Rising 9th Grader moving from out of town.
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Anonymous
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A friend with a foster child is moving to DC. (long story). The child is a rising 9th grader and a Spanish speaker. She has been going to
school in English the last year virtually. I would appreciate any tips of schools to look at or ideas for the lottery. TIA |
Anonymous
| Is there an IEP? Honestly best bet is to move to the Wilson zone. |
Anonymous
| Is this to make a lottery list for the fall, or do they need a school right now? |
Anonymous
| The deadline for the lottery for 9th graders in 2/1. I highly encourage you to enter a submit an application - even if it is not perfect, at least you will have a chance at an option. |
Anonymous
| I would put Eastern, Coolidge, Thurgood Marshall, the Friendship and KIPP charters, and Washington Leadership Academy. And Washington Latin and DCI if he likes to study in Spanish. |
Anonymous
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You don't have to lottery for your in-bounds school. Do they know where they'll be living yet?
Wilson is the in-bound high school with the highest test scores. Eastern offers an IB program and a health sciences academy that helps students become EMTs--Capitol Hill and other nearby neighborhoods go there. Roosevelt probably has the most Spanish speakers, if that is important to her. Columbia Heights Education Campus has a lot too but an application is required. Other application high schools include School Without Walls, Banneker, McKinley Tech (science-focused), Ellington (arts), Phelps (mostly vo-tech). There are also charter schools. If you know the neighborhood where they're living that might help with advice. If the kid needs special ed, remediation, or advanced classes or has a special interest that might also help--not all DC high schools have marching band or sports or school plays or other things the kid might want. |
Anonymous
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OP- I need help for the lottery.
Does anyone know anything about about the architecture charter near Gallaudet? Learning English is a concern. Do all schools need to provide services, no matter where she gets in? Many thanks! |
Anonymous
| All schools provide English Language Learner services. You might look at Cardozo if the child really speaks very little English at all, because they have a special program, but I would not recommend it otherwise |
Anonymous
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Commute should be considered as it contributes immensely to truancy in HS. Without knowing where a person is living it is hard to give recommendations. Also, ask about what size school they want- there are quite a few options for HS and the size can really impact sports/extra curricular, etc.
Other Schools not yet mentioned with a high percent of Spanish speaking students (including new comers) are CHEC (Columbia Heights Education Campus- bigger/comprehensive-like HS in DCPS) and E.L. Haynes (charter and smaller- about 400 students in total). Don’t know if that is important. Wilson is an option you will hear a lot about here but getting in may be difficult (unless you can move in-boundary). The odds of getting in to DCI or Latin is so low it won’t be good to get too excited about these (but never hurts to rank them). Look at MySchool DC - but remember the deadline for HS is tomorrow. |
Anonymous
1. It is federal requirement that public schools provide services for students who are English Language Learners. The issue is how this is actually executed. A school not mentioned - but that might be a good fit is Capital City Public Charter School. They have a solid High School and a large native Spanish Speaking population. I know of a child who attended Phelps - in general it is not considered a highly selective program. |