Can MD residents enter DC charter lottery?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you have no intention of moving, but just want to avail yourself of a charter school. You have to pay. Here's what we did. We participated in the lottery and the school we wanted to pay "out of state" tuition. We were immediately given the last place on the wait list. We waited for the wait list to whittle down. As soon as our number was called we sprinted down to the school and fully enrolled. You have to do this quickly, because if a DC resident shows up you go behind them UNLESS you are fully enrolled. The school then sets up a mechanism for you to make payments which get send to OSSE, part of which is sent back to the charter to pay for your kid's services. In our case it worked because we were at a newer school. Once you're enrolled, they can't kick you out for a DC resident, and you're in for life as long as you keep paying. It's about 12K.

Problem solved, just tell the truth, what not of us like are dishonest cheats - if you pay tuition no problem

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks again, everybody. I think we'll apply with the MD address and see what happens. I'd actually LOVE to move back to DC. Lived there for 15 years but got priced out to PG county when we needed more space.

Good luck, OP. Be sure to note on your lottery application that you are a former DC resident, own property in DC, and will move back to DC if offered a spot. Hopefully, that will allow you to keep whatever position you draw in the lottery rather than have the school move you to the bottom of the wait list.

[Anonymous]

17:37 Ok, what school? Curiosity is pouring out here...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:17:37 Ok, what school? Curiosity is pouring out here...

Sela.

[Anonymous]

Actually, Sela is one of the more intriguing new charter schools, and it seems to have benefited from the City Paper story.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you have no intention of moving, but just want to avail yourself of a charter school. You have to pay. Here's what we did. We participated in the lottery and the school we wanted to pay "out of state" tuition. We were immediately given the last place on the wait list. We waited for the wait list to whittle down. As soon as our number was called we sprinted down to the school and fully enrolled. You have to do this quickly, because if a DC resident shows up you go behind them UNLESS you are fully enrolled. The school then sets up a mechanism for you to make payments which get send to OSSE, part of which is sent back to the charter to pay for your kid's services. In our case it worked because we were at a newer school. Once you're enrolled, they can't kick you out for a DC resident, and you're in for life as long as you keep paying. It's about 12K.

Problem solved, just tell the truth, what not of us like are dishonest cheats - if you pay tuition no problem

So...on the flip side, you are saying that once your kid is in, you can then move out of DC, start paying tuition and not have to live in DC anymore to keep your kid in the charter?

[Anonymous]

That's a secret technicality, which hasn't really been addressed because it hasn't become an issue. Once enough families try to pull this and the system is overrun with tuition paying non-DC residents, they'll pull the plug.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you have no intention of moving, but just want to avail yourself of a charter school. You have to pay. Here's what we did. We participated in the lottery and the school we wanted to pay "out of state" tuition. We were immediately given the last place on the wait list. We waited for the wait list to whittle down. As soon as our number was called we sprinted down to the school and fully enrolled. You have to do this quickly, because if a DC resident shows up you go behind them UNLESS you are fully enrolled. The school then sets up a mechanism for you to make payments which get send to OSSE, part of which is sent back to the charter to pay for your kid's services. In our case it worked because we were at a newer school. Once you're enrolled, they can't kick you out for a DC resident, and you're in for life as long as you keep paying. It's about 12K.

Problem solved, just tell the truth, what not of us like are dishonest cheats - if you pay tuition no problem

So...on the flip side, you are saying that once your kid is in, you can then move out of DC, start paying tuition and not have to live in DC anymore to keep your kid in the charter?

Yes, and you get sibling preference. Realistically, it's not a big deal. Families get in when charters are young, but not enough of them to "overrun the school" because until they fully enroll, they get displaced by DC residents who get in. YY has a handful of families who are in this category. Bridges also has out-of-state residents. Once the school grows and demand is higher, non-DC residents won't get off the wait list.

[Anonymous]

Why couldn't you enter if you didn't live in DC? We moved to DC last year and we entered the lotteries with our address in another state. We didn't get put on the waitlist and they made us prove our residence once we got in (by that time we were living in DC).

[Anonymous]

How much is out-of-state tuition in DC? It can't be comparable to, say, Sidwell, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How much is out-of-state tuition in DC? It can't be comparable to, say, Sidwell, right?

I wouldn't think so. If you got into a good one it may be worth paying especially if it were near my office.

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Anonymous wrote:How much is out-of-state tuition in DC? It can't be comparable to, say, Sidwell, right?

I wouldn't think so. If you got into a good one it may be worth paying especially if it were near my office.

It's about $12,000 for elementary, more if your child has SNs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why couldn't you enter if you didn't live in DC? We moved to DC last year and we entered the lotteries with our address in another state. We didn't get put on the waitlist and they made us prove our residence once we got in (by that time we were living in DC).

Did you not read the pages and pages of comments, or do you just want to fire this all up over again. READ!!

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Anonymous wrote:And, non-residents can attend if they pay the tuition cost.

But you have to get in first!! There are thousands who live in DC who don't get in.

But there are also tens of thousands who did get into charters - including some out-of-state residents at charters paying tuition. Luck of the draw.

Wrong. You cannot just enter the lottery with a MD address and get a spot before a DC resident. Flat. out. lie.

Yes you can. I was out of state and I told the school that. My child was admitted and we moved to DC.