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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From what I've observed, new arrivals to Cap Hill with babies and toddlers have a strong tendency to err on the side of optimism where MS goes. Flash forward 5 years, and at least half are gone, or on their way out (many after swearing up and down that they'd never go). After 15 years here, with kids in the lower ES grades, I'm feeling less optimistic about MS options than I was several years back.

Bowser doesn't seem interested in helping Latin or BASIS open second MS/HS campuses (e.g. by telling DCPS to hand off appealing real estate to them), and neither program appears to be pushing hard to expand locally. Deal is pretty much a closed book from the Hill now. Within 5 years, Hardy probably won't have OOB spots to auction off. Hobson and Two Rivers already have long WLs for those who aren't in the feeders or catchment areas. Test in DCPS MS programs are not on the table. Eliot-Hine and Jefferson may become crowd pleasers within 10 or 15 years, but not in 5.

Looks to me like those of us with little kids will have fewer acceptable MS options than parents of older kids. [/quote]

WL's Board has committed to opening a new school within next 5 years (adding about 100 5th grade seats - more than Hardy provides now to OOB 6th graders)

TR at Young will have MS by then, creating additional middle school seats that don't exist today

DCPS putting significant resources into MacFarland, which isn't any further from Capital Hill than Washington Latin

As for BASIS, they withdrew its application for a second school; will only open another if they can start at K. That's their issue -- they don't want a surplus DCPS building because they want to own the bldg, not renovate something that DC retains the ownership of and leases to the charter school.

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