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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Take a look at the new OOB preference proposed by the DME prioritizing at-risk kids (homeless, foster children) over all other OOB boundary children in lottery.

Would this proposal significantly increase the number of at-risk kids attending Hearst and crowd out all middle-class OOB families.

Seems like the implications of this policy could be far reaching for Hearst. Can someone explain?[/quote]

Hearst is definitely on the list of schools that has to give priority in the lottery to at risk students. So while the number of OOB students may remain the same, they are more likely to be the lowest income students (homeless, in foster care, on welfare or getting food stamps).[/quote]

Where is this list of school that have to give priority in the lottery to at risk students?  My understanding is that all schools must give priority to at risk students.  Not just a select few.[/quote]

No, only schools with less than 30% at risk students have to give it. They flashed it on the breakout session screen last night, but it was too fast for me to write them all down. Would be great if someone could get it tomorrow. Hearst is definitely in the list, though.[/quote]

If that's the case, then Hearst would still not receive a higher percentage of at risk kids than any other school in this group and the at risk families would still have to select Hearst as a first choice option. I do not believe DCPS will be arbitrarily placing kids wherever there's a spot.  The parents have to choose the school.

Bottom line is that the implications are no different for Hearst than any other school unless large numbers of at risk families determine Hearst is a first choice for them (which is unlikely).  [/quote]

The difference is that Hearst takes more OOB kids than JKLMM, and [b]all of them will be at risk.[/b] So the implications for Hearst are different from other schools.[/quote]

On what basis can you say that every OOB kid that comes to Hearst would be at-risk?[/quote]

Agree, most of the OOB kids I know at various schools are far from at risk.[/quote]

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