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I agree, PP.  I think families should be allowed to roll the dice without being forced to switch if they hit the lottery jackpot.

However, when families roll the dice with little or no intention of switching, it makes it hard for charters to manage enrollment. Those families that get in but don't want to switch will probably drag their feet and hold those spots until the May 1 enrollment deadline. [b] Even worse, those families that get wait listed will sit on the wait list all summer, creating the impression that the school can fill many spots that open up over the summer or in the fall.  Of course, when the school calls those families to offer them spots, they decline.[/b]

I'm not sure what the right policy is.  Perhaps May 1 should be the deadline both to enroll if you are admitted and to "conditionally enroll" if you are wait listed, i.e., submit a form that transfers your enrollment from your current DCPS or DCPCS automatically if a spot opens up by, say, August 1.  Thus only serious participants would remain after May 1. [/quote]
I was with you right until you got to the waitlist part. What are you talking about? Yes, families sit on waiting lists until spots open up. Then they decide if they will enroll or not. You can't force them to commit to switching schools before the school offers them a place. Some schools don't even let you tour the classrooms until you've been admitted.

Most schools can fill their classrooms handily, whether they need to call 20 families or 200. The second-round lottery takes care of any extra seats. And in my experience, the "what the heck" lottery players are only putting down one or two schools that might entice them to leave their current placement. They're not getting on 11 waiting lists and waiting until May 1 to decide if they want to leave their current school for their 12th choice.
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