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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it possible to determine how many seats are available per grade for OOB kids in the upcoming lottery?  Can't seem to find it on My School DC.  Thanks.[/quote]

We did this math last time too- kicking out all oob would only remove 80 kids or so, spread across all the grades. It doesn't move the needle enough. It's also a much worse solution than just properly funding this project.[/quote]

Its not a worse solution when you consider the fact that those 80 OOB kids will follow you to Deal and then on to Wilson. So there is value in addressing this issue early on in order to improve your child's education experience for years to come.  The pro-OOB lobby will mock you and say "oh sure, those few extra kids are ruining your child's education."  But you know what, 80 kids here, 15, kids there, 10 kids there, and pretty soon you have solved the problem.

It seems Hearst is at the same inflection point where Murch was 5 to 8 years ago.  Hopefully, they don't fall into the same trap. This year's K class at Hearst was almost 25% bigger than last year.  If that continues then Hearst will have lost a big part of who they were, a rare small DC elementary school.  And, down the road Deal and Wilson will be flooded with even more students who should attend their under enrolled neighborhood MS/HS.  [/quote]

RE OOB - these decisions are not being really made at the school level.
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I thought each principal set how many seats per grade could be available in the lottery?[/quote]

They do - but that isn't necessarily the end of it. They have supervisors and there is a strong DCPS interest in ensuring that Deal and Wilson remain diverse. Bancroft and Shepherd help on that score but are not large enough to counterbalance the economic and racial demographics of the rest of the Upper NW feeder schools..[/quote]

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