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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I haven't read the original charter , but if they were approved based on serving a economically disadvantaged population -- why aren't they relocating to Wards 7 or 8. High SES parents have the resources to commute. Nothing wrong with them being the public Montessori for the wealthy. There's always Lee and Shining Stars. Maybe one or both will expand and have locations in 7 or 8.[/quote]

Their original charter stated Ward 1, not 7/8. [/quote]

To me, this is always something to look at with a critical eye with regard to charter approval. Because the track record has been to talk about Ward 1 and its needs, then suddenly discover right away or after a short time in incubator space on 16th Street that Ward 1 is dense, built-up, and large buildings are expensive, hence a space 2 miles north among the Ward 4 or Ward 5 rowhouses was what the poor students of Ward 1 needed.

I think they are also able to move up that corridor by citing the number of Spanish-speakers up in Ward 4 and 5, but I just want to see these schools actually held to their "demographic service" promises, when instead they just keep turning into vehicles for those-who-don't-want-to-tell-their-neighbors-why-they-won't-go-to-the-local-DCPS-by-the-way-gotta-walk-the-dog-bye...[/quote]

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