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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here again, thanks all, this is reassuring. Still not sure if we'll have the patience to stick it out indefinitely, but it's heartening to read these reassurances. Though with DCI not being guaranteed anymore, the prospect of playing until first or second, then starting all over again in fifth or sixth is REALLY unappealing. One thing if you get into your DCI feeder in PK then have 6-7 years before thinking of the lottery again, another if you are playing the lottery more years than not...[/quote]

That's a good point about middle school, I don't know enough about middle school.  But if you get in to a school in 1st or 2nd grade, that's 4-6 years before you have to play again or move. Seems fine. [/quote]

Middle school starts in 5th for most charters, so if OP doesn’t get in somewhere until 2nd, she’s playing the lottery for 5 years, then has 3 years before she has to play again for much more competitive seats. If DCI doesn’t expand before the first cohorts that lost the guarantee matriculate, I can see people like her getting disillusioned quickly. Especially if playing the elementary lottery means moving her child multiple times. That’s not a great situation for parent or child.[/quote]

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