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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Universal participation does not mean that barriers to entry don't exist.[/quote]

[b]Please tell us how you would suggest lowering the barriers to entry for the lottery system.[/b]

1.  Super simple application (check)
2.  Advertised well throughout the District (check)
3.  In person and phone options to ask questions (check)
4.  Really well organized information available online and in print format (Q- do they still print the basic school directory?)

The real barriers to entry are residential segregation and American history which preceded/caused it.[/quote]

I tend to agree with you that some of the distinctions between the charter and DCPS sectors are insurmountable unless society itself radically changes. And charter schools aren't going away.So while we work towards the radical societal changes, there are things that can be done to create a little more equity between sectors.

Require charters to do one-for-one replacement...if a student leaves mid-year, they need to take another kid off their wait list. Only exception is when the waitlist is exhausted. No schools should be allowed to stop taking kids at a certain grade.

Implement an at-risk preference for a portion of the seats available in charters and OOB DCPS

Give more support to DCPS schools that get the most mid-year transfers, and more oversight over the schools where the most kids are leaving. [/quote]

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