PK3/4 Vent-who didn't get in to their IB school..

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like most posters here are considering private school options since they didn't get into their PK3 IB. That's fine; this post is not for them. I want to add something else to the conversation. We moved to area over winter break and first learned about the lottery at EdFest. The post-lottery lottery wasn't even up any more at that time. We met a person with the Early Childhood Education Office of Teaching and Learning. She said she would help us find a school. She later emailed us a list of eight schools that had PK3 slots, including two within walking distance. She was a real lifesaver; when we moved here only one of us had a job. Private school wasn't an option.

Which schools were they?

• Burroughs Elementary (PK3-5), 1820 Monroe St. NE
• Dorothy Height Elementary (PK3-5), 1300 Allison St. NW
• Malcolm X @ Green Elementary (PK3-5), 1500 Mississippi Ave. SE
• Moten Elementary (PK3-5), 1565 Morris Rd. SE
• Orr Elementary (PK3-5), 2200 Minnesota Ave. SE
• Raymond Education Campus (PK3-8), 915 Spring Rd. NW
• Walker-Jones Education Campus (PK3-8), 1125 New Jersey Ave. NW
• Wheatley Education Campus (PK3-8), 1299 Neal St. NE

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Anonymous wrote:I think the hard pill to swallow is that the residents who pay the most in city taxes are, by and large, the only ones who get shut out of their neighborhood schools for pk3 and pk4. Most everyone else has access to ECE within a mile or so.

What? PK in DC is to close the achievement gap. Not an amenity provided to the higher tax payers.

But if those kids can't get into their IB schools what is the point? DC still hasn't come to grips with the fact that more people are staying in the city. It will be interesting to see what changes DCPS makes in 3 years when their 5 years numbers start to catch up.

Are there a lot (or any?) Title I schools where IB kids were waitlisted? If so, would you support an at-risk preference for PK?

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Anonymous wrote:I think the hard pill to swallow is that the residents who pay the most in city taxes are, by and large, the only ones who get shut out of their neighborhood schools for pk3 and pk4. Most everyone else has access to ECE within a mile or so.

What? PK in DC is to close the achievement gap. Not an amenity provided to the higher tax payers.

But if those kids can't get into their IB schools what is the point? DC still hasn't come to grips with the fact that more people are staying in the city. It will be interesting to see what changes DCPS makes in 3 years when their 5 years numbers start to catch up.

Are there a lot (or any?) Title I schools where IB kids were waitlisted? If so, would you support an at-risk preference for PK?

The poorest schools have PK3 guaranteed for IBers. Miner and Payne on Capitol Hill both have it.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the hard pill to swallow is that the residents who pay the most in city taxes are, by and large, the only ones who get shut out of their neighborhood schools for pk3 and pk4. Most everyone else has access to ECE within a mile or so.

What? PK in DC is to close the achievement gap. Not an amenity provided to the higher tax payers.

But if those kids can't get into their IB schools what is the point? DC still hasn't come to grips with the fact that more people are staying in the city. It will be interesting to see what changes DCPS makes in 3 years when their 5 years numbers start to catch up.

Are there a lot (or any?) Title I schools where IB kids were waitlisted? If so, would you support an at-risk preference for PK?

Bancroft is a Title I with IB kids waitlisted.

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The DME's plan was eventually to have guaranteed IB at all Title I schools. I think in order to make that work, there will have to be some boundary changes, or some clustered PK schools (like if kids from all over Petworth and Brightwood could go to Height for PK). Most Title I schools won't have a problem administering it, but a few will.

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West is a Title I and I heard of wait listed IB families. I'd support an at-risk preference, but also like the idea of using Height as a PK campus.

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We are in bound for barnard and I was quite worried we would get shut out of the better ranked schools and also shut out of Barnard. We ranked it 8 because of that, hoping it would get us in but still allowed us to rank some others higher. We got in. Not sure if there is a wait list or not; our wait list numbers are all well below 60, so I guess we had a decent draw compared to my friends all in the 200's. I would also support at-risk preference evne though it could result in me being shut out.

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Title I schools with wait listed IB families
From this thread, Bancroft, West
From chatting with neighbors, Bruce Monroe.

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Anonymous wrote:Vent..I knew this would happen but am still so bummed. Didn't get in to Brent PK3, IB family. Anyone else?

Same boat here. We matched at Tyler traditional. I guess we'll go, but not my ideal. Did anyone else match at Tyler traditional? Your thoughts?

We left Tyler this year (not PK 3/4). And I will be giving up a PK immersion spot we received with sibling attending. There was limited supervision when children left the classroom. The administration is subpar and they don't have control over the kids. I think you'll be fine for PK but I wouldn't stay a minute longer.

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Anonymous wrote:Title I schools with wait listed IB families
From this thread, Bancroft, West
From chatting with neighbors, Bruce Monroe
IB PK3 waitlisted with Bruce Monroe? Or PK4? Or is there a Spanish vs English dominant? Don't remember picking it language though. We were waitlisted #1 and we don't live IB.

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Not sure if this is the right thread, but I'm new to D.C. So very new to learning the school process. I was matched for Apple Tree Columbia Heights, I've read much older threads, but would love to hear a more up to date perspective on the school. A little torn with the lack of windows and limited play space.

Please share

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Anonymous wrote:Vent..I knew this would happen but am still so bummed. Didn't get in to Brent PK3, IB family. Anyone else?

Same boat here. We matched at Tyler traditional. I guess we'll go, but not my ideal. Did anyone else match at Tyler traditional? Your thoughts?

We left Tyler this year (not PK 3/4). And I will be giving up a PK immersion spot we received with sibling attending. There was limited supervision when children left the classroom. The administration is subpar and they don't have control over the kids. I think you'll be fine for PK but I wouldn't stay a minute longer.

I have heard Tyler's prek program is amazing. And I've heard great things about the kindergarten teachers (a friend works there) but I would take my kid out after K because of the things he has said.

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Anonymous wrote:A quick reminder that non income based, all day, free, pre k 3/4 wasn't even offered in DC until not that long ago, and outside of D.C. it's unheard of. If you're IB you're guaranteed a spot at least by K, might still make it in pre K 4. You have options, but yeah will have to pay. If you don't have the means, look into Head Start. It seems like people forget that all day non income based pre k 3-4 is not a right. (Maybe it should be, that can be a topic for another day, but then we shouldn't be voting for republican party and fighting tax increases nationwide)

Head start is in DCPS, pp. In the title 1 schools. They aren't separate facilities like they are other places.

DCPS is one of several Head Start Grant Holders in DC. There are others.

Nonincome based PK4 has been available in DCPS since at least 1975, since that's when I went.

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Anonymous wrote:We are in bound for barnard and I was quite worried we would get shut out of the better ranked schools and also shut out of Barnard. We ranked it 8 because of that, hoping it would get us in but still allowed us to rank some others higher. We got in. Not sure if there is a wait list or not; our wait list numbers are all well below 60, so I guess we had a decent draw compared to my friends all in the 200's. I would also support at-risk preference evne though it could result in me being shut out.

After all these years I'm still surprised that there are so many people that don't understand how the lottery works. You wouldn't have gotten shut out if you ranked Barnard 12th, only possibility is you would have gotten INTO a better ranked school. You would have gotten into Barnard no matter what with your master number.

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Anonymous wrote:We are in bound for barnard and I was quite worried we would get shut out of the better ranked schools and also shut out of Barnard. We ranked it 8 because of that, hoping it would get us in but still allowed us to rank some others higher. We got in. Not sure if there is a wait list or not; our wait list numbers are all well below 60, so I guess we had a decent draw compared to my friends all in the 200's. I would also support at-risk preference evne though it could result in me being shut out.

After all these years I'm still surprised that there are so many people that don't understand how the lottery works. You wouldn't have gotten shut out if you ranked Barnard 12th, only possibility is you would have gotten INTO a better ranked school. You would have gotten into Barnard no matter what with your master number.

Unless they only wanted 7 other schools?