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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone post the portion of charter law, which prevents language preference? Maybe as a part of this undertaking it's time to introduce legislation overturning this. Kids learn better with native speakers PERIOD.[/quote]

YY and the other existing language immersion charters have already tried this-- you have to change the DC law thru legislation and no politicians (at this time) will go there (politically not good for them).  I know this from experience working with the board at one of the language immersion charters.  But here is the law-- note what I have bolded.  Also, only 20 children of founders are permitted each year.  Good luck!

§ 38-1802.06. Student admission, enrollment, and withdrawal.

(a) Open enrollment. --Enrollment in a public charter school shall be open to all students who areresidents of the District of Columbia and, if space is available, to nonresident students who meet the tuition requirement in subsection (e) of this section.

(b) Criteria for admission. --A public charter school may not limit enrollment on the basis of astudent’s race, color, religion, national origin, [b]language spoken[/b], intellectual or athletic ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, or status as a student with special needs. A public charter school may limit enrollment to specific grade levels.

(c) Random selection. --If there are more applications to enroll in a public charter school from students who are residents of the District of Columbia than there are spaces available, students shall be admitted using a random selection process, except that a preference in admission may be given to an applicant who is a sibling of a student already attending or selected for admission to the public charter school in which the applicant is seeking enrollment, or an applicant who is a child of a member [b]of the public charter school’s founding board, so long as enrollment of founders’ children is limited to no more than 10% of the school’s total enrollment or to 20 students, whichever is less[/b].

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Thanks very much for posting this.  Do you know, re: 20 founders kids/year, is that per grade, or 20 total for the entire school?  Especially for the starting years, I can imagine you don't want to be too limited in having to choose which founders kids - was that ever an issue in the founding of any of the current charters?  Anyone know?

Also, is there an official definition of "founder" anywhere?  I.e. when it comes to decising whether a key person in the development of the school gets their kids in through this founder exception, how is "founder" defined?[/quote]

20 total for the entire school. So yes, founders kids can get waitlisted and not be able to enroll the initial year--I know a family in DC that this happened to.  The law is set up so families CAN NOT set up a school that [b]primarily[/b] serves their children.  See the following subsections of the law about the Board of Trustees, the founding families make up the initial or founding board of the proposed school--after the school opens additional board members can be added; however, the kids of those board members do NOT get priority and must lottery in, if necessary.  Hope that makes sense.

(6) Board of Trustees. --The term “Board of Trustees” means the governing board of a public charter school, the members of which are selected pursuant to the charter granted to the school and in amanner consistent with this chapter.

§ 38-1802.05. Board of Trustees of a public charter school.

(a) Board of Trustees. -* The members of a Board of Trustees of a public charter school shall beelected or selected pursuant to the charter granted to the school. Such Board of Trustees shall have an odd number of members that does [b]not exceed 15[/b], of which:

(1) A majority shall be residents of the District of Columbia; and
(2) [b]At least 2 shall be parents of a student attending the school[/b].

(b) [b]Eligibility[/b]. --An individual is eligible for election or selection to the Board of Trustees of a public charter school if the person:

(1) Is a teacher or staff member who is employed at the school;
(2)[b] Is a parent of a student attending the schoo[/b]l; or
(3) Meets the election or selection criteria set forth in the charter granted to the school.

(c) Election or selection of parents. --In the case of the first Board of Trustees of a public charter school to be elected or selected after the date on which the school is granted a charter, the election or selection of the members under subsection (a)(2) of this section shall occur on the earliest practicable date after classes at the school have commenced. Until such date, any other members who have been elected or selected shall serve as an interim Board of Trustees. Such an interim Board of Trustees may exercise all of the powers, and shall be subject to all of the duties, of a Board of Trustees.[/quote]

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