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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Calling it "proximity preference" is such a joke.  If there are no inbounds kids, then proximity preference is a de facto boundary.  It's not a "compromise"-- if you give people around SWS proximity preference, you are CREATING A BOUNDARY.  So let's just be honest about that, okay?

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Fine.  But "proximity" is actually very small compared to an "inbound boundary."  I think the largest "proximity" they are considering is 3000 feet from the school, which is only roughly two blocks.  This will still allow for others outside the "boundary" a chance to get in.[/quote]

Not true. There were 7 non-sibling seats for PK3 this year. Those would be sucked up in a heartbeat by proximity families, leaving others outside the boundary SOL.[/quote] Because having a grand total of 7 seats for the entire city to divvy up in a lottery is a really critical thing?  Sorry, the school isn't "citywide" if it's only offering 7 seats to the entire city.  That's more like a private school or country club.  [/quote]

The point is there's a CHANCE for someone who doesn't live accross the street - if you give proximity to 30 people that chance goes away and then it really IS a country club.

And pp, as far as I can tell from the DME's proposals "they" aren't anyone![/quote]

Why should someone in NW get an equal chance at SWS than the neighbor living a block or two away?  There are plenty of other city-wide schools - they're called charters.[/quote]

Yes, and conveniently, you aren't too concerned about those not having proximity preference, are you?[/quote]

No, I'm not.  Because they are not DCPS![/quote]

So, what this really comes down to is the greater city's school children are being penalized because SWS didn't go charter, when they COULD HAVE, and instead they opted to work with DCPS.  I see. Lesson learned anyone or any group in DCPS who wants to do something unique that will lead to the growth of a great school: get writing that charter app ASAP!  I guess we need to rule out magnets, test-ins, gifted and talented programs, STEM, bi-lingual programs, all of it!  Because if you're still DCPS, that means the people that live closest have a right to you, and that means if you can't afford it, you're out.[/quote]

I get that you're angry, but did you even [b][url=http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/285/294387.page#5017746]read this[/url][/b]?

The greater city's school children are not being penalized because SWS didn't go charter.  You surely understand that the admissions process (city-wide lottery) would be exactly the same with a charter as it is today with a city-wide school.

SWS has been designated a city-wide school, with a lottery to entry.  Given that, I'm not surprised they decided to stay with DCPS: the funding is better, charters are always short-changed on funding.  (The good ones do more with less in spite of the fact, but that's a topic for a different thread.)

The people who believe they are being penalized are those who are within close distance to SWS, and would like "proximity preference" and at issue is that unlike traditional neighborhood schools, city-wide schools don't grant proximity preference.  The entry process for a city-wide high school (SWW, Ellington, etc.) is application-based.  The entry process for a city-wide elementary school (Logan Montessori I believe, but I can count on DCUM to correct me if I'm wrong) is lottery-based.  Living on the 2500 block of Eye St. NW doesn't give someone a leg up on admissions to SWW: because it is a city-wide school.  Similarly, living within an x-block radius of SWS shouldn't give one a leg up on admissions: because it is a city-wide school.

The harsh political reality is that DCPS is not even remotely interested in facilitating the ongoing existence of high-quality schools which rely on the high SES of their neighborhoods for said quality.  There is negative interest in creating/re-inventing a high-quality school which would or could do the same.  This is the era of "we'll kick you out of your high-quality neighborhood school so that an OOB family can take your place."  It's a pipe-dream (an [b][i]opium-pipe[/i][/b] dream) that a high-quality school which has been designated city-wide, would in any way, shape, or form be allowed to offer proximity preference in one of the more expensive neighborhoods of the city.

DCPS is interested in sharing and spreading the wealth.  You are interested in concentrating it.  You are at odds with the powers that be.

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