MySchoolDC Seats Offered for 18-19

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[Anonymous]

What's up with 12 seats offered at Shepherd for 2nd grade? Every previous year, they've offered about 7. Curious about the jump in seats offered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's up with 12 seats offered at Shepherd for 2nd grade? Every previous year, they've offered about 7. Curious about the jump in seats offered.

Perhaps they had to create a new class? Was the 1st grade larger than normal this year?

Why don't you check the grade by grade Shepherd enrollment data https://osse.dc.gov/enrollment

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How can an early action school have no seats for pre k 4?

[Anonymous]

Which one?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's up with 12 seats offered at Shepherd for 2nd grade? Every previous year, they've offered about 7. Curious about the jump in seats offered.

Perhaps they had to create a new class? Was the 1st grade larger than normal this year?

Why don't you check the grade by grade Shepherd enrollment data https://osse.dc.gov/enrollment

PP here. I checked, and it's not.

[Anonymous]

Why so many kindergarten seats at ITS? People going back to their WOTP schools?

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Anonymous wrote:Why so many kindergarten seats at ITS? People going back to their WOTP schools?

MV offered 42 in K! It was a good year to be a Kindergartener in EOTP

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Anonymous wrote:Why so many kindergarten seats at ITS? People going back to their WOTP schools?

MV offered 42 in K! It was a good year to be a Kindergartener in EOTP

Likely guaranteed entry into K at desirable schools (not necessarily all WOTP) plus class sizes might increase from PK to K, so even with all PK4 students re-enrolling there would be a few spots per class open in K

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Anonymous wrote:https://public.tableau.com/profile/aaron2446#!/vizhome/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData/MSDCPublicDisplay

How can an early action school have no seats for pre k 4?

It just means they didn't expect to have any seats left over after their PK3 class moves up and any new IB guaranteed students for PK4 are accommodated.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why so many kindergarten seats at ITS? People going back to their WOTP schools?

MV offered 42 in K! It was a good year to be a Kindergartener in EOTP

MV offered 44 in K last year too. They like expanding at that point.

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Anonymous wrote:Why so many kindergarten seats at ITS? People going back to their WOTP schools?

My kids go to ITS and I haven't seen anyone who stayed in DC leave ITS and go to another school. I do know a few families who left the DC area entirely. Like another poster noted, probably partly due to larger class size, and the rest, mainly families that left the region. I don't know anyone who moved to another DC school or moved to the suburbs in the lower school.

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Anonymous wrote:Why so many kindergarten seats at ITS? People going back to their WOTP schools?

My kids go to ITS and I haven't seen anyone who stayed in DC leave ITS and go to another school. I do know a few families who left the DC area entirely. Like another poster noted, probably partly due to larger class size, and the rest, mainly families that left the region. I don't know anyone who moved to another DC school or moved to the suburbs in the lower school.

The lady doth protest too much, methinks.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why so many kindergarten seats at ITS? People going back to their WOTP schools?

My kids go to ITS and I haven't seen anyone who stayed in DC leave ITS and go to another school. I do know a few families who left the DC area entirely. Like another poster noted, probably partly due to larger class size, and the rest, mainly families that left the region. I don't know anyone who moved to another DC school or moved to the suburbs in the lower school.

Then you don’t know many people since I can name off three. Listen no school will be perfect for everyone. Chill out.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What's up with 12 seats offered at Shepherd for 2nd grade? Every previous year, they've offered about 7. Curious about the jump in seats offered.

Perhaps they had to create a new class? Was the 1st grade larger than normal this year?

Why don't you check the grade by grade Shepherd enrollment data https://osse.dc.gov/enrollment

PP here. I checked, and it's not.

I think it has to do with the fact that a few years ago they had to bump two grades (kids who are now in second and first grades) up to three classes instead of two classes per grade. (It’s a long story as to why.) But the current first grade (55 kids?) is slightly smaller than the current second grade (58?). plus I know the current second grade has picked up at least 3-5 new kids just in recent months. But even if all 55 first graders moved up — and there was no attrition— accepting 12 more means each of the three class is around 22-23 kids. Which is what our current second grade class there is now anyway. I promise you it’s not because of some mass abandonment of kids after first grade.