Last minute shuffle- report here.

[Anonymous]

Just heard from stokes for pk4 I think we was number 12 we declined. Good luck to the person who will get that spot

[Anonymous]

I of course feel for families who got shut out of the lottery and defaulted to a private option or moved out of DC. But I have to say, the seemingly limited amount of shuffling is such good news. It's so much better for schools and individual classrooms to not have a rotating cast of characters those first few weeks when teachers are trying to built cohesiveness and a sense of community within the classroom. We lotteried back in 2010...I have to say, each year since the lottery process has gotten better and better. Not a fan of how if you get a bad lottery pull you get bad waitlist numbers for all schools, but I know all the stats experts on here will tell me that it's better this way. Other than that, good job My School DC.

[Anonymous]

We got a spot at Creative Minds, pk3, during the first week of school (our waitlist number was high 20s). We decided to take it and leave Bridges. I like Bridges, but Creative Minds was basically our top choices and better location-wise this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got a spot at Creative Minds, pk3, during the first week of school (our waitlist number was high 20s). We decided to take it and leave Bridges. I like Bridges, but Creative Minds was basically our top choices and better location-wise this year.

You likely got our space. We loved the classroom, but after four days of school got off a waitlist at a charter closer to our house that felt like a better fit for our kid. Best of luck on an awesome year-- the parents and teachers in that classroom were fantastic from all our interactions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We got a spot at Creative Minds, pk3, during the first week of school (our waitlist number was high 20s). We decided to take it and leave Bridges. I like Bridges, but Creative Minds was basically our top choices and better location-wise this year.

You likely got our space. We loved the classroom, but after four days of school got off a waitlist at a charter closer to our house that felt like a better fit for our kid. Best of luck on an awesome year-- the parents and teachers in that classroom were fantastic from all our interactions.

Yes, we probably did take your spot! Thank you!! Glad things worked out the way they did, and good luck to you guys at your new school.

[Anonymous]

Accepted a 1st grade Bridges spot last week.

[Anonymous]

Offered a spot at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan for PK 3. Turned it down and staying at Mundo Verde.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Offered a spot at Capitol Hill Montessori at Logan for PK 3. Turned it down and staying at Mundo Verde.

What number were you if you don't mind sharing

[Anonymous]

Also offered a spot at Capitol Hill Montessori for PK3. WL# in mid-50s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also offered a spot at Capitol Hill Montessori for PK3. WL# in mid-50s.

Wow-- that's pretty far down the list. Are you taking it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also offered a spot at Capitol Hill Montessori for PK3. WL# in mid-50s.

Wow-- that's pretty far down the list. Are you taking it?

No, I declined. I don't want to move at this point since DD is happy at drop off, no more tears. Too much stress to move right now after a month of school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What are the reasons the first grade is moving so mich more at ITS than other grades ? We were offered a spot.

I'd be curious too. 1st grade has accepted everyone who went through Round 1 and 2 of the lottery (at least it looks that way looking at the waitlist on the ITS website). That's 40+ kids. Is there a problem with the 1st grade teachers? Or a reason for attrition? Or did they add a class?

Not at all. The first grade teachers are fantastic! We had one last year and it was hard for my kid to move to 2nd grade. Even now, she goes back to 1st grade teacher every day for hugs and sharing. There really is not one teacher in the school that isn't amazing. I heard from a friend in 1st grade that 6-7 kids moved (this is certainly a fluke, in our grade, we've never really had more than 1-2 move in on year). Some (I think 4-5) moved far out of state and 1 or 2 moved to Ward 3. I think a few didn't move until a few weeks before school. I'm sure this left the school scrambling. I assume many kids that were high on the WL at IT had a pretty good lottery number, so it's fair to assume they were already in somewhere they ranked equally as high (just an assumption on my part).

Yes, friends of ours moved across the country this summer - their daughter would have been in 1st grade. They loved ITS!