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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm pretty sure there is some sort of system. My nephew goes to Dora Kennedy and the vast majority of his classmates are children of French speaking immigrants. If the lottery is completely blind, how does that happen? [/quote]

It may be that most who apply speak the language at home and can support the student. I love the idea but wouldn't select that program because I wouldn't be able to help my child.

I'm not sure if it is fixed or not, but transparency is always good. I tried two times. The first child did not get in, but the second 4 years later did.[/quote]

+1, FWIW my child goes to one of the Montessoris and many of his classmates are children of African/Caribbean immigrants. I think this area has large immigrant population as it is, and those from francophone countries are probably disproportionately drawn to a French immersion school.

As for the lottery transparency, I agree the system PGCPS uses is not very sophisticated, but just look in DC where there is scandal after scandal of mayoral staff and appointees getting to skip the lottery and place their kids wherever they want. 
I do wish our lottery had a way to rank multiple schools the way DC’s does though. [/quote]

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