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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do not understand OP's post. my understanding is that pre-k spots, by law, must be assigned under a lottery system and the principal has no discretion whatsoever. kids who did not do the lottery cannot be admitted, especially ahead of kids who did it and are on the waitlist, and definitely kids who are OOB and farther down on the waitlist cannot be admitted ahead of IB kids who did the lottery and are higher up on the waitlist. I dont'd know the details, but I know that at successful schools some spots must be reserved for kids (at risk? from areas where the school is failing? I really don't know). but except for this case, the rule is the lottery and the principal has no discretion. so if a principal admits OOB kids when IB kids are on the waitlist, parents could definitely complain. I did the pre-k lottery twice at the upper NW school where my kids are (once as IB, the second time as OOB with sibling preference), and this has been the rule both times, the waitlist was fairly transparent and never noticed any trick.  for grade higher than pre-k, IB kids have the right to be admitted so I don't understand OP when she says that OOB were admitted ahead of IB, unless she is referring to pre-k, which would fall in what I described before. principal discretion comes up only from K and up, but certainly does not extend to the point of not admitting IB kids. [/quote]

Your understanding is not correct.  After the initial lottery, principals can pretty much do what they want.  There is not oversight from the Central Office.[/quote]
Absolutely true. Principals can place who they want in the seats disregarding the waitlist/lottery. Ridiculous. [/quote]

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