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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The real answer is because they want to try to acquire native speaker families to support their immersion model and they know if they are in the common lottery every white gentrifier will mindlessly click the button to add them to their list. 
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I know this is the reason stated. Does anyone have any data on this to suggest if it still holds true? [/quote]

There is no publicly reported data for native speakers for charters (DCPS runs 2 lotteries for its immersion schools so their balance is 50-50).

We can sort of get a sense by using the percentage of ELL students as a rough proxy for native speakers (I know it isn't perfect since not every ELL student comes from a Spanish-spekaing household). Here is how LAMB compares to the other dual language Spanish charter schools.

From enrollment audit 17-18 - ELL students/Total students

LAMB
167/462 - 36%

MV 
122/578 - 21%

DCB
200/440 - 45%

Stokes (with the French / Spanish it is even a worse comparison... but someone will ask)
25/350 - 7%

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Interesting. DCB is higher, but, I think LAMB would head more toward the way of Stokes or maybe MV. DCB only recently became "desirable" and "HRCS". Perhaps the plan is working after all.[/quote]

My kids are at DCB and there are many students with Spanish speaking parents who are likely not considered ELL (one parent is a native speaker and the other is not).

However, it is true that the preschool and K classes do seem more gentrified ... it's for sure a trade off. But my sense from LAMB was that it's pretty gentrified too. No?[/quote]

Yes LAMB is "gentrified" so to speak. More and more upper income. I do wonder how is ELL determined? Self-reporting?[/quote]

ELL is determined by the number of students receiving specialized support or instruction in English. To determine who may need services a school takes the input we all provide on that language survey form done at enrollment and then determines if the child needs additional supports to catch up in English.

Children who qualify for ELL services can be of any income level, but one from a wealthy family may not need the special services for as long as a poorer student. Also a child who enters the school as an ELL in PK may not be classified as such by 2nd or 3rd regardless of what is in the language survey. [/quote][/quote]

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