Lottery Results

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Anonymous wrote:For PS3:

We are 3rd on the waitlist for Cleveland Dual Language (OOB w/ Proximity). Anyone know how far down the list they did get last year? I see from another PP that they didn't get as far as 8.

13th for Langley
High numbers for Ross, Ludlow, Logan, and Brent.

Last year isn't really relevant with a number that low. Look at everyone above you and assume that everyone with a sibling is staying. How many people are not in that category? I would also call the school. It may help.

There are only 4 without sibling I believe.

Not sure if there would be movement in Cleveland Dual Language PS because of the in bounds (Typically from the public housing complex) and sibling prference. I would think the the only person who might not take the spot is oob with prox, maybe. Good luck though.

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Anonymous wrote:For PS3:

We are 3rd on the waitlist for Cleveland Dual Language (OOB w/ Proximity). Anyone know how far down the list they did get last year? I see from another PP that they didn't get as far as 8.

13th for Langley
High numbers for Ross, Ludlow, Logan, and Brent.

I'd guess that you'll get in to Langley. We're in (also in boundary) and Langley is really our back-up school. If we get a place at a charter we'll give up the spot at Langley. I know several other in-bound families who feel the same way. That said, it's newly renovated, the PTA is active and the principal seems pretty dedicated so not a bad choice for a neighborhood school.

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Those of you way up-thread with fairly low numbers for West--we got in for PS but won't be accepting, so I can guarantee you that the list will be moving by at least one spot. We have the option of keeping our child in daycare through pre-K and while it would nice not to pay for the next two years, I just don't think we can trade a known good thing for something that would likely have us playing this game all over again in two or three years.

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Does anyone have an opinion on HD Cooke wait list moving? It was our #1 choice and we're in the 30s on the wait list. Can it move that far?

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To 15:03, I don't understand the rationale, since you'll have to switch schools in two years even if you stay in your daycare. Also, was West low on your preference list in lottery?

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We are #13 on the Waitlist for Peabody for K. We have really high numbers everywhere else. Does anyone know how much the waiting list has moved in previous years?

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delphia wrote:Okay, so how do you suppose Mayor Gray and the Council would feel about providing a tax credit to parents of 3yo's that were not accepted into any public and/or charter schools? Makes perfect sense to me. If the city/DCPS cannot facilitate all of the pre-school children in terms of schooling, then the city should help pay for their daycare. I live in a wonderful neighborhood, less than two blocks from my closest school (waitlisted), pay extremely high taxes, and now am told that there is not enough room in the school to accommodate my child. Nothing left to do but wait and continue with daycare, so as I see it, the city should help cover that expense.
What is unreasonable about that request? Seriously? Does anyone out there want to help me gather names and start a petition?

Not sure about this year, but last year, there were PS slots open in the city. That they aren't in schools to which you wish to send your child doesn't entitle you to a tax credit. Plus, from your post, it is apparent that you view PS and Pre K as city-paid daycare. PS and PK are not a right, and certainly not in the school of your choice.

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Anonymous wrote:To 15:03, I don't understand the rationale, since you'll have to switch schools in two years even if you stay in your daycare. Also, was West low on your preference list in lottery?

I don't want to switch twice in two years. Our daycare has a fantastic PS/PK program, our child loves it there, we have a baby arriving around the same time he'd be switching schools, so it seems like a lot of unnecessary upheaval. If we'd gotten into somewhere where we knew for sure we'd keep him at least into mid-elementary school or preferably later, then we'd take the spot. But I'm not excited enough about West vs. our current option to move him just for the sake of not paying for daycare for two years. West was our #6 option and one I sort of threw in there. I'm not disparaging West, just saying that it is not a long-term solution for us and we're not looking for short-term options.

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Does anyone have an opinion on HD Cooke wait list moving? It was our #1 choice and we're in the 30s on the wait list. Can it move that far?

Our DC was 34 last year, and we got the phone call two weeks into the school year. There was some subsequent wait list movement, but not a lot. The "OOB with sibling" wait list seems similar to last year, and many of those parents are likely to take the spot.

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Anonymous wrote:We are #13 on the Waitlist for Peabody for K. We have really high numbers everywhere else. Does anyone know how much the waiting list has moved in previous years?

My friend's son is a in first now. But when they were doing the lottery their DS was going into K. I believe their DS had an excellent number like 6 or 7 for K and they never got a
Call. I suspect they didn't follow up with the school.

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Anonymous wrote:Really surprised by the Key PK this year. #4 on wait list is no preference - last yr something like 20 in-boundary kids were wait listed. Good news for OOB families.

Other observations?

PreK at Hyde - 14 IB students waitlisted.

Why are IB students being waitlisted if they have IB preference in the lottery? Were no OOB students accepted?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really surprised by the Key PK this year. #4 on wait list is no preference - last yr something like 20 in-boundary kids were wait listed. Good news for OOB families.

Other observations?

PreK at Hyde - 14 IB students waitlisted.

Why are IB students being waitlisted if they have IB preference in the lottery? Were no OOB students accepted?

Correct - Hyde has an intake of 1 PreK class and there are more IB's students than spaces available. This is a major shift in population from just 3 years ago.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are #13 on the Waitlist for Peabody for K. We have really high numbers everywhere else. Does anyone know how much the waiting list has moved in previous years?

My friend's son is a in first now. But when they were doing the lottery their DS was going into K. I believe their DS had an excellent number like 6 or 7 for K and they never got a
Call. I suspect they didn't follow up with the school.

Peabody moves a lot. We got in OOB prek last year and aren't returning.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
For 3rd Grade:
Shepherd 14 (OOB no preference)
Bernard 2 (OOB no preference)
Takoma (got in OOB no preference)
West 1 (OOB no preference)

For PK:
Truesdell (got in, IB with sibling)
Bernard 80 (OOB no preference)
Shepherd 47 (OOB no preference)
Takoma 8 (OOB with sibling accepted)
West 5 (OOB no preference)


These are our numbers. Now what happens if I don't take my spot in Takoma? Cause I'd rather take Shepherd and our best number there is 14, any chance? Or even Bernard which from what I have read here on the board is very likely to get. I am exited about Bernard BUT we'd only get 2 yrs there for our oldest and then it's back to Lottery AGAIN. We're also waiting for Charters, just to make things even more difficult.

At this point, you deal with the schools one on one. If you would never go to Takoma, turn down the spot. If you would go there, sent in the intent letter now, verify residency, and wait. I think your best chance at Sepherd is to wait until late Aug/ Sept. I suspect they are a school that does not at the 3rd grade level, call every person on the wait list. It may be hard to get the PreK into Shepherd in the fall, but not so hard the 3rd grader. I would look carefully at the quality of 3rd & 4th grade teachers at Shepherd. We left a couple of years ago, because these grades were weak, don't know if there has been turnover. Good thing about Shepherd is it feeds to Deal, so you would be set for middle school, if the OOB has a right to the feeder school continues to apply.

Thank you so much for your comments! Shepherd does feed into deal and further to Wilson, so that was also part of why we'd want Shepherd. Unless all that changes of course. At this time with the numbers we have, pretty much anything could happen. I will take your suggestion and call them all one by one in order to assess our chances. If we'd get our oldest in first (she has the best numbers), at least our youngest will have sibling preference.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Really surprised by the Key PK this year. #4 on wait list is no preference - last yr something like 20 in-boundary kids were wait listed. Good news for OOB families.

Other observations?

PreK at Hyde - 14 IB students waitlisted.

Why are IB students being waitlisted if they have IB preference in the lottery? Were no OOB students accepted?

Correct - Hyde has an intake of 1 PreK class and there are more IB's students than spaces available. This is a major shift in population from just 3 years ago.

Wow, good to know. Thanks.