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[quote=Anonymous]I find it unfair to say that YY parents have chosen diversity or anything else over immersion that includes more Mandarin (or Cantonese) speakers. That would be accurate if we'd each been offered spots at YY and at a school run on the model PPs are suggesting--but YY is the only free public Mandarin immersion program in DC.

As to the suggestion that the PA dedicate itself to changing the schools lottery process (requiring an amended charter and a possible change to charter law) or allowing for admisson tests (which would require the Council to deal with the idea that kids with advanced skills in ANY area be permitted to attend special programs at taxpayer expense--see any BASIS thread for a glimpse of that shitstorm), this is highly unlikely. As was mentioned upthread, on paper the PA has zero power; we raise $ for the school and try to share concerns, but neither the charter board, the school's board, nor the school's administration is obligated to listen to a word we say.

For the PA there's also an element of triage. There are a lot of concerns that pop up over the course of a school year, and most parents--myself included--pay the most attention to short-term issues that affect our own children day-to-day. Over the past 12 months, the big PA initiatives I can think of were constructing the school's playground and holding administrators' feet to the fire over bullying. Sure, more Mandarin speakers would be awesome--but I can't prioritize that goal over my child's health and happiness.

(After all, if I cared about the long term over my kids' needs, I'd just keep them in their IB school and work like hell to make it better for the next generation--never mind the boredom and worse my kids would face.)[/quote]

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