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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The thing is that it doesn't really take "lucking out" to get into a charter school anymore. You can get into MV, Stokes, IT, ELH, and others. Particularly in southern Petworth, it is really quick and easy to commute to Brookland for a charter school. Families at the neighborhood schools are there because they are actively choosing their neighborhood schools over those charters. Historically families have used the fifth grade lottery to try for Latin or Basis, with DCI feeders as a backup if they are bilingual. Without a DCI guarantee anymore, it will be interesting to see what those families do when they reach middle school. [/quote]

Have you seen this? https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1205577.page

Getting into Latin or Basis isn’t guaranteed either.[/quote]

Absolutely, which is why it will be interesting to see how things shift when neither Latin/Basis nor DCI is a guarantee. If you've made it to third or fourth grade in Petworth, you don't WANT to move or you would have done it back in K or 1st. But once DCI families start striking out and scrambling, I'm guessing the "switch to DCB/MV/Stokes for fifth to secure the DCI feed" option will become much less appealing. [/quote]

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