulk of high SES families on the Hill... and as those schools get basically impossible to get into from OOB, I think there will be a big market for a BASIS ES near Ward 6.[/quote]

Except they think they're going to land in Mt Pleasant - the current DCI location.

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If they end up there, it will be less attractive, admittedly; though, obviously, many Hill folks trek to far-off charters every day. That said, that location may be more attractive to similar folks in Columbia Heights/Mt Pleasant/Shaw/Dupont Circle etc who face similar issues as Hill residents.[/quote]

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