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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Calling it "proximity preference" is such a joke.  If there are no inbounds kids, then proximity preference is a de facto boundary.  It's not a "compromise"-- if you give people around SWS proximity preference, you are CREATING A BOUNDARY.  So let's just be honest about that, okay?

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Fine.  But "proximity" is actually very small compared to an "inbound boundary."  I think the largest "proximity" they are considering is 3000 feet from the school, which is only roughly two blocks.  This will still allow for others outside the "boundary" a chance to get in.[/quote]

Not true. There were 7 non-sibling seats for PK3 this year. Those would be sucked up in a heartbeat by proximity families, leaving others outside the boundary SOL.[/quote] Because having a grand total of 7 seats for the entire city to divvy up in a lottery is a really critical thing?  Sorry, the school isn't "citywide" if it's only offering 7 seats to the entire city.  That's more like a private school or country club.  [/quote]

The point is there's a CHANCE for someone who doesn't live accross the street - if you give proximity to 30 people that chance goes away and then it really IS a country club.

And pp, as far as I can tell from the DME's proposals "they" aren't anyone![/quote]Riiight.  Schools that let neighbors in = country clubs.  Ones that don't are just normal DC Public Schools...  Keep telling yourself that.  And every other DCPS elementary school will keep operating as neighborhood schools and will keep not being country clubs.  [/quote]

NP here.  I really don't have a dog in this fight.  I think you're hoping for something you can't have, though.  Right now the hot topic is whether even traditional DCPS schools which have been allowed a lot of independence (such as Lafayette) have to give up 10 - 20% of their space for OOB students.  So the idea that a newly created "city-wide" school that's perceived to be a high-quality one, would be permitted to offer neighborhood preference really swims against the tide.

Sorry, I feel for your dilemma, but it runs entirely counter to everything DCPS wants to do right now.[/quote]

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