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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Things like this should be in Wards 7,8,4 and/or 5 - which are underserved by DCPS to a far greater degree than Ward 6 - and proximity to transit should be a criteria for any city-wide option.

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Which is why Winston is a good location for it--east of the river, half a mile from the metro, and on the 36 bus route.[/quote]

Let's face it -- there aren't enough advanced DCPS students in Wards 5, 7, 8  to not be dependent on Ward 6 and beyond.  Only 1/4 Ward 5, 7 & 8 DCPS MS students are proficient in ELA and half that for math.  A statistically insignificant number are advanced in either and can be counted on a single hand.[/quote]

Expand the universe to students who get 4s and 5s at KIPP or DC Prep. That's who DCPS would really be trying to get into this test-in school, assuming it's in Ward 7/8.

They want to show they too can close the achievement gap -- which means attracting some/more minority students back from the charters.

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why would those students leave DC Prep or Kipp?[/quote]

DC Prep and KIPP.  Note that most of the advanced students come from DC Prep Edgewood and the overall performance is the only one that's really eye opening

300 students proficient and 22 advanced in Math out of 876 valid tests
250 students proficient and 23 advanced in ELA out of 876 valid tests

I don't see why a student at a high performing charter would necessarily be interested in an application school unless it offered something genuinely more rigorous than what is currently available.  The test results for KIPP and DC PREP are comparatively impressive vs. DCPS in Wards 5, 7, & 8 but the overall numbers of advanced students would not fill a school.  Or provide much diversity[/quote]

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