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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, thanks for the replies. What boundaries/ demographics will SWS serve now that they have moved? If they go to lottery likely the quality will decline. [/quote]

SWS will be neighborhood school for Hill.

"go to a lottery"?  every DCPS school participates in lottery for ECC and OOB K-12.  Lottery spaces are allocated based on projected enrollment and popular programs readily fill IB.  If by "lottery" you really mean magnet school with open enrollment, that really has no bearing on the quality of the school.  It could impact the demographics but that's not necessarily an issue.

What I find disconcerning about your post -- you make no distinction between the curriculum or quality of the school and your perceived value of affluence.  There are plenty of wealthy but utterly disengaged [i]parents [/i]with kids who act accordingly.  Don't judge the school by the value of the car you see at drop off.  Do you see those parents volunteering and engaged in their school community?  Can the intelligently discuss the school's educational philosophy and sell both its strengths and address its weaknesses (yes -- even Yu Ying has weaknesses ;-) ). Do you see drive by parents, excessive dependency on nannies/non-parent caregivers, etc (honestly, I see this more in MoCo and upper NW than the Hill)?  Don't assume that someone's affluence or education level makes them a better or somehow more engaged parent.

But I digress.  SWS will be neighborhood school.  It will likely be located at the soon to close Prospect Learning Center or the closed Van Ness, but the final location and boundaries have yet to be determined.[/quote]

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