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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone help me understand?  In this new scenario will all schools end up with 30% at-risk enrollment?

There's a big difference between 2 homeless kids in a class of 20 and 6 homeless kids in a class of 20.  Did anyone express concern over that number in the meeting?[/quote]

No, the way it will work is, schools that are less than 30% at risk must accept 10% OOB. And at-risk students get preference in the lottery. Their preference is below IB, siblings and preference but above non-at-risk OOB.

So no, the well-regarded schools that are under 30% at risk will never be more than 10% at risk, because IB parents and siblings will take all the spots that are not reserved for at-risk.

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Actually, everyone must have a minimum of 10% OOB, not just the schools that have at-risk students under 30%. And with the end of principal discretion to keep formerly in-boundary students who are now OOB, there are probably going to be more OOB spots at some of those WOTP schools.[b] Over time, the policy will ensure that all OOB students are at risk.[/b][/quote]

Ok, maybe I am not understanding the proposal, but I read in the proposal that at-risk students will have lottery preference below OOB siblings and below OOB proximity. So how could this statement in bold be true? I think what you mean to say is that there will no longer be very many OOB spots at the most desirable schools for people who are none of: sibling, proximity? But there will still be lots of OOB spots available at good schools with less IB interest (Murch, Hearst, Eaton), and there will still be a lot of OOB students who are not at-risk, no?
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First, people who are OOB but got in while IB will get kicked out. Second, any new OOB people will be at risk. Third, eventually current legit OOB families (who did not move from in boundary) will leave and not have more kids. Eventually, all OOB seats will be at risk.[/quote]

Sure, but JKLM can all absorb that and be fine.  I have to wonder how many seats we're really talking about anyway.[/quote]

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