Brent ES Swing Space and ECE

[Anonymous]

How about trying to make 5th grade a positive experience for all the kids?

[Anonymous]

Thank you all, I think we will take the seat when the time comes. Based on work schedules we can make the swing space work. It’s only a year for us and I will have some backups. I’ll probably post again asking how the swing space is in half a year or so.

[Anonymous]

No surprise that 3 of 4 of the Upper School teachers resigned. I'm sure they were extremely burnt out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about trying to make 5th grade a positive experience for all the kids?

Can you expand on this?

[Anonymous]

The upper school model has been a disaster for Brent in the last several years. The HoS stubbornly insists on sprinkling 5th graders around the 4th grade classes, 4-6 in each. Teachers dislike it, and parents and kids tend to, but nobody has a voice but the HoS. My youngest was in the last year when 5th grade was a separate entity. The new model, and Jefferson Academy as the MS Brent feeds into, drives out most 5th grade families before 5th grade. If you get a spot at a decent charter MS, or a private, or a 5th grade that feeds into Stuart Hobson or Deal, you leave after 4th, a real drag.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Depends. What are your options if you aren’t enrolling this year?

Begrudgingly private school. I’d rather my child go to public school for as long as possible.

You can rank any schools you prefer above it. There are 3 or 4 appletrees, dcps schools with and without boundaries, and charters that are all worth considering, at least for pk3. Like would I usually pick two rivers or amidon over brent? No, but if Brent is in the swing space and the others are a decent commute and I know I have a right to Brent in k? Sure.

Yeah, very good point. Only thing is if you get into Appletree, etc. and you’ve ranked it above Brent, you don’t even get a number for Brent to decide. (Appletree being a good option for this situation because it is just PK, and then all kids move on to various K, so everyone is in the same boat.)

Yes, that is why it's important to figure out what schools you prefer before the lottery deadline, and rank accordingly. If I lived IB for Brent, here are some schools I would consider for ECE (with commute and curriculum as a deciding factor...like I wouldn't do Chisholm unless I would stay for dual language)

Van Ness
SWS
Payne
Amidon-Bowen
Appletree (lincoln park, oklahoma ave, sw, waterfront)
Thomson
CHML
Chisholm
Miner

I would also look at the community-based options for free private PK

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Depends. What are your options if you aren’t enrolling this year?

Begrudgingly private school. I’d rather my child go to public school for as long as possible.

You can rank any schools you prefer above it. There are 3 or 4 appletrees, dcps schools with and without boundaries, and charters that are all worth considering, at least for pk3. Like would I usually pick two rivers or amidon over brent? No, but if Brent is in the swing space and the others are a decent commute and I know I have a right to Brent in k? Sure.

Yeah, very good point. Only thing is if you get into Appletree, etc. and you’ve ranked it above Brent, you don’t even get a number for Brent to decide. (Appletree being a good option for this situation because it is just PK, and then all kids move on to various K, so everyone is in the same boat.)

Yes, that is why it's important to figure out what schools you prefer before the lottery deadline, and rank accordingly. If I lived IB for Brent, here are some schools I would consider for ECE (with commute and curriculum as a deciding factor...like I wouldn't do Chisholm unless I would stay for dual language)

Van Ness
SWS
Payne
Amidon-Bowen
Appletree (lincoln park, oklahoma ave, sw, waterfront)
Thomson
CHML
Chisholm
Miner

I would also look at the community-based options for free private PK

+ Peabody, it's right there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Depends. What are your options if you aren’t enrolling this year?

Begrudgingly private school. I’d rather my child go to public school for as long as possible.

You can rank any schools you prefer above it. There are 3 or 4 appletrees, dcps schools with and without boundaries, and charters that are all worth considering, at least for pk3. Like would I usually pick two rivers or amidon over brent? No, but if Brent is in the swing space and the others are a decent commute and I know I have a right to Brent in k? Sure.

Yeah, very good point. Only thing is if you get into Appletree, etc. and you’ve ranked it above Brent, you don’t even get a number for Brent to decide. (Appletree being a good option for this situation because it is just PK, and then all kids move on to various K, so everyone is in the same boat.)

Yes, that is why it's important to figure out what schools you prefer before the lottery deadline, and rank accordingly. If I lived IB for Brent, here are some schools I would consider for ECE (with commute and curriculum as a deciding factor...like I wouldn't do Chisholm unless I would stay for dual language)

Van Ness
SWS
Payne
Amidon-Bowen
Appletree (lincoln park, oklahoma ave, sw, waterfront)
Thomson
CHML
Chisholm
Miner

I would also look at the community-based options for free private PK

Realistically, you will not get into most of the Capitol Hill or Capitol Hill-adjacent neighborhood elementary schools OOB for PK3. Look at the waitlist data before you put too much energy into weighing the pros/cons of these schools.

[Anonymous]

And there are no CBOs in Ward 6.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And there are no CBOs in Ward 6.

Bright Start at 200 K St NE is listed at https://www.myschooldc.org/find-schools/school-options-outside-my-school-dc

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Anonymous wrote:Depends. What are your options if you aren’t enrolling this year?

Begrudgingly private school. I’d rather my child go to public school for as long as possible.

You can rank any schools you prefer above it. There are 3 or 4 appletrees, dcps schools with and without boundaries, and charters that are all worth considering, at least for pk3. Like would I usually pick two rivers or amidon over brent? No, but if Brent is in the swing space and the others are a decent commute and I know I have a right to Brent in k? Sure.

Yeah, very good point. Only thing is if you get into Appletree, etc. and you’ve ranked it above Brent, you don’t even get a number for Brent to decide. (Appletree being a good option for this situation because it is just PK, and then all kids move on to various K, so everyone is in the same boat.)

Yes, that is why it's important to figure out what schools you prefer before the lottery deadline, and rank accordingly. If I lived IB for Brent, here are some schools I would consider for ECE (with commute and curriculum as a deciding factor...like I wouldn't do Chisholm unless I would stay for dual language)

Van Ness
SWS
Payne
Amidon-Bowen
Appletree (lincoln park, oklahoma ave, sw, waterfront)
Thomson
CHML
Chisholm
Miner

I would also look at the community-based options for free private PK

Realistically, you will not get into most of the Capitol Hill or Capitol Hill-adjacent neighborhood elementary schools OOB for PK3. Look at the waitlist data before you put too much energy into weighing the pros/cons of these schools.

You get 12 choices. Might as well use them all, if you're willing (albeit grudingly) to do another year of private if necessary. But listing Brent IB, a couple of Appletrees (and/or Stevens, if commuting to Foggy Bottom makes more sense) and rounding out with some of the ones above is pretty likely to yield a match, and perhaps some waitlist offers over the summer.

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Anonymous wrote:Depends. What are your options if you aren’t enrolling this year?

Begrudgingly private school. I’d rather my child go to public school for as long as possible.

You can rank any schools you prefer above it. There are 3 or 4 appletrees, dcps schools with and without boundaries, and charters that are all worth considering, at least for pk3. Like would I usually pick two rivers or amidon over brent? No, but if Brent is in the swing space and the others are a decent commute and I know I have a right to Brent in k? Sure.

Yeah, very good point. Only thing is if you get into Appletree, etc. and you’ve ranked it above Brent, you don’t even get a number for Brent to decide. (Appletree being a good option for this situation because it is just PK, and then all kids move on to various K, so everyone is in the same boat.)

Yes, that is why it's important to figure out what schools you prefer before the lottery deadline, and rank accordingly. If I lived IB for Brent, here are some schools I would consider for ECE (with commute and curriculum as a deciding factor...like I wouldn't do Chisholm unless I would stay for dual language)

Van Ness
SWS
Payne
Amidon-Bowen
Appletree (lincoln park, oklahoma ave, sw, waterfront)
Thomson
CHML
Chisholm
Miner

I would also look at the community-based options for free private PK

Realistically, you will not get into most of the Capitol Hill or Capitol Hill-adjacent neighborhood elementary schools OOB for PK3. Look at the waitlist data before you put too much energy into weighing the pros/cons of these schools.

You get 12 choices. Might as well use them all, if you're willing (albeit grudingly) to do another year of private if necessary. But listing Brent IB, a couple of Appletrees (and/or Stevens, if commuting to Foggy Bottom makes more sense) and rounding out with some of the ones above is pretty likely to yield a match, and perhaps some waitlist offers over the summer.

Didn't work out for our family. I'm not telling her not to list schools, I'm telling her not to put much energy into it or to have an expectation that a match is a sure thing.

[Anonymous]

Peabody sometimes has spaces. Miner usually has spaces. Amidon if they are not yet also in swing space. Appletree is a good option. List Brent at the swing space but list it last.

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Anonymous wrote:Depends. What are your options if you aren’t enrolling this year?

Begrudgingly private school. I’d rather my child go to public school for as long as possible.

You can rank any schools you prefer above it. There are 3 or 4 appletrees, dcps schools with and without boundaries, and charters that are all worth considering, at least for pk3. Like would I usually pick two rivers or amidon over brent? No, but if Brent is in the swing space and the others are a decent commute and I know I have a right to Brent in k? Sure.

Yeah, very good point. Only thing is if you get into Appletree, etc. and you’ve ranked it above Brent, you don’t even get a number for Brent to decide. (Appletree being a good option for this situation because it is just PK, and then all kids move on to various K, so everyone is in the same boat.)

Yes, that is why it's important to figure out what schools you prefer before the lottery deadline, and rank accordingly. If I lived IB for Brent, here are some schools I would consider for ECE (with commute and curriculum as a deciding factor...like I wouldn't do Chisholm unless I would stay for dual language)

Van Ness
SWS
Payne
Amidon-Bowen
Appletree (lincoln park, oklahoma ave, sw, waterfront)
Thomson
CHML
Chisholm
Miner

I would also look at the community-based options for free private PK

Realistically, you will not get into most of the Capitol Hill or Capitol Hill-adjacent neighborhood elementary schools OOB for PK3. Look at the waitlist data before you put too much energy into weighing the pros/cons of these schools.

You get 12 choices. Might as well use them all, if you're willing (albeit grudingly) to do another year of private if necessary. But listing Brent IB, a couple of Appletrees (and/or Stevens, if commuting to Foggy Bottom makes more sense) and rounding out with some of the ones above is pretty likely to yield a match, and perhaps some waitlist offers over the summer.

Didn't work out for our family. I'm not telling her not to list schools, I'm telling her not to put much energy into it or to have an expectation that a match is a sure thing.

You applied for 12 schools including your IB and a couple of PK-only options (Appletree, Stevens, Military Road) and haven't gotten in anywhere for PK3? I'm sorry to hear that. It's certainly uncommon. If it's for this year and you're in Ward 6, there are several nearby options with zero or short waitlists for PK3.

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Anonymous wrote:Peabody sometimes has spaces. Miner usually has spaces. Amidon if they are not yet also in swing space. Appletree is a good option. List Brent at the swing space but list it last.

Or not last, if it turns out to be #8 or whatever on your list of 12. Just list in order of preference.