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[quote=arowe]So on the basic question of why some questions were asked but not answered, is that occasionally several questions were asked at the same time and not all were answered. This was discussion format, not a deposition.

On a more factual basis, these "show us the non-dual language program is awesome" requests don't have answers yet.  First, the non-dual language school will open after the MacFarland building is renovated and this won't be until school year 2018-19.  The programming of the non-dual language school is still taking shape years in advance, without a leader in place, and the community cabinet is supposed to be a way for the community to direct its views TO the DCPS planners, not just RECEIVE the school system's work and pronounce it good or bad.

The way I believe that the DCPS people want this to work is that they take community views through the cabinet and directly (see the contact for Andrew Katz-Moses above), draw up a mockup of the program based on everyone's input, see if the cabinet will buy in, and if/when we do, they expect we will try to talk it up in the Community.

There is plenty of room for people to share that they want advanced math or science options, language programs that start in 6th grade, social studies that are relevant to DC students, options for differentiation for students to be spelled out. Or what you want in a school leader, or in a marketing plan for the school, etc. So share those views.

On a sort of related point, the discussion in the last cabinet meeting seemed to reflect that DCPS has soured on expansion of IB, so (being kind of glib here) if that's your shorthand for "make the school more attractive to me" you will have to find another more direct way to express it.

Andy Rowe[/quote]

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