Informal Poll of OOB PS/PK Lottery schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Forget Eaton, Watkins or Peabody. They did not take any OOB for PK the 2009-2010 year.

Not true re Eaton. I know at least two families what are at EATON OBB in PK and they did not have any sibling preference.

[Anonymous]

I also know a kid who got into Murch the first week of school OOB. I believe he's in K. I don't think he was even on the wait list.

[Anonymous]

Curious - why not Oyster, Bancroft, Marie Reed, Powell, Cleveland, or Bruce Monroe? They are all dual-language immersion schools with PreK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Curious - why not Oyster, Bancroft, Marie Reed, Powell, Cleveland, or Bruce Monroe? They are all dual-language immersion schools with PreK.

Nobody gets into Oyster OOB. (Well, you can get in OOB if you're in the Spanish-speaking pool, but not in the English-speaking pool).

[Anonymous]

Yes, there are some Murch & Eaton OOB kids. I know 'em. They live on my block in CH. To add to the lists: DC Bilingual (starts at PreS), Centronia (Universal PreS program - doesn't act as a charter school but has same benefits & residency requirements). In AM area (I'm biased that way):
Cooke, Bancroft, Tubman (not on people's radar screens but check out their IMPRESSIVE test score gains this year), Ross, Shepherd, West

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, there are some Murch & Eaton OOB kids. I know 'em. They live on my block in CH. To add to the lists: DC Bilingual (starts at PreS), Centronia (Universal PreS program - doesn't act as a charter school but has same benefits & residency requirements). In AM area (I'm biased that way):
Cooke, Bancroft, Tubman (not on people's radar screens but check out their IMPRESSIVE test score gains this year), Ross, Shepherd, West

Yikes! Just because the programs exist doesn't mean they're worth risking your child for!! Have you LOOKED at the stats for Cooke, Bancroft, and Tubman?? Ahem! NO WAY!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, there are some Murch & Eaton OOB kids. I know 'em. They live on my block in CH. To add to the lists: DC Bilingual (starts at PreS), Centronia (Universal PreS program - doesn't act as a charter school but has same benefits & residency requirements). In AM area (I'm biased that way):
Cooke, Bancroft, Tubman (not on people's radar screens but check out their IMPRESSIVE test score gains this year), Ross, Shepherd, West

yes, one child did not return to my child's preschool this year at the last minute because he got into murch. i think the grid the dcps puts out show the number for children who get in at the lottery in march, not those who end up getting in from the waitlist. so it's hard to tell what the numbers really are.

[Anonymous]

Back to the original question.
DCPC Lottery:
Oyster (longshot)
Murch (longshot)
Hyde (slightly better chance)
Ross (good chance)
Cooke (excellent chance, and I love the building, principal and walking distance from my house, probably where we'll end up going, and we won't be unhappy about it)
Hearst (great school, but I think I like Cooke and Ross better).

Charter Schools in order of preference
Yu Ying
Cap City
El Haynes
Two Rivers
Bilingual
Bridges
Apple Tree

Yu Ying will be our first choice overall, followed by Oyster, Murch, then Cap City, then Hyde/Murch, Ross/Cooke, Two Rivers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, there are some Murch & Eaton OOB kids. I know 'em. They live on my block in CH. To add to the lists: DC Bilingual (starts at PreS), Centronia (Universal PreS program - doesn't act as a charter school but has same benefits & residency requirements). In AM area (I'm biased that way):
Cooke, Bancroft, Tubman (not on people's radar screens but check out their IMPRESSIVE test score gains this year), Ross, Shepherd, West

Yikes! Just because the programs exist doesn't mean they're worth risking your child for!! Have you LOOKED at the stats for Cooke, Bancroft, and Tubman?? Ahem! NO WAY!!

Going from test scores being low to "I'm risking my child" seems a bit extreme. Is my child's safety, well-being, and links to the community going to be threatened by low test scores? FWIW, Tubman's scores went up this year - they are on an upward path. VERY impressive principal. School is in need of a group of dedicated parents. The staff appear fabulous. Cooke's scores went down, but they have a principal dedicated to making things happen and a low student population. Not to mention a wonderful building. A bunch of dedicated parents are there this year and love the school. Bancroft has a bilingual program, which others on this forum have stated causes lower test scores, then kids take off in the higher grades. A lot of parents seem happy with the way things are going. I'm just saying - test scores aren't the only thing that matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, there are some Murch & Eaton OOB kids. I know 'em. They live on my block in CH. To add to the lists: DC Bilingual (starts at PreS), Centronia (Universal PreS program - doesn't act as a charter school but has same benefits & residency requirements). In AM area (I'm biased that way):
Cooke, Bancroft, Tubman (not on people's radar screens but check out their IMPRESSIVE test score gains this year), Ross, Shepherd, West

Yikes! Just because the programs exist doesn't mean they're worth risking your child for!! Have you LOOKED at the stats for Cooke, Bancroft, and Tubman?? Ahem! NO WAY!!

Going from test scores being low to "I'm risking my child" seems a bit extreme. Is my child's safety, well-being, and links to the community going to be threatened by low test scores? FWIW, Tubman's scores went up this year - they are on an upward path. VERY impressive principal. School is in need of a group of dedicated parents. The staff appear fabulous. Cooke's scores went down, but they have a principal dedicated to making things happen and a low student population. Not to mention a wonderful building. A bunch of dedicated parents are there this year and love the school. Bancroft has a bilingual program, which others on this forum have stated causes lower test scores, then kids take off in the higher grades. A lot of parents seem happy with the way things are going. I'm just saying - test scores aren't the only thing that matter.

Fill me in a bit more about Tubman (I live around the corner). Who is the principal? What is impressive about him/her?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Back to the original question.
DCPC Lottery:
Oyster (longshot)
Murch (longshot)
Hyde (slightly better chance)
Ross (good chance)
Cooke (excellent chance, and I love the building, principal and walking distance from my house, probably where we'll end up going, and we won't be unhappy about it)
Hearst (great school, but I think I like Cooke and Ross better).

Charter Schools in order of preference
Yu Ying
Cap City
El Haynes
Two Rivers
Bilingual
Bridges
Apple Tree

Yu Ying will be our first choice overall, followed by Oyster, Murch, then Cap City, then Hyde/Murch, Ross/Cooke, Two Rivers.

We're probably neighbors, and looking at a lot of the same schools (although our DC will be one year behind yours). Why Ross over Cooke?