Comments on: New DoE School Choice Rules Increase Parental Anxiety (Village Voice news blog) http://demause.net/2008/02/01/66/ If we write real loud, we can stop this rain Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:50:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Laurie http://demause.net/2008/02/01/66/#comment-73 Laurie Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:10:32 +0000 http://demause.net/2008/02/01/66/#comment-73 As far as I know, everyone who lists first does not get in ahead of anyone who lists second. I think that if a person who lists Smith School second does not get their first choice, and they live closer to Smith than someone who listed it first, that person might get admitted into Smith ahead of the person who listed it first. The enrollment info says, "Your child will be assigned to this second choice school if he/she has a higher priority (based on tiebreakers) than other children requesting the school." http://www.seattleschools.org/area/eso/faqs_elementary.html As far as I know, everyone who lists first does not get in ahead of anyone who lists second. I think that if a person who lists Smith School second does not get their first choice, and they live closer to Smith than someone who listed it first, that person might get admitted into Smith ahead of the person who listed it first. The enrollment info says, “Your child will be assigned to this second choice school if he/she has a higher priority (based on tiebreakers) than other children requesting the school.”
http://www.seattleschools.org/area/eso/faqs_elementary.html

]]> By: neild http://demause.net/2008/02/01/66/#comment-71 neild Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:07:39 +0000 http://demause.net/2008/02/01/66/#comment-71 So does Seattle also have a system where everyone who lists first gets in ahead of anyone who lists second or later? Because what I'm wondering about NYC (I've asked the DoE, and haven't heard back yet) is what happens if a student doesn't get into <i>any</i> schools - which actually seems pretty likely to happen a fair bit, given that the further you go down your list, the more schools will already be full by the time they get to you. So does Seattle also have a system where everyone who lists first gets in ahead of anyone who lists second or later? Because what I’m wondering about NYC (I’ve asked the DoE, and haven’t heard back yet) is what happens if a student doesn’t get into any schools - which actually seems pretty likely to happen a fair bit, given that the further you go down your list, the more schools will already be full by the time they get to you.

]]> By: Laurie http://demause.net/2008/02/01/66/#comment-70 Laurie Sun, 10 Feb 2008 16:02:21 +0000 http://demause.net/2008/02/01/66/#comment-70 It sounds like someone from out of district who lists a school first would get in before someone in-district who lists it second. That could make people crazy--especially if it means ending up with a third- or fourth-choice school. Seattle parents are always debating whether to list a school as a first choice even if you don't think you have a good chance to get in; if you don't get in, then you won't get in to your second-choice school either because you failed to list it FIRST. Composing that sentence made my brain hurt. It sounds like someone from out of district who lists a school first would get in before someone in-district who lists it second. That could make people crazy–especially if it means ending up with a third- or fourth-choice school.

Seattle parents are always debating whether to list a school as a first choice even if you don’t think you have a good chance to get in; if you don’t get in, then you won’t get in to your second-choice school either because you failed to list it FIRST. Composing that sentence made my brain hurt.

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