What schools are anticipating most or all PK3 slots being taken up by siblings?

[Anonymous]

What have schools with PK3 said about how many slots they think they will have left for non-siblings? I'm trying to figure out our list and we have a few contenders over the 12 we can rank. I don't waste a space on the list if we don't have a chance of getting in when we might have a better chance getting into another one of the schools we're considering. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Do you mean charters or neighborhood schools?

[Anonymous]

Either, but I'm primarily looking at charters.

[Anonymous]

It would help to know where you are looking but assuming you do not have preference (i.e. IB, sibling) from the open houses I've attended very few slots open at Mundo Verde and Ross. It sounds like CMI and ITS expect to have approx. 20 slots each for PK3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It would help to know where you are looking but assuming you do not have preference (i.e. IB, sibling) from the open houses I've attended very few slots open at Mundo Verde and Ross. It sounds like CMI and ITS expect to have approx. 20 slots each for PK3.

Ross is primarily inbound siblings for PK3 at this point. Typically many inbound preference kids don't get slots for Pk3.

[Anonymous]

I would be skeptical of anyone claiming 100% certainty about the makeup of the PK3 class for next year. Charters haven't even started asking about reenrollment for next year, and they don't always know whether their students have PK3-eligible siblings. Then you have situations like opening up a new classroom (happened to MV two years ago and LAMB last year) that let in an unexpected flood of students. You should really seriously just list the schools in order of your true preference, and don't pay attention to claims that a school will be hard to get into.

BTW the only exception would be a popular DCPS that you are OOB for. If that school does not take OOB students, then sure, take it off your list. But charters (which don't have IB preference) are wide open.

[Anonymous]

Charters should have some idea. I would love to know if CMI can estimate the number of seats available for PK4. I am assuming its less than 5.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Charters should have some idea. I would love to know if CMI can estimate the number of seats available for PK4. I am assuming its less than 5.

They went to the upper teens on their PK4 WL this year after making 0 seats lottery available (if not beyond, so nothing is impossible).
No school is perfect for each family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would be skeptical of anyone claiming 100% certainty about the makeup of the PK3 class for next year. Charters haven't even started asking about reenrollment for next year, and they don't always know whether their students have PK3-eligible siblings. Then you have situations like opening up a new classroom (happened to MV two years ago and LAMB last year) that let in an unexpected flood of students. You should really seriously just list the schools in order of your true preference, and don't pay attention to claims that a school will be hard to get into.

BTW the only exception would be a popular DCPS that you are OOB for. If that school does not take OOB students, then sure, take it off your list. But charters (which don't have IB preference) are wide open.

There was a flood of slots at lamb last year? I do remember Mundo verde going into the 200s on their waitlist, but nothing nowhere near that happened at LAMB (unfortunately).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would be skeptical of anyone claiming 100% certainty about the makeup of the PK3 class for next year. Charters haven't even started asking about reenrollment for next year, and they don't always know whether their students have PK3-eligible siblings. Then you have situations like opening up a new classroom (happened to MV two years ago and LAMB last year) that let in an unexpected flood of students. You should really seriously just list the schools in order of your true preference, and don't pay attention to claims that a school will be hard to get into.

BTW the only exception would be a popular DCPS that you are OOB for. If that school does not take OOB students, then sure, take it off your list. But charters (which don't have IB preference) are wide open.

There was a flood of slots at lamb last year? I do remember Mundo verde going into the 200s on their waitlist, but nothing nowhere near that happened at LAMB (unfortunately).

LAMB added a primary class after the MSDC deadline (they hold their own lottery), so went to then 50-60s on their PK3 list. List schools in your true preference order.

[Anonymous]

MV just started re-enrollment a week or two ago. I don't think there are going to be that many non-sibling spots. I know of only one family leaving so far although there might be more who knows. The family I know is moving out of state and have rising fourth graders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MV just started re-enrollment a week or two ago. I don't think there are going to be that many non-sibling spots. I know of only one family leaving so far although there might be more who knows. The family I know is moving out of state and have rising fourth graders.

so do all these families have a younger child too? - question is pk3 spots. or are you referring to pk-4 and up?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would be skeptical of anyone claiming 100% certainty about the makeup of the PK3 class for next year. Charters haven't even started asking about reenrollment for next year, and they don't always know whether their students have PK3-eligible siblings. Then you have situations like opening up a new classroom (happened to MV two years ago and LAMB last year) that let in an unexpected flood of students. You should really seriously just list the schools in order of your true preference, and don't pay attention to claims that a school will be hard to get into.

BTW the only exception would be a popular DCPS that you are OOB for. If that school does not take OOB students, then sure, take it off your list. But charters (which don't have IB preference) are wide open.

There was a flood of slots at lamb last year? I do remember Mundo verde going into the 200s on their waitlist, but nothing nowhere near that happened at LAMB (unfortunately).

LAMB added a primary class after the MSDC deadline (they hold their own lottery), so went to then 50-60s on their PK3 list. List schools in your true preference order.

Don't think that's right. Are you the person constantly telling people they'll get into lamb with a number over 50?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would be skeptical of anyone claiming 100% certainty about the makeup of the PK3 class for next year. Charters haven't even started asking about reenrollment for next year, and they don't always know whether their students have PK3-eligible siblings. Then you have situations like opening up a new classroom (happened to MV two years ago and LAMB last year) that let in an unexpected flood of students. You should really seriously just list the schools in order of your true preference, and don't pay attention to claims that a school will be hard to get into.

BTW the only exception would be a popular DCPS that you are OOB for. If that school does not take OOB students, then sure, take it off your list. But charters (which don't have IB preference) are wide open.

There was a flood of slots at lamb last year? I do remember Mundo verde going into the 200s on their waitlist, but nothing nowhere near that happened at LAMB (unfortunately).

LAMB added a primary class after the MSDC deadline (they hold their own lottery), so went to then 50-60s on their PK3 list. List schools in your true preference order.

Don't think that's right. Are you the person constantly telling people they'll get into lamb with a number over 50?

The 50 doesn't reflect waitlist. It reflects draw order. In the last two years those who got in still got a "number". So say 1-20 got in. 20-50 got in off WL after the extra class added. Also, don't be defensive. It's a lovely school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would be skeptical of anyone claiming 100% certainty about the makeup of the PK3 class for next year. Charters haven't even started asking about reenrollment for next year, and they don't always know whether their students have PK3-eligible siblings. Then you have situations like opening up a new classroom (happened to MV two years ago and LAMB last year) that let in an unexpected flood of students. You should really seriously just list the schools in order of your true preference, and don't pay attention to claims that a school will be hard to get into.

BTW the only exception would be a popular DCPS that you are OOB for. If that school does not take OOB students, then sure, take it off your list. But charters (which don't have IB preference) are wide open.

There was a flood of slots at lamb last year? I do remember Mundo verde going into the 200s on their waitlist, but nothing nowhere near that happened at LAMB (unfortunately).

LAMB added a primary class after the MSDC deadline (they hold their own lottery), so went to then 50-60s on their PK3 list. List schools in your true preference order.

Don't think that's right. Are you the person constantly telling people they'll get into lamb with a number over 50?

The 50 doesn't reflect waitlist. It reflects draw order. In the last two years those who got in still got a "number". So say 1-20 got in. 20-50 got in off WL after the extra class added. Also, don't be defensive. It's a lovely school.

Agreed. LAMB PK-3 "waitlist" numbers went beyond 50 last 2 years. Don't be so crabby.