tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post7939928904889510740..comments2024-03-29T02:41:52.718-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Cedar Park Elementary Community MeetingsMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-32055201458814857282017-05-17T16:41:39.269-07:002017-05-17T16:41:39.269-07:00Do we know if any special education services will ...Do we know if any special education services will be offered at cedar park? Specifically- an access program?Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17894500913716796516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-75606866650136564692017-05-15T17:57:28.067-07:002017-05-15T17:57:28.067-07:00For an attendance area school, like John Rogers, t...For an attendance area school, like John Rogers, the only kids who would be put on a waitlist are those who live outside of the school's attendance area. The school has to take anyone who lives within the attendance area. There are no enrollment caps. An attendance area school can be over-enrolled and not show a wait list. <br /><br />Without actual enrollment data, it is difficult to make assumptions as to whether or not an attendance area school is under-enrolled.<br /><br />-North-end MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-29666651171695269982017-05-11T21:33:05.961-07:002017-05-11T21:33:05.961-07:00@this is all very confusing...it is! I wonder, too...@this is all very confusing...it is! I wonder, too...so if 10 HC qualified students at Hazelwolf decided they wanted to go to Cascadia (or Decatur) for first grade or second grade (there's room)... do 10 Cascadia students have to go to Hazel Wolf? Huh? Are John Rogers students denied a choice to go to area schools? This 1:1 rule needs the equity lens. <br /><br />Scrutiny PlzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-89830406677252611362017-05-11T20:26:52.750-07:002017-05-11T20:26:52.750-07:00I'm so confused. The Seattle Public Schools we...I'm so confused. The <a href="http://www.seattleschools.org/admissions/school_choice" rel="nofollow">Seattle Public Schools web page</a> says, "Open Enrollment for the 2017-18 school year ended on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017." Then it says we can still turn in forms until May 31 but we're unlikely to get the school we request. <br /><br />So, as of May 8th the wait lists for kindergarten show:<br />Broadview-Thompson 3<br />Cedar Park—can walk right in.<br />Hazel Wolf 88<br />John Rogers—can walk right in. <br />Licton Springs—can walk right in<br />Northgate 7<br />Olympic Hills 6<br />Olympic View 5<br />Sacajawea 4<br />Wedgwood 7<br /><br />So, does that mean that between now and May 31, anyone can enroll their soon-to-be kindergartener into Cedar Park, John Rogers or Licton Springs? Seems like the Cedar Park could mention this stuff. Because the district makes it sound pretty unlikely that you could turn in a choice form <b>now</b>, almost three months after their open enrollment period ended and get into any school.<br /><br />And if John Rogers is underenrolled, will families in that geozone not be allowed to choose Cedar Park? <br /><br />This is very confusing.NNE Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-63144422335355507532017-05-11T15:38:49.143-07:002017-05-11T15:38:49.143-07:00@North-end Mom...it isn't fair to call it a lo...@North-end Mom...it isn't fair to call it a lottery when students are denied access if they come from an under enrolled school or even a grade band within a school that has low enrollment. In this case the District appears to tag various students as ineligible for their choice school because leaving would "hurt" their assignment school, unless there is a clean swap. <br /><br />Madness Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-12990843151620454102017-05-11T14:13:25.072-07:002017-05-11T14:13:25.072-07:00You can enroll through May 31st, but tiebreakers l...You can enroll through May 31st, but tiebreakers like sibling, geozone, etc are used only during the February open enrollment period. After that, it's by lottery.<br /><br />-North-end MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-34906227716129302582017-05-10T18:40:11.661-07:002017-05-10T18:40:11.661-07:00Open enrollment goes until the end of May. Familie...Open enrollment goes until the end of May. Families can make a choice until then. That is a pretty recent change. Until last year, families could choose until the end of September. <br /><br />- choicesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-57702709957812876782017-05-10T12:17:04.593-07:002017-05-10T12:17:04.593-07:00Um, isn't open enrollment over? Who are they e...Um, isn't open enrollment over? Who are they expecting to come grow with them?NNE Momnoreply@blogger.com