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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, there are parents working on pushing the city to reopen Shaw. We had a meeting with Council members Allen and Grosso 6 months ago and had a parent only follow up literally yesterday.

We are thinking of starting a "friends of Cardozo" feeder group. The plan is to strengthen Cadozo HS and get Cardozo MS moved to a stand alone MS at Shaw eventually. We have parents from Garrison, Cleveland, and Seaton involved.

(I cannot believe I'm doing this, but that's how much I care about this...) email me personally at becky.crouse@gmail.com to become involved.

As an aside, don't assume MacFarland MS will fail. DCPS will be starting it's MS language immersion there next fall (at Roosevelt HS for 2 years during MacFarland's renovation), which should pull from all over the city (not just the neighborhood ESs) and be a boost to the larger MacFarland program when it opens in 3 years.

Becky Reina, 
Cleveland ES parent [/quote]

Can I just ask?  How long have you been trying to help with the schools in this area?  My guess is less than a year.[/quote]

Or [b]have you reached out to the parents at Cardozo to get their ideas?[/b]  [/quote]

This. Part of the reason these things often fail is they don't talk to or work with the parents who are ALREADY invested by virtue of sending their children to the school one wants to 'flip.' Listen and figure out how you can help them, rather than starting something new and assume you know what is needed.
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