Stokes admits at any grade though.

Anonymous wrote:No new kids at DCI after 9th grade and they are not really interested in opening up slots to outside the feeder schools unless they absolutely have to to make budget. I'd say less than a dozen per year will be up for lottery

This. DCI's model is based on not having to provide remedial support to kids who are behind. All the feeders' main entrance yr are prek3 and prek4 so if there are significant numbers who are below grade level, they can provide additional support in early elementary before they have to read to learn.

Anonymous wrote:Kids will be taught content through their immersion language. I call that immersion. Full immersion? No. Partial immersion? Yes. That's what the information session speakers have told us.

They will be offering advanced language and literature classes for those who have been in the immersion curriculum in Elementary School. But that is not the same as teaching math, science, history, etc. in the immersion language, which is what I would call a "dual language program." And for those who aren't fluent in another language--say, who get in via lottery but went to a traditional elementary school--there will be appropriate classes for them, which don't assume fluency in a language. I'm not saying there will be many spots available this way, but those who do get in will do just fine.

Anonymous wrote:Kids will be taught content through their immersion language. I call that immersion. Full immersion? No. Partial immersion? Yes. That's what the information session speakers have told us.

Now we are clear on what you mena.

Kids will be taught content through their immersion language. I call that immersion. Full immersion? No. Partial immersion? Yes. That's what the information session speakers have told us.

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Anonymous wrote:You can apply to DCI once it opens whether you have the language background or not. There are no restrictions on getting accepted to DCI.

Uh, only if there are slots which haven't been filled by the feeder schools. With the addition of DC Bilingual there are supposed to be few, if any, open slots for students from non-feeder schools. And it will be an immersion middle and high school.

DCI will not be an immersion middle and high school.

No new kids at DCI after 9th grade and they are not really interested in opening up slots to outside the feeder schools unless they absolutely have to to make budget. I'd say less than a dozen per year will be up for lottery

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Anonymous wrote:You can apply to DCI once it opens whether you have the language background or not. There are no restrictions on getting accepted to DCI.

Uh, only if there are slots which haven't been filled by the feeder schools. With the addition of DC Bilingual there are supposed to be few, if any, open slots for students from non-feeder schools. And it will be an immersion middle and high school.

um, that is what happens at any charter-they fill spots if there are any available. That is nothing new.

Some of the feeder schools accept children after 2nd grade.

Of course it will be a language middle and high school. If there are slots and if you think your child will be able to handle that then you should apply.

Anonymous wrote:You can apply to DCI once it opens whether you have the language background or not. There are no restrictions on getting accepted to DCI.

Uh, only if there are slots which haven't been filled by the feeder schools. With the addition of DC Bilingual there are supposed to be few, if any, open slots for students from non-feeder schools. And it will be an immersion middle and high school.

You can apply to DCI once it opens whether you have the language background or not. There are no restrictions on getting accepted to DCI.

be prepared to take it to the U.S. Congress...

http://www.change.org/start-a-petition

Start a petition to the Public Charter School Board to get them to allow language test-in to back-fill available positions post-2nd grade. Post the petition on DCUM, immersion charter school FB pages and lists, neighborhood list-serves, etc. Take the results of the survey to the PCSB and the DC Council's Education Committee. A body at rest stays at rest, if you want change: GO FOR IT.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks pp! One small correction: Walter Reed space was awarded to YY and to LAMB.

Correct, but DCI will be held in the space that YY was awarded. LAMB's space will stay only LAMB, used for PK/elementary.

LAMB's space at Walter Reed will be not be used for DCI.

Does that mean that LAMB will accept more students for the year it takes over the WR space? And, what year is that? Thx.

and YY has 100K feet of the space and LAMB has 30K