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We gave up a PK4 spot at LAMB about 2 weeks ago. We have moved out of state otherwise we would still be there.

Were you on the waitlist or were you already in the school?

Already in.

[Anonymous]

Just declined a 1st grade spot at Inspired Teaching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just declined a 1st grade spot at Inspired Teaching.

Why? Where is your 1st grader instead?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just declined a 1st grade spot at Inspired Teaching.

Why? Where is your 1st grader instead?

Only one(DS1) of our twins was waitlisted. The other(DS2) was not waitlisted because he got into our first choice. We ended up staying at our IB DCPS because we never got a call from our first choice for the waitlisted kid(DS1), even though they said he'd most likely get a spot.

I'd forgotten that DS1 was still on any waitlist until Inspired Teaching called, yesterday. We had to decline because I don't imagine that we'd be lucky enough for another 1st grade spot to open up for DS2 since we'd have to put him at the bottom of the list.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just declined a 1st grade spot at Inspired Teaching.

Why? Where is your 1st grader instead?

Only one(DS1) of our twins was waitlisted. The other(DS2) was not waitlisted because he got into our first choice. We ended up staying at our IB DCPS because we never got a call from our first choice for the waitlisted kid(DS1), even though they said he'd most likely get a spot.

I'd forgotten that DS1 was still on any waitlist until Inspired Teaching called, yesterday. We had to decline because I don't imagine that we'd be lucky enough for another 1st grade spot to open up for DS2 since we'd have to put him at the bottom of the list.

Not to make you feel terrible, since you already declined, but what about sibling preference?

[Anonymous]

But the DCPS was her first choice anyway!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just declined a 1st grade spot at Inspired Teaching.

Why? Where is your 1st grader instead?

Only one(DS1) of our twins was waitlisted. The other(DS2) was not waitlisted because he got into our first choice. We ended up staying at our IB DCPS because we never got a call from our first choice for the waitlisted kid(DS1), even though they said he'd most likely get a spot.

I'd forgotten that DS1 was still on any waitlist until Inspired Teaching called, yesterday. We had to decline because I don't imagine that we'd be lucky enough for another 1st grade spot to open up for DS2 since we'd have to put him at the bottom of the list.

Not to make you feel terrible, since you already declined, but what about sibling preference?

Sibling preference only helps if there's another spot open. There may not be another spot this year. Plus as her second kid wasn't even on the wait list it's highly unlikely.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just declined a 1st grade spot at Inspired Teaching.

Why? Where is your 1st grader instead?

Only one(DS1) of our twins was waitlisted. The other(DS2) was not waitlisted because he got into our first choice. We ended up staying at our IB DCPS because we never got a call from our first choice for the waitlisted kid(DS1), even though they said he'd most likely get a spot.

I'd forgotten that DS1 was still on any waitlist until Inspired Teaching called, yesterday. We had to decline because I don't imagine that we'd be lucky enough for another 1st grade spot to open up for DS2 since we'd have to put him at the bottom of the list.

Not to make you feel terrible, since you already declined, but what about sibling preference?

Sibling preference only helps if there's another spot open. There may not be another spot this year. Plus as her second kid wasn't even on the wait list it's highly unlikely.

DP, but if she'd accepted the IT spot this year for DS1, wouldn't her DS2 have sibling preference for next year? Maybe PP can't do/doesn't want to do 2 commutes, but if IT was really a serious consideration and she could do 2 commutes for a year, wouldn't each twin get sib preference at the other twin's school next year? I would have definitely taken that gamble because most likely one twin at least would get into the other's school, and you'd have both twins at a school you were (hopefully) excited about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just declined a 1st grade spot at Inspired Teaching.

Why? Where is your 1st grader instead?

Only one(DS1) of our twins was waitlisted. The other(DS2) was not waitlisted because he got into our first choice. We ended up staying at our IB DCPS because we never got a call from our first choice for the waitlisted kid(DS1), even though they said he'd most likely get a spot.

I'd forgotten that DS1 was still on any waitlist until Inspired Teaching called, yesterday. We had to decline because I don't imagine that we'd be lucky enough for another 1st grade spot to open up for DS2 since we'd have to put him at the bottom of the list.

Not to make you feel terrible, since you already declined, but what about sibling preference?

Sibling preference only helps if there's another spot open. There may not be another spot this year. Plus as her second kid wasn't even on the wait list it's highly unlikely.

DP, but if she'd accepted the IT spot this year for DS1, wouldn't her DS2 have sibling preference for next year? Maybe PP can't do/doesn't want to do 2 commutes, but if IT was really a serious consideration and she could do 2 commutes for a year, wouldn't each twin get sib preference at the other twin's school next year? I would have definitely taken that gamble because most likely one twin at least would get into the other's school, and you'd have both twins at a school you were (hopefully) excited about.

I do drop-off/pick-up alone. DH is out the door before we even wake up. Our current school doesn't open the doors until 8:15 (no before care). I wouldn't be able to get the other child across town in time. We don't own a car so the commute would include 2 trains and a bus. I wouldn't have minded doing the commute if both kids had landed there. Even with sibling preference, getting another 1st grade spot might be a long shot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But the DCPS was her first choice anyway!

It wasn't our first choice. Only one kid got into our first choice and we never got a call for our second child, even with sibling preference applied. We enrolled in our IB DCPS, which is on the rise, but still has a long way to go.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just declined a 1st grade spot at Inspired Teaching.

Why? Where is your 1st grader instead?

Only one(DS1) of our twins was waitlisted. The other(DS2) was not waitlisted because he got into our first choice. We ended up staying at our IB DCPS because we never got a call from our first choice for the waitlisted kid(DS1), even though they said he'd most likely get a spot.

I'd forgotten that DS1 was still on any waitlist until Inspired Teaching called, yesterday. We had to decline because I don't imagine that we'd be lucky enough for another 1st grade spot to open up for DS2 since we'd have to put him at the bottom of the list.

Not to make you feel terrible, since you already declined, but what about sibling preference?

Sibling preference only helps if there's another spot open. There may not be another spot this year. Plus as her second kid wasn't even on the wait list it's highly unlikely.

DP, but if she'd accepted the IT spot this year for DS1, wouldn't her DS2 have sibling preference for next year? Maybe PP can't do/doesn't want to do 2 commutes, but if IT was really a serious consideration and she could do 2 commutes for a year, wouldn't each twin get sib preference at the other twin's school next year? I would have definitely taken that gamble because most likely one twin at least would get into the other's school, and you'd have both twins at a school you were (hopefully) excited about.

I do drop-off/pick-up alone. DH is out the door before we even wake up. Our current school doesn't open the doors until 8:15 (no before care). I wouldn't be able to get the other child across town in time. We don't own a car so the commute would include 2 trains and a bus. I wouldn't have minded doing the commute if both kids had landed there. Even with sibling preference, getting another 1st grade spot might be a long shot.

Not to stress you out too much, but IT is digging deep into its list to increase its first grade class. Many reasons. But you should have accepted and even if your other twin. Wasn't on the waitlist, they would have been #1 or they would have made class size 25 in one to accommodate.

[Anonymous]

What are the reasons the first grade is moving so mich more at ITS than other grades ? We were offered a spot.

[Anonymous]

As a piece of advice from one who has btdt, always discuss with the school before declining for these types of issues. I've seen several instances where hrcs pulled the strings to open another spot (as it isn't trumping anyone else) in similar situations,

[Anonymous]

Has Marie Reed wait list moved much? for either language?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are the reasons the first grade is moving so mich more at ITS than other grades ? We were offered a spot.

I'd be curious too. 1st grade has accepted everyone who went through Round 1 and 2 of the lottery (at least it looks that way looking at the waitlist on the ITS website). That's 40+ kids. Is there a problem with the 1st grade teachers? Or a reason for attrition? Or did they add a class?