What are the odds OOB feeder rights will end?

[Anonymous]

We are rapidly approaching the top of the waitlist for a couple Hardy feeders for our late elementary child. What are the chances that OOB feeder rights will end in the next 2-3 years? What about for her little brother who would be going into 1st this year? We'd only make the school move if the hope is there for a feeder, otherwise the logistics are too tough.

[Anonymous]

Odds are low because the lack of diversity that would result is terrible on a policy and optics level both.

[Anonymous]

I think if it goes, there will be a lengthy grandfathering period.

But I do think we're getting close to a time when an OOB + at-risk student will get a higher lottery preference than an OOB, not at-risk student.

[Anonymous]

there we go again, don't you get tired of these threads with random endless speculations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:there we go again, don't you get tired of these threads with random endless speculations.

Try being an EOTP DCPS parent for a minute.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:there we go again, don't you get tired of these threads with random endless speculations.

Try being an EOTP DCPS parent for a minute.

DP, but f-off. I bet you don't care about all OOB but only certain OOB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:there we go again, don't you get tired of these threads with random endless speculations.

Try being an EOTP DCPS parent for a minute.

I am an EOTP parent and my point is no one knows, some people wants it to happen some people don't, so any speculation you will see here is about what people wants not what will actually happen.

[Anonymous]

I want EOTP at risk to be the only ones commuting westward, and boundary redraw is coming up in a couple years. I'm an EOTP parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I want EOTP at risk to be the only ones commuting westward, and boundary redraw is coming up in a couple years. I'm an EOTP parent.

+1. But hoo boy was there pushback on at risk set asides during the last boundary review.

[Anonymous]

I think your older kid is fine. Your younger kid is less certain, but it's more likely than not that he'd be grandfathered in as well.

The thing that seems less certain is whether your younger kid will get a slot as OOB sibling enrolled. If you have a year where a lot of the OOB 4th graders have 1st grade siblings and there are a lot of IB 1st graders too, you might not get a call until right before count day, or never.

Of course, you might also get a seat at a charter you prefer or find that Hardy isn't to your liking or find a dream job in Hawaii and move or something else. You'll never know 100%.

[Anonymous]

I'm tired of hearing this-- schools just need NOT accept OOB students.

Case closed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm tired of hearing this-- schools just need NOT accept OOB students.

Case closed.

Sure. You must also be prepared for years when your kids' classes will be somewhat overcrowded (say 30 kids) because there won't enough students to justify three 4th-grade classes instead of two.

There are 2 forces in DCPS that perpetuate the OOB system. The central office hopes that OOB will continue to ensure some level of racial diversity in the Wilson feeder schools --- and principals use their power to take OOB students to maintain class sizes.

[Anonymous]

I say chances are low. I know DCUM forgets they exist, but there are other middle/high schools beyond Hardy Deal and Wilson. There is no benefit for those schools to discontinue OOB feeder rights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm tired of hearing this-- schools just need NOT accept OOB students.

Case closed.

Sure. You must also be prepared for years when your kids' classes will be somewhat overcrowded (say 30 kids) because there won't enough students to justify three 4th-grade classes instead of two.

There are 2 forces in DCPS that perpetuate the OOB system. The central office hopes that OOB will continue to ensure some level of racial diversity in the Wilson feeder schools --- and principals use their power to take OOB students to maintain class sizes.

Ok......, see Montgomery County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I say chances are low. I know DCUM forgets they exist, but there are other middle/high schools beyond Hardy Deal and Wilson. There is no benefit for those schools to discontinue OOB feeder rights.

But my question is, if we eliminated out-of-boundary rights for middle school and high school, with the exception of at-risk students, how many would actually lose out? I have a strong sense that only Hardy, Deal, and Wilson would be affected.