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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]18:26 - Murch's IB enrollment is about twice its building's capacity, so the community would gladly take a "right-sizing".[/quote]

I believe the DME tried to do that but nobody was willing to head south to Hearst. Can't have it both ways. [/quote]

In fact, the DME moved more than 100 students out of Murch, many of them south to Hearst.  That's enough to bring Murch's IB population down to 476 (according to the DME), just under the current building capacity of 488.  To oppose expansion is therefore to oppose OOB enrollment.
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DCPS does not want to reduce OOB enrollment at Hearst.  Hearst fulfills a very important role as a go-to school for a lot of EOTP families who are dissatisfied with their local elementary schools.[/quote]

In my observation this is not necessarily true about DCPS.  The original DME proposal for expanding Hearst's boundary was much more significant than the final recommendation.  I never heard DCPS issue an opinion about expanding Hearsts' boundary and to what degree as it would relate to the merits of maintaining the OOB enrollment at Hearst.  (Yes I know DME is different than DCPS but point remains that there was not, in my experience, any strong opinion voiced by DCPS about the issue).

Rather what WAS heard loud and clear from both the Janney and Murch families proposed to have their homes moved inside the Hearst boundary was they did not want that to happen - and, in fact, they largely got their way. It is also true that some current Hearst families issued an opinion letter about the benefits of the diverse community the school currently enjoys and expressed a desire to not disrupt that significantly.

Fact remains regardless of moving the boundary lines Hearst's OOB/ IB mix is shifting more toward IB at the lower grades which will have ripple effect as they move up.  
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