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Anonymous wrote:If your oldest is starting kindergarten soon, contact your local elementary school and find out when you should register them and when the open house is. That is all you need to do right now.

If you need before/after school childcare, consider signing up for SACC the summer before the year before your child will start Kindergarten.

Thanks, I'll look into that.

Can you sign up for SACC before you're registered for school?

Yes but you can only register them the summer before they will start K. For example, I have a DC starting K in fall 2917. In July 2016 I registered him for Sacc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If your oldest is starting kindergarten soon, contact your local elementary school and find out when you should register them and when the open house is. That is all you need to do right now.

If you need before/after school childcare, consider signing up for SACC the summer before the year before your child will start Kindergarten.

Thanks, I'll look into that.

Can you sign up for SACC before you're registered for school?

Yes but you can only register them the summer before they will start K. For example, I have a DC starting K in fall 2917. In July 2016 I registered him for Sacc.

You can register them any time, beginning in July a year before they start school, but it's best to do it that July because of the long waiting list.

[Anonymous]

You forgot to ask about the option of language immersion op. Now, you're really overwhelmed.

Get your kid registered (now) first and everything will fall into place.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP-- deal with FCPS one decision at a time. Enroll your kid in K.

In 2nd, if you think they might qualify for gifted, attend your school's AAP information session for 3rd grade placement.

In MS, consider whether your base HS is the best option. If your kid is really brilliant and blowing AAP out of the water, consider applying to TJ. Otherwise, look at whether IB or AP is best.

That's it. So, as other posters have said, register your kid for K and relax until 2nd grade. Take other decisions as they come. AAP and HS options might look very different by the time your kid is ready anyway.

Make sure to put your kids in test prep if you expect them to get into AAP.

Seriously? For 2nd grade?

Some of us don't

I think I'm going to be that parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP-- deal with FCPS one decision at a time. Enroll your kid in K.

In 2nd, if you think they might qualify for gifted, attend your school's AAP information session for 3rd grade placement.

In MS, consider whether your base HS is the best option. If your kid is really brilliant and blowing AAP out of the water, consider applying to TJ. Otherwise, look at whether IB or AP is best.

That's it. So, as other posters have said, register your kid for K and relax until 2nd grade. Take other decisions as they come. AAP and HS options might look very different by the time your kid is ready anyway.

Make sure to put your kids in test prep if you expect them to get into AAP.

Seriously? For 2nd grade?

Some of us don't

Your competition for those few spots does. And appeals and gets private testing if the prep doesn't work. AAP means getting high quality, differentiated education on the public dime. People will do just about anything to get that.