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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The upkeep of one building, even if it's bigger, is less costly than multiple campuses. The school can feel more unified when on one campus. Having worked at a school with multiple campuses, once we combined, the school felt more unified and connected when we merged into one location. We felt more like a community, and the school was stronger overall. I hope the same for LAMB.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why aren't we asking the LAMB administration to do BETTER this time? We really can't do better than a facility that is probably too small, in an inconvenient location far from transit?[/quote]

Because this is a great space and it will be impossible to find something better? Can you name one location/building where you think that the school can be located and be convenient for ALL families?  There is no such place and I for one think that Kingsbury is as close to perfect as the school can get.[/quote]

Agree. I think it is a great space.  Plus I think people who are asking the administration to do better are living in a dream world, where there is a wealth of school-ready buildings just waiting to be snapped up.  There is a reason that the school has been looking for a permanent location since they expanded back in 2011.  There isn't an abundance of space out there.  And it isn't any further than public transit than the current locations.  [/quote]

What is the point of combining the entire school?  I don't see any savings and not a single poster has addressed this. [/quote]

You'd need fewer admins -- no need for a family 'coordinator' or ELD supervisor at each campus, wouldn't need as many assistant principals. Utility and cleaning costs will go down (same number of classrooms but fewer offices, one gym/auditorium), food service costs will go down a little because of delivering larger amount to one location. [/quote][/quote]

Lamb's "community" has been destroyed forever. It is not a welcoming community, and as evidenced by the dismissive statements of the administration, any "newcomers" are not welcome.  There is a reason new families were not welcome at the meetings regarding Kingsbury. That reason is that the administration does not care about you at all. Remember they were "tricked" by the rapid gentrification of DC.  A unified campus will only make these things worse. Look at this thread- do you see any warmth at all?  It's every man for himself at lamb. Shoving this move down the throats of parents will only make things worse. [/quote]

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