Proximity Preference 0.5 mile for charters

[Anonymous]

Bowsers going to announce a proximity preference for families living 0.5 mile from a charter. Will start in SY 18.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bowsers going to announce a proximity preference for families living 0.5 mile from a charter. Will start in SY 18.

Source?

[Anonymous]

You can read more here: http://wamu.org/story/17/01/30/new-policy-d-c-charter-schools-will-able-give-preference-neighborhood-kids-admissions-lottery/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bowsers going to announce a proximity preference for families living 0.5 mile from a charter. Will start in SY 18.

Source?

http://wamu.org/story/17/01/30/new-policy-d-c-charter-schools-will-able-give-preference-neighborhood-kids-admissions-lottery/

[Anonymous]

Oh, boy.

[Anonymous]

Will this apply to citywide dcps like sws?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will this apply to citywide dcps like sws?

The article says it's specific to charters and also that it's a preference option, not a requirement.

[Anonymous]

Hmm. Neighborhood school advocate here (and have a kid enrolled at our increasingly popular Ward 4 neighborhood school that has no charters nearby).

On the one hand, I like that this may cut down on traffic across the city, since conceivably fewer families will be schlepping across town for schools.

OTOH, this seems that it might undermine neighborhood schools that have some momentum. Could lead to charters effectively replacing neighborhood schools in some areas.

Other thoughts?

[Anonymous]

Optional preference to be offered if the school wants it. Will be interesting to see if any HRCS go for it.

[Anonymous]

https://dme.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-kicks-education-week-announces-change-dc%E2%80%99s-school-lottery-system

[Anonymous]

What happens if a charter moves?

[Anonymous]

The IB schools must also be more than .5 mile away. I wonder how many students this applies to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The IB schools must also be more than .5 mile away. I wonder how many students this applies to.

It applies to a lot of schools in Ward 8. I strongly suspect that's who it will mostly affect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The IB schools must also be more than .5 mile away. I wonder how many students this applies to.

It applies to a lot of schools in Ward 8. I strongly suspect that's who it will mostly affect.

I can't imagine it will have much of an effect in Brookland, where there are a lot of good charters. Most of us are within 1/2 mile to our elementary school since there are several in our neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Making it more complicated is going to benefit those who can navigate it best. I think this benefits the wealthy who can figure the system out and buy in specific locations to take advantage of it.

For example, there are going to be certain houses that are <.5 mi to a target HRCS and >.5mi from their DCPS. I could find those houses. I highly doubt those who are economically disadvantaged could.