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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hello, my family is moving to DC this summer.  My son will be PreK age, and will enter kindergarten in 2014.  He is currently in a dual language program (Spanish/English), and I feel very strongly about keeping him in a public dual language program during his elementary school years (and beyond, if possible).  I've done a fair bit of research about DC's dual language options, and the varying admissions policies are making my dizzy.

The Oyster-Adams website claims that if you live in-boundary, attending that school is a right/entitlement once the child enters kindergarten.  Is this correct?  No lottery for in-boundary K-8 kids?  If we lived in-boundary, I'd just go to the school and sign him up?  [b]Elsewhere on this website, folks have posted that O-A has certain preferences for OOB and IB kids, combined with sibling preferences.  This info is conflicted.[/b]

And what about the other schools: Bancroft, Bruce-Monroe, Cleveland, Columbia Heights, Marie Reed, and Tyler?  Are those schools all by preferences and/or lottery, or are there any guaranteed admissions based on in-boundary status?

Other than LAMB PCS, are there other Spanish/English dual language charter schools?

Thanks![/quote]

People may have been talking about pre-K, which is lottery-based at all DC public schools, although preference is given to in-bound with sibling, in-bound, OOB with sibling, OOB with proximity, and the general public-- in that order (although at immersion schools there is also some weight given to families where Spanish is the dominant household language).  If you are in-bound you are guaranteed a spot starting in kindergarten.

I would figure out which school you want and then try to get a place to live.  Charters are absolutely not guaranteed and are getting harder to get into every year.

Oyster is considered the best of the DCPS options.  I would also consider Bancroft and Marie Reed.  I don't know much about the other options.[/quote]

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