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[quote=Anonymous]This is an interesting thread and an interesting idea. In fleshing out a plan for remaking Roosevelt, one would need to be clear about whether the existing student body (those who don't meet new enrollment criteria) would be reassigned to another high school, or whether the existing student body would somehow be incorporated into or exist alongside a separate program.

Even though Roosevelt is under enrolled for the size of the building, there are projected to be 446 students next year. And by many measures, these are struggling students. Roosevelt's on-time graduation rate is only 48%, and 53% of students are "chronically truant". Proficiency rates in the DC CAS were 19.7% (math) and 21.1% (reading). Roosevelt's 2014-15 initial budget allocation indicates that 34% of all students are special education students, and 43% of the teaching staff are special education teachers.

For me, co-locating a magnet program alongside the current program, without innovative programming to also address the current population, would not be attractive enough for me to choose Roosevelt for my kids. But pushing these 400-ish kids off to another school doesn't seem right, either.

So, what about looking at a model like St. John's HS? They have a general ed program, an honors program, and a well-funded, well-regarded program for students with learning disabilities. Could people imagine a Roosevelt that, along with whatever program attracts new students, is also a model/magnet for special education?

I'm just trying to think outside the box about what would make me send my kids to a remade Roosevelt.

http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/About+DCPS/Budget+and+Finance/FY14+Fiscal+Report+Card/Updated+School+Budget+Allocations

http://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/2013%20Adjusted%20Cohort%20Graduation%20Rates%20School%20by%20School%20-%20ACGR.pdf

http://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/412712-Variation-in-2010-11-Truancy-Rates-Among-District-of-Columbia-Public-Schools.pdf[/quote]

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