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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP.  I agree the numbers just don't make sense to renovate Coolidge.  Redirect those students to Roosevelt, which is more centrally located.  Perhaps consider giving the Coolidge space to a couple charters.

The only hesitation I have about this plan is that the Brightwood/Takoma/Manor Park area seems likely to be the next spot for gentrification and population growth, and other EOTP areas will continue to see population growth with more young families.  So DCPS would want to check into whether Roosevelt has enough capacity to handle (1) the existing population, plus (2) the redirected Coolidge students, plus (3) the OOB students likely to be redirected from Wilson as the grandfathering winds down in 5-7 years, plus (4) the expected new growth in population EOTP.[/quote]

Roosevelt and Coolidge's current combined enrollment is already at 900 and that is with two decrepit buildings under the most absurd feeder situation possible.  With MacFarland coming back online and the door to Wilson slowly closing for many, your suggested configuration would not be sustainable for long and certainly not long enough to justify a long term lease of the Coolidge site to a charter school.[/quote]

Roosevelt is 33% OOB; Coolidge is 47%. Plenty of excess capacity there for IB families. [/quote]

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