Moving out of Janney zone

[Anonymous]

We're zoned for Janney, and our 6yo is in K there. We're planning to move and would prefer to move out of bounds -- just as long as BOTH our kids can still attend Janney. Anyone know if you can continue to send your child to your zoned school if you then move out of zone? And what about younger siblings who are not enrolled in the school yet? tia!

[Anonymous]

Quick and dirty: principal discretion on the older one, will have to enter lottery with sibling preference for the younger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Quick and dirty: principal discretion on the older one.

OP: Principal discretion? Wow, I had no idea. I wonder if that's easy or hard to get.

[Anonymous]

Principals and chancellor legally have discretion to put whomever they want anywhere so long as an in-boundary child is not displaced. For example, former mayor Fenty's twins were in boundary for West but there was only one 4th grade class. The next closest school to their house with more than one 4th grade class, allowing each twin to be in their own class, just happened to be Lafayette. Ergo the principal and the chancellor deemed it in the best interests of these twins to attend Lafayette.

Were there other OOB twins trying to get in? Who knows. But apparently the Fenty's were able to make the case for their kids at that time.

OP, talk to your principal ASAP to determine if staying at Janney is in the best interests of YOUR children.

Good luck

[Anonymous]

Once your in your in, just as if you were initially out of bounds you dont have to apply every year. As far as the sibling you would do out of bounds with sibling preference.

[Anonymous]

What happens for middle school then? Do you go based on your feeder school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Once your in your in, just as if you were initially out of bounds you dont have to apply every year. As far as the sibling you would do out of bounds with sibling preference.

Not true, PP. Otherwise everyone would move in boundary for 6 months, establish IB status, then move back out. OOB lottery winners have the right to stay. Former IB kids do not.

Given the baby boom in AU Park, I would not count on the principal allowing you to stay.

[Anonymous]

I thought you got to stay until the end of the year and then you were OOB for the following school year..but I imagine there is some behind the scenes discretion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Once your in your in, just as if you were initially out of bounds you dont have to apply every year. As far as the sibling you would do out of bounds with sibling preference.

I believe "once you're in, you're in" is a policy, or guideline. It's not the law. Meaning if the principal and/or chancellor changes, there are no guarantees (legally) for anything other than in-boundary. Or principal's discretion.

[Anonymous]

Of course, if you run into a problem, you could always rent an apartment inbounds for a couple of months, just to scoot back in technically (if necessary). As long as you make yourself and your family valuable members of the community, and you give the necessary nods, you'll be fine.

[Anonymous]

It is Prinicpal discretion if you are in bounds and move out of bounds. Given that Janney is currently over capacity at K, why do you think the Prinicpal will give you preferance?

Your younger child will need to get in through OOB lottery. I do not think there are any children who are OOB in the lower grades right now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course, if you run into a problem, you could always rent an apartment inbounds for a couple of months, just to scoot back in technically (if necessary). As long as you make yourself and your family valuable members of the community, and you give the necessary nods, you'll be fine.

You need more than an apartment address to prove address. If you are going to go this route, look at the list of forms that they send out for proving residency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course, if you run into a problem, you could always rent an apartment inbounds for a couple of months, just to scoot back in technically (if necessary). As long as you make yourself and your family valuable members of the community, and you give the necessary nods, you'll be fine.

You need more than an apartment address to prove address. If you are going to go this route, look at the list of forms that they send out for proving residency.

So basically don't register your car or change your license to the new address.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Once your in your in, just as if you were initially out of bounds you dont have to apply every year. As far as the sibling you would do out of bounds with sibling preference.

NOT TRUE. I have seen it in writing. Your child has a right to stay no matter where you move if you orginally got in through an out of boundary lottery. If you got in as an inbondary resident and then move out of boundary, all bets are off. You are officially supposed to re enter through the next out of boundary lottery if you don't want to enroll at your new inboundary school. But principals can look the other way. Best you understand the real regulation and then the convention of generally letting students stay then blunder forward buying real estate not knowing the risks.

[Anonymous]

If you the route of faking your address, think of how that will affect your child. Your child's friends' parents will notice that your child's playdates and birthday parties aren't at the address listed in the directory and will know that you cheated your way in. Not a great way to gain respect from your fellow parents. And, what are you teaching your children?