Why don't out of boundary parents work on their own schools?

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Anonymous wrote:Frankly speaking it's the OOB kids that drive IB kids away from schools like Hearst and Eaton.

Well, the OP would tell those IB families to suck it up and work on Eaton and Hearst anyway. Or move.

Agree. I think the OP should get on the Hardy thread and read the riot act to those weenie IB parents who don't want their kids attending Hardy unless all the OOB kids go away. I can't see how they are any different from the people that OB is castigating.

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Anonymous wrote:So start a damn PTA. So raise funds for the school. Call someone a channel 9 or at channel 5. You can do things to make your schools better. And blaming families because they've worked hard and they can afford to live in a wealthy your neighborhood that comes with the territory.

Hardy IB parents were pilloried on this board when they started pushing Hardy to offer a similar experience to Deal. Its a damned if you do/don't situation.

You were pilloried because you refuse to enroll unless the school is just the way you want it.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree that we shouldn't have to "work on" our schools, but the reality is that for many of us who are sending our children to really struggling schools, we have no choice. If I didn't work on my daughter's school, there is no way I would send her there--it needs a lot of work.

I get that, and I think you are awesome for pitching in. I just think it's ridiculous to claim that you are somehow obligated to do that, and that if you don't, you are some kind of freeloader who expects things from the system without contributing. You pay taxes. That's your contribution. If you do more than that, it's a favor, not an obligation.

It's important to give back to the community whether it's through involvement in the schools or some other kind of civic enterprise.

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Anonymous wrote:Again, this reminds me why I'm glad I chose charter schools. Neighborhood schools, and Ward 3 families specifically are just horrible people.

If your charter gets more popular and administration starts increasing class sizes to accommodate demand, you'll be singing a different tune.

And you've identified the culprit -- not the people who want to get their kids into the school but the administration who makes enrollment decisions. Focus your anger on the institution that deserves it.

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Anonymous wrote:WTF do you care if someone comes into your school from OOB?

I care if the OOB students are causing my school to go way over the capacity cap, because that results in lower quality for everyone.

That sounds like a problem with DCPS opening up too many seats, not with the people who sign up for an available spot.

Only IB students get to attend by right - the rest have to deal with available spots in the lottery.

Yes, I think OP is mad at the wrong group of people!

OOB Feeder Rights. Period. This is the problem.

Oh and who makes the decisions about OOB feeder rights? Not me. Not you. But the DCPS administration. Let's identify the real source of the problem.

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Anonymous wrote:Again, this reminds me why I'm glad I chose charter schools. Neighborhood schools, and Ward 3 families specifically are just horrible people.

If your charter gets more popular and administration starts increasing class sizes to accommodate demand, you'll be singing a different tune.

And you've identified the culprit -- not the people who want to get their kids into the school but the administration who makes enrollment decisions. Focus your anger on the institution that deserves it.

Fair enough. Will families from Petworth (for example) join in the call to DCPS to limit OOB feeder rights, or will they instead try to preserve them?

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Anonymous wrote:Is there anywhere else in the US where students can go to a public school that is not their neighborhood school?

Why yes. Quite a few.

NYC to name one. I entered the lottery for high school there back in the 80s. They may calll the system something different in other cities but I believe all offer parents some type of choice.

And it is a horrid nightmare; ask any NYC 4th grader and their parents.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't mind the folks who have lived in DC for generations who try to lottery into better schools across the park. It's the hipsters who buy into Petworth, Shaw, etc. who somehow feel they have just as much right to attend Janney as those who spend their life savings to buy a tiny, run down $1M center hall colonial in AU park. You moved to a transitional neighborhood. Now own it.

Ohhhh, so hipsters shouldn't be given the same rights as other hard-working people in this city? Seriously? Hipsters are not my favorite group of people but I thought our form of government was predicated on equal treatment regardless of group membership.

Yes, they have the same right to attend their neighborhood school. Just like the WOTP families. Nothing less, nothing more.

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Anonymous wrote:well said OP well said, some will do amazing things to make changes others will quit and go the path of least resistance. I am with you,. improve your own school or be able to afford to live in the area where you want your kid to go to school.

Ha! If kids hadn't gone OOB to the schools dd attended wotp, those schools would have shut down. Those schools needed kids like my dd and they still do today.

Ha! And, if the WOTP families fled in the 80s and 90s then the tax base would have collapsed and the city would have gone bankrupt. So, it's kind of a wash. Don't you think?

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Anonymous wrote:Again, this reminds me why I'm glad I chose charter schools. Neighborhood schools, and Ward 3 families specifically are just horrible people.

That is quite a generalization you are making off of one of the most ridiculous threads I've ever read. These people are not normal, nor are they representative of any of the people I know in real life.

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OP must be new. Ignorance is so wise.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious: did JKLM schools ever need "working on"? Were they always pretty good?

According to my elderly neighbors, they have always been good.

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Anonymous wrote:Again, this reminds me why I'm glad I chose charter schools. Neighborhood schools, and Ward 3 families specifically are just horrible people.

That is quite a generalization you are making off of one of the most ridiculous threads I've ever read. These people are not normal, nor are they representative of any of the people I know in real life.

Exactly. I would hope that people stating they eschew wotp schools on purpose, do not judge everyone in the way they do not want to be judged. Let's try to ignore the crazy people on this board and remember that most people just want a good education for the child, and also weigh factors like commute time.

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Anonymous wrote:Again, this reminds me why I'm glad I chose charter schools. Neighborhood schools, and Ward 3 families specifically are just horrible people.

You didn't choose charter schools. Lottery luck chose you.

You will eventually get into one.

I'm sure, but let's not pretend it's up to us. There's no real control in that 'choice'.

What's the percentage of kids in Charters? I rest my case.

Nearly half the city at 43%, but the populations of the HRCS are probably only 5% of the city. Kipp, Friendship, etc., are great programs but not acceptable to the people of Ward 3!

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Real life parent here. I'm OB! Proudly pay my real estate taxes for more than one parcel of real estate in DC, proudly pay for your kid (especially those of you living in apartments or renting houses in ward 2 and 3), and proudly took advantage of a better public school education in Ward 3 (also volunteered as a parent). No thank you necessary, all paid for.