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[quote=Anonymous][quote]One thing that really hurts schools that are trying to retain students is the policy that once you're in OOB you can go to the destination middle school. People are therefore willing to play the lottery and leave an elementary they're fairly happy with in hopes of getting into one that feeds a better middle school. I am really disappointed that the DME's plan didn't address this issue, because I think it might be one of the major hurdles to improving schools (and probably one of the few hurdles DME is actually able to address--things like childhood poverty and low parental literacy are much greater issues but outside of her control).[/quote]

I'm not sure how you could so completely underestimate the entrenchment of parents who have taken measures to ensure a specific middle school, but i'm so glad that the DME did NOT make that mistake.  It would have derailed everything completely.

We're just entering an EOTP DCPS at PK4, but our plan is to stick it out to 5th grade, if possible.  I still really want a particular charter and will keep trying up to 1st grade, but my gut keeps saying that jumping from school to school is a detriment on its own.  One reason good schools are good is that they're working with the same cohorts from year to year.

We're thinking of going private for middle and or high school and want to save up for that.  Public schooling up to that point frees up income for tutors, enrichment activities, and travel - we really want to make world exposure a big part of learning.

Anything could change, of course, which is why I don't disparage the education-conscious decisions of any parent. We all gotta do what we gotta do; it's self-righteous bullshit to call someone irresponsible for choosing to stick it out, especially given all the credit that "committed parents" get (and give themselves) in successful DCPS schools.[/quote]

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