I do not know any boundary cheaters and nor am I a boundary cheater. I DO wonder if the MoCo boards are filled with people railing about the number of DC kids enrolled in their schools. I think it's a wash -- the number of Maryland boundary cheaters in DC is likely roughly equal to the number of boundary cheaters from DC enrolled in MD or VA schools.

There are a lot of charter schools east of the river, where the public schools are truly dismal and parents have lost all faith in the system.

The purpose of this discussion is for you to hear from current moms with Preschool and PreK-aged kids. The first
generation of Dctwins (the "2005 cohort") now has a year and a half of
preschool and preK under its collective belt. Our kids have gone to
a range of preschools, from private to charter schools to public schools, and all
have lived to tell about it. My kids are at HD Cooke, other twin
parents have kids at Lamb, Bridges, Apple Tree, West Elementary,
Communikids, Murch, Bancroft, and others.

We are pulling together a meeting so that we can share our
experiences, so that you other parents have some tools at your disposal
when making decisions about what to do in the future. Many of us want
to stay in the District - this discussion should help you decide if
the school options out there look good, at least for the short-term. This is an informal discussion so that you can hear from actual real live parents who have survived the school choice morass.

We will also talk about what lies ahead for us next year, as the first cohort enters Kindergarten.

Where: All Souls Church Unitarian, 1500 Harvard St NW
When: 2/16/10, 7:15 PM in Pierce Hall. You are encouraged to bring refreshments for the reception afterwards.
More information is available on the DCUM calendar

--Libbie Buchele