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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The difference in the facilities budget does feel unfair (DCPS school renovations are funded through the Capital Budget and DGS, while charters have limited funding through the schools budget, which is why we see these insane renovations for DCPS schools but charter schools feel more modest.)

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[b]Only a handful of DCPS schools have gotten "insane renovations,"[/b] and those were politically driven.

Most DCPS buildings suck, and when they do get renovated, it is at minimal quality. Then they don't get maintained.

You want to rely on DGS for your facilities?  We'd be happy to trade places on that one.
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Not even close to accurate. Full lost here. https://dgs.dc.gov/dgs-projects/completed-dgs-school-projects. Including...
Benjamin Banneker Academic HS (2021)
Duke Ellington School of the Arts (2017)
Roosevelt High School (2016)
Coolidge High School (2019)
Bard High School Early College DC (2023)
MacArthur High School (2023)
Eliot-Hine Middle School (2020)
MacFarland Middle School (2018)
Marie Reed Elementary/Education Campus (2017)
Alice Deal Middle School (2022)
Bancroft Elementary (2018)
Eaton Elementary (2022)
Lafayette Elementary (2016)
Murch Elementary (2018)
Van Ness Elementary (2015-2017)
Maury Elementary (2019)
Kimball Elementary (2020)
Garfield Elementary (2024)
Smothers Elementary (2023)
J.O. Wilson Elementary (2026)
Tubman Elementary (2026)
Malcolm X @ Green Elementary (2026)
Thomas Elementary (2027-8)[/quote]

Um. Yeah, there are a lot of schools and, at some point, they all need renovation.

As I stated in the post you responded to, [b]most renovations are very minimal on costs[/b].

A handful of schools have had fancy renovations that are hard to understand based on enrollment numbers.  But most of the list above?  Very necessary, [b]thrifty renovations[/b].

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I know I shouldn't waste my time on low information people like you, but I just can't help myself. You remind me of Colbert at the Correspondents Dinner talking about truthiness. You feel these things and state them like facts and they are based on nothing. Or maybe you think $50 million is "minimal" or "thrifty"? LOL.

These are the FACTS. Please enjoy.

Benjamin Banneker Academic HS $125.8 Million
Duke Ellington School of the Arts $178.5 Million
Roosevelt High School $136.5 Million
Coolidge High School $160.0 Million
Bard High School Early College DC $80.2 million
MacArthur High School $81.0 Million
Eliot-Hine Middle School $91.0 Million
MacFarland Middle School $62 Million
Marie Reed Elementary/Education Campus $63 million
Alice Deal Middle School $45.0 Million
Bancroft Elementary $74.0 Million
Eaton Elementary $58.7 Million
Lafayette Elementary $70.4 Million
Murch Elementary $83.0 Million
Van Ness Elementary $32.4 Million
Maury Elementary $52.0 Million
Kimball Elementary $55.6 Million
Garfield Elementary $60.5 Million
Smothers Elementary $53 Million
J.O. Wilson Elementary $80-100 Million
Tubman Elementary $80-100 Million
Malcolm X @ Green Elementary $54-60 Million
Thomas Elementary $80-100 Million[/quote]

My belief:  The total budget and the amount actually spent on on-site construction, material, and labor are 2 different things.  You know, the politics part -- the gifts to the developers and middlemen that never make it to the facility housing students and teachers.[/quote]

That's a thing for sure. But also, giving the school what the parents there want, because they have some advocacy ability. The localized nature of DCPS means it's easier to get your own council reps to pay attention.

Also, historic building regulations add complexity. And the oldness and disrepair of the buildings can make the renovation harder. For example, asbestos-- a charter would simply not choose to rent or buy that building, but DCPS is pretty much stuck with it and has to actually remediate the problem, and that can be costly.

I continue to think below-market charter leases are an off-the-books subsidy, but I don't know how to estimate the size of it.[/quote]

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