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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What percentage of slots will be at risk? Presumably thr total composition will be higher than that bc at risk kids could get in thru the regular lotto too. [/quote]

Yes, that's the point.  But it would not have been zero.  It's an incremental change and not that big of a deal.  [/quote]

Disagree.

1) 15-30% is a big deal.  Non-sibling families currently have about a 17% of getting into Latin for 5th grade through the lottery; that will go down significantly for them with the at-risk prioritization.

2) There is a lot we don't know.  Is at-risk going to be prioritized over sibling?  If so, that will have even more impact.

3) After the first-year, at-risk will also be able to get sibling preference for brothers and sisters, so that will give the latter a double preference starting the year after next.  Given that around 50% of DCPS is at-risk that mean that 5th grade Latin slots will be fewer and fewer every year.

Incremental change?  No big deal?  Nah.[/quote]

That's not how it works.  A sibling that is at-risk doesn't get to take up two seats. [/quote]

Right, but unless Latin calculates its at-risk percentage carefully ahead of time using sibling data, they’re going to offer x sibling spots and y at risk spots every year, making the at-risk percentage even higher year over year.

I wish them good luck, but it’s going to make the school an unattractive option for middle class families. People flee to Latin not for the academics (which are not any better than many DCPS) but for the cohort of high performing kids and the guaranteed feed through high school. Turn it into another Eastern or Dunbar and people simply wont go. [/quote]
LOL. The goal for Latin was not to be a haven for middle class families, it was to provide a classical education to the children of DC. The school has gotten progressively more wealthy and middle class, and the admin wants to get the at-risk percentage back up to where it used to be. Because the entry point is only fifth grade (and a few seats at 9th), it's going to take several years before the overall at-risk percentages go up. In fact, we were apprised that the at-risk percentages might be stagnant for a while as the current cohort of middle school students has the lowest at-risk percentage yet.

And really, are there "many" DCPS that have same or better academics than Latin? I think you should start another thread with this information because we are desperate for good middle school options in this city. People will be delighted to learn that DCPS has "many"![/quote]

Instead of using coded language, why don't you just say out loud what you (and many at DCPS) really mean: You hate middle class families.[/quote]

sour grapes[/quote]

Or they could allow entries in other grades.  Oh, but our model, our precious precious model, our culture which is so special that it would be ruined by adding more of the kids we say we want to serve![/quote]

Your cynical responses just proved my point. It's obvious you're pi$$ed that some families might do slightly better in school.[/quote]

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