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[quote=Anonymous]PP, Who are you to make you so sure that this no-boundary thing isn't being considered?  When I read the announcement of the STUDENT ASSIGNMENT and Boundary Review process, it leaves the door open for many possibilities and does not seem limited to boundary changes only.

[b]Student Assignment[/b] and School Boundaries Review Process

Overview
[b]School choice and student assignment policies establish the access rights that students have to public schools in the District of Columbia[/b]. School choice and student assignment policies determine who gets to go to which school, where and how parents and students apply to school, what rights students have to remain in a school they have chosen, and what rights students have to transfer between schools.

[b]The District has not undertaken a comprehensive review of its student assignment policies, including school attendance boundaries and feeder patterns, in over three decades.  Meanwhile, District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) and public charter schools have opened and closed, neighborhoods have changed, and the city’s population has shifted.   [/b]

Over the next eleven months, the DME will lead the effort to review [b]current policies and practices, identify challenges, analyze data, and recommend solutions.[/b]

Goals and Initiatives
To develop fair and clear school choice and assignment policies in an effort to establish clarity, predictability, and continuity for families.  Specifically,

[b]To clarify what rights and responsibilities families and schools have regarding access to public schools[/b];
[b]To update feeder relationships between schools to ensure that schools are aligned to provide a robust pipeline of students into the middle and high schools;[/b]
To ensure that the boundaries align to the DCPS facility capacity and projected population of students;
[b]To explore opportunities to bridge student-assignment and choice policies across DCPS and charter schools.[/b]

DC Advisory Committee on Student Assignment
As part of this process, the DME established the DC Advisory Committee on Student Assignment.  The Advisory Committee, co-chaired by Deputy Mayor Smith and long-time District leader John Hill, will incorporate public discussion, research, and analysis to provide the DME with fair minded, thoughtful, and informed policy recommendations.

The Advisory Committee will:

[b]Review current citywide policies on attendance zones, feeder patterns and school choice;[/b]
[b]Formulate guidelines and principles for public school assignment and choice policies and practices[/b];
Listen to the community and serve as insightful interpreters of public sentiment, concerns, and questions;
Develop recommendations and scenarios for revised DCPS attendance zone and feeder patterns;
[b]Make recommendations on how to bridge student-assignment and choice policies across DCPS and charter schools.[/b]
Members of the Advisory Committee were selected by the DME and include members of varied perspectives who are strongly invested in the success of the public education system and the future of our City. Members include parents from both charter and DCPS schools, as well as individuals with a deep knowledge of schools, neighborhoods, DC history, and urban planning, or with legal and policy experience.  [/quote]

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