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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Those numbers tell me that DCUM needs to find another target if 47 kids are paying OOS tuition to attend. Get over the fact that your kid(s)' campuses aren't as pretty or if they weren't granted admission.[/quote]

My kids are in second grade. At dcps.  [b]All I am saying it 47  represents a big percentage.[/b] Dcps needs to step up and offer more seats to dc students. [/quote]

Per the MOU that governs the Ellington and DCPS operation (it isn't a regular DCPS school), Ellington can legally enroll tuition-paying, out of state students, up to 10% of its student body. DCPS re-signed within the last 2-3 years. Each MOU is good for several years (I believe 5-10 years).
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I think if DCPS can improve its arts programming then it will get enough competition to not need to give these seats to out of state.  There is so much demand for "high quality" seats it is kinda crazy that DCPS system has to look outside.  I am guessing this is mostly for instruments, or do do something about the gender gap. [/quote]

Your first point is correct about arts programming at middle schools. But know that the people who do registration and the people who conduct auditions are different people, and the audition people don't care about or look for where kids come from. And that 10% is for the entire school, not 10 of those who audition. So if their current number is 47 now, next year only the number of OOS seniors graduating, plus 8 would be all they could let in. And it's not just PG County applying. It's MOCO, Alexandria, Howard Co, Accoceek even. But also a fair number of people moving from other cities and countries to DC.[/quote]

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