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Participant[quote=ibjames]How successful is using the “choice” option for kids and schools? What is the criteria they use? Is it more common that you can or do they tell you that you have to go to the neighborhood school?[/quote]
I have two friends who’ve done it successfully in San Diego Unified and I’m familiar with what they did. The info is available on the sandi.net website.
You pick your “choice” schools… Keep in mind EVERYONE is picking the la jolla ones… so your odds are worse.
My one friend lives in Kensington. She selected a magnet to apply for, a choice to apply for, and a charter to apply for. The choice school was Benchley/Weinberger. They got in. There is nothing saying you can’t apply to a different school in more than one way… I’m pretty sure the magnet she applied to was Spreckels. I forget which charter she applied to.
The other friend (her sister) was in the Kate Sessions area – but really wanted her daughter to go to Birdrock. They figured it wasn’t the end of the world if they didn’t make it – and only put in that one choice application (no magnet/charter apps). They got in.
I know people who choiced their kids OUT OF DISTRICT into La Jolla High School. I don’t know the full process of how they succeeded – but it involved a lot of friends who lived in La Jolla writing letters to support the application.
The process is on the website here:
http://www.sandi.net/20451072011450793/site/default.aspParticipant[quote=ibjames]How successful is using the “choice” option for kids and schools? What is the criteria they use? Is it more common that you can or do they tell you that you have to go to the neighborhood school?[/quote]
I have two friends who’ve done it successfully in San Diego Unified and I’m familiar with what they did. The info is available on the sandi.net website.
You pick your “choice” schools… Keep in mind EVERYONE is picking the la jolla ones… so your odds are worse.
My one friend lives in Kensington. She selected a magnet to apply for, a choice to apply for, and a charter to apply for. The choice school was Benchley/Weinberger. They got in. There is nothing saying you can’t apply to a different school in more than one way… I’m pretty sure the magnet she applied to was Spreckels. I forget which charter she applied to.
The other friend (her sister) was in the Kate Sessions area – but really wanted her daughter to go to Birdrock. They figured it wasn’t the end of the world if they didn’t make it – and only put in that one choice application (no magnet/charter apps). They got in.
I know people who choiced their kids OUT OF DISTRICT into La Jolla High School. I don’t know the full process of how they succeeded – but it involved a lot of friends who lived in La Jolla writing letters to support the application.
The process is on the website here:
http://www.sandi.net/20451072011450793/site/default.aspParticipantcreechrr –
Don’t you put any of the blame on the banks that are not moving the NODs through the process to REOs?It’s not just the government, it’s the banks, too.
Participantcreechrr –
Don’t you put any of the blame on the banks that are not moving the NODs through the process to REOs?It’s not just the government, it’s the banks, too.
Participantcreechrr –
Don’t you put any of the blame on the banks that are not moving the NODs through the process to REOs?It’s not just the government, it’s the banks, too.
Participantcreechrr –
Don’t you put any of the blame on the banks that are not moving the NODs through the process to REOs?It’s not just the government, it’s the banks, too.
Participantcreechrr –
Don’t you put any of the blame on the banks that are not moving the NODs through the process to REOs?It’s not just the government, it’s the banks, too.
Participant[quote=enron_by_the_sea][quote=UCGal] If you don’t have kids and /or don’t plan to sell in the future, the school issue is a non-issue.[/quote]
I always thought school district is non-issue as far as selling the house. Because if the school district is not good, you get to buy the house for cheap also.
This can only be an issue if schools that had good reputation when you bought, suddenly became worse when you sold.
Thus if you don’t have kids to send to school, it might be actually better to buy in not so good school district. You pay less and hold a lottery ticket if somehow the schools change for better in future.
If you buy in a good school district (but not use its schools), you are in exactly opposite situation.[/quote]
I’ll agree with this.And as I mentioned – if you do have schools you have options – you can apply to magnet schools or charter schools in SDUSD. You can also try to “choice” into better schools. I have friends in Kensington that have done this successfully. And as I mentioned above, my coworkers did this.
Participant[quote=enron_by_the_sea][quote=UCGal] If you don’t have kids and /or don’t plan to sell in the future, the school issue is a non-issue.[/quote]
I always thought school district is non-issue as far as selling the house. Because if the school district is not good, you get to buy the house for cheap also.
This can only be an issue if schools that had good reputation when you bought, suddenly became worse when you sold.
Thus if you don’t have kids to send to school, it might be actually better to buy in not so good school district. You pay less and hold a lottery ticket if somehow the schools change for better in future.
If you buy in a good school district (but not use its schools), you are in exactly opposite situation.[/quote]
I’ll agree with this.And as I mentioned – if you do have schools you have options – you can apply to magnet schools or charter schools in SDUSD. You can also try to “choice” into better schools. I have friends in Kensington that have done this successfully. And as I mentioned above, my coworkers did this.
Participant[quote=enron_by_the_sea][quote=UCGal] If you don’t have kids and /or don’t plan to sell in the future, the school issue is a non-issue.[/quote]
I always thought school district is non-issue as far as selling the house. Because if the school district is not good, you get to buy the house for cheap also.
This can only be an issue if schools that had good reputation when you bought, suddenly became worse when you sold.
Thus if you don’t have kids to send to school, it might be actually better to buy in not so good school district. You pay less and hold a lottery ticket if somehow the schools change for better in future.
If you buy in a good school district (but not use its schools), you are in exactly opposite situation.[/quote]
I’ll agree with this.And as I mentioned – if you do have schools you have options – you can apply to magnet schools or charter schools in SDUSD. You can also try to “choice” into better schools. I have friends in Kensington that have done this successfully. And as I mentioned above, my coworkers did this.
Participant[quote=enron_by_the_sea][quote=UCGal] If you don’t have kids and /or don’t plan to sell in the future, the school issue is a non-issue.[/quote]
I always thought school district is non-issue as far as selling the house. Because if the school district is not good, you get to buy the house for cheap also.
This can only be an issue if schools that had good reputation when you bought, suddenly became worse when you sold.
Thus if you don’t have kids to send to school, it might be actually better to buy in not so good school district. You pay less and hold a lottery ticket if somehow the schools change for better in future.
If you buy in a good school district (but not use its schools), you are in exactly opposite situation.[/quote]
I’ll agree with this.And as I mentioned – if you do have schools you have options – you can apply to magnet schools or charter schools in SDUSD. You can also try to “choice” into better schools. I have friends in Kensington that have done this successfully. And as I mentioned above, my coworkers did this.
Participant[quote=enron_by_the_sea][quote=UCGal] If you don’t have kids and /or don’t plan to sell in the future, the school issue is a non-issue.[/quote]
I always thought school district is non-issue as far as selling the house. Because if the school district is not good, you get to buy the house for cheap also.
This can only be an issue if schools that had good reputation when you bought, suddenly became worse when you sold.
Thus if you don’t have kids to send to school, it might be actually better to buy in not so good school district. You pay less and hold a lottery ticket if somehow the schools change for better in future.
If you buy in a good school district (but not use its schools), you are in exactly opposite situation.[/quote]
I’ll agree with this.And as I mentioned – if you do have schools you have options – you can apply to magnet schools or charter schools in SDUSD. You can also try to “choice” into better schools. I have friends in Kensington that have done this successfully. And as I mentioned above, my coworkers did this.
ParticipantYep – what AN said.
I have coworkers that live there. But they’ve “choiced” their kids into a different high school.
It’s a decent amount of house for the money. Same weather as Carmel Valley, but cheaper prices and less stellar schools.
We considered purchasing there – but factored in private school for our budgeting. If you don’t have kids and /or don’t plan to sell in the future, the school issue is a non-issue.
ParticipantYep – what AN said.
I have coworkers that live there. But they’ve “choiced” their kids into a different high school.
It’s a decent amount of house for the money. Same weather as Carmel Valley, but cheaper prices and less stellar schools.
We considered purchasing there – but factored in private school for our budgeting. If you don’t have kids and /or don’t plan to sell in the future, the school issue is a non-issue.
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