Oyster spots?

[Anonymous]

Couldn't make it to open house today. Did they say prek3 and 4 spots available? Any chance for OOB?

[Anonymous]

Oyster doesn't have PK3. And PK4 only chance for OOB is if you are Spanish-dominant--the English-dominant lottery can't even accommodate all the IB families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oyster doesn't have PK3. And PK4 only chance for OOB is if you are Spanish-dominant--the English-dominant lottery can't even accommodate all the IB families.

True! We live IB (Eng.), and our son was never called off the PK waitlist--with a single digit WL number. We had to wait until K.

[Anonymous]

Spanish dominant OOB here. Do you know how many Spanish dominant spots are for PK4? We are very interested in the school, even considering to move to be IB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Spanish dominant OOB here. Do you know how many Spanish dominant spots are for PK4? We are very interested in the school, even considering to move to be IB.

I think it's 60% of the spots (the total spots should be listed when you apply).

[Anonymous]

I was there yesterday as an IB parent. When we were touring the building, some OOB parents were casually asking the guides about the odds of getting into PK4. The registrar (sorry I don't recall her name!) didn't give an exact number, but said the odds were better this year, because they don't have many siblings coming in. I'm assuming that's for Spanish dominant seats, but again, I can't be sure. I'd call the school and ask to speak to the registrar or Rosa Berrocal, Assistant Principal for the primary campus. Both administrators seemed very open to questions. If there are available seats, apply. Someone is going to get the spot. Maybe it will be your child.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was there yesterday as an IB parent. When we were touring the building, some OOB parents were casually asking the guides about the odds of getting into PK4. The registrar (sorry I don't recall her name!) didn't give an exact number, but said the odds were better this year, because they don't have many siblings coming in. I'm assuming that's for Spanish dominant seats, but again, I can't be sure. I'd call the school and ask to speak to the registrar or Rosa Berrocal, Assistant Principal for the primary campus. Both administrators seemed very open to questions. If there are available seats, apply. Someone is going to get the spot. Maybe it will be your child.

I'm a current IB Oyster parent who has another child that will attend next year. Oyster has not yet surveyed current parents about younger siblings, so how would the "registrar" know anything about available spots for PK? That being said, if Oyster is your first choice, then you should apply. You should also list it as your first choice (if you really want your child to attend), because otherwise, your chances of getting in will become even slimmer.

[Anonymous]

For the Oyster people: I was at the open house but forgot to ask a follow up question - How is it that a large chunk of Oyster is OOB when it is so hard to get in OOB? [I forgot the OOB number know but remember it was high, like 48% or something] Are most of the OOB getting in by being in the Spanish dominant PK4 lottery? Or is it the older grades are more OOB but younger grades are not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For the Oyster people: I was at the open house but forgot to ask a follow up question - How is it that a large chunk of Oyster is OOB when it is so hard to get in OOB? [I forgot the OOB number know but remember it was high, like 48% or something] Are most of the OOB getting in by being in the Spanish dominant PK4 lottery? Or is it the older grades are more OOB but younger grades are not?

Lots of OOB kids in the middle school, when IB kids peel off for Deal.

[Anonymous]

Maybe thus will change now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe thus will change now?

Yes, am pretty sure many more people will stay, as a result of Adams improving and losing the Deal option.