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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The problem with the commodities exchange would be that it would encourage families to apply for school sthat they would not consider under any circumstances fro their child.  For instance, last year I was applying to schools for my twins.  Due to our commutes and having three kids (oldest already set at a great OOB DCPS school), we were only looking on the Hill.  The only non-Hill schools we applied for were 2Rs and the Appletree school in SW (close to Hill).  But, if there were a commodities thing, we would have applied everywhere for a better chance of the 2Rs spot (or even better our top choice DCPS slot if DCPS were involved).  This would make the waitlists even longer and crazier.  I know you are kind of joking, but I think your idea has some merrit so I'm making a counterargument.[/quote]

I hear you PP, and I know the idea if rife with all sorts of problems and I honestly don't see it going anywhere. I would suspect that what your family chose to do was the exception instead of the rule--it sure would be nice to see the data and be able to really see how DC families are using the lotteries...are they applying to tons or just a few, etc? My sense is that families typically cast the net wide, simply out of the panic that these lotteries with their huge waitlists create ("Well, if we don't get in where we want maybe we'll get in somewhere decent, even if it's two quadrants away...we'll deal with that when and if it happens"). And beyond the logistics issue, there are other examples. For instance, we applied to YY even though I was not at all excited about the prospect of Chinese immersion...but I felt like I had to because it's a good school and could possibly provide an option if we had no other. So I can definitely envision the outcome example you offer of casting a wide net just so you'll have more chits to play with. I just feel like there must be a better way to help families get into the charters that are truly best for them (whether it's based on curriculum, logistics, specials, immersion, etc.). [/quote]

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