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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live in Woodridge and would be affected - more than 0.75 miles to Langdon and much closer to the Friendship charter. Not an issue for us since we are already in another charter school.[/quote]

Wards 5 and 8 would have the biggest swatches, it seems, with my very scientific zooming in on this map to see where there are gaps between DCPS schools: http://dcatlas.dcgis.dc.gov/scorecard/default.aspx
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I live near IT and the neighbors over here will love this. There has already been some neighborhood discussion of this with the school; at that time the school said they were open to a neighborhood preference if it was allowed by the charter board. We'll see if it happens. . . [/quote]

Yes, I think this will apply to a good .2 mile area around the school which might help with neighborhood relations. I wouldn't be shocked if someone moved in to that neighborhood specifically in order to take advantage of the preference. [/quote]

Do you think ITS would opt in to offer the preference?

I'm sure ITS will be just as pleased to extend that preference to Edgewood Terrace residents who are also within .5 miles and more than .5 miles from Noyes.[/quote]

Looks like Edgewood Terrace is < .5 miles to Noyes and thus wouldn't be affected. The primary zone impacted is the Zone to the South of the school. Or were you just being snarky?  No actually constructive?[/quote]

And to the south they are mostly less than 0.5 to Langley. I'm wondering if this would actually smooth things in the neighborhood or create more disruption by creating a tiny "ITS" district within it.[/quote]

But the areas south of ITS are zoned for Noyes, which makes a difference. It's not based on proximity to any DCPS school but proximity to your zoned school, at least as written. I'm an ITS parent and I am not in favor of any neighborhood preference for charter schools, though I agree that there are lots of benefits of walkable schools.[/quote][/quote]

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