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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would be interested to learn how they plan to get 2,500 students at that price. Especially if they only have a thousand in the NYC avenues school. What was the planned number there?[/quote]

Last night they said 400 boarders full time.  They will also have a category of weekly boarders - so kids who live somewhat locally who are at school for 5 days and then go home for the weekend.  DH thought local DC parents who work long hours would take advantage of this option.  Whittle used China as an example here saying it was very popular there and 250,000 kids commute every weekend.  He did not say if this was a national number or confined to one area.

They also intend to ramp up the student body slowly.  I think they said they plan on starting in 2019 with less than 500 kids.

They said the they were partnering with Friendship Charter in DC (?) to identify students and they would be giving 15% of the student body financial aid.

And the head of the Lower School is from Beauvoir, Susan Stossel.  She is the only Administrator at the school who is a local and I imagine she will be their reference on how private schools in the area work. 
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