[WardFive] middle school at Brookland/Bunker Hlll

Rob (and anyone else with the same views)

First, I don't think you explained why Bunker Hill is a better option.
You gave a lot of things that you feel DCPS/DPR/DGS etc.
aren't/should/could do, but no reason for the use of the current
Bunker Hill. I can't go back and forth with every point you throw out,
but I will address a few that stick out:

1. No Bunker Hill does not have a drop off. However, it was built 70
years ago when people actually attended neighborhood schools and when
most people didn't own cars and drive everywhere. The school on my
block is the same way, and I can assure you that when I am leaving the
house in the morning to take my own children to school, I don't enjoy
navigating through the labyrinth of traffic that has been created by
parents. We are building a school from scratch and can try to avoid
the things we know cause problems.

2. Foreign language and vocational ed. While I feel there is a
benefit for learning Spanish (or any language) selecting a language
because it may be the language of one's co-workers is the same reason
someone may choose French or Chinese or Portuguese.

3. Designing a curriculum whose sole purpose is to help students who
are behind will never get them ahead and it won't meet the needs of
the students in the ward who are not behind. And there are many of
them. Some of them, like mine, are currently enrolled in Ward 5
schools. Others are in out of boundary schools where their parents
feel their needs are better met. Others are in charters. We should
all be working to design a school that meets the diverse needs of our
children.

4. MOU would obviously be developed. It has been discussed at
numerous meetings along with ways to avoid some of the mistakes that
have previously been made.


Leslie Jones

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