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[quote=Anonymous]If Virginia is granted the waiver it applied for from Department of Education, it will no longer be under NCLB. If it goes through it takes effect for this coming school year, meaning this fall. If that happens, I guess it is possible that no one will be able to apply for an administrative transfer. (Maybe if you've already got a kid who transferred they would be allowed to stay, and maybe siblings would also get to go to the transfer school?) This would apply across the whole system, not just Jefferson-Houston.
In a lot of ways it's a separate issue from the Modified Open Enrollment Policy. 
While I agree they're trying just about everything they can think of to get people to stay with Jefferson-Houston, the reality is that the enrollment numbers have been going up all around the city, and they literally are running out of room at some of the smaller schools.
What frustrates me is that this has been going on for two years at some of the elementary schools, now it's spread across the city, and its only going to get worse. The only way they can really solve this is:
1. Figure out the number of students that will fit in the new Jefferson-Houston
2. Figure out how many students will fit into the new Patrick Henry
3. Figure how many modular units they are going to keep or convert to permanent at the other schools
4. Then redraw the boundary lines to accommodate this new reality!
Whether you buy a million dollar home or rent an apartment, parents who care should be able to do research and make an informed decision when they choose where to live. Families should be able to know where they are going to go to school![/quote]

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