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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how it works, but you can pay to attend DC schools if you don't live in DC.

Not sure if that applies in this situation where you just pay for the first year until you secure residence.

Residents get priority. You can't pay for a school unless it has slots. That you plan to move to DC would not affect that.

OP says they were given a slot even though they were clear they don't live in DC. Doesn't that mean the school has slots?

Probably? This says that's how it works: https://dcps.dc.gov/page/non-resident-school-enrollment

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yea, I don’t see how OP is going to pull this together and have appropriate documentation because she doesn’t even live in the city.

Do you actually have to show all the paperwork when you accept?

Yes, you must show you live in bounds to register as an inbounds student and you must show you live somewhere in DC to register for out of bounds, boundary free, or charter schools.

Yeah that is not my question. My question is whether you have to show all the paperwork when you accept, or just before the first day of school.

Click clack-click clack, king of the click clack is going to get the kids into a not horrible school. Come on no snake eyes.

Anonymous wrote:OP here: Wow - ok. I thought we just needed to secure a lease by this date and could send all other types of proof in before day 1 of school. Sounds like there's no way we will be able to do this.

Once you have the lease and renter’s insurance you can start the driver’s license process. So you do still have time, but you’d need to be lining that all up very quickly right now. If you don’t want to move that fast, that’s understandable, but would mean giving up the spot.

OP, I did this successfully. I used my office address when I did the lottery. Then, once my child was offered a spot, I found a rental in DC with a lease starting in May. Then, I immediately changed my address at work so that my April 30th pay stub had my new DC address. Went to school on April 30th and used the paystub to prove residency. Then moved in and changed driver's license, etc. after I had already enrolled. Worked perfectly for our family. We stayed in that rental home for four years before buying a home in DC and my kids are still in DC schools with no issues. It definitely can be done but you do need to secure a place to live ASAP.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how it works, but you can pay to attend DC schools if you don't live in DC.

Not sure if that applies in this situation where you just pay for the first year until you secure residence.

Residents get priority. You can't pay for a school unless it has slots. That you plan to move to DC would not affect that.

OP says they were given a slot even though they were clear they don't live in DC. Doesn't that mean the school has slots?

Anonymous wrote:OP here: Wow - ok. I thought we just needed to secure a lease by this date and could send all other types of proof in before day 1 of school. Sounds like there's no way we will be able to do this.

Here's the info: https://osse.dc.gov/node/1129801

Seems like you're going to need two of three, not all three (but still hard):

Lease
Utility bill plus proof of payment
DC Drivers license

OP here: Wow - ok. I thought we just needed to secure a lease by this date and could send all other types of proof in before day 1 of school. Sounds like there's no way we will be able to do this.

We did something similar, moving to DC in August to take a waitlist spot that just opened up. You have to move quickly but it’s doable. You get a lease for the shortest timeframe you can, we did six months; then get renter’s insurance asap. After that, get a DC driver’s license using the lease and the renter’s insurance. The prove residency with the lease and the driver’s license. And yes, you also should move into the short term spot while you figure out your long term home.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yea, I don’t see how OP is going to pull this together and have appropriate documentation because she doesn’t even live in the city.

Do you actually have to show all the paperwork when you accept?

Yes, you must show you live in bounds to register as an inbounds student and you must show you live somewhere in DC to register for out of bounds, boundary free, or charter schools.

Register isn’t the same as accepting though. OP may be able to accept without registering right away.

Our school required both DC Residency docs and Proof of Age to accept our OOB lottery spot. The DC Health forms could be submitted later, but the others were non-negotiable to enroll. It's a school with very long waitlists for every grade, so unclear if that impacts their process. OP needs to call the school and check on their process.

This. A school with demand is going to require the paperwork to enroll. No way are they going to accept that the kid is a DC resident and OP is exhibit A of why not.

Anonymous wrote:I don't know how it works, but you can pay to attend DC schools if you don't live in DC.

Not sure if that applies in this situation where you just pay for the first year until you secure residence.

Residents get priority. You can't pay for a school unless it has slots. That you plan to move to DC would not affect that.

I don't know how it works, but you can pay to attend DC schools if you don't live in DC.

Not sure if that applies in this situation where you just pay for the first year until you secure residence.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yea, I don’t see how OP is going to pull this together and have appropriate documentation because she doesn’t even live in the city.

Do you actually have to show all the paperwork when you accept?

Yes, you must show you live in bounds to register as an inbounds student and you must show you live somewhere in DC to register for out of bounds, boundary free, or charter schools.

Register isn’t the same as accepting though. OP may be able to accept without registering right away.

Our school required both DC Residency docs and Proof of Age to accept our OOB lottery spot. The DC Health forms could be submitted later, but the others were non-negotiable to enroll. It's a school with very long waitlists for every grade, so unclear if that impacts their process. OP needs to call the school and check on their process.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yea, I don’t see how OP is going to pull this together and have appropriate documentation because she doesn’t even live in the city.

Do you actually have to show all the paperwork when you accept?

Yes, you must show you live in bounds to register as an inbounds student and you must show you live somewhere in DC to register for out of bounds, boundary free, or charter schools.

Register isn’t the same as accepting though. OP may be able to accept without registering right away.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yea, I don’t see how OP is going to pull this together and have appropriate documentation because she doesn’t even live in the city.

Do you actually have to show all the paperwork when you accept?

Yes, you must show you live in bounds to register as an inbounds student and you must show you live somewhere in DC to register for out of bounds, boundary free, or charter schools.