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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In DC, I'd like to see the breakdown by grade. If it's PK3 and 4 and parents are choosing private day care, not a big deal (though if low-income kids are at home and come to K behind it will be an issue--I wonder if DCPS will offer Junior Kindergarten or "begindergarten" or a similar program as some schools do). If it's adult ed, also less of a big deal--obviously getting a GED or HS degree at 23 rather than 24 is useful but I understand why people might defer. More of an issue for K-12.

I don't think DC has any idea how many kids are not enrolled. For example, I know a kid who graduated Appletree last year. Since it's only a PK program they aren't tracking him, and his IB school doesn't know he exists. This family is at least on the radar of some social service and government agencies, but is slipping through the cracks more than if there had been in-person school. I worry about kids who are even less connected.[/quote]

DC knows. They sent to every school the list of kids who were enrolled the year before but not enrolled anywhere this year to see if they could help track the families down or if they had more information on the families (i.e. moved out of state, etc). This was true even for kids who were promoted out (i.e. ended 5th grade and should have moved to another school for 6th but didn't).

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They know how many kids are enrolled.  They know no data on kids attending classes.[/quote]

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