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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Strongly in favor.  The modest impact is what makes it politically feasible.

Charters will not do this on their own because, despite their professions of wokeness, it is really hard work and their high-SES parents won't like it.  They aren't going to take the hit to their budget, operations, culture, or test scores unless peer schools take it too.[/quote]

Charters can not do this under the current lottery laws. The only program they could opt into (after setting up a program and setting up their SPED teams/class and other red tape) is for "high level special education students" level 3&4 that require 16-32 hours of SPED class room time or services. This can be through an IEP OR BEHAVIORAL CLASS ROOM. Not impossible for dcps or dcpcs to set up. But it is along term program development not something schools should jump into over night. It really is geared towards kids that at not in a mainstream classroom at least half of the week.   I do think more school could and should explore adding a program like this. But only if they are going to do it very well and as inclusively as possible within the school culture.

I do think Charters should be included in the 'early stages' preference and program where they hold 2seats per year for early stages kids entering Prk. It would give those families more opportunities to go to whatever school is closer to home. (Though I am thinking the 90% Spanish /french/etc Prk school might be held for native speakers of the respective languages. Or something to offset that as it might not be a good fit for all SPED kids)

I did read some one post about a military preference. I am not sure if that was an idea or already in place but that would be great even if only a couple seats per grade at each school.

Same as the early stages idea hold a few seats for foster care kids or other at risk kids within the school total or per grade would be great.

But it seems to need to be looked at long term and make sure it looks good on paper and in practice.  The dc school system has already done enough things half way.  We don't need more half baked, half funded, half supported programs.

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