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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The numbers come from central office, not from the educators who actually work at Eaton. 
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Then why is the central office insisting on overcrowding Eaton when neighborhood enrollment is climbing?  The reason for OOB enrollment is to make excess slots available rather than having them go unused.  When a school is overcapacity, it's past time to ratchet back OOB enrollment.  What exactly is DCPS thinks ng?[/quote]

It's been ratcheted back. Look at the data from the 16-17 lottery compared to 15-16. https://public.tableau.com/profile/aaron2446#!/vizhome/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData/MSDCPublicDisplay

Where they still admit OOB students it generally is to make the budget work so that large class can be split into 2 or 3 and make the budget work.[/quote]

This is certainly based on short term fuzzy math.  By admitting OOB students to "make the budget" work to split a class, Eaton is committing to long term costs, both financial and educational, in that later grades and the schools itself get more and more overcrowded.  And then the OOB students have a guaranteed path to Wilson which is already overcrowded.  If DCPS is going to take more kids as a quick budget fix, then the offer should be for one year only, not a full ride through Wilson.  [/quote]

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