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[quote=calexander][quote=Anonymous][quote=calexander][quote=Anonymous][quote=calexander][quote=Anonymous]Isn't caleXander zoned for deal? Why does he care?[/quote]

Thank you for your concern.

The answer is simple, really.  I believe that all of the children in our community deserve a fair shot at a good education.

People that came before me fought battles and shed blood to provide my generation with opportunities; the least I can do is to use the resources and skills that are available to me to help today's children have a similar chance.

That being said, if I put on my darkest, most cynical, political, game theory hat, the parents of Deal/Wilson [i]should[/i] make standing up MacFarland/Roosevelt a high priority. Enrollment trends at Deal/Wilson are not sustainable. If we want to maintain that educational quality, we all must work together to relieve the pressure.

This is a solvable problem.  DC is the rare jurisdiction that actually has the financial resources to do this, IF we can find a way to meet the needs of the extremely diverse groups that are at play here.

Christopher[/quote]

Thank you Christopher! What is your Saturday academy?[/quote]

[url=http://www.nwsadc.com]www.nwsadc.com[/url]

In short, it is an out-of-school-time academic enrichment program for students in the community.  This semester, we have kids from twelve (!) different schools doing [url=http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/fll]First Lego League[/url] robotics. In the spring, we'll do advance math and Scratch computer programming.[/quote]

Are students required to live in Ward 4?[/quote]

We had that notion at the beginning, but found it less than practical to enforce. Instead we targeted our promotional effort at the local schools and listservs  and it has worked out. We just ask that the students be DC residents.[/quote]

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