Anonymous wrote:OP here. Don't want to get into too many details, but the offer was for virtual only, in contrast to an "actual seat" which is virtual right now too. We spent a lot of time nailing down what they meant. It is possible they are doing this offer off the books of the official myschooldc system as a marketing tool, I don't know. We would have considered the offer, even virtual only, but they made it clear that it wouldn't convert to an "actual seat".

It is also true that their contact was gauging interest. To be more exact, they were gauging interest in a virtual offer only.

They weren't hiding that the offer was virtual only. I wasted a lot of time with the offer because I assumed like many posters here that they couldn't offer such a thing.

Anyway thanks for the feedback.

I think you need to reveal the school. This is totally not ok.

When is count day

Anonymous wrote:I'm very annoyed that I wasted so much time on this fake offer because I didn't think a "virtual only" offer could be a thing, like many of the replies here. That said, I feel uncomfortable naming the school. I guess it is easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission?

THIS IS AN ANONYMOUS FORUM! How can you possibly feel uncomfortable?

OP here. Don't want to get into too many details, but the offer was for virtual only, in contrast to an "actual seat" which is virtual right now too. We spent a lot of time nailing down what they meant. It is possible they are doing this offer off the books of the official myschooldc system as a marketing tool, I don't know. We would have considered the offer, even virtual only, but they made it clear that it wouldn't convert to an "actual seat".

It is also true that their contact was gauging interest. To be more exact, they were gauging interest in a virtual offer only.

They weren't hiding that the offer was virtual only. I wasted a lot of time with the offer because I assumed like many posters here that they couldn't offer such a thing.

Anyway thanks for the feedback.

Anonymous wrote:I assume OP meant that they called to tell her she might be getting an offer and to gauge her interest, but no actual offer materialized (presumably because the seat was filled by someone higher up the waitlist).

We get a call from a charter at one point to tell us they expected to make us an offer based on where we were on the list and how it was moving. But it was several days before the actual offer was made, and things could have changed during that period (but didn't in our case).

Yes we actually got such a call, were told we needed to be ready with an answer within a few hours if so, actually even came in for a tour in order to have our answer, and then didn't get the spot.

However, I suspect maybe OP is a troll and complaining about all-digital being not a real education.

I assume OP meant that they called to tell her she might be getting an offer and to gauge her interest, but no actual offer materialized (presumably because the seat was filled by someone higher up the waitlist).

We get a call from a charter at one point to tell us they expected to make us an offer based on where we were on the list and how it was moving. But it was several days before the actual offer was made, and things could have changed during that period (but didn't in our case).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm very annoyed that I wasted so much time on this fake offer because I didn't think a "virtual only" offer could be a thing, like many of the replies here. That said, I feel uncomfortable naming the school. I guess it is easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission?

What is in it for the school to do this. Makes no sense.

They get more money if more kids are enrolled on count day, and it's not that hard to do virtual programming for one extra kid. But having an appropriately-spaced desk might be harder. I guess. I don't know. I'm not convinced that OP understood what the school told her--perhaps they meant it's a virtual-only offer meaning that nobody at the school is going in person right now, or that only a small number of kids with IEPs/at-risk are doing in-person so her kid wouldn't qualify? But when everyone went back I'd think her kid would too. Or maybe the school had families decide already whether they were going to be in school as much as possible or fully remote all year, and one of the remote families left so OP would be filling that slot, but next year if everyone's back her kid can go.

That makes a lot more sense than "you only have a slot while we're remote and then you have to go back to your IB school."

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm very annoyed that I wasted so much time on this fake offer because I didn't think a "virtual only" offer could be a thing, like many of the replies here. That said, I feel uncomfortable naming the school. I guess it is easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission?

What is in it for the school to do this. Makes no sense.

This is not allowed. At all. So not allowed that I actually don’t believe it happened; if it did, why wouldn’t you name the school?

Anonymous wrote:I'm very annoyed that I wasted so much time on this fake offer because I didn't think a "virtual only" offer could be a thing, like many of the replies here. That said, I feel uncomfortable naming the school. I guess it is easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission?

What is in it for the school to do this. Makes no sense.

Anonymous wrote:Contact OSSE and the DC Public Charter School Board ASAP.

And let us know what school it is--someone might leave another school for this one and then not have another option when schools go back in person next month! You aren't going to the school, so there's no bridge to burn.

This. That is ridiculous and unacceptable.

Actually just call up MySchoolDC right now and tell them.

I'm very annoyed that I wasted so much time on this fake offer because I didn't think a "virtual only" offer could be a thing, like many of the replies here. That said, I feel uncomfortable naming the school. I guess it is easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission?

This is a troll.

Contact OSSE and the DC Public Charter School Board ASAP.

And let us know what school it is--someone might leave another school for this one and then not have another option when schools go back in person next month! You aren't going to the school, so there's no bridge to burn.

Name the school.