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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]In many ways I feel that a new part of DC has been thrown into the DCPS that many of us have been dealing with for sometime. You think it's a new thing to have your schools drastically changed overnight. Meanwhile we have been dealing with it for some time under the guise of 'reform'.  
And the argument of 'we are losing something good and it's not fair' only resonates with a small part of DC. Find a broader base for more support. Most of us had, have, and will continue to have crap options. Hell,[b] I would take a unicorn middle school over Jefferson[/b] and day.[/quote]

That's easy to do. Just act like Jefferson is a figment of your imagination. I appreciate your larger point and I would love to work in a broader coalition on a platform that addresses the needs of a larger number of folks. I don't know anything about the Jefferson situation, but if you provide background, it could help education me and others.
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Not the PP, but my take on Jefferson...

Jefferson was a good school in the recent past largely due to a strong Principal who attracted/recruited strong students.  The principal retired and the school's quality fell.  Rhee asked Capitol Hill parents what they would like in a middle school.  There was not a consensus opinion, but one request was for a stronger academic program at Jefferson.  Rhee created Jefferson academy at the school in response to the ask, but it was less than the parents wanted, and it wasn't fully funded to make it successful.  Jefferson has a new strong principal who has had some success with discipline and test scores, but still no/few middle class Capitol Hill kids attend Jefferson.

Much of what would be good for Unicorn Middle School would be good for Jefferson.  The biggest necessary improvement would be more academic rigor.  The school serves students with a wide range in academic preparedness, and offering a more demanding academic track for those who are able would help to attract more CH families.  The physical campus for Jefferson is great, but the school is need of modernization.

Things related to Jefferson that may or may not be important factors for Unicorn Middle School, Stuart Hobson is nearby and attracts many of the potential students (to an inferior campus).  An even bigger factor luring students away is Basis and to some degree Latin.[/quote]

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