Anonymous
Post 01/30/2017 14:05     Subject: Proximity Preference 0.5 mile for charters
I just did a quick mapping of Ward 3 (this tool is recommended: http://obeattie.github.io/gmaps-radius/?lat=38.924386&lng=-77.058519&z=13&u=mi&r=0.5 )

Spring Valley, AU Park, Friendship Heights, Foxhall Village and Burleith are all areas that don't have a DCPS elementary school within half a mile. What do you think will happen when someone tries to put an elementary charter there with neighborhood preference?
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2017 13:52     Subject: Proximity Preference 0.5 mile for charters
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Anonymous wrote:We live in Woodridge and would be affected - more than 0.75 miles to Langdon and much closer to the Friendship charter. Not an issue for us since we are already in another charter school.


Wards 5 and 8 would have the biggest swatches, it seems, with my very scientific zooming in on this map to see where there are gaps between DCPS schools: http://dcatlas.dcgis.dc.gov/scorecard/default.aspx


I live near IT and the neighbors over here will love this. There has already been some neighborhood discussion of this with the school; at that time the school said they were open to a neighborhood preference if it was allowed by the charter board. We'll see if it happens. . .


Yes, I think this will apply to a good .2 mile area around the school which might help with neighborhood relations. I wouldn't be shocked if someone moved in to that neighborhood specifically in order to take advantage of the preference.


I'm sure ITS will be just as pleased to extend that preference to Edgewood Terrace residents who are also within .5 miles and more than .5 miles from Noyes.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2017 13:52     Subject: Proximity Preference 0.5 mile for charters
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We live in Woodridge and would be affected - more than 0.75 miles to Langdon and much closer to the Friendship charter. Not an issue for us since we are already in another charter school.


Wards 5 and 8 would have the biggest swatches, it seems, with my very scientific zooming in on this map to see where there are gaps between DCPS schools: http://dcatlas.dcgis.dc.gov/scorecard/default.aspx


I live near IT and the neighbors over here will love this. There has already been some neighborhood discussion of this with the school; at that time the school said they were open to a neighborhood preference if it was allowed by the charter board. We'll see if it happens. . .


Not sure how many would actually be able to take advantage - those zoned for Noyes or Langley wouldn't be able to take advantage of the walkability preference to ITS unless they were more than 0.5 away from their IB school.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2017 13:48     Subject: Proximity Preference 0.5 mile for charters
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:We live in Woodridge and would be affected - more than 0.75 miles to Langdon and much closer to the Friendship charter. Not an issue for us since we are already in another charter school.


Wards 5 and 8 would have the biggest swatches, it seems, with my very scientific zooming in on this map to see where there are gaps between DCPS schools: http://dcatlas.dcgis.dc.gov/scorecard/default.aspx


I live near IT and the neighbors over here will love this. There has already been some neighborhood discussion of this with the school; at that time the school said they were open to a neighborhood preference if it was allowed by the charter board. We'll see if it happens. . .


Yes, I think this will apply to a good .2 mile area around the school which might help with neighborhood relations. I wouldn't be shocked if someone moved in to that neighborhood specifically in order to take advantage of the preference.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2017 13:42     Subject: Proximity Preference 0.5 mile for charters
We are moving, yay!
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2017 13:31     Subject: Proximity Preference 0.5 mile for charters
Anonymous wrote:What's to keep a ward 3 charter from opening, using this preference, and becoming a nominal charter school that is really just a quasi-private school for children from a small corner of the ward?
. The 15% cap on wall ability preference would keep this from happening.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2017 13:29     Subject: Proximity Preference 0.5 mile for charters
What's to keep a ward 3 charter from opening, using this preference, and becoming a nominal charter school that is really just a quasi-private school for children from a small corner of the ward?
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2017 13:26     Subject: Re:Proximity Preference 0.5 mile for charters
Charters are siphoning off students in Brookland Ward 5 neighborhood schools. Perhaps one of these DCPS schools will close leading the way for middle class parents to have a better chance of enrolling in surrounding DCPCS schools?
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2017 13:25     Subject: Proximity Preference 0.5 mile for charters
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We live in Woodridge and would be affected - more than 0.75 miles to Langdon and much closer to the Friendship charter. Not an issue for us since we are already in another charter school.


Wards 5 and 8 would have the biggest swatches, it seems, with my very scientific zooming in on this map to see where there are gaps between DCPS schools: http://dcatlas.dcgis.dc.gov/scorecard/default.aspx


I live near IT and the neighbors over here will love this. There has already been some neighborhood discussion of this with the school; at that time the school said they were open to a neighborhood preference if it was allowed by the charter board. We'll see if it happens. . .
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2017 13:16     Subject: Re:Proximity Preference 0.5 mile for charters
I live in Ward 4 and there are five charters within .5 mile from my house. The closest DCPS school (my inbound school) is over a mile away.

I am very much in favor of this. The amount of traffic generated by parents driving their children to school is ridiculous.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2017 13:15     Subject: Re:Proximity Preference 0.5 mile for charters
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Anonymous wrote:This isn't going to have much of an effect on the PK-elementary schools at least in the neighborhoods I know, but what about middle and highschools liek basis and latin? Also this opens teh door for a real proximity preference in the future, which will just turn pockets of NE into real estate similar to NW. My house, close to lamb, would probably go up 50,000 grand over night. Goof for no one.


Preference is for elementary kids


got it, thanks!


Where are you getting this information? I couldn't find Bowser's proposed language, but the article says "elementary aged" children, which absolutely could apply to Latin (starts in 5th) depending on how that is defined.


Latin defines its school as middle school and upper. Not elementary


While that may be correct, the policy has yet to be finalized. But if in its final form it retains language that states it applies to "elementary school-aged" children, then it could apply to 5th graders that want to enter Latin. Recall that Bowser had some upset neighbors of Latin at some event where they had to inform her that the school being across the street from them is likely of no benefit since there was no proximity preference. And if this is an optional preference (as reported), then Latin needs to decide whether or not to apply it. If they choose not to, I'd imagine that wouldn't help neighborhood relations.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2017 13:12     Subject: Proximity Preference 0.5 mile for charters
Anonymous wrote:We live in Woodridge and would be affected - more than 0.75 miles to Langdon and much closer to the Friendship charter. Not an issue for us since we are already in another charter school.


Wards 5 and 8 would have the biggest swatches, it seems, with my very scientific zooming in on this map to see where there are gaps between DCPS schools: http://dcatlas.dcgis.dc.gov/scorecard/default.aspx
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2017 13:12     Subject: Proximity Preference 0.5 mile for charters
Well, I suppose it could impact Appletree Lincoln Park. But relatively few charters in this area. Is there still a Cap City on East Capitol?
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2017 13:12     Subject: Proximity Preference 0.5 mile for charters
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Anonymous wrote:http://www.dcpcsb.org/report/neighborhood-preference-task-force-report


This is helpful. The taskforce concluded no to proximity preference with this one caveat:

However, the task force does support allowing charters to voluntarily offer a time-limited preference for students in the enrollment zone of a recently closed DCPS school when a charter school would occupy that facility.

So this is an attempt to do teh above. It will likely just affect neighborhoods with elementary schools that have closed. I'd still love to see a map of what areas of DC don't have an elementary school within .5 miles. Likely east of eth river? Maybe areas of NW, but those don't have any charters within .5.

Overall, a nonstory for dcum readers.


A large part of the Watkins boundary is more than .5 miles from Watkins.


But are they within 0.5 miles of a charter?
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2017 13:11     Subject: Proximity Preference 0.5 mile for charters
And they want to go to Friendship Chamberlain???