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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because the Ward 3 schools are not really overcrowded. They keep getting resources to expand and then are able to meet IB demand with the subsequent expansion, but more importantly they add new optional programming outlined in 00:52.

The plea of "overcrowding" is a resource mobilization strategy that has been working for decades. If you look at the historical documentation the DME provided you will see that Janney has been called "overcrowded" practically since it opened. How else can the city justify concentrating resources in this one school. [/quote]

I can see why Janney's renovation and re-renovation would make people suspicious, although they haven't added "new optional programming"--except a fourth PK section that is filled with IB kids. Its original reno seems to have been poorly planned, but the school is undoubtedly bursting.

The idea that Murch is the beneficiary of an ongoing "resource mobilization" strategy is pretty nuts if you look at the facts. It was built in 1929 and has never been renovated. Bathrooms and closets have been turned into offices. It got a temporary demountable-type building in the late 1980s that became permanent. It was built for 400 kids and will have close to 700 next year; that's why the principal is planning for 750.

Lafayette is also long-overdue for renovation, especially when you consider what a terribly inefficient space the 70s reno left them with.

None of these schools is talking about adding new programming. The school adding programming is Hearst, which is undercrowded and should be a pressure valve for Murch and Janney.
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+1  Not at Murch or Janney, but both schools are in need of renovation.  That doesn't mean that lots of other school across the District are not as well, but I hope we can agree that both of these schools could use updating and more space.  Also, as a parent at a school that has had to fight for a desperately needed renovation at Hearst, let's not put down each others' appeals for resources.  These efforts are consuming and take away energy from our kids and broader school communities.  Really no one should have to fight as hard as is necessary in DC to get these things done.  Best of luck to both school on their renovations.[/quote]

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