Appeals process- DCC

[Anonymous]

My daughter is a rising 10th grader and wants to switch to Blair next year. We submitted a COSA and it was denied, so we moved into a place in the Blair zone. I was always told that you have the right to go to a school if you reside in that zone. But, since we moved after the required 15 days for an appeal on the COSA, they wouldn't listen to me once I finished the paperwork to change her address and said I had to wait until next year to submit a new appeal when she's a rising 11th grader. What do I do? Am I not allowed to submit a separate appeal? She can't wait until January to change schools, this is absurd.

[Anonymous]

I would withdraw her now then re-enroll before school starts using your correct address.

[Anonymous]

You should contact the DCCAPS office. They handle consortia enrollment.

https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/schoolchoice/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would withdraw her now then re-enroll before school starts using your correct address.

Agree on this. You don't need to wait until January.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would withdraw her now then re-enroll before school starts using your correct address.

How do I start doing this process? Thanks for your help!!

[Anonymous]

Why would you COSA? Just do a transfer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would you COSA? Just do a transfer.

They won’t let me. I specifically asked if I didn’t need to do a COSA to change schools and they said that I had to do one even if Blair is her home school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you COSA? Just do a transfer.

They won’t let me. I specifically asked if I didn’t need to do a COSA to change schools and they said that I had to do one even if Blair is her home school.

Withdraw her now, wait a few weeks and reenroll her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why would you COSA? Just do a transfer.

They won’t let me. I specifically asked if I didn’t need to do a COSA to change schools and they said that I had to do one even if Blair is her home school.

Withdraw her now, wait a few weeks and reenroll her.

Will withdrawing her have any repercussions? Like, would it mean she's treated as a new MCPS student when I go to re-enroll her (new student ID, etc), or would it say she dropped out of high school on her transcript? Would my parentvue account be deleted too after I unenroll her, because technically she wouldn't be an MCPS student? Also, would I have to fill out a homeschooling form or something like that when I go to unenroll her, or can I just unenroll her without any explanation/filling out other forms? Sorry for so many questions, I'm just not sure how to go about this, the whole idea is foreign to me. Thank you

[Anonymous]

OP did you try looking up MCPS “moved” or “change of address” that affects home school cluster?

Or try calling Blair or central office and say you moved from one cluster and are now in theirs/Blair’s and what should your next steps be to attend the proper school?

I think you’re over complicating this issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP did you try looking up MCPS “moved” or “change of address” that affects home school cluster?

Or try calling Blair or central office and say you moved from one cluster and are now in theirs/Blair’s and what should your next steps be to attend the proper school?

I think you’re over complicating this issue.

I have. The people at the consortium choice office (the people in charge of enrollment/transfers/etc) told me that since I'm requesting a change within the DCC, that I would ave to wait until January for the change of choice process. I don't understand why they're making it so complicated, especially because Blair is my home school, but nonetheless I'm just confused what my next steps have to be to ensure she goes there for the next school year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP did you try looking up MCPS “moved” or “change of address” that affects home school cluster?

Or try calling Blair or central office and say you moved from one cluster and are now in theirs/Blair’s and what should your next steps be to attend the proper school?

I think you’re over complicating this issue.

I have. The people at the consortium choice office (the people in charge of enrollment/transfers/etc) told me that since I'm requesting a change within the DCC, that I would ave to wait until January for the change of choice process. I don't understand why they're making it so complicated, especially because Blair is my home school, but nonetheless I'm just confused what my next steps have to be to ensure she goes there for the next school year.

I think they're right, though. Since she is already enrolled as a student at a DCC high school, there is a once-a-year process for requesting a transfer to another DCC school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP did you try looking up MCPS “moved” or “change of address” that affects home school cluster?

Or try calling Blair or central office and say you moved from one cluster and are now in theirs/Blair’s and what should your next steps be to attend the proper school?

I think you’re over complicating this issue.

I have. The people at the consortium choice office (the people in charge of enrollment/transfers/etc) told me that since I'm requesting a change within the DCC, that I would ave to wait until January for the change of choice process. I don't understand why they're making it so complicated, especially because Blair is my home school, but nonetheless I'm just confused what my next steps have to be to ensure she goes there for the next school year.

I think they're right, though. Since she is already enrolled as a student at a DCC high school, there is a once-a-year process for requesting a transfer to another DCC school.

So she’s not guaranteed to go to her home school?

[Anonymous]

Principals have a lot of power. The easiest way to go about this would be to make an appointment with the principal and plead your case. I recommend bringing your daughter with you and having her send a persuasive letter to the principal as well. Have a thought out approach to why you want to switch to Blair.

Your 2nd option is to withdraw and re-enroll. If you withdraw, I assume you will lose your spot in currently enrolled classes, but, you are late in the game to register at Blair anyway, so, maybe it doesn't matter. There may be other repercussions. I live in the DCC and though I've had discussions about this with other parents over the years, I don't actually know anybody who has withdrawn and re-enrolled. I do know a few kids who were principal placed at their inbound schools (Einstein) after going through the choice process and being placed at other schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Principals have a lot of power. The easiest way to go about this would be to make an appointment with the principal and plead your case. I recommend bringing your daughter with you and having her send a persuasive letter to the principal as well. Have a thought out approach to why you want to switch to Blair.

Your 2nd option is to withdraw and re-enroll. If you withdraw, I assume you will lose your spot in currently enrolled classes, but, you are late in the game to register at Blair anyway, so, maybe it doesn't matter. There may be other repercussions. I live in the DCC and though I've had discussions about this with other parents over the years, I don't actually know anybody who has withdrawn and re-enrolled. I do know a few kids who were principal placed at their inbound schools (Einstein) after going through the choice process and being placed at other schools.

Do you think it’s likely that the Blair principal would make a special exception for my daughter? Has she ever enrolled any students before from doing this? I’m sorry if this comes off as rude, but I just don’t want to take any risks anymore and I’m not sure if this idea will work.