Fellow PK3 newbies, post your lottery nerves here!
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Anonymous
So the kids going into PK3 next year were conceived mostly before the pandemic. Most people stopped trying during the early days of covid. Kids born Oct19-Sept20 are eligible for PK3 next year. |
Anonymous
| I think this year will be different not due to a birthing boom, but because the rising PK3 class were born - or were infants - during the peak of the pandemic. The parents of these children might not have felt the same need to move further out (for more space, etc) that parents of older children did. As such, I think there will be more demand for PK3 slots than in prior years. Definitely eager to see how this plays out - I'd certainly feel more confident about our odds of getting into our IB school in 2020-21 or 2022-23 than in the years prior to the pandemic. |
Anonymous
Not sure if you guys want to hear this, from a parent of kids now in middle school, but DC preK was great for both of the kids, as well as for their parents. Your kid will most likely love their experience. 
DC school lottery is a weird combination of luck and strategy, but it's mostly luck, so stressing about strategy is perhaps not worth it. At the end of the day, the only important choice is whether to stick with DCPS. |
Anonymous
Correct (OP here). The real effect will be seen with the 2024-2025 PK3 class. This class has pretty much just known masks and quarantining. My son was born Feb 2020 and lockdowns started when he was 1 month old. He stayed home for 18 months and had a hard transition to daycare. He did well going to the 2 year old class but he still can see his old teachers. His daycare also still masks so that will be another adjustment if the new school doesn’t. Generally the same worries as other moms before us with a few different. I think these kids have more anxiety than others before them. I’m just ready for the results and hope they’re updated on their site tomorrow night! |
Anonymous
| I don't know who needs to hear this, but: it will be okay if your 3-year-old isn't fully potty-trained. |
Anonymous
This depends the school. Our charter was totally hands-off and I got called in whenever he had an accident to deal with it and if it had kept up we would be de-enrolled. |
Anonymous
You will get in to Center City, not sure if the commute will be worth it. |
Anonymous
Ahh, interesting. I’ll do a dry run wherever he lands to test it out. I’m for sure going to come back and post our results. Today’s (hopefully) the day! |
Anonymous
| Moving to DC, elementary school is 2 blocks away with K-aged kiddo 1, hoping/praying/making animal sacrifices that kiddo 2 gets into the same school's PK3 program. Oh how easy things would be! |
Anonymous
Fingers crossed for you! Only a little while longer until we all know 😬 |
Anonymous
You'll get in now or over the summer. But it's unclear to me why it would be better than Bunker Hill. |
Anonymous
I think I was thinking about the upper grades for Bunker Hill. Their scores weren’t the best but I know their PK program is great. My results are below. I seem to have some decent waitlist numbers. Hopefully we move up! Active School Selections RANKSCHOOL NAMEPREFERENCESSTATUS NEXT STEPS 1 Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS Waitlisted - #36 Status Definitions 2 DC Bilingual PCS Waitlisted - #101 Status Definitions 3 Washington Yu Ying PCS Waitlisted - #51 Status Definitions 4 E.W. Stokes – Brookland (French Language Program) Waitlisted - #21 Status Definitions 5 E.W. Stokes – Brookland (Spanish Language Program) Waitlisted - #48 Status Definitions 6 School-Within-School Waitlisted - #112 Status Definitions 7 School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens Waitlisted - #37 Status Definitions 8 Latin American Montessori Bilingual (LAMB) PCS Waitlisted - #124 Status Definitions 9 Burroughs Elementary School Waitlisted - #18 Status Definitions 10 Center City PCS – Brightwood Waitlisted - #1 Status Definitions 11 Langdon Elementary School Match (enrollment pending) Status Definitions |
Anonymous
Did you get in? My PK3er got into our in-bounds and I'm so relieved. |
Anonymous
Yes! Happy dance
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Anonymous
| Also got into our IB and thrilled! |