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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not exactly an answer to OP's question, since YY is not participating in the common lottery, but here is what the My School DC common lottery website says:

[i]"What if I am not a DC resident now, but I am moving to DC?

"On the application, you have the option of applying without a DC address. If you use this option, you will not receive in-boundary or proximity preferences.

"If you are matched with a school through the lottery, you must accept your space by May 1. Accepting your space requires submitting required enrollment forms and proving DC residency."[/i]

So, under the common lottery, you could apply to a charter school or to an OOB DCPS from out of state, but you would have to prove DC residency prior to accepting the slot, which you have to do by May 1st.

OP, I would call YY and ask specifically what their policy is. Please report back once you do.[/quote]

This couldn't be any clearer.  If you are not a resident, but plan to move to DC by May 1, 2014 if you get into a suitable school, you can apply as a resident and defer proving residency until May 1.  If you can't prove residency on May 1, 2014, you will lose the spot you won in the lottery.

Furthermore, it appears as if, should you happen to know now what your DC address will be on May 1, 2014, you can even apply using that address to establish IB or proximity preference.  For example, if you are a non-resident DC landlord who plans to move back into your rental property.  However, if you get a spot based on that address and later cannot prove residency using that address, you might lose the spot and end up effectively losing the resident preference.  Thus, "guessing" your future DC address might be risky.
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