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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree it's bad for the neighborhood to have a school that's not used by neighborhood kids and is constantly defamed on DCUM. But it seems to me that the solution is for all the neighborhood kids who are there in pre-K to just stay for K and beyond. There are definitely enough kids in the neighborhood to fill the school. That's the simplest way for LT to become a neighborhood school.[/quote]

Amen. And to the L-T families who reject this outright, [b]what are your options?[/b] Yes, a new councilmember might be able to help at some point in the next few years. Chasing proximity preference for SWS is a pipe dream. It's clear that DCPS is not going to start putting in a track for advanced learners at Ludlow Taylor until there are some actual advanced learners in grades 2 and up who need those pull-out groups. You have the critical mass to make the changes you want, but it feels like a lot of complaining and no working. How about a neighborhood meeting with IB families who are finishing up PK4 and PS3 to talk about the future and what it would take to get people to stay? I keep hearing about how smart and wealthy the catchment is, and yet I haven't heard any ideas about how to change your situation for the better.[/quote]

There are almost always other options, including getting in line at 5am for Yu Ying if necessary since thats the only lottery that parents can actually control to some degree. There are very few neighborhood kids there after K, so parents (us included) are finding solutions. I do agree that we have the numbers in the neighborhood to try and so something. But the reality is that we all have to get our kids out of there and once we do, our time goes to the new school. I would gladly sign a petition, etc but as most other parents who have left, don't have time for much else. Its a tough situation.[/quote]

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