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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So would anyone be supportive of giving at-risk preference over IB students for Pk3 and Pk4 at DCPS, and at every grade for charters and city-wide schools?

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I would 100%.[/quote]

I'm sorry but how does this really help anything? So a few slots go to at-risk over IB. The number of schools which waitlist IB at PK3 and 4 is incredibly small. Clearly you all attend them so it seems like more than a drop in the bucket. And no, I don't think everyone wants to commute to upper NW (nor can they). The real problem seems to be those at-risk families aren't even entering the lottery to begin with. Which is odd to me, just because, free childcare - isn't that useful to them? Clearly there's something I'm missing. [/quote]

At schools that can't take all their IB preschool applicants, it would mean that at-risk IB students have a higher chance of getting in.  This is the case at some schools on the Hill, which is a much easier commute from Wards 5, 6, 7 and 8.

They are working on getting more at-risk families to apply.  If the chance of a match were better, families might find it more appealing to apply.  And have a greater likelihood of a carpool.[/quote]

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