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Exactly.  As previously stated, Logan Montessori is most definitely a "specialized school" and it most definitely does not have special entrance requirements.[/quote]

I don't know the history of Logan, but somebody posted earlier that when Logan Montessorri first opened it had an interview process by which the families were chosen.  At that point, it probably met the definition of a "specialty school" laid out in this part of the law.  Now that it is a lottery school, it is less clear that it would satisfy this definition.  It has the same legal question open around it that SWS has under its current enrollment process. [/quote]

There's nothing in my reading of the law that says a specialized program has to have a specialized admission criteria. "When applicable, the Chancellor shall determine admission criteria for any approved specialized school, program, or academy...." In the case of CHS, students without prior Montessori experience aren't admitted after PS-3. In the case of the immersion programs, sibling preference trumps boundary preferences. These admission rules are annoying to some people, but they're not illegal. I'll bet that the law is broad enough to allow her to create a new citywide program at SWS, and if it's not, then the council will amend it.[/quote]

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