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Are all families eligible for Oyster OOB or only families who speak Spanish as a first language?
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Anonymous
| Somehow I thought I read that somewhere, but can't find any documentation to back it up. Thanks! |
Anonymous
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All families are eligible OOB. Only those that are Spanish-language primary have a realistic chance of actually getting in OOB.
There are two different lotteries for OOB, so as to maintain the 50/50 balance for dual-immersion. One is English-language and one is Spanish-language. The in-bounds residents will more than fill the English-language seats for any given class. This is why English-language OOB applicants have approximately a snowball's chance in hell of getting in. However, there are not enough in-bounds Spanish-language residents to fill the other 50% of the seats, so they will turn to the Spanish-language lottery to fill those seats. HTH. |
Anonymous
| Thanks! I "misremembered" the situation. Yes, this is helpful. Thanks again. |
Anonymous
| unless your last name is Rhee. then you get in OOB automatically. |
Anonymous
I believe Rhee and her husband have joint custody and he lives in-bounds. |
Anonymous
The children's father lives in-boundaries and they have joint custody. Their children are there as in-boundary kids. |
Anonymous
do you enjoy being so ignorant? their dad lives in-bounds. |
Anonymous
| A little OT, but I wonder if any Oyster parents could comment. DH has to be in DC six months before we move to the area, and we are thinking of renting an apartment in-bounds for Oyster. But our older child will enter 4th, with no Spanish. Would DC be miserable entering Oyster in 4th with no Spanish? DC is a good student, and will catch up quickly, but I don't want to torture my child. Our other option is renting in MoCo. Thanks for your responses. |
Anonymous
I don't think immersion is even an option starting in 4th (unless the child already speaks some Spanish). |
Anonymous
| there are rules about an older child entering oyster. i don't know what they are, but they relate to language capabilities. |
Anonymous
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All in-bounds students are eligible. The age thing is just a disclaimer the school issues to get you to consider how well the child will adapt. Check the other relevant thread- I just posted about this.
PP, my kid will be in 4th next year, too. It would be great to have your DC there. Re. MoCo, well, consider what kind of a place you want to live in. Adams Morgan and Woodley Park are walkable, urban and fun. MoCo has limited walkable areas, is not urban, and is considerably less fun. |
Anonymous
| I've had inbound students enter Oyster in later grades with no Spanish (or the reverse--no English). It is difficult as two-way bilingual immersion is not explicit language instruction, but content (think math, science, social studies) taught in both languages. Imagine your child with no background in Spanish studying 4th Grade math in Spanish. It is possible for very motivated students--but I would consider supplementing with extra tutoring in Spanish as a Second Language instruction. There may be teachers willing to tutor after school for a small fee. I don't know (left last year) if the school provides any in-school supplement (they did in a haphazard way last year, as the situation of a child needed SSL support in an upper grade was so unique). The problem with that is, just like any other kind of pull out, the child will be missing a class to 'take a class'. I hope this helps and I don't mean to sound dire; it is possible, but you will need to do extra --most likely after school or on weekends--to get your child up to speed. |