fewer spots available for next year?

[Anonymous]

I think they should get a small one-year waiver so they have time to figure out a plan for the following years. It's a lot to have to fix this in one year and in the middle of an application cycle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think they should get a small one-year waiver so they have time to figure out a plan for the following years. It's a lot to have to fix this in one year and in the middle of an application cycle.

They did get a waiver -- last year and this year. And I doubt that the school just learned, in the middle of the application season, that they needed to admit fewer students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think they should get a small one-year waiver so they have time to figure out a plan for the following years. It's a lot to have to fix this in one year and in the middle of an application cycle.

They did get a waiver -- last year and this year. And I doubt that the school just learned, in the middle of the application season, that they needed to admit fewer students.

So they were probably ongoing waivers for this coming year and beyond but then the ANC said no?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think they should get a small one-year waiver so they have time to figure out a plan for the following years. It's a lot to have to fix this in one year and in the middle of an application cycle.

They did get a waiver -- last year and this year. And I doubt that the school just learned, in the middle of the application season, that they needed to admit fewer students.

So they were probably ongoing waivers for this coming year and beyond but then the ANC said no?

Oops. Left out a word.

They were probably "expecting" ongoing waivers for this coming year and beyond.

[Anonymous]

The city probably cut them some slack over Covid. But now things are getting back to normal, including full-time in-person school with GDS parents and family staff dropping kids off all over the surrounding neighborhood in violation of the school’s agreement, they are requiring the school to comply

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think they should get a small one-year waiver so they have time to figure out a plan for the following years. It's a lot to have to fix this in one year and in the middle of an application cycle.

They did get a waiver -- last year and this year. And I doubt that the school just learned, in the middle of the application season, that they needed to admit fewer students.

So they were probably ongoing waivers for this coming year and beyond but then the ANC said no?

Oops. Left out a word.

They were probably "expecting" ongoing waivers for this coming year and beyond.

Maybe, but I wouldn't assume that they are communicating with the community in real time. I would expect that they knew in the fall (if not earlier) that they'd be operating under this constraint, but chose now to communicate it (in a letter that was primarily about enforcing carpool and drop off rules).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think they should get a small one-year waiver so they have time to figure out a plan for the following years. It's a lot to have to fix this in one year and in the middle of an application cycle.

They did get a waiver -- last year and this year. And I doubt that the school just learned, in the middle of the application season, that they needed to admit fewer students.

So they were probably ongoing waivers for this coming year and beyond but then the ANC said no?

Oops. Left out a word.

They were probably "expecting" ongoing waivers for this coming year and beyond.

Maybe, but I wouldn't assume that they are communicating with the community in real time. I would expect that they knew in the fall (if not earlier) that they'd be operating under this constraint, but chose now to communicate it (in a letter that was primarily about enforcing carpool and drop off rules).

Agree. They also didn’t want to discourage applications. Gotta keep those numbers up!

[Anonymous]

My kid applied the fall of 2021 and we were watching Ravenna carefully. They must have interviewed 500 kids for 9th grade and they were really, really flexible with the application date.
Basically the deadline (early Jan) came and went and they still accepted applications and kept interviewing people. Meanwhile Sidwell had cut-off everyone on Dec 15th and STA also held the hard line.
It was an uncertain time but GDS really seemed to capitalize on it to assemble the largest pool of applicants ever. It felt really weird and now is even weirder since I'm learning of
this enrollment limit.
I think they learned their lesson because the following year (last year) they kept a strict deadline.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think they should get a small one-year waiver so they have time to figure out a plan for the following years. It's a lot to have to fix this in one year and in the middle of an application cycle.

They did get a waiver -- last year and this year. And I doubt that the school just learned, in the middle of the application season, that they needed to admit fewer students.

That’s horrible.

I hate Covid shutdowns but boy does this carryover suk. Sibling applicants last year and this year will be most disappointed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The city probably cut them some slack over Covid. But now things are getting back to normal, including full-time in-person school with GDS parents and family staff dropping kids off all over the surrounding neighborhood in violation of the school’s agreement, they are requiring the school to comply

It’s not normal or business as usual. Applicants multiplied, acceptance yields spiked and open private schools in the dmv blew out their numbers.

We were shocked how various communities here handled Covid and didn’t put children first, but here we go again. More of the same. What a community.

We have families in other states that had significantly more hours per week of in person school than here those days, in public and private schools. Parents working remotely even subbed in various classes. Can do attitude and made it happen.

Here people were zooming in to teach kids a couple hours a day and staying home. Politicians trying to shut any type of school down.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The city probably cut them some slack over Covid. But now things are getting back to normal, including full-time in-person school with GDS parents and family staff dropping kids off all over the surrounding neighborhood in violation of the school’s agreement, they are requiring the school to comply

It’s not normal or business as usual. Applicants multiplied, acceptance yields spiked and open private schools in the dmv blew out their numbers.

We were shocked how various communities here handled Covid and didn’t put children first, but here we go again. More of the same. What a community.

We have families in other states that had significantly more hours per week of in person school than here those days, in public and private schools. Parents working remotely even subbed in various classes. Can do attitude and made it happen.

Here people were zooming in to teach kids a couple hours a day and staying home. Politicians trying to shut any type of school down.

NOW things are getting back to normal.

If you would like to conduct a post-mortem on Covid closures, they are plenty of threads. You could even start a new one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think they should get a small one-year waiver so they have time to figure out a plan for the following years. It's a lot to have to fix this in one year and in the middle of an application cycle.

They did get a waiver -- last year and this year. And I doubt that the school just learned, in the middle of the application season, that they needed to admit fewer students.

That’s horrible.

I hate Covid shutdowns but boy does this carryover suk. Sibling applicants last year and this year will be most disappointed.

Will the sibling preference for ninth grade admittance be as strong a usual or will they need to take fewer siblings to get a stronger class?

[Anonymous]

Has anyone heard of other schools having fewer spots? If so, which ones? It seems like many schools are still accepting late applications (for second round). I would think if they had less spots, they wouldn't be accepting late applications.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The city probably cut them some slack over Covid. But now things are getting back to normal, including full-time in-person school with GDS parents and family staff dropping kids off all over the surrounding neighborhood in violation of the school’s agreement, they are requiring the school to comply

It’s not normal or business as usual. Applicants multiplied, acceptance yields spiked and open private schools in the dmv blew out their numbers.

We were shocked how various communities here handled Covid and didn’t put children first, but here we go again. More of the same. What a community.

We have families in other states that had significantly more hours per week of in person school than here those days, in public and private schools. Parents working remotely even subbed in various classes. Can do attitude and made it happen.

Here people were zooming in to teach kids a couple hours a day and staying home. Politicians trying to shut any type of school down.

So If I'm a neighbor I'm supposed to tolerate hundreds more cars whizzing by my front door and turning around in my driveway each day "for the children?" Children who are paying $50K for school and certainly were about the least impacted by the pandemic of any in DC?

Sure. No thank you.

[Anonymous]

this is the reality of living in a city. mixed use. maybe instead there should be vehicle restrictions like other schools (potomac and field come to mind) rather than on enrollment.