Does anyone IB for JKLM send their kid to a charter?

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Does JKLM have prek3?

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Anonymous wrote:Does JKLM have prek3?

Nope. But they have prek4

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Anonymous wrote:Aren't you worried you are taking away from kids who don't have good alernatives for in bounds. It just seems completely selfish and unnecessary.

Your argument doesn't make any sense. If I give up my IB spot, it opens up an opportunity for someone else to lottery into it. Not every school fits every kid, regardless of whether you are IB. And, the point of the lottery is that you shouldn't HAVE to go to your IB school. And finally, just because you like my IB school doesn't mean I do. You may think my IB is fabulous and find me selfish; others may think it sucks. Whose standards should we be applying to decide if it's "fair" to take a charter spot? The lottery is the lottery for everyone, period.

Just the kind of defensive answer I was expecting. I can't think of any charter in ward 3 (close to any of the JKLM) so even if someone got it, it doesn't mean it would be a manageable commute for them. I think it is fair to let the kids with a lot less desirable options than JKLM to take the charter spots, but you will not understand any of the reasons so I won't waste my breath. You do what you think is right I guess

I know a lot of families who plan to move IB for JKLM if they don't win the charter lottery. I know other families who lottery from too-small homes WotP and then move EOTP after they win the lottery. I can't really say that I see much moral distinction.

If your argument is that charters should have a preference for less wealthy families, people who can't solve their problems by moving -- well, the boundary commission tried that approach, and the charters walked out.

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BASIS has a lot of JKLM families as well.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Aren't you worried you are taking away from kids who don't have good alernatives for in bounds. It just seems completely selfish and unnecessary.

Your argument doesn't make any sense. If I give up my IB spot, it opens up an opportunity for someone else to lottery into it. Not every school fits every kid, regardless of whether you are IB. And, the point of the lottery is that you shouldn't HAVE to go to your IB school. And finally, just because you like my IB school doesn't mean I do. You may think my IB is fabulous and find me selfish; others may think it sucks. Whose standards should we be applying to decide if it's "fair" to take a charter spot? The lottery is the lottery for everyone, period.

Just the kind of defensive answer I was expecting. I can't think of any charter in ward 3 (close to any of the JKLM) so even if someone got it, it doesn't mean it would be a manageable commute for them. I think it is fair to let the kids with a lot less desirable options than JKLM to take the charter spots, but you will not understand any of the reasons so I won't waste my breath. You do what you think is right I guess

I'm the poster that you are responding to, and FYI, my kids are enrolled in a Title 1 DCPS school. I'm not "defensive", and I'm quite sure I understand your "reasons"--I just think your argument is invalid. The school lottery is democracy in action--the fairest way to distribute a sadly scarce resource among too many. It's silly to say it should only be open to people with bad IB options, especially where "bad" is so subjective. Are we talking Powell for 4th grade, or just SE, for example? Who, in your mind, should get to play? And frankly, do you not see the benefit that a diverse racial and socioeconomic student body bring to the charters? This town is crazy segregated. The most diverse schools, with a few exceptions, are found in the charter pool.

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Anonymous wrote:BASIS has a lot of JKLM families as well.

And a lot (your term, not mine) that have returned to Deal. I have kids at Deal and all of their friend who left for BASIS have retuned. Considering how few are in the upper grades in BASIS a lot is actually a lot. And I actually know a few at Walls and more at Latin.

Ouch

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Anonymous wrote:CMI has a quite a few families.

This drive me crazy. Isn't it enough that folks are IB for the best DCPS elem in the city but now they take spots from desperate parents east of the park at CMI. this is when I think that neighborhood preference should be instituted to for charters. Or at least for parents whose IB is horrible. If you ar IB for Janney don;t take a spot elsewhere.

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Anonymous wrote:CMI has a quite a few families.

This drive me crazy. Isn't it enough that folks are IB for the best DCPS elem in the city but now they take spots from desperate parents east of the park at CMI. this is when I think that neighborhood preference should be instituted to for charters. Or at least for parents whose IB is horrible. If you ar IB for Janney don;t take a spot elsewhere.

Um-- that isn't how the system works. Welcome to DC!

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Anonymous wrote:CMI has a quite a few families.

This drive me crazy. Isn't it enough that folks are IB for the best DCPS elem in the city but now they take spots from desperate parents east of the park at CMI. this is when I think that neighborhood preference should be instituted to for charters. Or at least for parents whose IB is horrible. If you ar IB for Janney don;t take a spot elsewhere.

So my child has less of a right to go to the school that is best for them because we happen to live IB for a janney ?! Janney is great but not right for all kids. For some kids, it is too big. You don't think we would love for them to go to a school 5 minutes from our home as opposed to driving 20 minutes each way? We do what is right for our child and got lucky enough to get a spot at CMI.

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Anonymous wrote:CMI has a quite a few families.

This drive me crazy. Isn't it enough that folks are IB for the best DCPS elem in the city but now they take spots from desperate parents east of the park at CMI. this is when I think that neighborhood preference should be instituted to for charters. Or at least for parents whose IB is horrible. If you ar IB for Janney don;t take a spot elsewhere.

NP, but I live IB for JKLM. I don't owe you anything! If you want a better school for your children, get a better job so that you can afford a house IB for a good school. I can only send my children to schools that I can afford. The same applies to you.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:CMI has a quite a few families.

This drive me crazy. Isn't it enough that folks are IB for the best DCPS elem in the city but now they take spots from desperate parents east of the park at CMI. this is when I think that neighborhood preference should be instituted to for charters. Or at least for parents whose IB is horrible. If you ar IB for Janney don;t take a spot elsewhere.

So my child has less of a right to go to the school that is best for them because we happen to live IB for a janney ?! Janney is great but not right for all kids. For some kids, it is too big. You don't think we would love for them to go to a school 5 minutes from our home as opposed to driving 20 minutes each way? We do what is right for our child and got lucky enough to get a spot at CMI.

+1.

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Anonymous wrote:CMI has a quite a few families.

This drive me crazy. Isn't it enough that folks are IB for the best DCPS elem in the city but now they take spots from desperate parents east of the park at CMI. this is when I think that neighborhood preference should be instituted to for charters. Or at least for parents whose IB is horrible. If you ar IB for Janney don;t take a spot elsewhere.

Your enemy isn't parents from WOTP, it's a school system that gives some kids horrible IB schools.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:CMI has a quite a few families.

This drive me crazy. Isn't it enough that folks are IB for the best DCPS elem in the city but now they take spots from desperate parents east of the park at CMI. this is when I think that neighborhood preference should be instituted to for charters. Or at least for parents whose IB is horrible. If you ar IB for Janney don;t take a spot elsewhere.

NP, but I live IB for JKLM. I don't owe you anything! If you want a better school for your children, get a better job so that you can afford a house IB for a good school. I can only send my children to schools that I can afford. The same applies to you.

WOW. Just WOW. At least some of the other posters who freely admit taking charter school spots "tried" to articulate their reasons, but you are just an ass.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:CMI has a quite a few families.

This drive me crazy. Isn't it enough that folks are IB for the best DCPS elem in the city but now they take spots from desperate parents east of the park at CMI. this is when I think that neighborhood preference should be instituted to for charters. Or at least for parents whose IB is horrible. If you ar IB for Janney don;t take a spot elsewhere.

Your enemy isn't parents from WOTP, it's a school system that gives some kids horrible IB schools.

I agree with this, so why take the spot at a charter if you are in bounds for JKLM? Kids EOTP have a lot less chance of getting in if more people enter the lottery and win the spots. AND they still have to play the out of bounds lottery to get into JKLM so as one poster so inadequately pointed out someone from EOTP is most likely not going to get into Jenney OR the charter. That's why it's selfish!!!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:CMI has a quite a few families.

This drive me crazy. Isn't it enough that folks are IB for the best DCPS elem in the city but now they take spots from desperate parents east of the park at CMI. this is when I think that neighborhood preference should be instituted to for charters. Or at least for parents whose IB is horrible. If you ar IB for Janney don;t take a spot elsewhere.

Your enemy isn't parents from WOTP, it's a school system that gives some kids horrible IB schools.

I agree with this, so why take the spot at a charter if you are in bounds for JKLM? Kids EOTP have a lot less chance of getting in if more people enter the lottery and win the spots. AND they still have to play the out of bounds lottery to get into JKLM so as one poster so inadequately pointed out someone from EOTP is most likely not going to get into Jenney OR the charter. That's why it's selfish!!!

I would find my IB less horrible if they sepearated the high achieving students into their own classroom by 2nd grade. I have a feeling there would be a LOT more interest from the high SES families for the IB if the schools did that. DCPS is determined to screw us over. I wil let a lot slide in ps/pk and K. But by second or third grade, no I don't want my kid stuck in a classroom where the majority of the class is still on the K level. So we will bail. and to the asshole who think we shoudl just make more money. Thank for the reminder that our 265k annual salary is stil not enough for us to "buy" our public education at an acceptable level. You are an ass.