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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For all those who think additional schools can join the DCI cohort,to me it looks like even the 4 first schools won't be able to guarantee admission for all of their students. Do the math:

1000 kids in 7 grade levels from 6th to 12th. That is about 142 kids per grade. Split evenly by 4 feeder schools allows each school to send only 36 new 6th graders each year. How many kids are in the grade level cohorts at these schools?[/quote]

You forget attrition.  Folks in Wash DC are constantly on the move.  Every year there are transfers out of these charters, many due to moves, some for other reasons.  The feeder schools only accept new students up through the 2nd grade.  That means they lose students in the 3rd, 4th and 5th grade and have no way of replacing the the lost ones.  I suspect there will be even MORE attrition after the 5th grade as some parents traditionally opt for privates or suburban schools at that point.

So relax, there will be plenty of room for your kid at DCI.  [/quote]

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