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[quote=arowe]Just to add on to what Christopher is saying, you should know that DCPS planners [url=https://dcpsplanning.wordpress.com/]have a website[/url] where they post meeting notes from meetings with the MacFarland community cabinet (as well as the Roosevelt HS community cabinet, etc.).

They just put up [url https://dcpsplanning.files.wordpress.com/2015/11/102715-macfarland-community-cabinet-meeting-notes.pdf]the notes[/url] from the latest community cabinet meeting, which was October 27, as well as the reminder for [b]tonight's[/b] MacFarland dual language middle school program meeting at Powell (5:30-7:30, 1350 Upshur NW).

Here are some highlights I think worth mentioning:

[list]DCPS intends to open a dual language program next fall with 65 students modeled on Oyster-Adams at middle grades, using (separated) space at Roosevelt HS for now. They're also looking at models in Fairfax and Montgomery Counties.[/list]
[list]The program is expected to start with two dual language courses based on national models of how to do dual language at middle school.[/list]
[list]Course-level programming seems to be pretty much ready to go, just not officially/publicly announced. (There is some concern about trying to market a school that parents are going to have to lottery for this year/next year without a fully fleshed out program, so hopefully that will be taken care of soon.)[/list]
[list]They are considering what kind of school leader to put in place and what decisions to leave up to that school leader.  It seems like they are leaning toward having it be a promotion for an eager internal DCPS leader-in-waiting.[/list]
And can I just repeat that - if you are at all curious - the meeting at Powell tonight is a great opportunity to find out what they are trying to do, as the DCPS planning team is going to be there along with the folks who do language programming development.  In short the people who have the best available answers to your questions will actually all be in one place with one major goal, which is to talk to you about the dual language program starting next year at MacFarland.

[img]https://dcpsplanning.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/powell-11-3-15-english.png[/img][/quote]

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