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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Np here and Brent parent.  If you push southern Brent families to Van Ness, how will that work with CSX fixing up the railroad?  Won't all those roads that go under the freeway towards Van Ness be closed?  So there would be no way for kids north of the freeway to walk to Van Ness.  Please correct me if I am wrong.  I love the idea of being zoned for Van Ness, but only if it is actually accessable.

I think building up Brent is better option until CSX is finished.  Could DCPS place a trailer or two on the roof of Brent rather than on the playground?  Maybe one above the cafeteria and one above the third floor?  OR maybe sacrifice the cafeteria to add a couple classes there?  it could just be temporary until CSX was done. [/quote]

What about asking DCPS to review boundaries again in five years, once CSX has been completed?  They really ought to get in the mode of doing that system-wide, as one PP suggested.

No, trailers can't go on the roof of Brent, and a second story can't be built on the roof of the one-story section of the school.  A recent structural assessment revealed that the roof couldn't support the weight.  DCPS would have to tear down the entire one-story wing and rebuild.  That's possible, but obviously not likely, since they don't seem to add permanent additions to schools unless perhaps they're doing school wide renovations.  Brent had one in 2005 and won't be due for another for many years.

The first meeting of the Brent School Boundaries Working Group will take place Thurs. May 9th in the school library, at 6:30.  Look for an email announcement if you attended the April 11th meeting and signed in, or have sent an email to futurebrent@yahoo.com, to discuss options.

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