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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What percentage of slots will be at risk? Presumably thr total composition will be higher than that bc at risk kids could get in thru the regular lotto too. [/quote]

Yes, that's the point.  But it would not have been zero.  It's an incremental change and not that big of a deal.  [/quote]

Disagree.

1) 15-30% is a big deal.  Non-sibling families currently have about a 17% of getting into Latin for 5th grade through the lottery; that will go down significantly for them with the at-risk prioritization.

2) There is a lot we don't know.  Is at-risk going to be prioritized over sibling?  If so, that will have even more impact.

3) After the first-year, at-risk will also be able to get sibling preference for brothers and sisters, so that will give the latter a double preference starting the year after next.  Given that around 50% of DCPS is at-risk that mean that 5th grade Latin slots will be fewer and fewer every year.

Incremental change?  No big deal?  Nah.[/quote]

That's not how it works.  A sibling that is at-risk doesn't get to take up two seats. [/quote]

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