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I wholeheartedly appreciate that bias has been removed from the process, but I also recognize that sometimes understanding the whole person (what they've been through -- maybe a reason as to why they got one C instead of a B) might help with who can be successful in a particular school or program. I strongly believe that student preferences for schools should be taken into consideration to match students with their interests and life aspirations. I dislike the zip code preference -- I think there are too many "workarounds" and that there are other factors that should be considered for preference. I also think that we need to make more choices available in K-12 education overall and even more so -- strengthen our neighborhood schools so that parents CHOOSE those schools.

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Establish long-term solution for handling low special admission enrollment that does not negatively impact teacher allotment

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Re-establish CTE across district

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What is the goal of the school selection process?

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What is the goal of the school selection process?

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Understand the "status" comments after schools are added to applications.  Is this information in the steppers?

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More clear communication around what is the motivating factors around these changes and what the goals of these changes are so that we can share that.

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What long-term solution does the district have for addressing low enrollment in select schools that impacts teacher allotment?

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When messages is put out from Central Office teams, it often gets lost or is unequally implemented (depending on schools' capacity and point people). How can we leverage network leadership to ensure more equity across schools for student/family experience in the selection process?

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* Videos to accompany the wordy steppers (The office of teaching and learning does a good job with this)
* in-person and virtual Office hours for Office of Student Placement, FACE, and schools.
* regional in-person walk-in hours for support, where there are counselors, FACE reps, and Student Placement staff

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School teams should be able to speak confidently and enthusiastically about different highs schools within the District, not just neighborhood or criteria based. Conversations should focus on fit for the student and their family

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Can't answer this one. I do not know what the school teams need.

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the new system takes the "person" out of it and leaves decisions to a computer.  the intention was to eliminate bias but the outcome was not ideal. 

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the new system takes the "person" out of it and leaves decisions to a computer.  the intention was to eliminate bias but the outcome was not ideal. 

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It would be great to have videos and stories from current students at schools about their experiences as well as sharing their own tips/advice from the school selection process

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Hire Network-based counselors to support the selection process within schools

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Having various ways to communicate this information is needed. email, having drop-in zoom sessions, phone calls....all these avenues of communication is imperative.

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bigger picture: have components of criteria based schools and city wide schools in each of the neighborhood schools

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bigger picture: have components of criteria based schools and city wide schools in each of the neighborhood schools

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School visits and tours, in addition to what has been said here

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Interviews should allow students who don't quite meet criteria an opportunity to qualify

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Interviews should allow students who don't quite meet criteria an opportunity to qualify

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In order for central office staff to be prepared to help families and friends..... Organize meetings for staff to attend to find out information about the ENTIRE process and for us to understand the steps and how to complete the application in the system --- AND what the "status" comments mean.

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Which schools are leading this process well at a school-wide level? Helping all their students and families feel informed and empowered? What can we learn from how they do it?

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allow for students who are new to the district to enroll in citywide schools at times outside of school selection (if there is space)

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allow for students who are new to the district to enroll in citywide schools at times outside of school selection (if there is space)

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step by step videos.
Opportunities for office hours and 1:1 help

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There are quotas placed on specific student populations (SPED/EL) that schools are required to accept yet some schools accepted 0% for one or both populations after LeGare for SY22-23, where is the accountability?

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- criteria for selecting students
- what alternatives do students have if they didn't get into their choice schools
- how is the waitlist worked

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A better understanding of the steps required within the process.

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- email
- text
- using QR codes
- videos

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Consider involving more departments in selection process; Also consider having a FACE Spring- Summer Parent/Student Workshops that include school counselors

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As one who works with K-8 and true middle schools, being able to provide school leaders with the information to support their 7th/8th graders in preparation for HS and the school selection process is helpful.

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Consider significantly adjusting criteria for admissions. Ensuring that the make up of students who attend criteria based schools is reflective of the overall demographics of our district

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I have had teachers in the district and friends outside the district stressed about the process for their own child and I don't even understand the process to help

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- be ready to answer questions
- provide families with information on schools in different languages

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being transparent in this process for schools to better prepare and communicate to parents is very important.

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1.  Set up in-person regional walk-in sessions to give parents support.

2. During the annual high school fair -- have a workshop scheduled several times a day for parents and students to attend to review the HS selection process and the steppers.

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use a different system that is a bit more similar to other match programs so that more students are accepted to more schools

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use a different system that is a bit more similar to other match programs so that more students are accepted to more schools

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- how the whole process happens
- where to direct families if they have questions

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Consider getting rid of criteria based schools.

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More opportunity for various student populations and subgroups.

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More opportunity for various student populations and subgroups.

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1. Add videos in multiple languages to go with steppers. Steppers are very wordy

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better communication
different criteria for selecting students
user-friendly website

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Students who are enrolled in a middle school should have some degree of priority for that high school

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Students who are enrolled in a middle school should have some degree of priority for that high school

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selection criteria

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Focus on both equity & special interests

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Focus on both equity & special interests

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How can we continue the focus on equity -- the zip code analysis of who gets into the most selective schools, having the application in multiple languages -- while still giving students and families opportunities for choice: magnets, art schools, excellent academic and career opportunities? The truth is, we have too few excellent schools. So that's the deeper issue, not just school selection. All of our schools should be places worthy of our students and families

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