The best way to get into JKLMM as an out of bounds student...

[Anonymous]

This feels like a troll post intended to insight mud slinging between IB and OOB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP Here... Thanks for pointing out the correct feeders everyone. We currently have a house over in Ward 6. We like our neighborhood and don't want to move, but we know that our DCPS middle school options are limited over here. We don't want to move, but would love for a children to attend Deal.

Not sure what you are asking for...if you want to attend Deal you basically need to move IB. There is no magic formula otherwise.

[Anonymous]

I think the simple answer you're looking for is: residency fraud. What else could you really be asking for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP Here... Thanks for pointing out the correct feeders everyone. We currently have a house over in Ward 6. We like our neighborhood and don't want to move, but we know that our DCPS middle school options are limited over here. We don't want to move, but would love for a children to attend Deal.

I live in Ward 6. My child attends a Deal feeder. We lotteried in for an older grade.

[Anonymous]

Don't you think everyone wants a nice big house AND a great school OP? You know the only way is lottery or cheating. You are taking a chance because you like your house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP Here... Thanks for pointing out the correct feeders everyone. We currently have a house over in Ward 6. We like our neighborhood and don't want to move, but we know that our DCPS middle school options are limited over here. We don't want to move, but would love for a children to attend Deal.

I live in Ward 6. My child attends a Deal feeder. We lotteried in for an older grade.

OP here again... Did you have to try year after year at the Deal Feeder? If so, which grade did you start?

[Anonymous]

OP, less and less people will be leaving in mid-elementary, so I think the ability to lottery in later is going to disappear in a couple years. I wouldn't count on it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, less and less people will be leaving in mid-elementary, so I think the ability to lottery in later is going to disappear in a couple years. I wouldn't count on it.

I also think being able to follow the feeder pattern from OOB won't be around much longer either.

OP, suck it up like the rest of us and move.

[Anonymous]

They will need to stop letting OOB feed to the next school, how else will they deal with overcrowding at Deal and Wilson?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They will need to stop letting OOB feed to the next school, how else will they deal with overcrowding at Deal and Wilson?

Exactly. It was discussed in the latest round of rezoning and I would not be surprised if it comes to pass sooner than later.

[Anonymous]

The solution to this problem is having more middle, upper-middle class families commit to Ward 6 middle schools. The population is there, but it will be very difficult to build up those numbers are Jefferson, Eliot-Hine, and Stuart-Hobson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP Here... Thanks for pointing out the correct feeders everyone. We currently have a house over in Ward 6. We like our neighborhood and don't want to move, but we know that our DCPS middle school options are limited over here. We don't want to move, but would love for a children to attend Deal.

I think you need to be realistic about how much of a pain a commute from ward 6 to ward 3 would be, especially during elementary school. Better to stay where you are if you are happy and then move IB for middle school.

[Anonymous]

Hearst will be the next school kicked out of Deal, just like John Eaton was.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hearst will be the next school kicked out of Deal, just like John Eaton was.

^^ possibly -- this is why I don't subscribe to the move early plan. For example I'd hate to have purchased on the south side of Albermarle for Murch only to see it rezoned for Hearst. We'll suck it up and move when and if necessary

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hearst will be the next school kicked out of Deal, just like John Eaton was.

I would think Crestwood and other EOTP feeders would lose out first. Hearst send maybe 35 kids per year.