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[quote=dcmom][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do yo think they will close FS but expand SWW? [/quote]

F-S should become a magnet school, just like Walls.  Create proficiency or near-proficiency as an admission requirement, and it would become a great school, and enrolled close to capacity for the first time in the 21st century.[/quote]

???? - (DUHHH !?!?)  Its almost like saying 2+2=4.  Any school with admission requirement will become a great school and get the attention of parents that frequent this forum and parents that don"t want to sacrifice our kids to see if it is possible to really turn around a school without displacing the "undesirables."  [/quote]

Francis-Stevens will follow the path carved by charters.  I don't think you have to go the magnet route...parents will self-select by their willingness to cart their children across town for a decent program.  Those that can't get in through lottery or open seats will woo the principal with their 'influence' as seen at other schools in this neighborhood.
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Wait, isn't F-S a low-proficiency school right now?  What motivation do parents have to cart their kids over there, now or in the near future, without some incentive?[/quote]

We are applying OOB and loved the school--is definitely changing under new leadership and 90% new teachers. We would consider ourselves lucky to get in.[/quote]

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