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All you have to do is walk through the halls of Fillmore and peek into the classrooms to see the amazing arts education they're providing. And since when did being a "sure thing" equate to being "the best"? Who knows if it's the best education but it's a [b]far more diverse arts education [/b]than anything I've witnessed across the country. [/quote]

And you are ....... an expert in elementary arts education?

Even if it's not "the best," there needs to be some type of justification for the significant additional spending on logistics and (I assume) materials. Not to mention the value of students' time.

Why not have dance and music outside or in the gym/multipurpose room? 
Why not have painting and drawing as part of a multi-sensory language arts (English) class? 
Why not have one of the many arts organizations in DC send artists in residence to Ross instead of schlepping kids to Georgetown?

If the main problem is that Stoddert, Key, Hyde have NO options for arts education or space, then they should be served by Fillmore. I would even go so far as to say DCPS should pay for transporting those children to Fillmore, assuming there are no other options for arts education.

Nobody is saying Fillmore is bad or the teachers aren't good. In fact, there doesn't seem to be any effort to quantify in any way how Fillmore is valued. There are some very dedicated Boosters who seem to have emotional attachments to Fillmore for historical reasons. But emotion is not a reason to continue to spend scarce resources and use up children's precious time.

If the Fillmore movement can identify sustainable financial models that don't rely on DCPS, they wouldn't have to try so hard to "save" it year after year. [/quote]

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