Shaw Middle School Funding - CSNA 4-23-15
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The Honorable David Grosso At-Large DC Councilman Chair, Committee on Education 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 402 Washington, DC 20A04 Re; Funding for Shaw Middle School Dear Councilman Grosso: The Central Shaw Neighborhood Association is deeply concerned that the Mayor's proposed budget excludes $54 million for the modernization of the Shaw Middle School. We urge you, and your colleagues, to restore funding to this critical project and commit to a timeline for planning and construction. Shaw is a growing community, rich in both history and new opportunities. Few neighborhoods in the country have experienced the revitalization and growth that Shaw has experienced in recent years, but in order to ensure the longevity of a healthy community, our public education options must grow with the neighborhood. As long-time neighbors welcome new ones, we all look to what the future holds for our families. Re-opening a modern Shaw Middle School is an essential element to realizing the potential of that future" - ., Seaton Elementary School and Cleveland Elementary School in Shaw have/seen strong gains in test scores and enrollment. ln order for neighborhood residents to frhly com'mit to these schools, they need to have great, local options for the next step beypnd the fifth grade. Without Shaw Middle School, these elementary schools will continue to lose students in the upper grades as parents struggle to find an appropriate placement for their children. The same pattern of upper grade attrition is happening at Ross Elementary School, where despite test scores in the 90s, by third grade children are leaving in droves because of a perceived lack of a satisfactory middle school. Re-creating and modernizing Shaw Middle Schoolwill help these successful elementary schools retain students and will also ameliorate crowding at schools such as Deal, because residents will stay put in Shaw and the surrounding areas. Rebuilding and improving Shaw Middle School also makes sense in light of the city's investment of millions of dollars at Dunbar High School. Dunbar High School is currently under-enrolled, in part because local students who should be attending Dunbar have been scattered far away to Francis Stevens Middle School and to Cardozo. Re-creating Shaw Middle School is an integral step in revitalizing Dunbar. The families of Shaw are invested in the District of Columbia. We ask that you invest in our families, our children and our educators for generations to come, by restoring funding to the Shaw Middle School. Central Shaw Neighborhood Assocation 1609 8th ST NW, WDC 20001 @shawneighbors
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Central Shaw Neighborhood Association Letter to DC Council Committee on Education Chair David Grosso calling for restoration of $54 Million funding for Shaw Middle School. @shawneighbors
Transcript of Shaw Middle School Funding - CSNA 4-23-15
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The Honorable David GrossoAt-Large DC CouncilmanChair, Committee on Education1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,Suite 402Washington, DC 20A04
Re; Funding for Shaw Middle SchoolDear Councilman Grosso:
The Central Shaw Neighborhood Association is deeply concerned that the Mayor's proposedbudget excludes $54 million for the modernization of the Shaw Middle School. We urge you,and your colleagues, to restore funding to this critical project and commit to a timeline forplanning and construction.
Shaw is a growing community, rich in both history and new opportunities. Few neighborhoodsin the country have experienced the revitalization and growth that Shaw has experienced inrecent years, but in order to ensure the longevity of a healthy community, our public educationoptions must grow with the neighborhood. As long-time neighbors welcome new ones, we alllook to what the future holds for our families. Re-opening a modern Shaw Middle School is anessential element to realizing the potential of that future"
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Seaton Elementary School and Cleveland Elementary School in Shaw have/seen stronggains in test scores and enrollment. ln order for neighborhood residents to frhly com'mit tothese schools, they need to have great, local options for the next step beypnd the fifth grade.Without Shaw Middle School, these elementary schools will continue to lose students in theupper grades as parents struggle to find an appropriate placement for their children.
The same pattern of upper grade attrition is happening at Ross Elementary School, wheredespite test scores in the 90s, by third grade children are leaving in droves because of aperceived lack of a satisfactory middle school. Re-creating and modernizing Shaw MiddleSchoolwill help these successful elementary schools retain students and will also amelioratecrowding at schools such as Deal, because residents will stay put in Shaw and thesurrounding areas.
Rebuilding and improving Shaw Middle School also makes sense in light of the city'sinvestment of millions of dollars at Dunbar High School. Dunbar High School is currentlyunder-enrolled, in part because local students who should be attending Dunbar have beenscattered far away to Francis Stevens Middle School and to Cardozo. Re-creating ShawMiddle School is an integral step in revitalizing Dunbar.
The families of Shaw are invested in the District of Columbia. We ask that you invest in ourfamilies, our children and our educators for generations to come, by restoring funding to theShaw Middle School.
Central Shaw Neighborhood Assocation1609 8th ST NW, WDC 20001
@shawneighbors
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Thank you for your representation of the District and for your leadership on the EducationCommittee. Please do not hesitate to contact the Central Shaw Neighborhood Association ifyou would like any additional perspectives on this or other neighborhood issues. You mayreach us by email at [email protected] or [email protected]. Again, we deeply appreciatethe Committee allowing public comment and giving citizens a meaningful voice in educationpolicies affecting thei r nei g hborhood fami Iies.
Sincerely,
Brian PetersPresident, Central Shaw Neighborhood Association
CC:The Honorable Charles AllenThe Honorable Anita BondsThe Honorable Yvette Alexander
The Honorable Phil MendelsonThe Honorable Mary ChehThe Honorable David GrossoThe Honorable Kenyan McDuffieThe Honorable Elissa SilvermanThe Honorable Vincent OrangeThe Honorable Brianne NadeauThe Honorable Jack Evans
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@shawneighbors
