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Anonymous wrote:The charter/DCPS dynamic is not too hard to understand. When offered choice, most parents are going to choose the school that will best serve their family.

WOTP, if you are looking for free education, you go to your local IB. The wide view is that the IB DCPS options are much stronger than any of the charters. This goes for ES, MS, and HS. Most WOTP parents are blissfully unaware of how the lottery even works. We live WOTP and I know of exactly two families who send their kids to charters.

EOTP, if you are IB for Brent, Maury, and increasingly LT, you go to your IB. The families at JO and Watkins are mixed. Everyone else tries for charters and goes IB only if they strike out in the lottery and would rather try their IB than move. Why is that? Because the charters provide a better education.

It is not because EOTP families are more dedicated to immersion or any of the other specialized things that charters sometimes offer. It is also not because the charters are more convenient to Hill families than they are to NW families. It is simply because their IB options are not as strong.

The situation has little to do with charter schools (except that they provided a bandaid to HIll families with poor IB options who wanted to stay in their houses.). it has everything to do with DCPS. Very few families would choose a far-flung charter with a strong neighborhood school down the street and the situation WOTP illustrates that well.

Why do people go straight to CH when talking about EOTP? There is a lot of area EOTP before you even get to CH. Many schools that have high IB rates too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The charter/DCPS dynamic is not too hard to understand. When offered choice, most parents are going to choose the school that will best serve their family.

WOTP, if you are looking for free education, you go to your local IB. The wide view is that the IB DCPS options are much stronger than any of the charters. This goes for ES, MS, and HS. Most WOTP parents are blissfully unaware of how the lottery even works. We live WOTP and I know of exactly two families who send their kids to charters.

EOTP, if you are IB for Brent, Maury, and increasingly LT, you go to your IB. The families at JO and Watkins are mixed. Everyone else tries for charters and goes IB only if they strike out in the lottery and would rather try their IB than move. Why is that? Because the charters provide a better education.

It is not because EOTP families are more dedicated to immersion or any of the other specialized things that charters sometimes offer. It is also not because the charters are more convenient to Hill families than they are to NW families. It is simply because their IB options are not as strong.

The situation has little to do with charter schools (except that they provided a bandaid to HIll families with poor IB options who wanted to stay in their houses.). it has everything to do with DCPS. Very few families would choose a far-flung charter with a strong neighborhood school down the street and the situation WOTP illustrates that well.

Why do people go straight to CH when talking about EOTP? There is a lot of area EOTP before you even get to CH. Many schools that have high IB rates too.

I think you must have young kids. Virtually everyone I know at our Deal/JR feeder lotteries for Latin in 4th and some to Basis and DCI. Some have even lotteried into Hardy for its smaller size. The vast majority go to Deal, but everyone is keenly aware that there are options.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The charter/DCPS dynamic is not too hard to understand. When offered choice, most parents are going to choose the school that will best serve their family.

WOTP, if you are looking for free education, you go to your local IB. The wide view is that the IB DCPS options are much stronger than any of the charters. This goes for ES, MS, and HS. Most WOTP parents are blissfully unaware of how the lottery even works. We live WOTP and I know of exactly two families who send their kids to charters.

EOTP, if you are IB for Brent, Maury, and increasingly LT, you go to your IB. The families at JO and Watkins are mixed. Everyone else tries for charters and goes IB only if they strike out in the lottery and would rather try their IB than move. Why is that? Because the charters provide a better education.

It is not because EOTP families are more dedicated to immersion or any of the other specialized things that charters sometimes offer. It is also not because the charters are more convenient to Hill families than they are to NW families. It is simply because their IB options are not as strong.

The situation has little to do with charter schools (except that they provided a bandaid to HIll families with poor IB options who wanted to stay in their houses.). it has everything to do with DCPS. Very few families would choose a far-flung charter with a strong neighborhood school down the street and the situation WOTP illustrates that well.

Why do people go straight to CH when talking about EOTP? There is a lot of area EOTP before you even get to CH. Many schools that have high IB rates too.

Which DCPS schools EotP have high IB rates for UMC families? Hardly any.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The charter/DCPS dynamic is not too hard to understand. When offered choice, most parents are going to choose the school that will best serve their family.

WOTP, if you are looking for free education, you go to your local IB. The wide view is that the IB DCPS options are much stronger than any of the charters. This goes for ES, MS, and HS. Most WOTP parents are blissfully unaware of how the lottery even works. We live WOTP and I know of exactly two families who send their kids to charters.

EOTP, if you are IB for Brent, Maury, and increasingly LT, you go to your IB. The families at JO and Watkins are mixed. Everyone else tries for charters and goes IB only if they strike out in the lottery and would rather try their IB than move. Why is that? Because the charters provide a better education.

It is not because EOTP families are more dedicated to immersion or any of the other specialized things that charters sometimes offer. It is also not because the charters are more convenient to Hill families than they are to NW families. It is simply because their IB options are not as strong.

The situation has little to do with charter schools (except that they provided a bandaid to HIll families with poor IB options who wanted to stay in their houses.). it has everything to do with DCPS. Very few families would choose a far-flung charter with a strong neighborhood school down the street and the situation WOTP illustrates that well.

Why do people go straight to CH when talking about EOTP? There is a lot of area EOTP before you even get to CH. Many schools that have high IB rates too.

Which DCPS schools EotP have high IB rates for UMC families? Hardly any.

DP but: Shepherd, Whittier, increasingly Takoma. I also know many UMC families that are excited about Lewis, but I'll grant that their kids are still young so that might change.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The charter/DCPS dynamic is not too hard to understand. When offered choice, most parents are going to choose the school that will best serve their family.

WOTP, if you are looking for free education, you go to your local IB. The wide view is that the IB DCPS options are much stronger than any of the charters. This goes for ES, MS, and HS. Most WOTP parents are blissfully unaware of how the lottery even works. We live WOTP and I know of exactly two families who send their kids to charters.

EOTP, if you are IB for Brent, Maury, and increasingly LT, you go to your IB. The families at JO and Watkins are mixed. Everyone else tries for charters and goes IB only if they strike out in the lottery and would rather try their IB than move. Why is that? Because the charters provide a better education.

It is not because EOTP families are more dedicated to immersion or any of the other specialized things that charters sometimes offer. It is also not because the charters are more convenient to Hill families than they are to NW families. It is simply because their IB options are not as strong.

The situation has little to do with charter schools (except that they provided a bandaid to HIll families with poor IB options who wanted to stay in their houses.). it has everything to do with DCPS. Very few families would choose a far-flung charter with a strong neighborhood school down the street and the situation WOTP illustrates that well.

Why do people go straight to CH when talking about EOTP? There is a lot of area EOTP before you even get to CH. Many schools that have high IB rates too.

Which DCPS schools EotP have high IB rates for UMC families? Hardly any.

DP but: Shepherd, Whittier, increasingly Takoma. I also know many UMC families that are excited about Lewis, but I'll grant that their kids are still young so that might change.

At Burroughs, the abundance of nearby charters definitely has an impact on their IB percentage, but it is also starting to get more buy-in from UMC families in the neighborhood. The recent PARCC scores demonstrated they are closing the performance gap, and in some cases more than that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The charter/DCPS dynamic is not too hard to understand. When offered choice, most parents are going to choose the school that will best serve their family.

WOTP, if you are looking for free education, you go to your local IB. The wide view is that the IB DCPS options are much stronger than any of the charters. This goes for ES, MS, and HS. Most WOTP parents are blissfully unaware of how the lottery even works. We live WOTP and I know of exactly two families who send their kids to charters.

EOTP, if you are IB for Brent, Maury, and increasingly LT, you go to your IB. The families at JO and Watkins are mixed. Everyone else tries for charters and goes IB only if they strike out in the lottery and would rather try their IB than move. Why is that? Because the charters provide a better education.

It is not because EOTP families are more dedicated to immersion or any of the other specialized things that charters sometimes offer. It is also not because the charters are more convenient to Hill families than they are to NW families. It is simply because their IB options are not as strong.

The situation has little to do with charter schools (except that they provided a bandaid to HIll families with poor IB options who wanted to stay in their houses.). it has everything to do with DCPS. Very few families would choose a far-flung charter with a strong neighborhood school down the street and the situation WOTP illustrates that well.

Why do people go straight to CH when talking about EOTP? There is a lot of area EOTP before you even get to CH. Many schools that have high IB rates too.

Which DCPS schools EotP have high IB rates for UMC families? Hardly any.

DP but: Shepherd, Whittier, increasingly Takoma. I also know many UMC families that are excited about Lewis, but I'll grant that their kids are still young so that might change.

Bancroft, Oyster, Ross

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The charter/DCPS dynamic is not too hard to understand. When offered choice, most parents are going to choose the school that will best serve their family.

WOTP, if you are looking for free education, you go to your local IB. The wide view is that the IB DCPS options are much stronger than any of the charters. This goes for ES, MS, and HS. Most WOTP parents are blissfully unaware of how the lottery even works. We live WOTP and I know of exactly two families who send their kids to charters.

EOTP, if you are IB for Brent, Maury, and increasingly LT, you go to your IB. The families at JO and Watkins are mixed. Everyone else tries for charters and goes IB only if they strike out in the lottery and would rather try their IB than move. Why is that? Because the charters provide a better education.

It is not because EOTP families are more dedicated to immersion or any of the other specialized things that charters sometimes offer. It is also not because the charters are more convenient to Hill families than they are to NW families. It is simply because their IB options are not as strong.

The situation has little to do with charter schools (except that they provided a bandaid to HIll families with poor IB options who wanted to stay in their houses.). it has everything to do with DCPS. Very few families would choose a far-flung charter with a strong neighborhood school down the street and the situation WOTP illustrates that well.

Why do people go straight to CH when talking about EOTP? There is a lot of area EOTP before you even get to CH. Many schools that have high IB rates too.

I read "CH" as Columbia Heights. I was so, so lost about this comment until I realized you meant Cap Hill.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The charter/DCPS dynamic is not too hard to understand. When offered choice, most parents are going to choose the school that will best serve their family.

WOTP, if you are looking for free education, you go to your local IB. The wide view is that the IB DCPS options are much stronger than any of the charters. This goes for ES, MS, and HS. Most WOTP parents are blissfully unaware of how the lottery even works. We live WOTP and I know of exactly two families who send their kids to charters.

EOTP, if you are IB for Brent, Maury, and increasingly LT, you go to your IB. The families at JO and Watkins are mixed. Everyone else tries for charters and goes IB only if they strike out in the lottery and would rather try their IB than move. Why is that? Because the charters provide a better education.

It is not because EOTP families are more dedicated to immersion or any of the other specialized things that charters sometimes offer. It is also not because the charters are more convenient to Hill families than they are to NW families. It is simply because their IB options are not as strong.

The situation has little to do with charter schools (except that they provided a bandaid to HIll families with poor IB options who wanted to stay in their houses.). it has everything to do with DCPS. Very few families would choose a far-flung charter with a strong neighborhood school down the street and the situation WOTP illustrates that well.

Why do people go straight to CH when talking about EOTP? There is a lot of area EOTP before you even get to CH. Many schools that have high IB rates too.

Which DCPS schools EotP have high IB rates for UMC families? Hardly any.

DP but: Shepherd, Whittier, increasingly Takoma. I also know many UMC families that are excited about Lewis, but I'll grant that their kids are still young so that might change.

Bancroft, Oyster, Ross

These feed into Deal/JR, Adams/JR, and SWWFS. Not exactly comparing like to like.

[Anonymous]

there are plenty of eotp dcps elementary schools that ppl attend without having struck out in the charter school lottery other than the 3-5 on the above posters list

[Anonymous]

Garrison and Seaton. Do people start leaving in 3rd grade? Yes. But do they love the school and leave for reasons having nothing to do with the quality of the education at the school, also yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The charter/DCPS dynamic is not too hard to understand. When offered choice, most parents are going to choose the school that will best serve their family.

WOTP, if you are looking for free education, you go to your local IB. The wide view is that the IB DCPS options are much stronger than any of the charters. This goes for ES, MS, and HS. Most WOTP parents are blissfully unaware of how the lottery even works. We live WOTP and I know of exactly two families who send their kids to charters.

EOTP, if you are IB for Brent, Maury, and increasingly LT, you go to your IB. The families at JO and Watkins are mixed. Everyone else tries for charters and goes IB only if they strike out in the lottery and would rather try their IB than move. Why is that? Because the charters provide a better education.

It is not because EOTP families are more dedicated to immersion or any of the other specialized things that charters sometimes offer. It is also not because the charters are more convenient to Hill families than they are to NW families. It is simply because their IB options are not as strong.

The situation has little to do with charter schools (except that they provided a bandaid to HIll families with poor IB options who wanted to stay in their houses.). it has everything to do with DCPS. Very few families would choose a far-flung charter with a strong neighborhood school down the street and the situation WOTP illustrates that well.

Why do people go straight to CH when talking about EOTP? There is a lot of area EOTP before you even get to CH. Many schools that have high IB rates too.

Which DCPS schools EotP have high IB rates for UMC families? Hardly any.

DP but: Shepherd, Whittier, increasingly Takoma. I also know many UMC families that are excited about Lewis, but I'll grant that their kids are still young so that might change.

Bancroft, Oyster, Ross

I’ve started driving past Bancroft during my commute because of the awful traffic on beach drive. It is an absolutely lovely school.