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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay, time for next steps.

I believe we have two important tasks.

1) Write up "The Roosevelt (and/or Cardozo) Proposal" in a one page document. Something that we can PDF and email, tweet, etc to DME, Council, candidates, media, whomever.

2)[b] Get the William F. Buckleys of DC (those standing athwart history yelling, "Stop!") out of their panic[/b] and onto this plan as an alternative. "Predictability" is a bad word here. If the current or future DME is willing to keep the boundary discussion open, we can shape it to get the middle school configuration and the plus curriculum that future Roosevelt needs.  If DME goes cowering back into its corner, this is dead, maybe forever.  This is a priority because both candidate's current positions would actually prevent this plan from coming to fruition.

Any thoughts?[/quote]

Yes, that William F. Buckley is completely in the right, here (no pun intended).  The runaway train of the DME proposals do in fact need to be stopped.  Before you get everyone on to a new plan, how about some more research, involvement of all stakeholders, etc.  Don't make the same mistake the current proposals do.

Also the idea of "re-branding" the schools and changing their names is insulting in the extreme.  Might as well go all the way and call it Cortes Senior High and the new mascot can be the Conquistadors.  I'm sure we'll be welcomed as Gods.[/quote]

+1. We should start by questioning the legitimacy of the current exercise, then support a real process by the incoming mayor.[/quote]

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