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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]... If so, I think you should check the DCPS audited enrollment data at the links below.  It shows Shepherd with enrollment of 331 in 2011, and 330 in 2016, which fits exactly with the 3 rating.
http://osse.dc.gov/enrollment
http://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/Enrollment%20Audit%20Examination%20Report%202011_2012%20%282%29%5B1%5D.pdf
http://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/SY%202015-16%20School-by-School%20Enrollment%20Audit%20Data%20%28Updated%29.pdf[/quote]

PP here.  Yes!  That's what I was referring to--enrollment growth of a '3.'  I was told recently that enrollment currently stands at 350+ (although I can't immediately verify this).  Now, that doesn't fit with the data you've provided via the OSSE links above, but I wonder if that 2016 official estimate is off for some reason.

I agree that a data-driven approach is preferable, but I just want more information on how the data points were chosen, how weights were assigned to the various categories, etc.  I don't need to see the entire blow-by-blow methodology, but it would be nice to see at least an overview of the process.  Also, as a PP mentioned, any tool that penalizes a school and moves it further down the list for already having a renovation underway is not a good tool, IMO.  
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On your first point, I can't speak to what you heard about current estimated enrollment being 350+, or about PP's expectation that enrollment next year will be higher.  I'd guess that DCPS and the Council used audited enrollment numbers rather than estimated enrollments to prevent schools from gaming the system for extra funds.  If next year's audited enrollment numbers are higher, then presumably Shepherd might move up in the rankings and get a bigger piece of the funding pie in the future.

I'm glad we agree on the data driven approach.  I feel like the spreadsheet - while admittedly complex - gives a pretty thorough overview of how the ranking process was conducted.

On your point about how an ongoing renovation affects school rankings, I can see both sides of that issue.  On one hand, if you're at Shepherd, I can understand you're frustrated that you might get only 90% of the renovation someone promised you several years ago.  On the other hand, if you're at another school that's never had a renovation at all and is rated as being in poor condition, you'd be pretty pissed to hear that you're not getting money because it's all flowing to some long-ago promised renovation (which itself was perhaps part of a political backscratching deal!) at a school in a wealthy part of Ward 4 that's already got facilities rated as "good."  The short answer is that there's never enough money to do everything people want, so there needs to be a system to allocate it fairly.  [/quote]

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