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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of the schools mentioned (e.g., Langdon, Langley, Burroughs) *may* have enough affluent ECE families that the school's ECE program should no longer qualify for Head Start. But, at these schools, in particular, there is a very low proportion of affluent kids in grades K - 5. I've been trying to think about whether removing Head Start at those schools will have a negative impact on the school's over all quality or progress. For instance, if a school does not have Head Start, the economically disadvantaged kids in ECE may not receive the same services they would have under Head Start, setting them up for more difficulties in later grades and creating a student body that is less positioned to learn and grow.

Another negative consequence of losing Head Start might be that affluent families--whose kids tend to score better on standardized tests, and who can more easily donate time and/or money to the school--will be less inclined to send their kids to the school.

To me (not that it matters!), it's worth considering these negative consequences of losing Head Start in the schools where there is a high proportion of economically disadvantaged K - 5 students, even if ECE is affluent.[/quote]

The same thing applies to Marie Reed ES. PreK and K are affluent but the rest of the school is not. [/quote]

I don't understand where everyone goes. There are jot enough empty seats at higher demand charters or dcps school for all theses Prk to just bailout. Are that many folks really flipping to private??  If so they can afford to stay in private for Prk.

Are more low income families keep their kids at home?  How are K+ schools staying full in the upper grade but jot completely full with low income from the start?

The lottery does need to be written for low income to get 25% or more of each grade to have priority for low income.

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If you are lucky, you got a charter spot.
If you are not, you move to WOTP for the elementary schools, go private, or move to the suburbs.
You would be surprised how many families move to the burbs.

The poor performing DCPS schools are under-enrolled.  This is across the board with elementary, middle, and high school. 
While the stronger schools are way overcrowded.  Look at all the schools WOTP.

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The low performing schools are not underenrolled for preschool though.  Even Langley with its awful test scores took hardly any OOB non-siblings for PK3, despite adding a classroom.  They have to be farther east and way worse to not fill up.[/quote]

Well of course, everyone knows that because middle class families want free ECE although the program wasn’t meant for them.

But they all leave after and so yes the schools as a whole is under-enrolled and will continue to be so.[/quote]

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