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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sela has the same "feeder" problem Whittier and Takoma have (assuming most live in Ward 4)? Those schools are thriving (or so it seems) so why do people keep using this argument?

Sela is a great school from parents we know there. They love it. But -0- waitlist on all grades is a little wild to see.

The principal is out EOY (friends did not share if he was fired or quit).

It seems like the community is getting smaller and smaller.

Nobody wants it to fail. But it seems like the interest is dropping quickly. [/quote]

I think it's just that a decline kid population (or slower population growth) is putting a lot of pressure on the smaller schools. [/quote]

It's literally not in the cases of Whittier and Takoma. The Whittier building is falling apart and based on that list either a large number of families are staying for 1/2 or a large number of families enrolled locally or already were in the lottery.

Ward 4 is booming with families. That particular location is slightly inconvenient but families will drive all over the city if the school is good.

I have no idea if Sela is really in trouble but the fact that schools nearby are growing and not struggling despite the same feeders for local students and worse buildings is not a great sign.[/quote]

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