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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Very.  There's an audition, exam, and family interview.  [/quote]

So why, with the latest $200 million subsidy from D.C. Taxpayers, does Ellington take kids from Maryland while it turns away kids from Washington?![/quote]

Go to an open house and ask. [/quote]

Why don't you tell us taxpayers.  We'd love to know why we're subsidizing MoCo and PG kids when DC kids are being rejected.  How is educating Maryland students part of Ellington's mission?[/quote]

If no bass players from DC apply, and a talented bass player from Silver Spring wants to pay tuition and attend, why not?[/quote]

So you're telling us that zero D.C. kids are turned away in favor of MD kids?[/quote]

No, simply that it's not as simple as you make it out to be. A DC kid who has no talent, or an empty slot, will go to an out of state kid. They decide yes/no on all the DC kids before they consider any from out of state.

In addition, the percentage of tuition paying students is capped at 10%. The out of state enrollment is below that limit now (42 out of 575).

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But instead of essentially having 10 percent of sears thst are officially for out of district students (ignoring the fraudsers), why doesn't Ellington do more outreach to recruit a greater number of talented D.C. Kids?[/quote]

They are in every high school, they are at Ed Fest, they recruit at DCYO, and community based arts group.

Applications have been down while they were in swing space for 3 years. THey've also had interim heads of school for 3 years, which isn't ideal.

I would imagine the building will spur new interest now -- especially as SWW gets more competitive and Wilson gets more crowded. And there is now permanent leadership in place.

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Perhaps, but then Ellington will have to enhance its academic quality.  It may be good in arts, but no way is comparable academically to SWW or even Wilson.[/quote]

If the student body at SWW or the "yale" contingent at Wilson enrolled at Ellington, it would be fine. The cohort dictates the quality. [/quote]

[b]If true, then it's a good reason for Ellington to stop admitting poorly academically-prepared kids from the PG schools[/b]![/quote]

This.  I'm tired of Maryland residents and their kids taking advantage of DC taxpayers.[/quote]

Does anyone know what out of state kids pay to attend Ellington?[/quote]

For 2016-17 it was $11,812 -- the same as it costs an out of state student to attend SWW, Banneker and BASIS (the other DC high schools with 1 or more out of state students).

The money is payable to OSSE in a lump sum, or in monthly installments paid by credit card. A student cannot attend classes until OSSE has the funds or the credit card and payment plan in place.

https://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/2016-17%20School%20Year%20Enrollment%20Audit%20Report_0.pdf (see page 36)[/quote]

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