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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They're not going to tell you the swing space [b]far in advance[/b]. DCPS has certain spaces available, and the schools being renovated rotate through them. So the spaces that become available for Tyler will depend on how the renovations of other schools go, how long they take.

There are certain spaces that DCPS owns and has announced the intention of using for swing. Meyer, Sharpe, Old Banneker (Euclid St), KC Lewis (in LeDroit Park), and Emery come to mind. You can look at those locations and decide how you feel about them, because it's a good chance it will be one of them.

Look, a lot can change about a school. Principals can come and go. Programming can change in big ways. Schools can be opened, closed, merged, feeders can change, and you'll get about a year of notice, or less. This is the way a school district works-- all the schools are pieces of a puzzle and they're not going to cater to any one school and its parents.
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If you think "far in advance" means in advance of families having to make 2023-24 lottery selections then either (i) you don't speak and understand English or (ii) you work for DCPS Central.

Someone observed that DCPS should be communicating information about what schools and what swing spaces will be used. You replied to say "they aren't going to tell you". No sh*t Sherlock. The point was that they [u]should[/u]. Do you really think a competent agency wouldn't know what schools will be renovated next year, or where they'll swing? 
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Wow, so rude.  As you have been told, JO Wilson is not slated for renovation [b]for several years[/b]. It's really not that big a deal. [b]And people who actually go to JO Wilson may have more information than members of the general public[/b].

If you have such a hard time with this, it's going to be a difficult school district for you to live in.[/quote]

OMG! The bolded is not how public information should be communicated. There should not be secret information handed to people in the know. The fact that you think that would be SOP tells me you lack the most basic understanding of how effective governments operate. The idea that "I have been told" because DCUM anonymous posters declared it to be so is...funny.[/quote]

Look, I'm no defender of DCPS central office, nor of DGS. But you're blowing this way out of proportion. The modernization schedule is not a secret at all. It's right there in the city budget documents. If you would click on the link I provided, you would easily find it.

Here is the letter sent to families with children at the school:
https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1631716822/jowilsondcorg/n2vai1iyfd7g83qxzoh9/44ca6627-e70b-4408-b6e2-071a5c78bc8e2.pdf  It can be found on the Facilities tab of the JO Wilson website. https://www.jowilsondcps.org/about/facilities[/quote]

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