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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's happening with the Ellington track and field two blocks away? It's owned by DCPS and not used by the school anymore (no sports teams at Ellington). Basically, it doubles at a community park and Georgetown Univ pays to use it as a spare practice field.

It's actually bigger than the block on which Ellington is located. Someone please build a new high school here![/quote]

Did you not read the DME memo and report from last week?

It is all about overcapacity throughout the city and the vast number of open seats. No new DCPS high schools are going to be built for the foreseeable future, especially since that report didn't include any high schools opened in 2018-19 (Bard) or Coolidge Early College (19-20) [/quote]

Here's the summary in case you missed it. https://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/publication/attachments/School%20system%20capacity%20assessment%20-%20key%20information%20FINAL%20051519.pdf[/quote]

Thanks, this is interesting to see.

As far as I can tell, it seems that kids in Ward 5, 6, 7, and 8 will need to start using their local schools. It boggles my mind why DCPS/PCS has so many empty seats in these Wards and continues to expand in them.[/quote]

Maybe - but that isn't what the DME is saying. He is arguing for mroe schools sharing space with the buildings that exist. So, for example, a new Washington Latin could move in with an under-enrolled Ward 5, 7 or 8 high school and save both schools overhead costs.[/quote]

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