Do the HRCS Have a HS Component?

[Anonymous]

Apologies if there is an obvious answer to this question that I'm not seeing -- I'm looking at some of the more highly-regarded charter schools (and I know that's relative), but so far none of them offer school passed 8th grade, and some only to 3rd or 5th. The one that offers until 8th grade had this listed on their website: "An additional grade will be added each subsequent year through 8th grade." But again, that says through 8th grade, not through high school. What are these charter students supposed to do after 8th grade?

[Anonymous]

DCI is chartered to go through HS (still in the adding a grade phase).

Washington Latin - has a high school
Basis - will have a high school (oldest students in 11th now)
Cap City - has a high school
EL Haynes - has a high school
KIPP - has a high school

There are more - go to My School DC and do a search by grade starting at 9

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DCI is chartered to go through HS (still in the adding a grade phase).

Washington Latin - has a high school
Basis - will have a high school (oldest students in 11th now)
Cap City - has a high school
EL Haynes - has a high school
KIPP - has a high school

There are more - go to My School DC and do a search by grade starting at 9

What about places like Creative Minds, Inspired Teaching, Mundo Verde, Two Rivers? Do you know if they have plans to add a highschool?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DCI is chartered to go through HS (still in the adding a grade phase).

Washington Latin - has a high school
Basis - will have a high school (oldest students in 11th now)
Cap City - has a high school
EL Haynes - has a high school
KIPP - has a high school

There are more - go to My School DC and do a search by grade starting at 9

What about places like Creative Minds, Inspired Teaching, Mundo Verde, Two Rivers? Do you know if they have plans to add a highschool?

Mundo Verde is part of the DCI consortium. Don't know about the others.

[Anonymous]

DCI includes MV, LAMB, Elsie Stokes, Yu Ying, and DC Bilingual. So all of those have a path through high school.

[Anonymous]

Yes, there is an obvious answer: apply to test-in public schools, private schools, other charter schools. Keep an open mind all around at all levels. It's not like because you're in a charter school now that's what you need to do for years to come. School choice goes both ways and includes private school.

[Anonymous]

Hmm. So none of the others on that list have a HS option, so we'd have to re-apply to another school through the lottery, go to our inbound, or go private when the time comes. That's concerning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hmm. So none of the others on that list have a HS option, so we'd have to re-apply to another school through the lottery, go to our inbound, or go private when the time comes. That's concerning.

Or attend one of the application-only DCPS schools (Duke Ellington, SWW, Banneker, McKinley Tech). You apply through the lottery (my school dc) but the spaces are allocated based on merit. .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hmm. So none of the others on that list have a HS option, so we'd have to re-apply to another school through the lottery, go to our inbound, or go private when the time comes. That's concerning.

When does your child turn 3?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hmm. So none of the others on that list have a HS option, so we'd have to re-apply to another school through the lottery, go to our inbound, or go private when the time comes. That's concerning.

When does your child turn 3?

Next year, why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hmm. So none of the others on that list have a HS option, so we'd have to re-apply to another school through the lottery, go to our inbound, or go private when the time comes. That's concerning.

Or attend one of the application-only DCPS schools (Duke Ellington, SWW, Banneker, McKinley Tech). You apply through the lottery (my school dc) but the spaces are allocated based on merit. .

How is it merit based if you apply through the lottery?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hmm. So none of the others on that list have a HS option, so we'd have to re-apply to another school through the lottery, go to our inbound, or go private when the time comes. That's concerning.

When does your child turn 3?

Next year, why?

Go this year to the school expo - you will find all the information on schools you need there.

[Anonymous]

Because you have a lot of time and much will change by the time they are ready for HS.

- not the one who asked you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because you have a lot of time and much will change by the time they are ready for HS.

- not the one who asked you.

You're probably right, but when making the decision between public and private I'd like to know what the options and prospects are as it stands today, not what may or may not be down the road.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hmm. So none of the others on that list have a HS option, so we'd have to re-apply to another school through the lottery, go to our inbound, or go private when the time comes. That's concerning.

Or attend one of the application-only DCPS schools (Duke Ellington, SWW, Banneker, McKinley Tech). You apply through the lottery (my school dc) but the spaces are allocated based on merit. .

How is it merit based if you apply through the lottery?

Read the FAQ. Process is different for each school but can include essays, portfolios (auditions), transcripts and teacher recommendation letters. You apply through the lottery so that you can rank your desired application school against your IB or, if you are applying to more than one, rank them against each other.