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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Someone on one of these threads posted an anecdote about a kid who was in DCPS but then didn’t qualify for DC TAG. So I went to look for the requirements. OSSE runs that verification too. Tax filers have to provide a certified tax form, and there is an electronic system to do it (DCOne App?). If you are not a tax filer, you have to supply a statement of other benefits (TANF, etc.), bill/pay stub, AND successfully file a FAFSA.

So, there is already a more stringent system at OSSE that has accommodations for low income non-filers.

Can we bring that to scale for schools? That benefit (12k) is worth more than the 10k DCTAG.

https://osse.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/osse/publication/attachments/2018-19%20DCOneApp%20Checklist.pdf[/quote]

yes, excellent point, but note that the 12K comes from DC budget and TAG is federally funded.  TAG may be more restrictive to meet federal grant requirements whereas DC has budget oversight of its per pupil allocation.[/quote]

This would not go down well with the "Ward 9 community."
But surely DC could align its residency verification practices with the more restrictive TAG requirements. [/quote][/quote]

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