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So, what is the solution to this problem?[/quote]

Hmm.  Nothing easy, and certainly nothing that will make everyone happy.

1.  Dump the 50:50 spanish-english speakers, accept only in boundary kids and fill the rest with OOB lottery.
2.  Dump the middle school, expand the lower grades to accommodate all IB (mostly English dominant) kids and be able to balance them fully with OOB (mostly Spanish dominant) kids.
3.  Move to lottery only, 50-50 english and spanish.
4.  Disallow families from having another choice for middle school, thereby retaining most of the population who would peel off for Deal.  I guess people could still leave for private or Basis.  But this doesn't solve overcrowding issues at the lower levels.
5.  Re-draw boundaries, shaving off some of Woodley Park to reduce the English-dominant kids.  Fill the Spanish dominant slots with lottery.

Still unanswered: what happens to kids already enrolled?  Are any changes effective immediately or do they change from the year 20__ (whenever changes are made) forward?

This response is only from a parent who has kids at the school and who is full of opinions but does not possess any real power other to attend meetings at which these topics are discussed.  Also the list (obviously) is not comprehensive.

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