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Parents, private-school families press LWSD on Quest admissions and waiting-period rules
Summary
Multiple public commenters asked the Lake Washington School District to increase transparency and reconsider a two-year waiting period for newcomers seeking full-time access to Quest (high-cap/gifted) services, and raised concerns about perceived bias against private-school applicants.
Several parents and commenters used the district's public comment period to raise concerns about access and transparency in the Quest high-cap/gifted program and the district's waiting-period rules for newcomers.
Wen Min Huang, a parent of a fourth grader at Cedar Crest Academy, said his daughter, who scored near the top on national tests, "was denied the opportunity to enroll in LWSD full time class last year" and criticized the admissions process as a "black box." He said private-school applicants from Cedar Crest Academy, Baringo Academy and Chestnut Hill Academy…
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