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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My problem with SWS is the utter lack of diversity. In staff and also students. A city-wide DC public school with what, less than 10 black kids and only 1 black lead teacher?   I think they should make admissions be equal from all wards. If they have 40 prek3 spots, 5 spots should go to each Ward. [/quote]

or the actual number of 42 (17% of 248).  Not including another 17 mixed race kids.  Many staff, counselors, TAs are AA and it's just not a big deal.   Sorry if that skews more towards siblings and doesn't satisfy all of your checkboxes.

The admissions are equal from all wards, which is somewhat unique in DCPS.  And like every single other DCPS school siblings get preference. [/quote]

??? I must be misunderstanding you. I would estimate at least 90 percent of SWS kids are from Ward 6. It feels like a neighborhood school.[/quote]

I think the chance of admissions are equal.  But, most of the SWS applicants are likely from the neighborhood.  I don't see how making admissions be equal from all wards will help make the school more diverse.  Those who have the means to transport their children to and from a different ward probably look a lot similar to the neighborhood already.  Read back through this thread and you'll see that the LT ECE program is also not diverse.
 
Most schools in the district are homogeneous.  I understand people questioning this, but I don't think it's the fault of the school.  I think minority applicants just aren't applying.  Further, it's only been city-wide for a few years so it's not surprising that it doesn't look like the city.  I'm not sure that it ever will when most of the applicants are from the Hill because they want a school within walking/biking distance.[/quote]

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