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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you but I am in boundary, with sibling preference and Spanish proficiency. It hurts to see that they accept whoever they want and that what they sell as a "rigorous admission process" is that a personal decision, not sure based on what.  I am not so much interested in trying to appeal the decision as in making sure that the process becomes open and fair, which it is not at the moment. Glad to hear that parents are doing something and I believe that the more complaints they get, the more likely they are to be forced to do something. Will a lawyer help? [/quote]

A lawyer probably won't help. No one is entitled to PK in the city, and if you are IB your child can attend by right in K.

I agree DCPS should have clear criteria and training so that the screening is done consistently. I also believe that a preschool child's language dominance would be easier to determine during a home visit than an interview at an unfamiliar school. What I wouldn't want to see is lots of specific details about what is on the evaluation published, so that people could game the system by prepping the child. That would ABSOLUTELY happen in this city, and it would advantage families with more resources, whose children may or may not really be dominant in the target language. [/quote]

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