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[quote=Anonymous]The sheer audacity of these high SES Ward 2/3 parents suddenly eyeing Western HS for themselves after Ellington kids and families have spent 40 years there without a renovation just takes my breath away.

The renovation of the building as an arts high school has been planned for years, it will be a beautiful arts facility not only for the Ellington community but for the whole area.  Ellington has a great track record of graduating kids on time (virtually 100%) and getting them into college or conservatory (98%).  They have put up with a less-than-ideal building for years and years; cramped, dark, basement spaces, old carpeting, so-so studios and practice/rehearsal/performance areas.  The renovation is currently scheduled for two years, which means that kids entering now would have at two years in swing space and then return to a newly renovated building for two years.  The renovation will enable even better arts programming and equipment for all the departments.

Don't you see how grabbing at the nearest building takes away from the experience of 500 kids from all over the city who are college/conservatory bound, talented achievers?  Can't you solve your problem some other way?

And don't propose the imaginary centrally located not-build-yet, no land available new building... that won't happen in time for my kid or any time this decade.

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