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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There was a meeting tonight at Van Ness Elementary for those families/children who got matched to Van Ness during round 1 of the lottery.  School officials gave the following info:

PS3 - 30 seats matched (14 inbounds kids)
PK4 - 39 seats matched (21 inbounds kids)

They also said that Van Ness IS NOT Title I for the 2015 - 2016 School Year.[/quote]

This is disheartening when I think about the modernization dollars going towards this school that could be going towards other schools that are already open and serving students.  Did it really need to be opened?  Less than 1/2 the incoming students are in-bounds.  Sure - there may be growth down the line, but this also speaks to a huge need for a better system to distribute modernization dollars and to coordinated capacity planning across DCPS and charter schools.[/quote]

Per DCPS
http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Brent+Elementary+School

Brent has exactly 50% of its students classified as in-bounds.

Van Ness has 35 of its 69 students (50.7%) of its students classified as in-bounds.

Why is this an issue for you?

Does it bother you that Brent has only 50% in-bounds students?
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That's no comparison.  Brent has dozens of IB children on its waitlist.  [/quote]

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