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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes to 14:31.  I don't know why they don't just assign each school a different day for enrollment.  Start with neighborhood schools and then do lottery schools last, after people know which school they are attending.  Then you've got a couple hundred people logging into the website each day vs. thousands on a single day.  You could start with the programs with the smallest enrollment to work out kinks in the system.

I don't really like this month-long registration with lottery to get in.  I do feel like having your sh*t together enough to keep track of registration dates and register early in the process should count for something.  you shouldn't just be able to space on the whole thing and then be like, "oh hey, i should probably sign up my kid for this really important thing that I definitely need" on the last day and have the same shot at it as someone who signed up right away.[/quote]

I think you are missing the point that having your shit together and having access to a fast computer are two different things. Do you realize that not every family has a primary caregiver who speaks English? Maybe they need to go to the walk-in hours at the Board of Ed to get help registering their child and signing up for aftercare. Not every family has access to a computer at 7am or 12am or whatever time the sign-up is. Some families need to idea comouter at the library. Not everyone can take off work or stop working and sign up right at 9:01am - like your nanny, your house cleaner, your landscaper, your general contractor, your Uber driver. Their kids need care too. I will be potentially inconvenienced by the change, but I als have the privilege and means to make other arrangements if I need to. The new system is better for everyone.

Arlington parents like to think they are soooo liberal and fair until something threatens their privilege or asks them to check their entitlement. [/quote]

[b]OK. So let's guarantee ED for parents who qualify for free and reduced lunch (the people who are least able to afford alternatives) and then have automatic re-registration for the rest of existing ED families, so at least they can plan from year to year. [/b] [/quote]

Wouldn't this kill extended day for everyone?  Isn't extended day paid for by the parents, and not APS?  So if you only have economically disadvantaged families first, and then let others join in after Free and Reduced lunch kids are in - then you have some very expensive bills for those few working parents who can afford to pay for extended day.  They will find a cheaper alternative.  [/quote]

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