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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The proposed high school at the Georgetown Day School site seems more like a political statement than a serious proposal.  The site was barely functional as a school for elementary and middle school kids, so it hardly seems suitable for a high school.  And the site is not well-served by transit, which is even more of a problem because of the mayor's pledge that 50% of the seats will be "reserved" for students who do not reside in Ward 3. Clearly more high school capacity is needed west of Rock Creek Park, although more places might be found if DCPS got serious about discharging Maryland residents who Wilson. The smartest longer term solution is for DC to politely serve Duke Ellington with notice to vacate the former Western High School in a few years.  In the meantime, a more central, transit-accessible site might be found for Ellington.  A site that is not far from a performing arts venue like Arena would be ideal.  DCPS owns the Western HS building and DC taxpayers funded 100% of the inflated renovation costs, so Ellington's tenancy should be subsetted for that the site can return to general public secondary school use.

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The time to do that was before the city spend $300 million renovating Ellington/Western. Frumin was leading the charge for just this solution, but the city ignored it. And now, we are approaching a half billion later and will not be in a better place.[/quote]

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