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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Over time, Murch needs to attrit the 100 or so OOB student slots at the school, as they leave or "graduate."  It's nonsensical to have OOB students when the school is so overcrowded.[/quote]
I agree.  Even with the new boundary changes that reduced the number of children within Murch's boundary, Murch could barely fit all its anticipated in-boundary students into the school.  And to make matters worse, DCPS is projecting the in-boundary student population for Murch to increase by 43% by 2020.  That's a crowded school.  I'm not sure how much the renovation might increase the capacity when all the changes are done.  But it's almost certain the only way all the in-boundary will even fit is if the OOB is reduced.

Current Murch building capacity = 488
Enrollment 2013-14 = 626
Number of grade-appropriate public school students in the revised boundary = 476
Expected in-bounds student population by 2020 (+43%) = 681
Anticipated capacity of renovated Murch = 700
OOB spaces available after renovations = 19 (depending on actual enrollment obviously)[/quote]
Source for the numbers above: http://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/publication/attachments/Murch%20ES.pdf[/quote]

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