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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone know the percentage of Crestwood families who actually send their children to Deal.  It is my perception that most send their children to privates and maybe some charters.  It also seems that those who do attend DCPS would be more likely to attend Shepherd than West. Might this be why Crestwood was given the boot as opposed to MP?

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I don't have rough numbers but my guess based only on anecdotal evidence and experience is that the percentage is not radically different between Crestwood and Mt. Pleasant -- though I expect Mt. Pleasant has significantly more kids. But, Crestwood got booted because Crestwood's elementary schools -- Powell and West -- unlike Bancroft and Shepherd, are not Deal feeders. Also, the Advisory Committee hopes to establish high-performing programs at MacFarland and Roosevelt. Crestwood's 16th St. boundary is only 2 or 3 (depending how you count) blocks from 13th Street where Roosevelt is located (MacFarland is just behind it in the same block). I can see the sense in the proposal, but the problem is the transition. If MacFarland and Roosevelt can be brought up close to Deal/Wilson levels, everyone wins. That's a big "if". DCPS can ease a lot of minds by dispatching several Brinks trucks full of cash aimed at creating top notch programs at those schools. But, nobody expects that to happen.
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I doubt that we can marshal the same resources that DC budget can, but we can do what we can.  Why not move now to start "Friends of" groups for MacFarland, and the new Ward 4, 7, and Center City middle schools (and others if I have forgotten places) to start to build resources for their kick-off.  Done over several years they could give the school a little more breathing room as it struggles in the first few years of opening, and if successful at raising funds, would reassure parents that the community is investing.  Quite a number of folks on this site have expressed interest in helping schools across the city.  This could be their chance.  (In fact, I am one of those parents.) [/quote]

That sounds like work. I'd much rather gripe on DCUM. Actually, it's a fantastic idea. I will suggest it to my neighbors. 
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So DC parents should be the ones to fund the better quality schools? Let's just totally let DCPS off the hook! Since DME and DCPS do not work together then all these changes can be made and, as usual, NO ONE will have responsibility over the end result and they'll say, "well why didn't the parents do more. "

Nope, the city needs to step up if you want our kids to feed to these schools. [/quote]

Not sure about this.  A group such as the one suggested could also serve to lobby DCPS to institute programs that are in the interest of our children.  Better to try to influence on the front end then gripe after all is said and done.  [/quote]

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