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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]@1403:  DCPS won't evict Fillmore in order to expand Hardy to take in more lottery kids, unless DCPS has a replacement for Fillmore's classes.  But there is no replacement for Fillmore's services.  Ergo, you can stop dreaming about Fillmore being evicted.[/quote]

DCPS was going to do it in 2013. Plans like that never die, they get deferred.[/quote]

...and WHY didn't DCPS shut down Fillmore, pray you tell, hmmmmm?  I know the answer, but I want to understand whether you have a practical understanding of the situation that Fillmore represents.[/quote]

OK, I'll bite. DCPS didn't shut down Fillmore because they didn't have a plan to replace the art and music for the member schools. DCPS requires art and music, and the schools can't provide it as cheaply as Fillmore does. Plus many don't have the physical space.

But just because DCPS didn't come up with a plan last time doesn't mean that DCPS can't come up with a plan. DCPS has loads of under-utilized space, system-wide they're at about 65% capacity. They could keep the Fillmore program and just do it somewhere else. What DCPS is short on is successful schools, and when a school starts showing promise the last thing DCPS is going to do is let space constraints limit enrollment. Look at the way all of the Ward 3 schools are crowded. If Hardy fills up Fillmore is out.[/quote]

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