They already have.

Anonymous wrote:man, hopefully real estate in the close-in suburbs won't sky rocket in the process. don't screw it up DC!

^^I can tell you that many families, myself included, will not wait around for a "90%" chance.

Anonymous wrote:there will bemany lawsuits, likely to delay implementation by a year or more, imo
I'd absolutely move out of DC if my child were to be entered in some totally random lottery for high school; DC will not be slogging over to Balou. I'm already a bit envious of suburban jurisdictions with their GT classes and school buses
I think I'm not the only one either

There won't be a "totally random lottery." You'll rank your choices and get into the highest-ranked one that has space. So your kid won't get assigned to Ballou unless that's one of your choices. Wilson doesn't turn away a whole lot of kids right now anyway, if you're in-boundary now your chances of getting in will go from 100% to maybe 90%.

That's even assuming lottery is where they end up, I spoke to someone on the commission yesterday who didn't think they would come down with lottery for all.

Anonymous wrote:there will bemany lawsuits, likely to delay implementation by a year or more, imo
I'd absolutely move out of DC if my child were to be entered in some totally random lottery for high school; DC will not be slogging over to Balou. I'm already a bit envious of suburban jurisdictions with their GT classes and school buses
I think I'm not the only one either

i am pretty sure we are finally making the choice to bail to MD. i just can't take this anymore!

Anonymous wrote:Preliminary proposal will be released on April 5. If you live in Ward 2, there is a meeting this Saturday trying to develop some ideas for the "choice sets" their neighborhood may be offered.

Do you know when and where the meeting will be?

man, hopefully real estate in the close-in suburbs won't sky rocket in the process. don't screw it up DC!

there will bemany lawsuits, likely to delay implementation by a year or more, imo
I'd absolutely move out of DC if my child were to be entered in some totally random lottery for high school; DC will not be slogging over to Balou. I'm already a bit envious of suburban jurisdictions with their GT classes and school buses
I think I'm not the only one either

Was there a meeting at Eaton about boundary issues? Did anyone go? I searched but couldn't re-find the thread.

Thanks 21:39. I have a feeling many people who would have otherwise stayed, will end up moving out of DC if they cannot guarantee a spot at Wilson. Will be very interesting to see.

Anonymous wrote:as in, "controlled choice"?

is that a serious proposal?

thanks for any info! I know it is anyone's guess at this point...

Yes. After reading all the documents that the Deputy Mayor has released and attending 2 meetings, I believe that the three working groups will focus on different solutions for their geographic areas: West of Rock Creck, "MidCity", and East of Anacostia River. These decisions have already been made: Different solutions for different geography.

The working groups will simply serve to engage community and try to win some buy-in and disrupt any unified political opposition by effectively pitting neighborhood vs neighborhood.

Mid city will move to controlled choice for all schools, hence the "choice sets". West of Rock Creek will be all neighborhood preference. Presumably Wards 7/8 will still be allowed to leave their neighborhood schools.

If you listen to the technical team, it is generally accepted that all DC high school will move to lottery admission. It's the only way to get #s under control at Wilson without a landmark civil rights lawsuit. They're not even talking about HS in public meetings any more, they really want the ES and MS crowds to get excited and fight over their pieces.

as in, "controlled choice"?

is that a serious proposal?

thanks for any info! I know it is anyone's guess at this point...

Preliminary proposal will be released on April 5. If you live in Ward 2, there is a meeting this Saturday trying to develop some ideas for the "choice sets" their neighborhood may be offered.

thank you.

Preliminary findings due in May final in sept

Does anyone know the current, at least projected, timeline?