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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So according to the utilization grid, the only DC or charter schools at more than 110% capacity for SY 2017-18 were:

110%+ -- Powell, Roosevelt and SWW

95-110% -- Wilson, Janney, Lafayette, Maury, Ross, Eaton, Brent, Oyster-Adams (Adams) - 95-110%

80-95% -- Deal, Oyster-Adams (Oyster), Hearst, Hardy, Shepherd

I can't find Murch or Bancroft on the grid; either because I missed them or perhaps because they were in swing space during 17-18?

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The report uses "programmatic capacity." During the Wilson Feeder Working Group process programmatic capacity was pretty well discredited as meaningless, it's just however many kids DCPS wants to put into the building. [/quote]

Yes, don't let this point get lost.

Example: they count space in trailers as if it were the building. Example: Deal added yet more trailers this year -- adding trailers obviously only happens when you exceed capacity, yet magically, this now means Deal is at 80-95% of capacity. Smoke and mirrors.

On the Murch question, yes they were in swing space for 2 years when this was counted. Enrollment dropped while in swing, they moved to new building this school year, watch for the post-renovation return/boom in the next year or two.[/quote]

From the Wilson Feeder Community Working Group summary report:
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Capacity Calculation Formula 
The formula for calculating capacity looks primarily at spaces programmed for classroom instruction rather than overall building square footage. DCPS calculates a total capacity for the building based on the number of classrooms and their use. Rooms used for administrative spaces, specials, resource rooms and common spaces, for example, do not count toward a schools’ total capacity.

Many participants expressed concerns about the capacity numbers reported by DCPS noting that in certain cases capacity numbers have increased over time despite no increase in square footage.  
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