PS/PK slots open across the city

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Checked with Cooke this morning. They have slots open, but are waiting for people to call them back from the waitlist. They are going in order. Central pulled open slots without checking waitlist status.

And without taking into consideration the seats that have to be reserved for Early Stages placements.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Murch doesn't have a spot. We are inbounds with siblings on the waitlist so I have been in there every day checking. Shouldn't have been on the list.

Off-topic - but I just want to make sure I understand this as my child will be up for Pre-K next year with siblings already at Murch. Are you saying that you have kids currently in Murch and you are still on the wait list for pre-K? I had heard that everyone with siblings had gotten in. Hence my worry - I really don't want to do another year of preschool next year

[Anonymous]

My DD lost a couple of her friends at Barnard to other schools this year (damn you Yu Ying!) It is possible that there were last minute openings, I would call the school and make sure the principal knows you are still interested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Murch doesn't have a spot. We are inbounds with siblings on the waitlist so I have been in there every day checking. Shouldn't have been on the list.

Off-topic - but I just want to make sure I understand this as my child will be up for Pre-K next year with siblings already at Murch. Are you saying that you have kids currently in Murch and you are still on the wait list for pre-K? I had heard that everyone with siblings had gotten in. Hence my worry - I really don't want to do another year of preschool next year

There are 19 kids in my child's Pre K class at Murch as of this morning. Teacher thinks another student will be starting in the next week. (The slot had been held pending placement of a student with special education needs). I don't get the previous poster's posting either- there are plenty of kids who are in Pre K who do not have older siblings (including us and we got in during the original lottery).

[Anonymous]

FYI- we were number 47 on the waitlist for Bancroft PK-3 and were called yesterday and offered a spot. We turned it down b/c DS has already started another DCPS school.

[Anonymous]

We were in the 40s at Ludlow for preschool and I'm amazed we haven't been called (I haven't followed up because we are elsewhere and happy). They have openings in preK. I think the fact that so many slots open up at peabody and 2Rs in preK, put extra demand on those preschool slots on the Hill - even in less generally popular schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Murch doesn't have a spot. We are inbounds with siblings on the waitlist so I have been in there every day checking. Shouldn't have been on the list.

Off-topic - but I just want to make sure I understand this as my child will be up for Pre-K next year with siblings already at Murch. Are you saying that you have kids currently in Murch and you are still on the wait list for pre-K? I had heard that everyone with siblings had gotten in. Hence my worry - I really don't want to do another year of preschool next year

We moved inbounds in June so we got tossed onto the waitlist. Sorry, should have made that more clear.

[Anonymous]

PP Here - 14:12 and 14:26 - thanks for the update! I am so ready to be done with preschool so the thought that I might have to do another year

[Anonymous]

Sorry! Didn't mean to stress you out. I have been stressed figuring out what to do with my 4 year old, not at Murch. Just trying to work our way up slowly through 300 kids.

[Anonymous]

Bump - op please respond pretty pweese

Anonymous wrote:OP, thanks! Your list seems to be alpha order and stops in the Ps. Do you have additional listings for the later-alphabet schools? And what kind of communication did this come from? Something official from DCPS or intel a friend in the know kindly shared with you?

[Anonymous]

PP - it was an e-mail from Nancy Iheanacho (OOC) at DCPS. We are on the DCPS mailing list, which I assumed we were put on when we entered the lottery. Don't know who this person is specifically, but her e-mail is [e-mail]. And the e-mail also suggests calling the Critical Response Team at 202-478-5738 if you have any questions.

Hope this helps!