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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think that one of the problems that tends to happen in these situations is all stakeholders aren’t made aware of a seat at the decision-making table. According to one of the parents leading this, there will be a meeting for all stakeholders at Chisholm on July 21st that has not been sent out to anyone in the community. [/quote]

Having a meeting mid-summer is also a choice.

Also who do they view as "all stakeholders"? Because if they want to use DCPS resources to open the school, which they do, then all taxpayers in the district are stakeholders. I'm sure they think it's just a private matter for Chisholm families but it's not.

This would be a stupid waste of money to benefit such a small number of kids somewhat. There is absolutely no compelling reason not to simply create advanced Spanish options at Jefferson instead. If they created a good program, it could be a draw for students from other schools.

It's one thing to make an existing DCPS elementary Spanish immersion if the IB families agree. Creating an immersion MS in addition to existing boundary MSs to primarily serve the interests of ONE elementary (while pulling those students from their existing feeder MS) is not in the best interests of DCPS or any other stakeholders.

My kid is a really strong creative writer. I think we should use DCPS resources to create a custom creative writing program in her classroom that would meet her interest and ability. Think how great that would be for her. Sure, it wouldn't benefit anyone except her and maybe a few other students in her classroom who are interested, but it would be so great for them, let's do it.[/quote]

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