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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The "automatic lottery entry" thing concerns me.  Part of the reason the countywide programs succeed is that they have devoted parents who really care about the programs.  If you automatically enter families with no interest, some of them will get in and attend and then not engage or get as much out of it.  They've already eased up the requirements by not requiring a tour or signatures on a form.  (which makes it easier on busy parents.)

I'm on the PTA board at ATS and we're opposed to the idea for this reason.  Part of what makes our school great is that we have engaged parents, but out of hundreds of families, you still see the same 20-30 people running everything because others don't volunteer.  We worry that will get worse with automatic lottery entry; that you'll have even fewer parents who care enough to do more than the bare minimum.  [/quote]

I think you foresee this correctly, if lottery entry is automatic, and for every lottery school, the engaged parents self selection will vanish.  
Also it creates a huge burden - because thousands of families will be ever confused, and simply not respond, not care, not decline spots, etc.[/quote]

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