Let's see those lottery lists!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:PK3
Mundo Verde
Cleveland (Spanish)
ITS
CMI
Garrison (IB)

Commute and language are drivers for us. We are not concerned about an eventual feeder.

We're on the Northeast edge of the boundary. CMI is about a 9-10 minute drive. TR and Lee are over 15 minutes in morning traffic. The Spanish schools we liked within our radius were prioritized over CMI and ITS. Monroe fell out for a reason that I don't want to dig into here.

Aren't Lee and Inspired Teaching like a block from each other?

Not everyone wants to go to Lee or even Montessori.

Besides, they are close but not "a block" close. It's four tenths of a mile.

Actually three tenths of a mile, if you want to be precise. But 30 seconds by car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PK3
Mundo Verde
Cleveland (Spanish)
ITS
CMI
Garrison (IB)

Commute and language are drivers for us. We are not concerned about an eventual feeder.

If you're willing to go up to CMI and you value language, I'm surprised you don't have Stokes Spanish on your list. That and Bethune, which is outside of common lottery, are both in Brookland not much farther away than ITS.

We went back and forth on this quite a bit but decided to put a hard stop on 10 minutes of car commute. We noticed once we started creeping it was like "we'll, if we're willing to do 10 why not 15 and if 15 why not 20..."

Or EL Haynes?

How is CMI 10 minutes from Garrison boundary? Have you looked at TR4, Lee or Bruce Monroe? (You say language, but ITS and CMI aren't language schools).

We're on the Northeast edge of the boundary. CMI is about a 9-10 minute drive. TR and Lee are over 15 minutes in morning traffic. The Spanish schools we liked within our radius were prioritized over CMI and ITS. Monroe fell out for a reason that I don't want to dig into here.

Two Rivers is quite a bit further away, but Lee is literally 30 seconds from ITS, just FYI.

Why can't Lee boosters understand that there are some people that don't want to go to Lee? It is not a personal attack on your or your choice. Let it go please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eaton
Stoddert
Murch
Mann
Janney
Lafayette

Which grade?

Pre-K4

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eaton
Stoddert
Murch
Mann
Janney
Lafayette

Which grade?

Pre-K4

Which is your IB?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eaton
Stoddert
Murch
Mann
Janney
Lafayette

Which grade?

Pre-K4

Which is your IB?

I wonder if people who put together lists like this do any research? Janney (and I suppose this is true for several others on this list) won't even be able to accommodate all the IB kids, they'll likely only going to have room for IB with sibling. Zero chance OOB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eaton
Stoddert
Murch
Mann
Janney
Lafayette

Which grade?

Pre-K4

Which is your IB?

I wonder if people who put together lists like this do any research? Janney (and I suppose this is true for several others on this list) won't even be able to accommodate all the IB kids, they'll likely only going to have room for IB with sibling. Zero chance OOB.

What difference does it make to you? This person could be IB for Shepherd or Hyde and could be playing lottery just to play. Why do you care?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PK3
Mundo Verde
Cleveland (Spanish)
ITS
CMI
Garrison (IB)

Commute and language are drivers for us. We are not concerned about an eventual feeder.

We're on the Northeast edge of the boundary. CMI is about a 9-10 minute drive. TR and Lee are over 15 minutes in morning traffic. The Spanish schools we liked within our radius were prioritized over CMI and ITS. Monroe fell out for a reason that I don't want to dig into here.

Aren't Lee and Inspired Teaching like a block from each other?

Did you miss the part where PP wasn't interested in Montessori?

Not everyone wants to go to Lee or even Montessori.

Besides, they are close but not "a block" close. It's four tenths of a mile.

Actually three tenths of a mile, if you want to be precise. But 30 seconds by car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eaton
Stoddert
Murch
Mann
Janney
Lafayette

Which grade?

Pre-K4

Which is your IB?

I wonder if people who put together lists like this do any research? Janney (and I suppose this is true for several others on this list) won't even be able to accommodate all the IB kids, they'll likely only going to have room for IB with sibling. Zero chance OOB.

What difference does it make to you? This person could be IB for Shepherd or Hyde and could be playing lottery just to play. Why do you care?

NP. If they are IB for Shepherd or Hyde they better list those schools, instead of those where they have no chance of getting in. If they don't, they'll get in nowhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eaton
Stoddert
Murch
Mann
Janney
Lafayette

Which grade?

Pre-K4

Which is your IB?

I wonder if people who put together lists like this do any research? Janney (and I suppose this is true for several others on this list) won't even be able to accommodate all the IB kids, they'll likely only going to have room for IB with sibling. Zero chance OOB.

What difference does it make to you? This person could be IB for Shepherd or Hyde and could be playing lottery just to play. Why do you care?

NP. If they are IB for Shepherd or Hyde they better list those schools, instead of those where they have no chance of getting in. If they don't, they'll get in nowhere.

Let me try again. The PP could already be at a school that they like and could just be playing lottery for the sake of playing. I try not to offer opinions on lottery lists unless asked.

[Anonymous]

Would love input on my PK3 list, particularly ranking order:

1. Stokes (Spanish)
2. Yu Ying
3. Shining Stars
4. Inspired Teaching
5. Lee
6. Stokes (French)
7. DC Bilingual
8. Bridges
9. Creative Minds
10. Burroughs
11. Breakthrough
12. Capital City

We live in Michigan Park so trying to keep commute close (Breakthrough is the only one over 10 min drive).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would love input on my PK3 list, particularly ranking order:

1. Stokes (Spanish)
2. Yu Ying
3. Shining Stars
4. Inspired Teaching
5. Lee
6. Stokes (French)
7. DC Bilingual
8. Bridges
9. Creative Minds
10. Burroughs
11. Breakthrough
12. Capital City

We live in Michigan Park so trying to keep commute close (Breakthrough is the only one over 10 min drive).

Is Burroughs your IB?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eaton
Stoddert
Murch
Mann
Janney
Lafayette

Which grade?

Pre-K4

Which is your IB?

I wonder if people who put together lists like this do any research? Janney (and I suppose this is true for several others on this list) won't even be able to accommodate all the IB kids, they'll likely only going to have room for IB with sibling. Zero chance OOB.

What difference does it make to you? This person could be IB for Shepherd or Hyde and could be playing lottery just to play. Why do you care?

NP. If they are IB for Shepherd or Hyde they better list those schools, instead of those where they have no chance of getting in. If they don't, they'll get in nowhere.

It can be Shepherd and Hyde "in addition to" the no-chancers because they can apply to 12.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would love input on my PK3 list, particularly ranking order:

1. Stokes (Spanish)
2. Yu Ying
3. Shining Stars
4. Inspired Teaching
5. Lee
6. Stokes (French)
7. DC Bilingual
8. Bridges
9. Creative Minds
10. Burroughs
11. Breakthrough
12. Capital City

We live in Michigan Park so trying to keep commute close (Breakthrough is the only one over 10 min drive).

Is Burroughs your IB?

No, Bunker Hill. Don't know any neighbors who go there and the DCPS website indicates it is super under-enrolled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would love input on my PK3 list, particularly ranking order:

1. Stokes (Spanish)
2. Yu Ying
3. Shining Stars
4. Inspired Teaching
5. Lee
6. Stokes (French)
7. DC Bilingual
8. Bridges
9. Creative Minds
10. Burroughs
11. Breakthrough
12. Capital City

We live in Michigan Park so trying to keep commute close (Breakthrough is the only one over 10 min drive).

Is Burroughs your IB?

Male sure that's your true preference order. You will likely get into ssma and everything below it, including stokes etx will fall off the list

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would love input on my PK3 list, particularly ranking order:

1. Stokes (Spanish)
2. Yu Ying
3. Shining Stars
4. Inspired Teaching
5. Lee
6. Stokes (French)
7. DC Bilingual
8. Bridges
9. Creative Minds
10. Burroughs
11. Breakthrough
12. Capital City

We live in Michigan Park so trying to keep commute close (Breakthrough is the only one over 10 min drive).

Looks good to me. I would add your IB as #12. Either that or add another safety as Breakthrough may not be a safety. Even if you got in, would you want to commute for just 1-2 years until you got in somewhere else? Maybe look into Imagine Hope (Edgewood) as a #12 safety. You can remove Cap City as it's a little further and it doesn't look like a priority to you.