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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We live in an area zoned for J-H, and I am just praying that I can opt out and somehow get my child transferred to MVCS.[/quote]

I was zoned for K last year in J-H and very high on the transfer list.  They only offered me Cora Kelly and I put my daughter in private school instead.  We are moving to Arlington this summer.  I found the people at ACPS very nasty, one person borderline accusing me of being a racist for not wanting to put my child in J-H.  Basically no one will help you or tell you anything besides refer you to this guy named Karl Smith.  A retiree in management told me that a lot of high level management have jobs at risk if they don't improve J-H soon, so there is tons of pressure to get non-free lunch kids at J-H.  I don't envy you as I have never been so frustrated in my life going through the process last year.  What really sucks is that so many of the transfer decisions are made at the last minute, so you don't really have a lot of alternatives if they don't work out.[/quote]

Thank you so much for this information, PP.  I have been watching this thread as I continue to ponder what to do.  Now that I am hearing about mandatory dual immersion at MVCS, I am unfortunately going to have to cross that off of my list, as well.  No criticism of it generally, but it just isn't something I want for my child who has had a fairly complicated start with language acquisition, speech therapy, etc.  And I am NOT sending her to J-H.  Can I ask where you sent your DD to private and/or where in Arlington you're looking?  Totally understand if you don't want to say.  We're thinking of moving into the District to try to get our daughter a place in one of the JKLMM schools but we will be sorry to leave Old Town and our current home.[/quote]

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