[lg policy] Cincinnati: The campouts are history at Clifton-Fairview German Language School

[Harold Schiffman]

 The campouts are history at Clifton-Fairview German Language School — at
least this year
Bob Driehaus <bob.driehaus at wcpo.com>
11:49 AM, Aug 24, 2015
2 hours ago
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CINCINNATI — Put those sleeping bags in storage, parents. Cincinnati Public
Schools is ending campouts to get into Clifton-Fairview German Language
School <http://fairview.cps-k12.org> and other popular magnets — at least
for now.

As first reported at WCPO.com, the school board has suspended its policy of
reserving some seats at its magnet schools on a first-come, first-served
basis. Officials are considering permanent revisions to the way students
enroll at the district's magnet schools, which draw children from
throughout the district.

The suspension of the policy and plans for a permanent structure end the
annual ritual of parents camping out on the lawn of Clifton-Fairview, a
kindergarten through sixth grade elementary school coveted by parents for
its immersive German language curriculum and exemplary academics. Last
October, the campout lasted a record 16 days and nights.

Sands Montessori <http://sandsmontessori.cps-k12.org>, Dater Montessori
<http://datermontessori.cps-k12.org> and North Avondale Montessori
<http://nams.cps-k12.org> also attract much shorter camp outs some years.

Instead, about 30 percent of kindergarten seats will be assigned through a
lottery for families whose neighborhood school is one of the six
worst-performing in the city. Younger siblings of current magnet school
students will still have priority, along with other subsets like children
of teachers and staff.

All the remaining seats will be subject to a lottery.

"This is going to be a waiver for one year so we can pilot a broader kind
of lottery and get feedback from families," said Melanie Bates, the school
board member who introduced the waiver. "If we get more lottery
applications, we would be more apt to open up more classrooms."



Melanie Bates



Bates said demand for spots at some of these coveted schools has increased
to the point that the district is looking for ways to expand some schools.

"We want to keep the millennials in the city and in our school system," she
said. "The first-come, first-served system didn't give a good picture of
who wanted to come to our magnet schools."

More at:
http://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/the-campouts-are-history-at-clifton-fairview-german-language-school-at-least-this-year


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