Rumor about LAMB lottery

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is crazy talk.

Three might be pushing it, but you could likely safely enter twice using a nick name, slightly off birthday, and fake addresses. Could you do the same in the myschool lottery the first year?

[Anonymous]

I was involved in the lottery process for a different charter before it went to common lottery.

As a parent I found multiple names for the same child - after the school had done a scrub. The challenge is the school thinks there is no bad intent. As a parent - I think it is deliberate.

The school flipped a coin to decide which name to keep. My POV was that they get the worse of the two since they tried to game the system.

Given the stakes - it was a very uncontrolled process.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I did find at least one identical initials with the same birthdate when I was searching for a friend's kid.

I think those are twins.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is crazy talk.

Three might be pushing it, but you could likely safely enter twice using a nick name, slightly off birthday, and fake addresses. Could you do the same in the myschool lottery the first year?

Except you also have to enter your address, parents names etc. So no. You would not get away with that.

[Anonymous]

I was planning to enter the LAMB lottery twice for PK3. DS is a September birthday and I thought that I would enter him for the year he qualified first (2015), and as a 'redshirt' candidate to enter PK3 late (2016). My School DC app allows you to hold your child back so I thought the LAMB lottery would allow you to do so as well. No proof of that.

But perhaps that is what people meant by 'entering twice'?

We ended up getting into a school that we really liked during the first lottery round and did not apply again anywhere. However, I still wish that I had held him back a year given current school struggles....

[Anonymous]

That's ridiculous. Would joining the common lottery make that less likely?

[Anonymous]

My neighbor did this with her child. One entry was with her last name and the other with her husbands last name.

Granted this was 2 years ago, but they got in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My neighbor did this with her child. One entry was with her last name and the other with her husbands last name.

Granted this was 2 years ago, but they got in.

Winner!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was planning to enter the LAMB lottery twice for PK3. DS is a September birthday and I thought that I would enter him for the year he qualified first (2015), and as a 'redshirt' candidate to enter PK3 late (2016). My School DC app allows you to hold your child back so I thought the LAMB lottery would allow you to do so as well. No proof of that.

But perhaps that is what people meant by 'entering twice'?

We ended up getting into a school that we really liked during the first lottery round and did not apply again anywhere. However, I still wish that I had held him back a year given current school struggles....

I don't think MSDC allows you to redshirt your kid anymore. It defaults you to the grade that corresponds you to their age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My neighbor did this with her child. One entry was with her last name and the other with her husbands last name.

Granted this was 2 years ago, but they got in.

Winner!!!!!

Who has called the PCSB ??

[Anonymous]

Double the chances but still not good. Try IB. Have your work print out a paycheck with an address you wish to have on it and good to go.
School will put out a directory with a unit number that doesn't even exist. Nobody notices, nobody cares.They drove right past the building after pick up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Double the chances but still not good. Try IB. Have your work print out a paycheck with an address you wish to have on it and good to go.
School will put out a directory with a unit number that doesn't even exist. Nobody notices, nobody cares.They drove right past the building after pick up.

Chances as a non-sibling are very small, like 5% or less.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was planning to enter the LAMB lottery twice for PK3. DS is a September birthday and I thought that I would enter him for the year he qualified first (2015), and as a 'redshirt' candidate to enter PK3 late (2016). My School DC app allows you to hold your child back so I thought the LAMB lottery would allow you to do so as well. No proof of that.

But perhaps that is what people meant by 'entering twice'?

We ended up getting into a school that we really liked during the first lottery round and did not apply again anywhere. However, I still wish that I had held him back a year given current school struggles....

I don't think MSDC allows you to redshirt your kid anymore. It defaults you to the grade that corresponds you to their age.

I held back my second grader on MSDC this year. It did not default to the grade based on his age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was planning to enter the LAMB lottery twice for PK3. DS is a September birthday and I thought that I would enter him for the year he qualified first (2015), and as a 'redshirt' candidate to enter PK3 late (2016). My School DC app allows you to hold your child back so I thought the LAMB lottery would allow you to do so as well. No proof of that.

But perhaps that is what people meant by 'entering twice'?

We ended up getting into a school that we really liked during the first lottery round and did not apply again anywhere. However, I still wish that I had held him back a year given current school struggles....

I don't think MSDC allows you to redshirt your kid anymore. It defaults you to the grade that corresponds you to their age.

I held back my second grader on MSDC this year. It did not default to the grade based on his age.

It works differently for ECE than for
later grades. You may also run into enrollment problems. Depends on the principal. They have to agree with the decision for a child to repeat a grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My neighbor did this with her child. One entry was with her last name and the other with her husbands last name.

Granted this was 2 years ago, but they got in.

Winner!!!!!

Who has called the PCSB ??

Yes, I'm sure they'll care. You must be new here.