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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did they really move 100 students  out of Murch?[/quote]

Nope. [/quote]

Not retroactively; there are about 630 students at Murch. The boundary change (not yet in effect) is estimated to shift 100 future students. DCPS has stated that Murch capacity needs to be at least 700 -- and that apparently is based on their enrollment projections post-boundary change. Originally they were to build for 800, but have determined through an architect's study that that is not possible on this plot of land (hence the shift of 100 future students). The so-called "Cluster 12" which is entirely in, but only part of, the Murch boundary shows the highest child population growth in the area (yes, higher than Janney). Basically, the population is twice the size of the current school, so they have to double the size of the school - - actually more than double the square footage because the square footage needed for a 2015 to-code school for 700 is vastly different from the square footage for a 388-student building in 1929 (which is roughly the capacity of the existing building, excluding the Kaufmann "wing"/trailer). [/quote]

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