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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Things like this should be in Wards 7,8,4 and/or 5 - which are underserved by DCPS to a far greater degree than Ward 6 - and proximity to transit should be a criteria for any city-wide option.

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Which is why Winston is a good location for it--east of the river, half a mile from the metro, and on the 36 bus route.[/quote]

Let's face it -- there aren't enough advanced DCPS students in Wards 5, 7, 8  to not be dependent on Ward 6 and beyond.  Only 1/4 Ward 5, 7 & 8 DCPS MS students are proficient in ELA and half that for math.  A statistically insignificant number are advanced in either and can be counted on a single hand.[/quote]

Higher SES families in Wards 5 & 4 are like those in Ward 6 - go charter, go private or move.[/quote]

That's what we did. But there's no reason trying to discuss that matter with Ward 6 parents, for they believe themselves to be special :roll: [/quote]

oh please. First of all, Wards 4 and 5 are hardly interchangeable.   Affluent Ward 4 = Chevy Chase and even less affluent areas to the east get a Deal feed. Last I checked Brookland has a brand new state of the art MS.  The Hill has more established elementary schools across the board than Ward 5 and has historically higher levels of parent engagement.  For some reason anyone NOT on the Hill thinks it deserves to get totally dumped on.  There's a structural divide which prevents any MS from succeeding as a neighborhood school, even one gifted with a full modernization like Stuart Hobson.

The charter/private/move mantra is weak -- sounds like defeat conceded by families who haven't tried or been able to establish strong neighborhood schools at any level.[/quote]

You are proving the PP's point.  Why deal with the strife in DCPS just to get subpar schools?  Spend the energy elsewhere and just make sure your children get a good education.  Life is too short to be Sisyphus.[/quote]

that's exactly the point -- it's not subpar schools and our children are getting a good education in their neighborhood schools until middle school where DCPS mostly throws up its hands.  It's not an intractable situation despite a leadership void marked by lack of vision.[/quote]

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