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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]DD didn't get into charters this lottery. She did get in OOB to another DCPS that people talk smack about on this board. Because she flat-out got in there and I ranked Tubman last because it was a safety, new rules took her out of the running for Tubman. Honestly, if it had been a choice between the OOB school and Tubman, I would send her to Tubman. It's right down the street and IS improving. As it is, she's staying in the daycare she's been in for 2 years. We'll lottery again next year, and if she doesn't get in anywhere more exciting, I'm happy to send her to Tubman.

I know this throws off your sample and probably makes you think I'm a shitty parent, but I really don't care. Go ahead and leave the neighborhood if that's what your priorities are. I know a lot of people who are not doing so. My kid isn't the only one who will likely be going to Tubman for K in my circle of CH friends. [/quote]

I don't think you're a shitty parent - it's not a choice I would make, but hey, if you're comfortable with it, more power to you.  The only way Tubman, and other schools like it, will change is by parents like you taking the plunge.  I do often think about what the school would be like if all of the high-SES IB kids I know (and the dozens I don't know) in Tubman's catchment area went there - it would be quite a springboard.  But sadly, it'll have to happen in incremental steps.

[b]I do wonder why you ranked a school you would not send your kid to over one you would send your kid to, though.[/b]   [/quote]

Honestly? By mistake. The school in question is Marie Reed. I would have been thrilled to send DD to the dual language program, since that's the one that is promising there. In the stress of lottery choices, I selected the traditional program instead of dual language, and that's what she got into. Initially, I was excited about it, but after visiting a couple of times, it was really my impression that the traditional preschool program is a bit of an afterthought and the focus, such as it is, is on the bilingual program.

So that's my logic. If I'm going to send my child to an elementary school that needs work and where I would want to be as involved as possible, I'd much rather it be somewhere I can basically see from my front door.[/quote]

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