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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think OP is making a fair point. As well as the PP who mentioned families that bail after 2nd or 3rd grade.

However, I think the overall trend is that more and more families are sticking with DCPS and doing the work to improve the schools. [/quote]

OP's point might have been fair if she had just asked Ward 3 families who do get into EOTP Pre-K to get involved in the school while they are there. There is nothing fair about just asking them to stay off what isn't really her lawn.[/quote]

If parents roll up their sleeves when they are there, you cannot blame them or ask for more. Especially it they are OOB, which by definition means there was no-one IB who was interested in the spot.

In contrast, my EOTP school has a long IB wait list for PK. This is very different from OP's situation. In our case, I would prefer that the IB parents who are admitted at PK3 be those with a long term commitment. Otherwise, they exclude IB parents who might have committed long term, and by the time K comes around, those excluded parents are already committed to a charter or maybe another DCPS (because they are the great kind of parent that will commit to wherever they get in).

BUT even in our case, I do not resent or judge the IB parents who use our school for PK only. It's their right, especially since they rented or bought IB. I do hope that they contribute while they are with us. That's all I ask. But this is not OP's situation. OP should focus on increasing IB interest. Then, in a few years, OP will be lucky enough to have our problem, i.e. the problem of an oversubscribed school. In the meantime, OP should be grateful for OOB parents who come for a couple of years and make contributions.

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