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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't see how Brent gets a raw deal.  This new plan seems on par with the previous Ward 6 middle school plan.  I'm not sure why one would expect something different now, or why Brent would deserve some odd realignment of middle school boundaries so that high SES parents feel comfortable, when the truth is most Brent families will never (at least in the short term) go to either Jefferson, SH, or EH.

I'm somewhat optimistic about the longer term prospects for all of Capitol Hill.  Jefferson is now Brent, Amidon, Van Ness and Tyler.  All of those elementary schools have promise.  Elliot Hine has Maury and SWS. Eastern will now encompass all of Capitol Hill (and a bit beyond).  I'm continually frustrated by SH and the cluster cutting through the middle of the hill to no one's advantage, but I'm hoping that the new proposal at least breaks the Watkins/SH bind which seems detrimental to both.[/quote]

Why would a Brent feed to SH be an "odd realignment"?  The SH district is after all immediately adjacent to the Brent district and within walking distance, unlike Jefferson, which doesn't even have direct bus service from the Hill.  Just because the proposal continues the same stupid path as the Ward 6 plan doesn't make it defensible.  After all, who is going to call out DCPS for its steadfast refusal to reevaluate OOB feeder rights for the majority of students attending Watkins, LT and JO Wilson?  So why is continuing to push Brent families out of DCPS to charters and privates preferable over affording a feeder to SH that some might actually consider and could result in SH actually becoming a trie neighborhood school along the lines of Deal (IIRC, something like 45 percent of the students at Watkins are from Wards 7/8)?[/quote]

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