Moving - continue attending old school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thank you for the feedback. Two questions: is it at a discretion of the old or new IB school principal to continue attending the “old/currently “ school. Does it mean we can only attend the current school year or continue attending all grades?

It's up to the "old" principal whether you can stay through the terminal grade; you will be allowed to finish the school year no matter what.

You need to talk to the principal, and probably keep in mind that the principal could leave. If it's important for you to be sure you can stay, enter the lottery every year for the school you are attending in hopes of securing a OOB seat, which would remove the uncertainty.

When I have applied in the lottery, my kid's current school isn't even on the available options for new lottery slots.

[Anonymous]

^^same. It’s not possible.

[Anonymous]

Can someone please post a link to the current DCPS policy (for 2019) regarding terms on which a student may stay at his existing school following a move out of boundary?

I looked at the regulation cited in this post-- 5-E DCR 2105 --and it appears that a student can only get permission to stay until the end of the school year in which he moves. But I don't know if I'm reading the current version of the regulation.

[Anonymous]

DCPS changes this literally every year, as far as I can tell.

From 19-20 handbook:

Where a PK-12 student has been attending an in-boundary school and then moves out of boundary (a transfer due to change of address) 2, the student has the right to attend their new in-boundary school. The student may also continue to attend the current school through the end of the school’s terminal grade. After the terminal grade, the student has the right to attend the in-boundary school assigned for their next grade based on their home address and can apply to schools outside of the boundary via the My School DC lottery. For information on options where a student moves out of the District of Columbia, see page 28.

https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/sites/dcpsenrollment/files/page_content/attachments/SY19-20%20DCPS%20Enrollment%20and%20Lottery%20Handbook_FINAL_Nov%202018%20%28English%29.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCPS changes this literally every year, as far as I can tell.

From 19-20 handbook:

Where a PK-12 student has been attending an in-boundary school and then moves out of boundary (a transfer due to change of address) 2, the student has the right to attend their new in-boundary school. The student may also continue to attend the current school through the end of the school’s terminal grade. After the terminal grade, the student has the right to attend the in-boundary school assigned for their next grade based on their home address and can apply to schools outside of the boundary via the My School DC lottery. For information on options where a student moves out of the District of Columbia, see page 28.

https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/sites/dcpsenrollment/files/page_content/attachments/SY19-20%20DCPS%20Enrollment%20and%20Lottery%20Handbook_FINAL_Nov%202018%20%28English%29.pdf

Rent IB for Wilson for 6 months, enroll, move back home, stay at Wilson through graduation. Got it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCPS changes this literally every year, as far as I can tell.

From 19-20 handbook:

Where a PK-12 student has been attending an in-boundary school and then moves out of boundary (a transfer due to change of address) 2, the student has the right to attend their new in-boundary school. The student may also continue to attend the current school through the end of the school’s terminal grade. After the terminal grade, the student has the right to attend the in-boundary school assigned for their next grade based on their home address and can apply to schools outside of the boundary via the My School DC lottery. For information on options where a student moves out of the District of Columbia, see page 28.

https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/sites/dcpsenrollment/files/page_content/attachments/SY19-20%20DCPS%20Enrollment%20and%20Lottery%20Handbook_FINAL_Nov%202018%20%28English%29.pdf

Wait, this doesn’t have the OOB lottery feeder rights language, does it??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS changes this literally every year, as far as I can tell.

From 19-20 handbook:

Where a PK-12 student has been attending an in-boundary school and then moves out of boundary (a transfer due to change of address) 2, the student has the right to attend their new in-boundary school. The student may also continue to attend the current school through the end of the school’s terminal grade. After the terminal grade, the student has the right to attend the in-boundary school assigned for their next grade based on their home address and can apply to schools outside of the boundary via the My School DC lottery. For information on options where a student moves out of the District of Columbia, see page 28.

https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/sites/dcpsenrollment/files/page_content/attachments/SY19-20%20DCPS%20Enrollment%20and%20Lottery%20Handbook_FINAL_Nov%202018%20%28English%29.pdf

Wait, this doesn’t have the OOB lottery feeder rights language, does it??

These definitions appear to imply OOB feeder rights are still in effect

Destination School (also Feeder Pattern School: A middle or high or education campus school that a student has a right to attend based on the student completing the terminal grade at an elementary or middle school during the previous school year.

Right-to-Attend School: A DCPS school where students can enroll in grades K-12 and do not have to go through the lottery. There are two types of right-to-attend schools for DCPS K-12 students: in-boundary schools and feeder pattern schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCPS changes this literally every year, as far as I can tell.

From 19-20 handbook:

Where a PK-12 student has been attending an in-boundary school and then moves out of boundary (a transfer due to change of address) 2, the student has the right to attend their new in-boundary school. The student may also continue to attend the current school through the end of the school’s terminal grade. After the terminal grade, the student has the right to attend the in-boundary school assigned for their next grade based on their home address and can apply to schools outside of the boundary via the My School DC lottery. For information on options where a student moves out of the District of Columbia, see page 28.

https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/sites/dcpsenrollment/files/page_content/attachments/SY19-20%20DCPS%20Enrollment%20and%20Lottery%20Handbook_FINAL_Nov%202018%20%28English%29.pdf

Wait, this doesn’t have the OOB lottery feeder rights language, does it??

These definitions appear to imply OOB feeder rights are still in effect

Destination School (also Feeder Pattern School: A middle or high or education campus school that a student has a right to attend based on the student completing the terminal grade at an elementary or middle school during the previous school year.

Right-to-Attend School: A DCPS school where students can enroll in grades K-12 and do not have to go through the lottery. There are two types of right-to-attend schools for DCPS K-12 students: in-boundary schools and feeder pattern schools.

That doesn’t contradict OOB feeder rights. But in my reading it doesn’t explicitly grant those rights either. Maybe unintentional on DC’s part?

[Anonymous]

Reviving this. We’ve struck out in the lottery for the last time. Has anyone done this or known someone who has done this? Moved temporarily into a school zone with the intention of moving back out of bounds later and remaining enrolled in the current school? We wouldn’t try to commit boundary fraud, but if this is an allowable option under DCPS policy, we would use it to avoid having to move out of the District.

[Anonymous]

We did it 6 years ago. We moved 2 blocks away and the elementary school boundary changed. Middle school and high school stayed the same. We are thinking about moving again withing few blocks of our current home. We have been in our IB school now for 3 years and would show paperwork for year #4 before selling and moving.We know another family in our class who did it with no problem. We might ask next school year before selling and moving. I don't see why they would not let as stay as the child is in good standing, several classmates have left for privates and we are only moving within 5 block radius.
PP, can you rent IB for 2 years at minimum? How overcrowded is the new school? Trailers everywhere?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We did it 6 years ago. We moved 2 blocks away and the elementary school boundary changed. Middle school and high school stayed the same. We are thinking about moving again withing few blocks of our current home. We have been in our IB school now for 3 years and would show paperwork for year #4 before selling and moving.We know another family in our class who did it with no problem. We might ask next school year before selling and moving. I don't see why they would not let as stay as the child is in good standing, several classmates have left for privates and we are only moving within 5 block radius.
PP, can you rent IB for 2 years at minimum? How overcrowded is the new school? Trailers everywhere?

Not overcrowded, but I think we’d try to do the minimum amount of time necessary. This would be an ends to a mean move and we’d be stretching our budget (and comfort since we’re working remotely) to get enough space, particularly since we also have a baby still in daycare. I understand it could get some side eye, but I can’t imagine it’s uncommon for folks to start in a condo, then outgrow but not be able to afford to buy inbounds. Ideally we’d buy inbounds eventually, but need more time than we have to save for that.

[Anonymous]

Is this really allowed and not considered boundary fraud? (Living within an area with the intent to secure placement). If you can’t afford to live in boundary, join all the others who own in areas with less than desirable IB school districts. If I found out a family was working the system like this, I’d more than give side-eye, I’d report them. Once you move out of bounds, you’re essentially taking a spot from someone else. OP, sorry, but I don’t know how what you’re trying to do isn’t boundary fraud and it shouldn’t be an encouraged practice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this really allowed and not considered boundary fraud? (Living within an area with the intent to secure placement). If you can’t afford to live in boundary, join all the others who own in areas with less than desirable IB school districts. If I found out a family was working the system like this, I’d more than give side-eye, I’d report them. Once you move out of bounds, you’re essentially taking a spot from someone else. OP, sorry, but I don’t know how what you’re trying to do isn’t boundary fraud and it shouldn’t be an encouraged practice.

If you're telling the truth about where you live, it's not boundary fraud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this really allowed and not considered boundary fraud? (Living within an area with the intent to secure placement). If you can’t afford to live in boundary, join all the others who own in areas with less than desirable IB school districts. If I found out a family was working the system like this, I’d more than give side-eye, I’d report them. Once you move out of bounds, you’re essentially taking a spot from someone else. OP, sorry, but I don’t know how what you’re trying to do isn’t boundary fraud and it shouldn’t be an encouraged practice.

It’s discussed earlier in the thread. It is DCPS policy intended to provide consistency for transient kids. You can move out of bounds and continue at the school until the terminal grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this really allowed and not considered boundary fraud? (Living within an area with the intent to secure placement). If you can’t afford to live in boundary, join all the others who own in areas with less than desirable IB school districts. If I found out a family was working the system like this, I’d more than give side-eye, I’d report them. Once you move out of bounds, you’re essentially taking a spot from someone else. OP, sorry, but I don’t know how what you’re trying to do isn’t boundary fraud and it shouldn’t be an encouraged practice.

Spoken like someone who’s never had to play the lottery or compromise on their children’s education.