The consultants that D.C. Public Schools says failed to run Dunbar Senior High School effectively have applied to open a charter school. Members of the D.C. Public Charter School Board confirmed they will weigh Friends of Bedford’s track record, as well as the history of its other 18 applicants.

“Look, when you’ve got an entity that comes in and has a track record, obviously that has to be factored into the thinking,” said board Chairman Brian Jones.