Open House Picks Redux
So, did anyone go look at any of these places over the weekend? Open House Picks 1/4/08
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So, did anyone go look at any of these places over the weekend? Open House Picks 1/4/08
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3:07- we saw the 2nd street house. It was beyond atrocious!!!! It was in very bad condition, extremely dark and chopped up in very awkward ways, etc. Totally the pits. It would require a total gut, and I can’t imagine that anyone would say differently so I don’t even think that is an opinion. However, the location was great and the footprint (20×60) was pretty generous!!! A developer could make some pretty awesome condos out of the space for sure. I can’t see a homeowner being able to salvage much though, so unless they are up for a gut, it’s not worth seeing.
I think that they can also stay in the district for middle school. I know plenty of faimilies who do not reside in district 15 but send their kids to district 15 elementary schools and subsequently to district 15 middle schools. Maybe the doe needs to change this and give district 15 residents priority to middle schools. This becomes an issue if there are future repeats of 2005 when 20% of fifth graders did not get into any of their choices.
“terminal grade means the last grade within the school.”
So, at best, your kid can stay in the school until the last grade of THAT school. Then you’re screwed.
I know of 3 people who have fought to keep kids in the district after they moved and lost. Following the above rule is at the school’s discretion based on overcrowding. At popular schools it has become less and likely to be able to get to keep your kids in, and the number of out-of-area kids allowed is reevaluated each year, so you never know what will happen the following year.
I was just going to post what 6:54 did. If the added commute causes chronic lateness, the school can ask you to leave. Also, if you move out of the area like to New Jersey or Westchester you can stay at the school and pay tuition to the DOE. I know a family who did this.
Yes, terminal grade means the last grade within the school.
OK, this is from the Chancellor’s Regulation on Admission, from the DOE website
docs.nycenet.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-11/A-101.pdf
Page 3, item G:
Students in grades 1 through 12 who change residence within New York City are entitles to remain in their current school of resister until completion of the terminal grade.
Terminal grade=last grade within that school, no?
Most of these houses are overpriced from 20-40%.
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I’ve been told that the “once you’re in, you’re in” policy is no longer true in a lot of districts, and hasn’t been for awhile.
Re: 321 and moving out of zone – at the open house last year, the principal specifically said she could not guarantee the “once you’re in, you’re in” policy since all options are on the table with the DOE these days. There is another open house next week at 321 if folks want to find out any updates. But really, looking to the past is not a wise guide to the future!