Will the PCSB move to force LAMB to back-fill after PK4?

[Anonymous]

Event Date/Time: Monday, May 16, 2016 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Event Type: Board Meeting

Event Location:
IDEA PCS
1027 45th St NE
Washington DC 20019

[Anonymous]

Is anyone planning to go to this meeting tonight? If so, do you mind posting if the expansion was approved?

Also, if the expansion is approved -- any guesses as to when they will start calling waitlisted families? I know no one knows definitely, but I'm excited about the prospect of getting a call...and can't help but ask.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is anyone planning to go to this meeting tonight? If so, do you mind posting if the expansion was approved?

Also, if the expansion is approved -- any guesses as to when they will start calling waitlisted families? I know no one knows definitely, but I'm excited about the prospect of getting a call...and can't help but ask.

Approval is already posted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is anyone planning to go to this meeting tonight? If so, do you mind posting if the expansion was approved?

Also, if the expansion is approved -- any guesses as to when they will start calling waitlisted families? I know no one knows definitely, but I'm excited about the prospect of getting a call...and can't help but ask.

You can watch the whole thing online

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is anyone planning to go to this meeting tonight? If so, do you mind posting if the expansion was approved?

Also, if the expansion is approved -- any guesses as to when they will start calling waitlisted families? I know no one knows definitely, but I'm excited about the prospect of getting a call...and can't help but ask.

Approval is already posted.

Where?

[Anonymous]

That would be odd as the vote is expected at 8:43 tonight http://www.dcpcsb.org/event/board-meeting-16

[Anonymous]

wouldn't be the oddest thing to happen in DC

[Anonymous]

True! Maybe PP found a staff recommendation to the Board?

[Anonymous]

Just approved! We are in the high 30s on the pk3 waitlist so we are pretty pleased

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just approved! We are in the high 30s on the pk3 waitlist so we are pretty pleased

They also agreed to start admitting in K for open spaces.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just approved! We are in the high 30s on the pk3 waitlist so we are pretty pleased

They also agreed to start admitting in K for open spaces.

For fall 2016 or next cycle?

[Anonymous]

I note PP who has claimed on more than one thread that anyone who says that it's not a good idea to incorporate kids without Montessori experience into the elementary classroom can't possibly know what they are talking about because they must only have a three year old has not come back to apologize or admit that she was wrong when faced with information that directly contradicts her erroneous assertion. PP, I really hope I don't meet you in person.

Me? Aww.

Yes, I was a terrible person for suggesting that I had seen successful Montessori integration. You, having elementary school children IN Montessori doesn't disprove that at all. And, it looks like LAMB is adding kids in, so it looks like I was right.

But have a nice day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just approved! We are in the high 30s on the pk3 waitlist so we are pretty pleased

They also agreed to start admitting in K for open spaces.

For fall 2016 or next cycle?

It was mentioned in the April board meeting that it would have to be in the following cycle as they didn't conduct a lottery for K for this year.

[Anonymous]

That's good news on both counts!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just approved! We are in the high 30s on the pk3 waitlist so we are pretty pleased

They also agreed to start admitting in K for open spaces.

I am a LAMB family and I have mixed emotions about this but it seems that our administration has determined they can make it work and I trust them. I will say I don't really think this increases anyone's odds of getting in because they aren't increasing enrollment now that they are admitting in K (outside of the expansion), they will just spread the openings out across PK3-K, making fewer non-sibling openings available in PK3 and PK4. The class sizes can't get any bigger, so if they decide to fill some of the open K slots, there will just be fewer PK3 and PK4 spots. I suppose if they aren't at their current enrollment cap, they could add an additional new primary classroom to reach enrollment cap, but I have heard no discussion of this happening. But maybe our administrators have some great idea to make this work out well for everyone!