New Extended Day registration process (APS) - no longer first come first served

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes to 14:31. I don't know why they don't just assign each school a different day for enrollment. Start with neighborhood schools and then do lottery schools last, after people know which school they are attending. Then you've got a couple hundred people logging into the website each day vs. thousands on a single day. You could start with the programs with the smallest enrollment to work out kinks in the system.

I don't really like this month-long registration with lottery to get in. I do feel like having your sh*t together enough to keep track of registration dates and register early in the process should count for something. you shouldn't just be able to space on the whole thing and then be like, "oh hey, i should probably sign up my kid for this really important thing that I definitely need" on the last day and have the same shot at it as someone who signed up right away.

YES!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes to 14:31. I don't know why they don't just assign each school a different day for enrollment. Start with neighborhood schools and then do lottery schools last, after people know which school they are attending. Then you've got a couple hundred people logging into the website each day vs. thousands on a single day. You could start with the programs with the smallest enrollment to work out kinks in the system.

I don't really like this month-long registration with lottery to get in. I do feel like having your sh*t together enough to keep track of registration dates and register early in the process should count for something. you shouldn't just be able to space on the whole thing and then be like, "oh hey, i should probably sign up my kid for this really important thing that I definitely need" on the last day and have the same shot at it as someone who signed up right away.

I think you are missing the point that having your shit together and having access to a fast computer are two different things. Do you realize that not every family has a primary caregiver who speaks English? Maybe they need to go to the walk-in hours at the Board of Ed to get help registering their child and signing up for aftercare. Not every family has access to a computer at 7am or 12am or whatever time the sign-up is. Some families need to idea comouter at the library. Not everyone can take off work or stop working and sign up right at 9:01am - like your nanny, your house cleaner, your landscaper, your general contractor, your Uber driver. Their kids need care too. I will be potentially inconvenienced by the change, but I als have the privilege and means to make other arrangements if I need to. The new system is better for everyone.

Arlington parents like to think they are soooo liberal and fair until something threatens their privilege or asks them to check their entitlement.

OK. So let's guarantee ED for parents who qualify for free and reduced lunch (the people who are least able to afford alternatives) and then have automatic re-registration for the rest of existing ED families, so at least they can plan from year to year.

Wouldn't this kill extended day for everyone? Isn't extended day paid for by the parents, and not APS? So if you only have economically disadvantaged families first, and then let others join in after Free and Reduced lunch kids are in - then you have some very expensive bills for those few working parents who can afford to pay for extended day. They will find a cheaper alternative.

[Anonymous]

APS has an FAQ on the new ED process. It would have been nice if they had included the link in the PR they sent out earlier today.

https://www.apsva.us/extended-day/registration/extended-day-2019-2020-registration-frequently-asked-questions/

[Anonymous]

NP.

I registered way back in April and received what looks like a "confirmation email" from APSVA, which only has just a number and nothing else. Is this what we are supposed to receive as opposed to the number + additional details as to which school and which session AM/PM we registered for?
Just getting concerned that if I had to re-register before deadline?

[Anonymous]

PP above. I meant, what is your "confirmation email" looks like? Can anyone share? Mine just spells out number and nothing else. Am I getting paranoid?

[Anonymous]

PP above, one last time.

For comparison, the confirmation email from 2018 included our child name, school we are registering for and for which session (AM/PM) all spelled out in the email. This year, email from extended day office had nothing except for the plain number. Is that what we are supposed to receive???

[Anonymous]

Looks like the same old problems continue with the website. It simply won't advance beyond the next button on the first page...why doesn't APS have better tech? What to do? We really need to have ED. (new family)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP above, one last time.

For comparison, the confirmation email from 2018 included our child name, school we are registering for and for which session (AM/PM) all spelled out in the email. This year, email from extended day office had nothing except for the plain number. Is that what we are supposed to receive???

Mine has both the reg number and then the details of what we asked for.

[Anonymous]

What is wrong with the website? It stinks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like the same old problems continue with the website. It simply won't advance beyond the next button on the first page...why doesn't APS have better tech? What to do? We really need to have ED. (new family)

This is why you don’t wait until the last day, especially at a school with a waitlist. You had something like a month and a half to register.

[Anonymous]

The process should be quick and easy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The process should be quick and easy.

It was when I registered the second week it was open.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow! That is incredibly unfair to the schools that are oversubscribed. I'm so glad my twins aren't at McKinley anymore.

New to this thread. I can't wait to see how long the McK wait-list is this year. It's going to be epic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP above, one last time.

For comparison, the confirmation email from 2018 included our child name, school we are registering for and for which session (AM/PM) all spelled out in the email. This year, email from extended day office had nothing except for the plain number. Is that what we are supposed to receive???

Mine has both the reg number and then the details of what we asked for.

Problem solved. We also contacted the Extended Day Central Office and they have a digital record of our submission. I am so not sure why the confirmation email sent to us had just a number as opposed to the additional info...... In any event, all set for now (for submitting the resignation part)

[Anonymous]

PP. not resignation! registration! oh, how I hate auto correct.