Anonymous wrote:Then there are those of us who play the DCPS lottery even though we have no intentions of leaving our Tier 1 Charters.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Posted at 01:43 PM ET, 03/26/2012
D.C. Public Schools lottery reveals more demand than ever
By Janice D'Arcy
An unprecedented number of families applied to the D.C, Public Schools lottery this year, suggesting that demand for a school seat continues to grow, and so does the gap between the number of families who want a seat in the District’s higher performing schools and the number of slots available.
DCPS plans to release the exact numbers later today, but officials have said there were more applications for the Pre-school, Pre-K and Out of Boundary Lottery than last year — a year that was itself record-breaking.
There was also an uptick in how many schools are now considered viable. This year families applied, on average, to three schools per application (each applicant can apply up to six schools). That’s a slight increase from last year.
The second number is especially of interest to DCPS officials, as it suggests that parents are considering a broader range of schools.
For instance, two new elementary schools, Bancroft and Maury, were among the top 10 most popular for lottery applications. They join Peabody, Oyster-Adams Bilingual, Brent, Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan, Janney, Murch, Lafayette and Eaton Elementary schools.
Stoddert and Mann Elementary Schools fell out of the top 10, though continued to receive far more applications than there are available slots.

I wouldn't put too much faith in the lottery application numbers. At the end of the day, the actual 2011-2012 enrollment numbers were lower than 2010-2011. So much for "increasing confidence in DCPS"...

Anonymous wrote:Posted at 01:43 PM ET, 03/26/2012
D.C. Public Schools lottery reveals more demand than ever
By Janice D'Arcy
An unprecedented number of families applied to the D.C, Public Schools lottery this year, suggesting that demand for a school seat continues to grow, and so does the gap between the number of families who want a seat in the District’s higher performing schools and the number of slots available.
DCPS plans to release the exact numbers later today, but officials have said there were more applications for the Pre-school, Pre-K and Out of Boundary Lottery than last year — a year that was itself record-breaking.
There was also an uptick in how many schools are now considered viable. This year families applied, on average, to three schools per application (each applicant can apply up to six schools). That’s a slight increase from last year.
The second number is especially of interest to DCPS officials, as it suggests that parents are considering a broader range of schools.
For instance, two new elementary schools, Bancroft and Maury, were among the top 10 most popular for lottery applications. They join Peabody, Oyster-Adams Bilingual, Brent, Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan, Janney, Murch, Lafayette and Eaton Elementary schools.
Stoddert and Mann Elementary Schools fell out of the top 10, though continued to receive far more applications than there are available slots.

Anonymous wrote:DCPS itself is not in demand. Free preschool and pre-K are in demand. Six DCPS lottery and as many charters as you want mean there's no reason NOT to apply. That's not the same thing as unique demand for DCPS. I would be more interested in seeing how many people applied only for DCPS and where people actually enrolled.

Anonymous wrote:Bancroft -- Deal feeder and spanish immersion.

Anonymous wrote:DCPS itself is not in demand. Free preschool and pre-K are in demand. Six DCPS lottery and as many charters as you want mean there's no reason NOT to apply. That's not the same thing as unique demand for DCPS. I would be more interested in seeing how many people applied only for DCPS and where people actually enrolled.