Twins in the LAMB Lottery (2015-2016 PK3)
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Anonymous
you actually luck out with paying for college too. Your expected family contribution is a set amount per year, and it gets split between the two kids. So you're way better off having kids in college concurrently than consecutively. |
Anonymous
| ^^ Pp above, which of these fabulous schools did you pick for your twins? Am curious, because am at one of them, because your list includes my second and first choices. |
Anonymous
We picked our JKLM. We didn't know if we'd get spots there either (no sibling preference) so we put the kids' names in every lottery we could (this was pre centralized lottery). |
Anonymous
there's an exclusive twins group in mt pleasant? How do I join? |
Anonymous
They host kindergarten fairs, though they tend to lean toward privates and the HRCS's. groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dctwins/info |
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OP, there is still the common lottery where you could find a school you love. Also, you can always get into lamb next year too. Plus, wait lists move! People decide that the commute is too much, or maybe they didn't like the school after all. Remember that there are 27 new families joining Lamb. The likelihood of one of them wanting to leave is higher than one with an older child already enrolled. So I bet there will be a lot of pk4 spots next year too.
Yes your rant was a bit crazy, but that's ok. Given how much thought you put into your children's education, you're smart and educated, so I bet your kids will be find no matter where you end up. |
Anonymous
I didn't know this group had anything to do with Mt. Pleasant, or was specifically about schools. It's a listserve for parents of twins in DC. I'm a member of it, and have never seen anybody working on "conspiracies". |
Anonymous
+1 Only conspiracy I know about is to depress sales of double snap n go's by continually offering up used snap n go's to other twin families |
Anonymous
| +2. They have never hosted a kindergarten fair. They used to hold a very useful school choice forum (where parents told about their experience picking schools) before the lottery closed. They didn't this year -- I don't know why. The last forum I went to the parents were equally split between publics and charters, with no private representation that I can remember. |
Anonymous
| Mom of twins -- we're still *behind* regular older sibling preference in the lottery!! And it's not like you are entering your child twice. |
Anonymous
| Agreed and I don't have twins. Let's give them a break. |
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When I think of being pregnant with twins, BF twins and the night wakings of twins- I say give parents of multiples preference!
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Anonymous
I wonder if they stopped out of concern that the BTDT parents' info is rapidly becoming out of date. Someone mentioned that in last year's forum, many parents stated that they found that their initial school pick was not right for their child or the commute was difficult, so they lotteried in to some other HRCS. I wonder if there is a perception that getting a lottery spot later is becoming a less viable option. |
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Here you go -- last year's forum.
Definitely a conspiracy!! Subject: [DupontForum] Fwd: Invitation to the 5th annual DC Twins School Choice forum 2/11 at 6PM (7PM presentation), All Souls Church To: "MountPleasantDC@yahoogroups.com None" <MountPleasantDC@yahoogroups.com>, "AdamsMorgan@yahoogroups.com None" <AdamsMorgan@yahoogroups.com>, "dupontforum@yahoogroups.com" <DupontForum@yahoogroups.com>, "KaloramaPlaygroup@yahoogroups.com None" <KaloramaPlaygroup@yahoogroups.com>, CH New Parents <columbia-heights-new-parents@googlegroups.com>, "columbia_heights_caterpillars@yahoogroups.com None" <columbia_heights_caterpillars@yahoogroups.com> I'm writing to invite you to the 5th annual school choice forum, hosted by the DC Twins group. The forum will be at All Souls Church, Eaton Room, 1500 Harvard St NW, Washington, DC. Purpose: for parents who currently have kids in DC schools to share our school experiences with other parents who are considering their school options for Fall 2014. This is the 5th time we've hosted this event, which will be attended by many school principals, school officials, and of course, parents. This is sponsored by DC Twins but open to all parents (singleton or otherwise). This forum consists of twin parents presenting on what process they went through to pick the schools their children are currently attending, and will include frank conversation about how things are working out. It is interactive and real - we are not professionals but people who struggled with the same choices you are now making. Where: The forum will be held at All Souls Church, Eaton Room, 1500 Harvard St NW, Washington, DC on Tu Feb 11, 6pm. How it works: Each parent has five minutes to talk about why s/he chose the school and how s/he likes it. At the end, there's a Q&A. We invite all the principals for the schools that will be represented to come and answer questions as well. We ask people to bring food and drinks - we finish around 9pm and then have social hour. Please let me know ASAP if you would like to be a presenter at the forum. We are also looking for other parents to assist with setup, cleanup, registration, and general publicity. To cover the cost of the church rental, we are asking folks to pay what they can towards an entry fee. The suggested amount per participant is $5. No one will be turned away for failure to pay, and excess funds will be divided amongst the parent presenters to go to the schools' PTAs, PTSOs, etc. Format: The event's format will be as follows: 5:30 PM: setup - please bring delicious refreshments including wine and food! 6-7 PM: Refreshments; opportunity to visit tables (with information from schools, Greatschools, etc). 7:00-8:00: DC Twins parents will talk about where their kids are enrolled and what they like and don't like about the schools. The conversation will span from public (Bancroft, Cooke, Tubman, Powell, Eaton) to charter (Creative Minds, Inspired Teaching, Mundo Verde). All principals whose schools will be discussed are invited to come. 8:00-8:15 Q & A 8:15-8:45 Introduction of administration folks (chancellor's office, DC school board person, school principals, etc), followed by more tabling. 8:45-9:00: drinks and socializing and CLEANUP Sometimes, the principals have an opportunity to address the parents themselves. We are hoping much of this will happen between 6 and 7:00 to give people more time to visit the tables. Questions: 1. Can my child come? A: no one's child will be turned away, but acoustics may be a problem. If you have someone who can watch your child, that is better; otherwise, your child is welcome. 2. What can I bring? A. Please bring $5 towards the cost of the rental, and food or drink to share. 3. Will this forum be in other languages? A: sadly, we do not have translator services available. Many of the brochures available are bilingual. 4. Where is the forum? A. All Souls Church, Corner of 15th and Harvard Streets, NW in the dining room in the Eaton Room.www.all-souls.org for directions. 5. What will happen after the forum? A. Some of us may go out for further conversation to a local pub. |
Anonymous
Been a member of the DC twins list serve for many years -- it's just a yahoo list serve! Seriously! The sparse postings are typically about selling or giving away stuff, feeding and sleeping advise/commiseration, and things like asking about how come everyone asks if your boy/girl twins are identical  My understanding is the parents who were nice enough to organize a basic informational school forum (and also who used to organize a Halloween costume party & clothes swap) have "aged out" of doing it as their children got older & no one else has picked up the baton to keep it going as of now.
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