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FARMS families get reduced aftercare costs at all schools.[/quote]

Yes, they do.  The question is, once the reduction is in place, is the family still paying essentially the same amount as other schools charge non-FARMS families for aftercare?  And if that remaining amount is equivalent to full fee aftercare elsewhere, is the school in a position to/interested in/trying to do something so that that, alone, is not the factor that forces an otherwise committed family to decline a spot?

It may be that there are very very few families who have been in this position of having to deny a slot at a highly sought-after charter just because of aftercare costs.  But I know 2 such families at my school and I've only been there for a year (they are families I met at open houses).  So it is happening, and it's heartbreaking to me frankly, given that charters started in DC as a way to provide quality education to students who were totally being failed by DCPS.  Both MV and YY offer really unusual and exciting educational options (both green, both bilingal, MV with the added sustainability focus throughout the curricula and expeditionary learning, YY with IB).  It's exciting that so many people want to benefit from those offerings.  To me, as a member of the parent community of one of those schools, it is absolutely worth it to try to make sure that the higher aftercare costs don't prohibit an otherwise excited, committed family from attending the school.

Maybe others are talking about other aspects of this conversation, but I'm simply saying it's worth exploring and I hope to assist my school in exploring it.  As do other parents I've spoken to at my school.[/quote]

Bravo!!![/quote]

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