Nonresidents get a pass on DCPS tuition

[Anonymous]

There's a pretty easy way to start addressing this with technology. Have you seen the police and ticket writer vehicles with the license plate recognition cameras mounted on the back? Just position such equipment from time to time next to the drop off line at different and run the out-of-state plates against parent names. They'd get a "hit" list pretty fast for follow-up.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, as a DC taxpayer, I'm whining. I'm whining, when I hear that funds are being cut for music and art classes. I'm whining when I hear that taxes have to be raised. I'm whining that the DC taxpayers and the kids are being ripped off. And a lottery is only a fair lottery when the system isn't being rigged.

As for increasing parental involvement in the schools? I doubt it -- PG County is kind of far to make evening meetings.

"Stop whining..you have to take the good with the bad. Sure, nonresidents may take a few spots, but hopefully, they are contributing to the success of the school by increasing test scores and parental involvement"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:.....I chuckle at the cross-reference point of the real estate listing and actual address. Yeah, DCPS could contract with ReMax for validation.

If you buy or sell real property, the transaction is captured for the office of Tax and Revenue. It would not take a huge amount of effort for departments within DC to cross check on any new filings and addresses that are in the DCPS database.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There's a pretty easy way to start addressing this with technology. Have you seen the police and ticket writer vehicles with the license plate recognition cameras mounted on the back? Just position such equipment from time to time next to the drop off line at different and run the out-of-state plates against parent names. They'd get a "hit" list pretty fast for follow-up.

I love this!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:.....I chuckle at the cross-reference point of the real estate listing and actual address. Yeah, DCPS could contract with ReMax for validation.

If you buy or sell real property, the transaction is captured for the office of Tax and Revenue. It would not take a huge amount of effort for departments within DC to cross check on any new filings and addresses that are in the DCPS database.

What about all the renters--or people who live with relatives who own or rent?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You only have to supply two articles for proof. Okay and from that point on, everything else is correspondence through e-mail, cell-phone or meetings at 6pm. When was is the last time...someone from DCPS actually called and reached a parent on the "home" phone?

Then, you don't even want to experience DCPS "snail-mail" process.

I chuckle at the cross-reference point of the real estate listing and actual address. Yeah, DCPS could contract with ReMax for validation.

The incentive for principals to turn in wrong-doers would have to be quite substantial as this would mean union negotiations.

A school advocate said the most flagrant violaton of the residency requirement is at CHEC, not only is there disregard for residency but a disregard to US citizenship is quite the norm. A DCPS and INS intervention would definitely would promote some interesting results.

You need two forms of proof, only if you do not have a paystub with a DC address and Tax withholding..so all you need is a paystub ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:.....I chuckle at the cross-reference point of the real estate listing and actual address. Yeah, DCPS could contract with ReMax for validation.

If you buy or sell real property, the transaction is captured for the office of Tax and Revenue. It would not take a huge amount of effort for departments within DC to cross check on any new filings and addresses that are in the DCPS database.

What about all the renters--or people who live with relatives who own or rent?

exactly..now what? My sister lives in Oyster boundary, and I am strongly considering moving in with her for k next year! I am renting in Maryland...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:.....I chuckle at the cross-reference point of the real estate listing and actual address. Yeah, DCPS could contract with ReMax for validation.

If you buy or sell real property, the transaction is captured for the office of Tax and Revenue. It would not take a huge amount of effort for departments within DC to cross check on any new filings and addresses that are in the DCPS database.

What about all the renters--or people who live with relatives who own or rent?

exactly..now what? My sister lives in Oyster boundary, and I am strongly considering moving in with her for k next year! I am renting in Maryland...

Great! As long as your name is on the lease, and you've got proof that you're paying income taxes to DC, you shouldn't have a problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:.....I chuckle at the cross-reference point of the real estate listing and actual address. Yeah, DCPS could contract with ReMax for validation.

If you buy or sell real property, the transaction is captured for the office of Tax and Revenue. It would not take a huge amount of effort for departments within DC to cross check on any new filings and addresses that are in the DCPS database.

What about all the renters--or people who live with relatives who own or rent?

exactly..now what? My sister lives in Oyster boundary, and I am strongly considering moving in with her for k next year! I am renting in Maryland...

Great! As long as your name is on the lease, and you've got proof that you're paying income taxes to DC, you shouldn't have a problem.

Seems easy enough..change my W4, all I will need is a paystub---I have a year to make a decision...

[Anonymous]

If you have a PG/MC/VA parent committed enough to drive to Dc twice a day in rush hour traffic to take their children to school, I would bet these same parents are willing toake arrangements to attend parent meetings 4 evenings out of the year!!

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, as a DC taxpayer, I'm whining. I'm whining, when I hear that funds are being cut for music and art classes. I'm whining when I hear that taxes have to be raised. I'm whining that the DC taxpayers and the kids are being ripped off. And a lottery is only a fair lottery when the system isn't being rigged.

As for increasing parental involvement in the schools? I doubt it -- PG County is kind of far to make evening meetings.

"Stop whining..you have to take the good with the bad. Sure, nonresidents may take a few spots, but hopefully, they are contributing to the success of the school by increasing test scores and parental involvement"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have a PG/MC/VA parent committed enough to drive to Dc twice a day in rush hour traffic to take their children to school, I would bet these same parents are willing toake arrangements to attend parent meetings 4 evenings out of the year!!

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, as a DC taxpayer, I'm whining. I'm whining, when I hear that funds are being cut for music and art classes. I'm whining when I hear that taxes have to be raised. I'm whining that the DC taxpayers and the kids are being ripped off. And a lottery is only a fair lottery when the system isn't being rigged.

As for increasing parental involvement in the schools? I doubt it -- PG County is kind of far to make evening meetings.

"Stop whining..you have to take the good with the bad. Sure, nonresidents may take a few spots, but hopefully, they are contributing to the success of the school by increasing test scores and parental involvement"

but they are not committed enough to pay taxes to DC. So what they really are committed to doing each and every day is stealing. I do not know why you think it is OK to commit fraud.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have a PG/MC/VA parent committed enough to drive to Dc twice a day in rush hour traffic to take their children to school, I would bet these same parents are willing toake arrangements to attend parent meetings 4 evenings out of the year]

The parent is probably committed enough to drive into DC because his or her job is here. The assumption is that the out-of-state parents want to use the favorably-priced before and after school care, and at a location that is more convenient to their jobs than closer to home. Another assumption is that many of the out-of-state parents are actually DC government employees (even DCPS employees), who are well-placed to pull strings or call in favors to get their kids into schools that are over-subscribed in the lottery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you have a PG/MC/VA parent committed enough to drive to Dc twice a day in rush hour traffic to take their children to school, I would bet these same parents are willing toake arrangements to attend parent meetings 4 evenings out of the year!!

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, as a DC taxpayer, I'm whining. I'm whining, when I hear that funds are being cut for music and art classes. I'm whining when I hear that taxes have to be raised. I'm whining that the DC taxpayers and the kids are being ripped off. And a lottery is only a fair lottery when the system isn't being rigged.

As for increasing parental involvement in the schools? I doubt it -- PG County is kind of far to make evening meetings.

"Stop whining..you have to take the good with the bad. Sure, nonresidents may take a few spots, but hopefully, they are contributing to the success of the school by increasing test scores and parental involvement"

but they are not committed enough to pay taxes to DC. So what they really are committed to doing each and every day is stealing. I do not know why you think it is OK to commit fraud.

Im OK with it because I have accepted the fact that this is never going to change, and have moved on! I choose not to have a stroke over it! I crapped out lSt year, got a spot this year, so be it!

[Anonymous]

Doesn't everything involving teachers and principals getting an incentive involve "union" negotiations. Duh?

As you live in a la-la world just try to implement anything with a unionized group as in regards to DCPS and just watch the need for article, paragraph and section whatever to be re-addressed. I can give you three letters called a MOU; as an incentive will not begin without it.

Remember it took blood, sweet and tears to get the unions to agree on incentives provided for making AYP and have we erased that from our memories? Hmmmm, I rest my case.

I beg to differ with you sweetie in regards to citizenship and residency regarding DCPS. One hands does wash the other, if that is NOT the case then the loop-hole for all of this non-residency hoopla has become deeper and bigger.

We are waiting on laws are we?

At times the outsiders not only improve test scores, parental involvement but many are the perfect well-rounded student.

Cry me a river.

[Anonymous]

Let's just unite DC and PG, the way Marion Barry once proposed. Problem solved. Wards 1-8 and Ward 9, together forever. One city, one state, baby!