If there is selection of students through a lottery, will any eligible students receive a priority? How will priorities be implemented?
Students who currently attend DC public schools that have been identified, by the school system, as in need of improvement, corrective action, or restructuring will be given a priority if a lottery is used to select scholarship recipients. (Under the “Title I” program, the DC public school system identifies schools as in need of improvement, corrective action, or restructuring on the basis of test scores and other criteria. Currently, 15 schools are identified.) In addition, students and families who lack the resources to take advantage of available educational options will receive a priority; for instance, a student whose family faces major health care costs might receive a priority over other, otherwise similar students.
