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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I keep thinking that we're going to see an increase in students at our school as people leave privates to save some $. Charters don't have to manage a swell of kids- so will they be able to keep class sizes down and look relatively more appealing?[/quote]

Maybe next year.  This year, parents hit by the financial fallout considering charter school bargains over privates probably didn't think to apply in the lottery, at least not for elementary programs.  The MySchoolDC deadlines came and went before covid crisis hit DC.[/quote]

I don’t think OP wrote clearly. OP is asking if charters will look more popular because of private students now enrolling in their IB DCPS schools, leading to overcrowding there. Since charters only accept a set number and don’t need to enroll all IB students, they can control class sizes, theoretically making them more appealing. [/quote]

This.  We have not even begun to see the full economic effects of the shutdown yet. Yes DCPS schools will be even more crowded because they have to take all students in boundary K and up.  No doubt about it.

Also DCPS budget has a shortfall and they are losing all the head start money this coming school year.  So don’t expect more teachers aids or staff support.  They can’t even get enough tablets to all the kids who need it.  It’s a big mess.[/quote]

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