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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi,

My name is Brian Doyle, and I am the Co-Chair of the Ward 3 - Wilson Feeder Education Network (or W3EdNet).  I have been involved in the group since it started.  W3EdNet has *never* advocated for the removal of any school from the Wilson feeder pattern.  Anyone who says otherwise is misinformed (or worse).  I am not saying that no one in Ward 3 (or anywhere else in the city) hasn't advocated for those positions -- obviously several anonymous people on this thread are -- but no one from W3EdNet ever has.

While I have your attention, parents and staff from every school in the Wilson feeder pattern, and DCPS and DME staff just finished working on a Community Working Group on Overcrowding in Wilson Feeder Schools that for the past roughly 18 months has sought solutions to overcrowding.  DCPS just issued its report yesterday.

Hopefully it will be up on their website on Monday: https://dcpsplanning.wordpress.com/category/wilson-feeder-pattern/ .

Until then it is posted on the W3EdNet website along with our response letter: https://www.w3ednet.com/advocacy:
Report: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1H-DR6yCFkXcynseHcWQTu6R0JGeNcHpM
Response Letter:  https://drive.google.com/open?id=1WmiwqnRQ_xFgjxTWQfIHHP6qe4RNQ34e

(And removing schools from the feeder pattern or discontinuing OOB feeder rights was explicitly off of the table for discussion.)

Thanks,

Brian
W3EdNet[/quote]

Thank you for this Brian. The fact is, if you even want to have the appearance of an inclusive organization, the name should be changed to something like Wilson pyramid. Wilson has feeders from ward 1, 2, 3, and 4. Also, any outreach from your org should be equal to all feeders. I have witnessed first hand that this is not the case. Lastly, yes, the city told you removing neighborhoods was off the table for this exercise, but don’t pretend to be oblivious to the advocates in your org that do push this agenda in your meetings.

-NP[/quote]

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