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[quote=Anonymous]Amidon leaves a lot to be desired, and in the near-term middle class families will leery about the school improving.  Agreed.  Not trying to sell or boosterize Amidon.  But . . .longer-term Near Southeast and Southwest are where the smart money is being put.  There is more development, more (affluent) population growth, and more services coming there than any part of the city.  It looks like DC United is moving to Buzzard Point and building a stadium in the neighborhood with an entertainment district surrounding it (the city may pony up infrastructure $).  Several large upscale residential buildings are in various stages of development right now, with more planned.  The housing stock near South Capitol Street is rapidly gentrifying and housing prices are up with the neighborhood real estate market strong.  The neighborhood is within a mile of the National Mall.  Again, not saying Amidon is going to be a rock star school in a couple of years (there's a lot of public housing with its attendant issues), but Amidon could emerge in perhaps five years.

Specifically, Amidon Bowen has this going on:

Amidon-Bowen Elementary School has received $260,000 for the 2012-2013 Academic School year from the Proving What's Possible (PWP) grant fund administered by DCPS.

In the past year, Amidon-Bowen has received a number of other grants and funding for projects.  
$5 Million for Phase I interior renovation (in progress)
$750,000 from Target Foundation for Literacy Improvement (SY 2012-2014)
$260,000 from DCPS for PWP grant (2012-2013)
$200,000(est)from Target for School Library renovation (completed)
$150,000 from DPR to remove the adult basketball courts at Amidon and replace at Lansburgh Park (by Sept. 30, 2012).
$20,000-$50,000 (promised) from Mandarin Oriental for in-classroom reading libraries with age appropriate books and materials.
$10,000 (est) for landscaping and painting of playground from Generation Hope Project
$500,000 from the City Council for playground renovation this summer[/quote]

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