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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Okay, well, DCPS is getting rid of principal discretion in favor of clear-cut policies that level the playing field and reduce the opportunity for old-style DC cronyism. Most new residents to DC find this to be a good thing. OP ([b]whose story I can't even get straight - IB at Powell but also zoned for Deal?[/b]) would like EOTP schools to continue to allow principals to add and retain children at will based on their ability to be an asset to the school. Got it.[/quote]

There are parts of the Powell zone (and West) that are zoned for Deal, including Crestwood and parts of 16th St Heights.[/quote]

This is the real OP (kinda funny how many people have taken up my position) and I'll just say I'm not zoned for Deal but am at an EOTP school I actually like. We would actually be going to MacFarland Middle School if we stayed there.  I see what people are saying overall, but I just don't see why there can't be flexibility rather than a one-size fits the city rule. I think the school we're at would be lucky to keep us and I just want the certainty of keeping my kid at that school even if we move to a house that's nearby but outside the boundary. The boundaries are big in some ways, but definitely not when you're on the hunt for a house that's the right fit.  Staying in my school boundary severely limits our options even though the difference in distance to the school is often only 5 minutes or less.[/quote]

OP, the point is that some people are also happy to do things like rent an apartment within the boundary for a WOTP school for a month or a year, with no intention of living there, solely to get into the school and its feeder pattern. The policy being enacted seems mostly to put an end to that practice. [/quote]

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