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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OK, so PCSB is saying that we need to open more high-demand charters and that's most important....but they're the ones who approved all of the anemic PCS middle and high schools too. Not that DCPS doesn't have attendance problems, but . . . which argument is PCSB choosing here? More schools, or more high-demand schools, or just "we do whatever we want and stop with the questions!"[/quote]

They approved 5 of 11 proposals. They believe the ones they are approving will, in fact, provide more high-quality seats. You can't say they are anemic in advance of them opening. If by anemic you mean small, the highest demand/performing charter middle and high schools are all small.

Not ever high-demand school wants to expand, and they can be urged to, but not forced to. [/quote]

Anemic because the application was unimpressive.  For example, like the board was, I am very not persuaded that Girls Global can attract its target numbers in the area it wants to locate in.  And that calls into question the financial plan.

The DCPCSB is basically making appropriations and public finance decisions outside the budget process.[/quote]

That's how the law was set up. They aren't doing anything they aren't empowered to do. If you don't like the law, work to change it. [/quote]

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