Lottery WL data will be released 4/6 on MySchoolDC website

[Anonymous]

Just FYI. This was stated on the DC PCSB's twitter feed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just FYI. This was stated on the DC PCSB's twitter feed.

So we will be able to see the length of the waitlists? Does it matter? Doesn't change your position on it, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just FYI. This was stated on the DC PCSB's twitter feed.

So we will be able to see the length of the waitlists? Does it matter? Doesn't change your position on it, right?

Not sure what they're disclosing. But it's better than trying to crowd-source it here.

[Anonymous]

What data do they share? How many students got in off their waitlist last year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What data do they share? How many students got in off their waitlist last year?

Right now on MSDC you can see 1) how many students were admitted in round 1 and 2) how many wait lists offers were made at various points during the summer and as of 10/30/16. https://public.tableau.com/profile/aaron2446#!/vizhome/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData/MSDCPublicDisplay

Last year the DCPCSB released more data for the charter schools - including how many total applicants there were to each charter school. That data seems to have been removed from their website now (or at least I can't find it). DCPS did not follow suit.

I don't know what DCPCSB will release this year.

[Anonymous]

It seems they won't be disclosing the length of the waitlist. You can read the minutes of the MSDC Board meeting where this was decided here.

..."Board members expressed concern about the misinterpretation of waitlist data
as indicative of school quality. Board Member Wright thought that some parents
would be dissuaded from applying to schools without waitlists, and several members
agreed. Even though some data are already public through the DCPS and PCSB
websites, some Board members felt that consolidating it would highlight schools with
low waitlists which parents could misinterpret as low performing. ..."

http://www.myschooldc.org/sites/default/files/u22/clb-meeting-minutes-2416.pdf

[Anonymous]

Really helpful. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems they won't be disclosing the length of the waitlist. You can read the minutes of the MSDC Board meeting where this was decided here.

..."Board members expressed concern about the misinterpretation of waitlist data
as indicative of school quality. Board Member Wright thought that some parents
would be dissuaded from applying to schools without waitlists, and several members
agreed. Even though some data are already public through the DCPS and PCSB
websites, some Board members felt that consolidating it would highlight schools with
low waitlists which parents could misinterpret as low performing. ..."

http://www.myschooldc.org/sites/default/files/u22/clb-meeting-minutes-2416.pdf

that's a ridiculous assumption. flip it around and data on low waitlists may provide an incentive for parents to prioritize schools where they have a greater chance of lottery success.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems they won't be disclosing the length of the waitlist. You can read the minutes of the MSDC Board meeting where this was decided here.

..."Board members expressed concern about the misinterpretation of waitlist data
as indicative of school quality. Board Member Wright thought that some parents
would be dissuaded from applying to schools without waitlists, and several members
agreed. Even though some data are already public through the DCPS and PCSB
websites, some Board members felt that consolidating it would highlight schools with
low waitlists which parents could misinterpret as low performing. ..."

http://www.myschooldc.org/sites/default/files/u22/clb-meeting-minutes-2416.pdf

that's a ridiculous assumption. flip it around and data on low waitlists may provide an incentive for parents to prioritize schools where they have a greater chance of lottery success.

This is only for DCPS. DCPCS still may release.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems they won't be disclosing the length of the waitlist. You can read the minutes of the MSDC Board meeting where this was decided here.

..."Board members expressed concern about the misinterpretation of waitlist data
as indicative of school quality. Board Member Wright thought that some parents
would be dissuaded from applying to schools without waitlists, and several members
agreed. Even though some data are already public through the DCPS and PCSB
websites, some Board members felt that consolidating it would highlight schools with
low waitlists which parents could misinterpret as low performing. ..."

http://www.myschooldc.org/sites/default/files/u22/clb-meeting-minutes-2416.pdf

that's a ridiculous assumption. flip it around and data on low waitlists may provide an incentive for parents to prioritize schools where they have a greater chance of lottery success.

This is only for DCPS. DCPCS still may release.

I don't think so. Their tweets specifically say that data will be released by MSDC on 4/6.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems they won't be disclosing the length of the waitlist. You can read the minutes of the MSDC Board meeting where this was decided here.

..."Board members expressed concern about the misinterpretation of waitlist data
as indicative of school quality. Board Member Wright thought that some parents
would be dissuaded from applying to schools without waitlists, and several members
agreed. Even though some data are already public through the DCPS and PCSB
websites, some Board members felt that consolidating it would highlight schools with
low waitlists which parents could misinterpret as low performing. ..."

http://www.myschooldc.org/sites/default/files/u22/clb-meeting-minutes-2416.pdf

that's a ridiculous assumption. flip it around and data on low waitlists may provide an incentive for parents to prioritize schools where they have a greater chance of lottery success.

+1 though from the posts on this board sounds like there are 0 DCPS safeties for preschool in several neighborhoods like Capitol Hill. It could still be helpful for upper grades.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone seen this data yet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone seen this data yet?

No - I've been looking but nothing yet.

[Anonymous]

Found DCPS https://dcps.dc.gov/node/1150887

You can get to both sectors data from this page -
scroll down to find "school level data' section http://www.myschooldc.org/resources/data

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Found DCPS https://dcps.dc.gov/node/1150887

You can get to both sectors data from this page -
scroll down to find "school level data' section http://www.myschooldc.org/resources/data

Yeah, thanks. I was aware of that DCPS page but it only shows data from previous years, right? not for the current 17-18 lottery, right?