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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It sounds like DME has given the LEAs more specifics on how the lottery will work -- wish that they would post that info for the public, too.[/quote]

That's ridiculous.  There is no way the public needs as much info and details as the schools themselves.  No doubt, we (the public could use more clarity on some aspects of this process, but no way do we need or should we get as much as the schools.

Whoever your customer base is PP, do you give the same info to the public as you guys get re: systems internally?[/quote]

actually, in order for parents to make the right decisions in this lottery they should know all the factors involved.  This includes preferences like the one described above.  Do we need to know where the web site is served from or who came up with the color scheme?  No. That doesn't weigh into our decisions... but if I'm supposed to wager my child's future on 12 choices I'd sure as hell like to know as much as I could about that wager.[/quote]

I said in my post that there clearly is not enough info for the public.  What is ridiculous is the idea that the public needs the same level of information as the schools who have to participate in it, give info to the lottery and then process the results after, who need to know what this new process requires of their staff... There is a lot of info and detail on how this process should run that is inappropriate to give to the public.

People need enough info to make informed decisions, which for this process amounts to lots of details about each school and understanding the basics (how many choices, when lottery opens, when it closes, when is the draw, how will the choices be made (I absolutely agree there needs to be more info about that), how do you rank, how do siblings apply, etc.  But there is plenty of info that those in the schools need to run their end of this that has nothing to do with how you choose.  You may want that info, but you certainly don't need it.[/quote]

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