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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I get the sense Cheh really doesn't understand budgeting, construction and the DC government. In her letter posted to the Forest Hills Connection website, where she talks about John Eaton and the new homeless shelter, she says "Eaton is also slated for modernization in 2022, which can be accelerated if necessary to meet the needs of a larger student body." Really? Didn't that modernization just get pushed back another year? This though, is the topic for another thread, but for this one, it's again proof that budgeting isn't her strong suit. Or, she's just not to be trusted.

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Not to mention that she doesn't really understand Eaton's constraints.  It has to be one of the smallest school properties in DC, certainly the smallest in upper NW.  On a square feet per student basis it ranks very poorly.  The constrained school grounds consist of a modest-sized playground, a mini-playing field and a blacktop area that is used mostly for loading and service needs.  The school building can't really expand its physical footprint without taking more of the small school yard.  Underground cut-and-cover expansion might be appropriate for mutlipurpose space but not for classrooms, and that would be quite expensive.  There's also the lever of reducing OOB spaces.  Eaton is still about 60% OOB, and it doesn't make sense to expand classroom seats without trying to reduce OOB enrollment.  None of this detracts from the fact that the building is in great need of modernization and mutli-purpose facilities are constrained and sometimes unavailable for school use (Eaton's lunchroom/gym/assembly/indoor play area is also the local voting precinct.)  And, if the Cathedral Commons homeless shelter is built with a possible influx of at-risk students, Eaton will need considerable, additional resources that are programmatic and social service, not just physical space.

But your point is correct.  Professor Cheh doesn't get it.[/quote]

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