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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][H]ow many students are supposed to be in Wilson? Does anyone know that number?[/quote]
1600 is the Wilson building capacity.  Wilson was at 1696 students in 2013-14.  Only 43 students were removed from Wilson as a result of the changes.  Lots of data available from the links in the FAQ.
http://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/publication/attachments/Wilson.pdf
http://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/publication/attachments/Impact%20Analysis%20Final%20Boundaries.pdf (page 30)[/quote]
It's not 43. [b]It's 462[/b], at least if I'm reading the table right. I assume, PP, you were looking at "Impact of the New High School Rights on Affected High School Students, 2013-14" in the second PDF? If so, there are four different lines in the table that talk about Wilson:

325 from Wilson to Eastern 
174 from Wilson to Cardozo
80 from Coolidge to Wilson
43 from Wilson to Roosevelt[/quote]
If these numbers are accurate, this basically solves the Wilson overcrowding problem.[/quote]
I posted the link to the documents, and you're right that I miscounted -- my bad.  Much bigger shift than I indicated.  Here is another doc that provides additional numbers for Wilson, and shows the the DME's team think they may have "right-sized" Wilson.  http://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/publication/attachments/Wilson%20HS.pdf  These numbers certainly look better than the 43 I initially posted!

As I understand the system, none of these headcount reductions will be immediate, because hundreds (thousands?) of kids already in the feeder pipeline will have grandfather rights to Wilson.  It may take several years to bring enrollment closer to building capacity.  Also, there may be complications because of the new areas added to the Wilson boundary, because I assume those students can join Wilson and its feeders immediately, even though many of the grandfathered students are also still part of the system.

Also, I'm not sure how the new OOB guarantees work.  Do they kick in on top of the existing enrollment, or only if there is leftover capacity?

And finally, IIRC, if you look at the various feeder elementary and middle schools that will lead into Wilson, and the estimates of how many students from each will attend Wilson, it starts to look like Wilson is likely headed for overcrowding even once the grandfathered feeder students age out of the school.  My recollection is that the DME's staff acknowledged this problem, but noted that their plan allows for future boundary adjustments if enrollments exceed capacity again.  Part of me is pessimistic that such future adjustments will actually occur, but the other part of me says it's 5-10 years in the future before we can see how the boundaries are really working, so no one can predict too accurately.

To be clear, I think the DME's team offered a good plan, and I think it helps the situation at Wilson.  I just think more changes will be needed in the future, at least until another strong high school appears as an alternative to Wilson.

Yes, that even seems to account for the bubble classes that are just starting to hit Deal, including the next bump coming from this year's second grade classes. Agree?[/quote][/quote]

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