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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have no fear, people, Breakthrough will become HRCS and an upper middle class enclave in no time.[/quote]

I don't think the prospect of "upper middle class enclave" is good, I actually find this post quite appalling... If you are so worried about low income families (which Lee for instance has quite a lot), then you are very welcome to go ahead and find some posh private school that they cannot afford, and I really do hope you will do so[/quote]

Being ironic. Look at the HRCS and what they've become (in terms of demographics) vs. how they sold themselves to the charter board.

Parents will sort and self-select their way into schools where they'll be peers with other parents. That's just how the system works (and the cynical among would say how it's designed to work).

And it tends to be schools that get a lot of attention on DCUM that go through this trend. Sure there are start up troubles, but once word gets out to all the middle class families looking for some -- any -- escape from their own awful neighborhood DCPS, then it becomes the next hot school with exclusive waitlists...and shortly after that a HRCS.[/quote]

I think geographic location and outreach matter a LOT.  I'd like to see the DC charter board start requiring geographic AND programmatic diversity in new charters.  Why should Ward 7 and 8 only have "no excuses" charters, and the progressive charters be located in places with little public transportation?  I'd also like to see the DC charter board take an active role in assessing outreach to all DC neighborhoods and populations.

That said, I do think that the charters provide more of an opportunity for high quality schools and diversity than do neighborhood schools at this point, unless DCPS gets it together to start improving middle school options in places where elementary schools are more integrated. [/quote]

Every new charter already has to outline its plans for marketing and outreach in their proposal -- and there is monitoring of their efforts.

Part of the rationale behind MySchoolDC, the Common Lottery is to improve information about all schools to all audiences.

I think I recall hearing there was a new expeditionary learning charter going through the approval process that wants to locate in Ward 7 or 8. Can't find its name now though.[/quote]

Is that the one Lee's head is on the board of?  Lee is invested in progrssive education for all - there is no cynical attempt to create an enclave of high SES at Lee.  You can see where their heart lies when you see the principal and head of school interact with the kids.  They believe in their charter mission.  I think 20-30% is pretty sustainable for the  school - we won't end up in the 4% like other hrch.  And our racial diverity is pretty amazing.  And I woudkl say we are at least 40% mses (middle ses) rather that hses though that is harder to track.[/quote]

Wtf are you talking about?! Lee has the highest % of white students than ANY charter. How do you arbitrarily assess middle vs high income? And if you're at Lee you don't know about any other school's middle/high.[/quote]

Totally agree that PP was talking out of her ass about middle vs. high income.  Surprised by your assertion that Lee has the highest % of white students.  A quick look shows me that conversely the % of black students is higher at Lee than many other schools regularly talked about here, notably CMI, MV, Yu Ying etc.  So that claim, even if true, doesn't tell the whole story.  The school is diverse, racially at least, probably economically too.  [/quote]

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