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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My IB schools will be MacFarland and Roosevelt...I could be crazy and could ultimately be worn down by the bueacracy, but I'm actually kind of excited at the prospect of those as new schools. I really, really, really hope that DCPS builds programs there that would attract the high-SES families who are moving into Petworth and 16 Street Heights. My kids are still young enough that MacFarland and Roosevelt could be renovated and reopened as attractive programs. Unfortunately, I'm not thrilled with the plan that Roosevelt will have a world language focus, since our IB elementary school doesn't offer much of anything beyond having a teaching assistant who is Spanish speaking and the limited "world language" requirement set in place by DCPS last year. Wish/hope there will be a shift to STEM or simply a strong commitment to creating lots of advanced classes. [/quote]

I agree STEM would be a much better option as it could attract students from all over the city on an OOB basis.  In fact since both schools require major renovation why not put some of that money to include some of the classroom infrastructure like labs that would be had in the best STEM schools.  What charter will have the funds to compete with that.

Maybe the city should provide some additional funds for DCI so that those dual language students in DCPS could feed into that as an option. [/quote]

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