Maury Elementary feedback?

[Anonymous]

We are moving to the DC area and are thinking of purchasing a home that is inbounds for Maury. Our daughter will start kindergarten in the fall. She receives special education support and has an IEP, but has been in a mainstream classroom and does not need a special/contained classroom. Her little sister will be old enough for Pre-K 3.

I’d love general feedback from current Maury parents, and also would specifically like feedback on:

1. If Maury is a good choice for a child that receives special education services (and any thoughts on whether the services/teachers at the school are invested in students with IEPs).

2. If we move to DC after the school year starts, will my younger daughter be able to attend Pre-K 3 at Maury? How will that work?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are moving to the DC area and are thinking of purchasing a home that is inbounds for Maury. Our daughter will start kindergarten in the fall. She receives special education support and has an IEP, but has been in a mainstream classroom and does not need a special/contained classroom. Her little sister will be old enough for Pre-K 3.

I’d love general feedback from current Maury parents, and also would specifically like feedback on:

1. If Maury is a good choice for a child that receives special education services (and any thoughts on whether the services/teachers at the school are invested in students with IEPs).

2. If we move to DC after the school year starts, will my younger daughter be able to attend Pre-K 3 at Maury? How will that work?

Can’t answer question one, but the answer to question 2 is no. My understanding is that even kids who are both inbound and have sibling preference don’t necessarily get in to Maury for pre-K3. So you definitely will not get a spot after the school year starts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are moving to the DC area and are thinking of purchasing a home that is inbounds for Maury. Our daughter will start kindergarten in the fall. She receives special education support and has an IEP, but has been in a mainstream classroom and does not need a special/contained classroom. Her little sister will be old enough for Pre-K 3.

I’d love general feedback from current Maury parents, and also would specifically like feedback on:

1. If Maury is a good choice for a child that receives special education services (and any thoughts on whether the services/teachers at the school are invested in students with IEPs).

2. If we move to DC after the school year starts, will my younger daughter be able to attend Pre-K 3 at Maury? How will that work?

Can’t answer question one, but the answer to question 2 is no. My understanding is that even kids who are both inbound and have sibling preference don’t necessarily get in to Maury for pre-K3. So you definitely will not get a spot after the school year starts.

In-bounds doesn't matter for pk, you have to enter the lottery. Weird system.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are moving to the DC area and are thinking of purchasing a home that is inbounds for Maury. Our daughter will start kindergarten in the fall. She receives special education support and has an IEP, but has been in a mainstream classroom and does not need a special/contained classroom. Her little sister will be old enough for Pre-K 3.

I’d love general feedback from current Maury parents, and also would specifically like feedback on:

1. If Maury is a good choice for a child that receives special education services (and any thoughts on whether the services/teachers at the school are invested in students with IEPs).

2. If we move to DC after the school year starts, will my younger daughter be able to attend Pre-K 3 at Maury? How will that work?

Can’t answer question one, but the answer to question 2 is no. My understanding is that even kids who are both inbound and have sibling preference don’t necessarily get in to Maury for pre-K3. So you definitely will not get a spot after the school year starts.

In-bounds doesn't matter for pk, you have to enter the lottery. Weird system.

Isn’t the lottery over? How does it work? Or what is the move takes place after the school year starts? Then what happens?

[Anonymous]

Regarding getting your younger child into PK-3, yes you will need to fill out a post-lottery application to even have a shot at getting your child in. You can apply via the My School website using the address you expect to have (though keep in mind you would need to be able to produce proof that you actually live there before you can enroll, but you can apply before you close on the house).

PPs are right that PK spots at Maury are not guaranteed even for IB families with sibling preference (which your younger daughter would have once your K student enrolls). However, there are several nearby public PK programs that many Maury families use in this situation -- Miner, Appletree (there are two campuses near the Maury zone), Wheatley, Two Rivers Young, maybe JO Wilson (currently in a swing space right next to Two Rivers Young, their usual campus is under construction and a bit further away). You would use the lottery to apply for spots at any of these, and some of them are feasible as a post-lottery application, since Maury is not.

Regarding IEPs and SpEd education, my experience is that DCPS is pretty good with this, though I don't have direct experience with the program at Maury. But we have been through it at another Hill elementary and been largely happy, though you always have to advocate and pay attention to what is going on. I have heard good things about Maury's administration though (better than about my school's) and having friendly, responsive admin help a lot with addressing issues as they arise.

[Anonymous]

You can apply after the lottery and if there's a wait list you will be at the end of it for your preference category (in your case that would be in-bound with sibling enrolled). It is highly unlikely that your child will get off the wait list. Nearby schools you'd want to consider include Appletree (Oklahoma Ave and Lincoln Park), Miner, Brown Education Campus, JO Wilson (they are in a temporary location), both Two Rivers campuses, maybe others. Or you may need to go private for a year. For PK4, you have some chance at Maury but still may not get in because the kids who are in for PK3 have the right to re-enroll.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are moving to the DC area and are thinking of purchasing a home that is inbounds for Maury. Our daughter will start kindergarten in the fall. She receives special education support and has an IEP, but has been in a mainstream classroom and does not need a special/contained classroom. Her little sister will be old enough for Pre-K 3.

I’d love general feedback from current Maury parents, and also would specifically like feedback on:

1. If Maury is a good choice for a child that receives special education services (and any thoughts on whether the services/teachers at the school are invested in students with IEPs).

2. If we move to DC after the school year starts, will my younger daughter be able to attend Pre-K 3 at Maury? How will that work?

Can’t answer question one, but the answer to question 2 is no. My understanding is that even kids who are both inbound and have sibling preference don’t necessarily get in to Maury for pre-K3. So you definitely will not get a spot after the school year starts.

In-bounds doesn't matter for pk, you have to enter the lottery. Weird system.

Isn’t the lottery over? How does it work? Or what is the move takes place after the school year starts? Then what happens?

There are post lottery applications. Some schools still have spots. But this won't. For the schools/grades where you have by-right admissions (your in boundary school for k or later), you get admissions automatically whenever you move there.

[Anonymous]

Appletree Lincoln Park is overenrolled for PK-3 this year (they matched something like 80 students in the PK-3 lottery), and sent an email to everyone on the PK-3 waitlist saying you will not get in and to consider their other locations. Miner is a better bet with a post-lottery application.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are moving to the DC area and are thinking of purchasing a home that is inbounds for Maury. Our daughter will start kindergarten in the fall. She receives special education support and has an IEP, but has been in a mainstream classroom and does not need a special/contained classroom. Her little sister will be old enough for Pre-K 3.

I’d love general feedback from current Maury parents, and also would specifically like feedback on:

1. If Maury is a good choice for a child that receives special education services (and any thoughts on whether the services/teachers at the school are invested in students with IEPs).

2. If we move to DC after the school year starts, will my younger daughter be able to attend Pre-K 3 at Maury? How will that work?

Can’t answer question one, but the answer to question 2 is no. My understanding is that even kids who are both inbound and have sibling preference don’t necessarily get in to Maury for pre-K3. So you definitely will not get a spot after the school year starts.

In-bounds doesn't matter for pk, you have to enter the lottery. Weird system.

Isn’t the lottery over? How does it work? Or what is the move takes place after the school year starts? Then what happens?

K-12, you just walk into school and enroll your kid at any point in the year.

PK -- it's not a right, it's an extra and you need some degree of luck to get a free spot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Regarding getting your younger child into PK-3, yes you will need to fill out a post-lottery application to even have a shot at getting your child in. You can apply via the My School website using the address you expect to have (though keep in mind you would need to be able to produce proof that you actually live there before you can enroll, but you can apply before you close on the house).

PPs are right that PK spots at Maury are not guaranteed even for IB families with sibling preference (which your younger daughter would have once your K student enrolls). However, there are several nearby public PK programs that many Maury families use in this situation -- Miner, Appletree (there are two campuses near the Maury zone), Wheatley, Two Rivers Young, maybe JO Wilson (currently in a swing space right next to Two Rivers Young, their usual campus is under construction and a bit further away). You would use the lottery to apply for spots at any of these, and some of them are feasible as a post-lottery application, since Maury is not.

Regarding IEPs and SpEd education, my experience is that DCPS is pretty good with this, though I don't have direct experience with the program at Maury. But we have been through it at another Hill elementary and been largely happy, though you always have to advocate and pay attention to what is going on. I have heard good things about Maury's administration though (better than about my school's) and having friendly, responsive admin help a lot with addressing issues as they arise.

I can speak to fabulous public preschools around Maury, as a Maury parent whose kid never got in for preschool. One AppleTree is literally around the corner from Maury and another is down the road. Many Maury families end up at these other preschools until kindergarten, so they would be great options for you if you move after the school year begins.

[Anonymous]

Isn’t the lottery over? How does it work? Or what is the move takes place after the school year starts? Then what happens?

K-12, you just walk into school and enroll your kid at any point in the year.

PK -- it's not a right, it's an extra and you need some degree of luck to get a free spot.



A friend told me they were guaranteed a PK-3 spot at Miner. But Maury doesn’t work that way? Is that right?

[Anonymous]

Miner is an “early action” school so you are guaranteed a preschool spot if you meet certain criteria. One of the criteria is that you must live in-bounds. So if you want to live in the Maury district, you wouldn’t be guaranteed a spot.

However, Miner has traditionally not had much of a waitlist (don’t know situation now). It is also not far from Maury. Many Maury families start there for preschool because it’s not far and they can get in— no waitlist hundreds of kids long. So it’s a very good option for someone in your situation.

The DCPS website is very helpful: https://www.myschooldc.org/apply/applying-to-PK

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are moving to the DC area and are thinking of purchasing a home that is inbounds for Maury. Our daughter will start kindergarten in the fall. She receives special education support and has an IEP, but has been in a mainstream classroom and does not need a special/contained classroom. Her little sister will be old enough for Pre-K 3.

I’d love general feedback from current Maury parents, and also would specifically like feedback on:

1. If Maury is a good choice for a child that receives special education services (and any thoughts on whether the services/teachers at the school are invested in students with IEPs).

2. If we move to DC after the school year starts, will my younger daughter be able to attend Pre-K 3 at Maury? How will that work?

Can’t answer question one, but the answer to question 2 is no. My understanding is that even kids who are both inbound and have sibling preference don’t necessarily get in to Maury for pre-K3. So you definitely will not get a spot after the school year starts.

In-bounds doesn't matter for pk, you have to enter the lottery. Weird system.

I think what you mean is that there is no inbound enrollment by right for preK. Inbound still gets a preference in the lottery.

[Anonymous]

Where is work, what are your older daughter's special needs, and what is your priority (those needs? free PreK?, a certain house budget?, a certain commute time? etc...)?

[Anonymous]

If you have already found a house you like, it makes sense. Lower poverty schools like Maury on average do better with IEPs. There is Miner and Appletree Oklahoma (over by RFK) for preK3. You could also do daycare for that year.