Private to public - how bad is this?

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Anonymous wrote:Call the # in the policy and ask about busing. I thought (it might be dated) that there were buses from the base to schools.

We won't be on-base.

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Maybe you should discuss the possibility of him commuting, if it looks like local schools won’t be great. Most military families live in the suburbs.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should discuss the possibility of him commuting, if it looks like local schools won’t be great. Most military families live in the suburbs.

He won't commute.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should discuss the possibility of him commuting, if it looks like local schools won’t be great. Most military families live in the suburbs.

He won't commute.

He can commute for one year.

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Anonymous wrote:You need to read and become familiar with this policy:
https://dcps.dc.gov/page/enrollment-students-military-families
You have a lot of options

Thanks, I'm familiar. But location and commute time matters, since I work (remote, but have set, inflexible hours), so I'm afraid we're limited to the closest school.

Then mention the darn school. No one can help you if you're asking about "DCPS" as a whole.

I don't know! I think it's Eastern HS. I've never lived anywhere with more than one high school, so I'm not sure how to tell, but that's what Zillow says.

To find your IB school, enter the address here: https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/node/41

Thanks. So it's Jefferson Middle School Academy and Eastern High School.

You should move this to the DCPS Forum. But yeah, those are not known for being good schools.

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Jefferson I would do in a heartbeat, Eastern I wouldn't.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should discuss the possibility of him commuting, if it looks like local schools won’t be great. Most military families live in the suburbs.

He won't commute.

He can commute for one year.

Sure, but he won't.

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Anonymous wrote:Jefferson I would do in a heartbeat, Eastern I wouldn't.

Good to know. Maybe we can swing one kid in private...

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should discuss the possibility of him commuting, if it looks like local schools won’t be great. Most military families live in the suburbs.

He won't commute.

He can commute for one year.

Sure, but he won't.

So he's choosing his commute over the kids' education? Maybe that's the best decision for your family, but it shouldn't be his unilateral decision.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should discuss the possibility of him commuting, if it looks like local schools won’t be great. Most military families live in the suburbs.

He won't commute.

He can commute for one year.

Sure, but he won't.

Maybe he should geobachelor and the family stays where they are now. Very common in this area as no one wants to uproot their kids for a year. There are a ton of military house shares for exactly that situation.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should discuss the possibility of him commuting, if it looks like local schools won’t be great. Most military families live in the suburbs.

He won't commute.

He can commute for one year.

Sure, but he won't.

So he's choosing his commute over the kids' education? Maybe that's the best decision for your family, but it shouldn't be his unilateral decision.

He grew up outside of NYC and claims to be "done" with that kind of lifestyle, yes. I know, I know. But I don't think it's a fight I'll win.

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Anonymous wrote:You need to read and become familiar with this policy:
https://dcps.dc.gov/page/enrollment-students-military-families
You have a lot of options

Thanks, I'm familiar. But location and commute time matters, since I work (remote, but have set, inflexible hours), so I'm afraid we're limited to the closest school.

Are you moving for this school year or next? Kids in MS and HS should be able to commute to school on their own, so if you aren't coming until fall 2024, consider lottery applications for out of boundary and charter schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Maybe you should discuss the possibility of him commuting, if it looks like local schools won’t be great. Most military families live in the suburbs.

He won't commute.

He can commute for one year.

Sure, but he won't.

Maybe he should geobachelor and the family stays where they are now. Very common in this area as no one wants to uproot their kids for a year. There are a ton of military house shares for exactly that situation.

I'm not mentally healthy enough to deal with the isolation. Deployments are bad enough. Bad reason, I know, but it's how life is now.

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Anonymous wrote:You need to read and become familiar with this policy:
https://dcps.dc.gov/page/enrollment-students-military-families
You have a lot of options

Thanks, I'm familiar. But location and commute time matters, since I work (remote, but have set, inflexible hours), so I'm afraid we're limited to the closest school.

Are you moving for this school year or next? Kids in MS and HS should be able to commute to school on their own, so if you aren't coming until fall 2024, consider lottery applications for out of boundary and charter schools.

It would be 2024. DH would never allow them to commute in DC, especially with the crime rate - I'd have to drop them off.

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Anonymous wrote:You need to read and become familiar with this policy:
https://dcps.dc.gov/page/enrollment-students-military-families
You have a lot of options

Thanks, I'm familiar. But location and commute time matters, since I work (remote, but have set, inflexible hours), so I'm afraid we're limited to the closest school.

Are you moving for this school year or next? Kids in MS and HS should be able to commute to school on their own, so if you aren't coming until fall 2024, consider lottery applications for out of boundary and charter schools.

It would be 2024. DH would never allow them to commute in DC, especially with the crime rate - I'd have to drop them off.

So the crime rate is prohibitive but bad schools are just fine?

That doesn't make sense. It sounds like you and h he haven't really sat down and talked about this because you aren't making sense. You're gathering information now, that's a start. Next, figure out what you all are going to be doing next year, including the children.