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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DCPS definitely doesn't want Brent to cut PreS3, partly because in-boundary special ed kids get first dibs on entry to ECE programs. DCPS doesn't want these kids to develop more expensive-to-address academic/developmental problems for lack of access to high quality ECE.

Brent can't expect to convince DCPS to pony up for a massive renovation (either total gut job or raze the building and start over on the foundation) that will cost tens of millions of dollars if they're pushing for changes system leaders are hostile to.  That's just not how renovation budgets are secured in DCPS.[/quote]

This is not a real problem. IB 3 year old early stages kids could just get spots at any of the other DCPS PK3s surrounding the Brent neighborhood. All of those schools hold pk3 spots for early stages kids.

However, it’s stupid to cut pk3 when you could reduce or eliminate overcrowding by simply not admitting OOB kids.

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Don’t have a dog in this fight

Reducing or eliminating OOB offers would not fix the problem.  There are not enough of them and they are spread out - especially in the lower grades.  When there are up to 75 IB kids per year there is a space problem, and that is what is happening in the lower years.

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