MS Lottery Results

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Anonymous wrote:This PP who is #8 for Washington Latin. We are at a DCI feeder. If we get into Latin, I am not sure what to do.... thoughts?

Interesting choices.

How important is foreign language to you/your DC? Otherwise it's a choice between more proven/established vs new. Does the commute between the two campuses matter to you?

Current DCI parent here. 7th grade would take Latin in a heartbeat. I even tried to move but got shut out.
Proven track record, facilities, and less screen time. I hear daily stories about kids sneaking on Netflix or games during class. Teachers playing whack a mole. I asked the principal if they allowed Netflix and he said its fine (as long as kids watch during breaks).

I guess DCI is fine if you have a very mature and focused kid. That accounts for 25% of middle schoolers.

Good luck

[Anonymous]

Thanks. I did have concerns about the screen time. I knew kids could use phones during breaks so I guess I shouldn't be surprised they try to during class as well. Any other things you like/dislike about DCI?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Don't feel bad, PP - we're in the mid-200's for 5th grade at Latin. This is the 5th year we've tried to get a kid into that school. I officially give up!!

If you were trying for 5th grade 5 years ago you would have gotten in--I know for a fact they offered a spot to everyone who applied to the school in the lottery--went through the entire wait list. You must have been applying for an upper grade that year which would have been harder. I am sorry for the bad lottery luck. Very frustrating

You're actually correct that we were eventually offered a spot five years ago. However, the school year had already started and we were not willing to move our DC at that point. No luck at all since then, even for a second child trying for 5th. Sometimes I regret not moving DC, but overall it's worked out fine. Hopefully that can be a comfort to some who are feeling disappointed today!

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks. I did have concerns about the screen time. I knew kids could use phones during breaks so I guess I shouldn't be surprised they try to during class as well. Any other things you like/dislike about DCI?

It's more than cell phones - DCI uses Chromebooks/Google classroom so the kids have their school-issued notebook computers and the internet with them all day.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks. I did have concerns about the screen time. I knew kids could use phones during breaks so I guess I shouldn't be surprised they try to during class as well. Any other things you like/dislike about DCI?

PP here.
Likes: lunch activities, sports, caring & engaged teachers, good communications. Therapy dogs?
Dislikes: "research" = Google it, no books, little paper. Most science experiments simulation. (Which does allow for more experiments and I know this is where we're headed. facility but that temporary,

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Can you tell me more about the science experiments? It makes sense kids would use enter/analyze data using computer but do they do hands on experiments as well? Also can you describe what you mean by "research" Thanks.

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Anonymous wrote:Can you tell me more about the science experiments? It makes sense kids would use enter/analyze data using computer but do they do hands on experiments as well? Also can you describe what you mean by "research" Thanks.

For the science I recommend you go to a parent night, I don't want to give false info.
What I mean by research is pretty self explanatory. Kids need to do research but since there are no books or accounts to resets have data bases they use Google. Which, again is not that horrible since some of the researches at my highly esteemed think tank do the same.
DCI does use academic online sites such as Diving into Science, Geigraphy Alive, Achieve 3000.

It's just a new approach to learning - not all bad but certainly nothing mind blowing (which is what the founders want you to believe).

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new question on MS -- charter lottery for 5th gets a lot of attention, but what about 5th grade lottery for OOB within DCPS for improved feeder (Deal and Hardy in particular). More Hardy than Deal, but some of the feeders see ES attrition to private and even some charters. Do any of these feeders take OOB students to fill out 5th grade classes?

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Anonymous wrote:new question on MS -- charter lottery for 5th gets a lot of attention, but what about 5th grade lottery for OOB within DCPS for improved feeder (Deal and Hardy in particular). More Hardy than Deal, but some of the feeders see ES attrition to private and even some charters. Do any of these feeders take OOB students to fill out 5th grade classes?

PP ^^ sorry - missing punctuation but that was intended as ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:new question on MS -- charter lottery for 5th gets a lot of attention, but what about 5th grade lottery for OOB within DCPS for improved feeder (Deal and Hardy in particular). More Hardy than Deal, but some of the feeders see ES attrition to private and even some charters. Do any of these feeders take OOB students to fill out 5th grade classes?

Some do; varies year to year. For example, it looks like Mann accepted 6 OOB for 5th grade last year. You can play around with the this tool and see.

http://dcps.dc.gov/node/1150887

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone rank CMI for MS?

We ranked CMI #1 for middle school. By some miracle, we were matched.

If they know what's good, they over enrolled assuming attrition.

Schools are not allowed to over-enroll. They must ask current students' families to sign an intent to return, and can only offer spots that are available (either through expansion or student not returning). Many families sign the intent to return then enroll elsewhere; that is when the wait list moves.

Congrats on the match!

[Anonymous]

Latin #23 for 5th, CMI #4

In the, "don't want to move because happy at current school, but don't have a middle school option" camp. Seriously not sure what to do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks. I did have concerns about the screen time. I knew kids could use phones during breaks so I guess I shouldn't be surprised they try to during class as well. Any other things you like/dislike about DCI?

PP here.
Likes: lunch activities, sports, caring & engaged teachers, good communications. Therapy dogs?
Dislikes: "research" = Google it, no books, little paper. Most science experiments simulation. (Which does allow for more experiments and I know this is where we're headed. facility but that temporary,

Dislikes: too many kids behind grade level in everything, not nearly enough support for near native speaker (we speak the target language at home) in immersion context. We won't be returning. Moving on to MoCo language immersion, baby, on the road to much more serious public HS International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in Rockville or Bethesda.

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Anonymous wrote:Latin #23 for 5th, CMI #4

In the, "don't want to move because happy at current school, but don't have a middle school option" camp. Seriously not sure what to do.

CMI would be a very small cohort. Is that ok with you PP?

If I were in your shoes I'd stay put and apply to Hardy, privates and maybe move for 6th.

Did you apply to anything else for 5th? Mann? Hearst? Shepherd? Murch? Last year they all took a few.

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17:02, can you provide more details about how teachers reach students who are at not at the same academic level as well as lack of support for advanced language students. I love the idea of DC continuing language but unclear how much language instruction kids will actually get. Thanks.