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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"2. Shrink the boundaries around overcrowded schools (and the corresponding feeder boundaries) to get the schools down to their rated capacity. As a practical matter, it seems that if you move the boundary line, many people losing access to the Upper NW schools will be redirected to other schools EOTP, which seems to fit with DCPS's plan for improving those EOTP schools. Even better, as more proficient students get shifted from the Deal cluster to other EOTP schools, those EOTP schools may well see increases in their proficiency scores and other numbers, which will attract more families. Seems like a win-win. Where that plan runs into trouble is all the angry parents who would prefer their children have easy access to Deal/Wilson, rather than facing unproven EOTP schools. Politicians do not want their constituents to be unhappy, especially vocal constituents. People losing access to schools will tend to complain more than people suffering overcrowded schools. Therefore, this approach is unlikely to work because of constituent complaints and political pressure. "

This seems to be the only viable option.  We just need someone (not really one person) with the political will to do it.  [/quote]

You'd need a lame duck mayor (and ideally a lame duck council chair) to make this happen. [/quote]

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