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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Mine is one of the families that OP was referencing.  We bought EOTR (Ward 7) for a single family home with a nice yard and mortgage that would still allow us to live fairly comfortably. We did not, however, think that the schools in Ward 7 would be an option -- my now 3rd grader started in private and is currently in a charter in Ward 5, where my almost 3 y.o. will also mostly likely attend in the fall.  Outside of the introduction of a Spanish Immersion program at Houston and rumors of a gifted MS program at Sousa, it doesn't appear that DCPS is focused on increasing options for the families OP described.  There are schools like KIPP and DC Prep in Ward 7, but even those have extensive waitlists due to the state of the neighborhoods schools.  It's a pity because I know quite a few families like ours (professional, relatively high SES) with kids ages from 0 to 10 who pay for private or haul their kids across town for an acceptable education who would love to invest their time and energy in a great local school.  Not happening tho  :cry: [/quote]

We are also a Ward 7 African American, high SES family with young children and our DD is starting pk3 this year. We likely visited 15 schools to find the right fit for our family, with commute, environment, curriculum, etc. in mind. The main difference we noticed in EOTR schools is the focus on discipline and the way they talk to the students which was not present in any schools we visited WOTR. So, even KIPP and DC Prep are not for us. [/quote]

I think there could be a real draw in a progressive charter locating in Ward 7 or 8.  If Breakthrough Montessori had been located near the Capitol Heights metro (which I think was one location floated, although they always said they wanted to be in Ward 1 where they ended up) we definitely would have considered it.  It would have been an easy commute from the Hill for us and I think would have drawn a very integrated student body. I'm not sure why all the progressive charters have to be located outside of Wards 7 and 8 ... [/quote]

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