Anonymous
Post 03/01/2020 14:02     Subject: WOTP 2nd Grade options

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:There are rebuilding Eaton to have a guaranteed number of OOB spots going forward. It’s always been more of a DC-wide school, not a neighborhood school.

The broader question is why? Eaton has historically has spots available for OOB b/c the zone that feeds into it has a bunch of very large homes where families have the financial flexibility to send their child to private school. It was not because someone from Central Office said - let's make Eaton a DC Wide School.

https://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/publication/attachments/Eaton.pdf


And that is changing. There will probably always be room for some OOB students but the IB population is growing. Last year, only 4 students got a spot via the lottery into second grade. With the modernization they are only increasing the student population from 470 to 490, so it’s not impossible, but nobody OOB should count on it.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2020 12:47     Subject: WOTP 2nd Grade options

Anonymous wrote:There are rebuilding Eaton to have a guaranteed number of OOB spots going forward. It’s always been more of a DC-wide school, not a neighborhood school.

The broader question is why? Eaton has historically has spots available for OOB b/c the zone that feeds into it has a bunch of very large homes where families have the financial flexibility to send their child to private school. It was not because someone from Central Office said - let's make Eaton a DC Wide School.

https://dme.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/dme/publication/attachments/Eaton.pdf
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2020 09:40     Subject: WOTP 2nd Grade options

There are rebuilding Eaton to have a guaranteed number of OOB spots going forward. It’s always been more of a DC-wide school, not a neighborhood school.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2020 09:30     Subject: WOTP 2nd Grade options

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you planning to move? Did you enter the lottery? Does your kid have an IEP that would require a self-contained classroom?

If the answer to all three is no, then there aren't any options.

Murch, Lafayette and Hyde have self contained classrooms [although Hyde does not feed Deal]


yeah, that was my point. The three ways in to Deal feeders are by being IB, by getting an OOB spot through the lottery, or by getting a spot in a self-contained special ed class. If OP can't do any of those, there is 0 chance (barring some scandal situation like the previous superintendent, Adrian Fenty, or Courtney Snowden).


Fenty’s kids went to Lafayette OOB no? It was pre common lottery so nobody has proof that he didn’t get it legitimately. I have a LOT of friends that went to Lafayette back then (what 10 years ago)

The narrative on Fenty's kids at the time was …..
...the IB was West. They were twins. West only had 1 class per grade. That was not optimal for twins. Therefore they needed another option.


That was why they didn’t attend their IB. They were IB for Deal however.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2020 09:14     Subject: WOTP 2nd Grade options

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you planning to move? Did you enter the lottery? Does your kid have an IEP that would require a self-contained classroom?

If the answer to all three is no, then there aren't any options.

Murch, Lafayette and Hyde have self contained classrooms [although Hyde does not feed Deal]


yeah, that was my point. The three ways in to Deal feeders are by being IB, by getting an OOB spot through the lottery, or by getting a spot in a self-contained special ed class. If OP can't do any of those, there is 0 chance (barring some scandal situation like the previous superintendent, Adrian Fenty, or Courtney Snowden).


Fenty’s kids went to Lafayette OOB no? It was pre common lottery so nobody has proof that he didn’t get it legitimately. I have a LOT of friends that went to Lafayette back then (what 10 years ago)

The narrative on Fenty's kids at the time was …..
...the IB was West. They were twins. West only had 1 class per grade. That was not optimal for twins. Therefore they needed another option.
Anonymous
Post 03/01/2020 00:38     Subject: WOTP 2nd Grade options

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you planning to move? Did you enter the lottery? Does your kid have an IEP that would require a self-contained classroom?

If the answer to all three is no, then there aren't any options.

Murch, Lafayette and Hyde have self contained classrooms [although Hyde does not feed Deal]


yeah, that was my point. The three ways in to Deal feeders are by being IB, by getting an OOB spot through the lottery, or by getting a spot in a self-contained special ed class. If OP can't do any of those, there is 0 chance (barring some scandal situation like the previous superintendent, Adrian Fenty, or Courtney Snowden).


Fenty’s kids went to Lafayette OOB no? It was pre common lottery so nobody has proof that he didn’t get it legitimately. I have a LOT of friends that went to Lafayette back then (what 10 years ago)
Anonymous
Post 02/29/2020 23:12     Subject: WOTP 2nd Grade options

Some years they do have 1 or 2 openings, some years they don't. It's impossible to predict and you would need a great master number to get one of those seats. But you never know.
Anonymous
Post 02/29/2020 22:53     Subject: Re:WOTP 2nd Grade options

Do any of those WTOP schools have any lottery spots for 2nd?
Anonymous
Post 02/29/2020 21:59     Subject: WOTP 2nd Grade options

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you planning to move? Did you enter the lottery? Does your kid have an IEP that would require a self-contained classroom?

If the answer to all three is no, then there aren't any options.

Murch, Lafayette and Hyde have self contained classrooms [although Hyde does not feed Deal]


yeah, that was my point. The three ways in to Deal feeders are by being IB, by getting an OOB spot through the lottery, or by getting a spot in a self-contained special ed class. If OP can't do any of those, there is 0 chance (barring some scandal situation like the previous superintendent, Adrian Fenty, or Courtney Snowden).
Anonymous
Post 02/29/2020 20:59     Subject: WOTP 2nd Grade options

Hyde doesn’t have a self-contained class.
Anonymous
Post 02/29/2020 19:44     Subject: WOTP 2nd Grade options

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Are you planning to move? Did you enter the lottery? Does your kid have an IEP that would require a self-contained classroom?

If the answer to all three is no, then there aren't any options.

Murch, Lafayette and Hyde have self contained classrooms [although Hyde does not feed Deal]

forgot Hearst
Anonymous
Post 02/29/2020 19:44     Subject: WOTP 2nd Grade options

Anonymous wrote:Are you planning to move? Did you enter the lottery? Does your kid have an IEP that would require a self-contained classroom?

If the answer to all three is no, then there aren't any options.

Murch, Lafayette and Hyde have self contained classrooms [although Hyde does not feed Deal]
Anonymous
Post 02/29/2020 17:45     Subject: WOTP 2nd Grade options

Are you planning to move? Did you enter the lottery? Does your kid have an IEP that would require a self-contained classroom?

If the answer to all three is no, then there aren't any options.
Anonymous
Post 02/29/2020 17:11     Subject: WOTP 2nd Grade options

What's your question? Elementary schools that feed to Deal include: Bancroft, Hearst, Janney, Lafayette, Murch, and Shepherd. Bancroft and Shepherd are EOTP.



Anonymous
Post 02/29/2020 16:38     Subject: WOTP 2nd Grade options

Any options WTOP for 2nd Grade? Currently at Burroughs and trying to stay with DCPS (Deal and Wilson in the future).