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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, so what was the point of the boundary review then?  Seems to me, if Murch's boundaries were shrunk because they were too overcrowded, how can anyone turn around and say, shucks, we have plenty of room to add 60 kids.  Seems to me, deft hand of the principal or not, that someone is totally gaming the system.  [/quote]

It's why no one downtown cares that they keep getting booted down the renovation list; everyone knows that they are gaming the system so the cries of "overcrowded!!" fall on deaf ears.[/quote]

OK, lets put you in charge for a moment:  You have one first grade class in your school. The WTU says the maximum recommended size is 22. You have enrollment of 28 this year and based on your school's history, you can expect 5 more kids to enroll in that class next year. DCPS says you cannot hire a teacher for a room unless you have at least 22 students in that room. What do you do?[/quote]

Yes, that makes sense.  And that has been the policy before at Murch, way back when it had about half the number of students it has now.  And the wonderful mix of kids from all over the city made Murch the gem that it was.  But Murch now has 4 first grade classes, not 1.  Multiple trailers, not 1.  A shrunken boundary due to overcrowding, not an increased one or a merged one to fill up the classrooms.  Of course Murch welcomes kids from all parts of the city, but is it good planning or even fair to kick out some kids who were in-boundary, to make space for those who are not?  The reality may be that, instead of 3 first grade classrooms of 19, 19 and 6, you go down to 2 classrooms of 22.  You don't increase your enrollment so you keep the 3 classrooms.[/quote]

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