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[quote=Anonymous]The problem with overcrowding is the combination of a series of things that when taken individually are not a problem - but when taken in combination add up to a problem.

1 - assume a percent of the students at Deal started at an IB elementary school and moved OOB.  That these were allowed to stay to the terminal grade - but everyone knows no one checks when you enroll at Deal.
2 - assume a percent of the students are siblings of students who got in OOB.   There was a real OOB slot available that an older sibling got.  When it came time for the younger sibling, there was no space but  the Principal has a policy to accommodate all siblings - even if the class is at an optimal headcount.
3 - Grandfathering to Crestwood 
4- Somehow Eaton students are enrolling (my rising 7th grader tells me)
5- changing feeder pattern for Bancroft and Shepherd
6 - Stop allowing any OOB at Deal and Wison.  This year Deal offered spots off of the waitlist.   Why?  Eliminate it as an option until the overcrowding is addressed.

With this collection of items, you significantly reduce the overcrowding at Deal.   It costs nothing to the tax payers.  It requires political will.   It requires Principals to have a hard conversation with families that a sibling will not be able to enroll.

Now - what would be the result of these changes?   Deal would be a significantly less diverse school.   Wilson would be a significantly less diverse school.  The Mayor probably would not be re-elected.

The schools would be better equip to support the students by taking away the stress of overcrowding.  [/quote]

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