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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would love to hear the pro/con on why a neighborhood preference for a charter is a good thing.  Or a bad thing.

My initial thought is that Ward 5 and northeastern Ward 4 have a ton of charters that are there because there were declining numbers of students in the public schools that then closed.  So establishing a neighborhood preference for schools like Stokes or Capital City would overserve the locals and underserve citywide demand. On that basis I would oppose a neighborhood preference as long as charter facility growth keeps following DCPS declining enrollment and school closures, rather than being directed toward true areas of growth in the City, e.g., Ward 1, southern Ward 4, and a few other areas.  For example, if Shaed closed because of underenrollment, would a local preference for a school that locates there be a good citywide initiative?

What do you think?[/quote]

As more and more kids get into charters, I agree there's a growing need for a more rational system to reduce crazy transportation needs and to increase parent involvement. So, some kind of neighborhood preference may make sense. Having said that, this has to be done in a way that doesn't destroy the nature of the charter.

What about maintaining one single lottery, but giving 2 "tickets" instead of one to kids within the school's Ward or some kind of boundary? That provides a relative preference, but not any absolute right.[/quote]

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