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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Murch should look to Mann for guidance. Mann doesn't have a separate gym and cafeteria; it is one small space. Mann's parking lot is also very, very small. They ask neighbors -- annually -- to donate parking spaces. It works quite well.

[b]I know Murch is more than twice the size of Mann.[/b] I know this. I'm just saying that instead of playing the reactionary Chicken Little, think seriously about how to navigate around DC's roadblocks. Everything is constrained optimization; this is no different. [/quote]

But that's a big difference. Murch has, I believe, 5 classes per grade. Mann has only 2. So that's way more PE classes and way more lunch periods. It's much easier to fit 14 gym classes plus lunch in one room than 35 gym classes plus multiple lunches.

Ditto with the parking spaces -- how many more teachers/staff does Murch have?[/quote]

Exactly - 3 classes per pre-K but mostly 5 classes per grade.  Right now 4th and 5th grade are only four classes but as they age out - we will be at five classes for every grade except pre-K.  And Murch parents do donate parking spaces but that still doesn't fit the "requirement" that there be some on-site parking.  [/quote]

And the building design as it is now literally uses every square inch of buildable zoned space. We are beyond "optimization." By the way, Mann's lot is a lot bigger than Murch's even though it has far fewer students. [/quote]

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