District-wide lottery system? Oh yes, that would be just ducky - kids criss-crossing the metro area instead of attending neighborhood schools. Why not implement larger enrollment zones, like they do in Stapleton, but have the circle capture high- and low-performing schools that are generally in the same region? Circle all of Park Hill, for example, allowing students there to have a seat at any of the four or five schools in that neighborhood.

Though folks in the Highland area aren't too fond of it at the middle school level from what I understand.