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Anonymous wrote:You people that are dreaming about a change in the OOB feeder system or even the individual school feeder systems are not living in reality. By the time this fight comes up again, many on this board will be planning for college graduation. Exhibit A: Crestwood and 16th Street Heights will keep their Deal feeder right into the 2020s. The politicians do not want to have this discussion again anytime soon.
I think that's right. Though maybe they won't wait 40 years for the next rewrite!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We are very happy with Capital Language if you are looking to make a switch.
+1 CLS is an outstanding program in the same building!
Does anyone have feedback on the Italian program there?
Anonymous wrote:Just left the open house and really loved the space and what the school has to offer. I do feel the classrooms are a little tight as someone mentioned upthread.
Really loved the diversity of the student body and it really feels like a free private school.
We are going to stick with Powell for K. The commute is just not worth it.
Yeah, that's a rough commute if you are near Powell, which is already a very strong school.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP, your first post sounded like an innocent, newbie question. Your subsequent posts make you sound like a creepy SWF. You must back off. It is not appropriate.
LOL. I'm not creepy. I'm new to the area. I'm from NYC. My friends brunch and get mani/pedis and we go out for movies and drinks. I am hoping I find my place here. Most people I have met are moms and they are usually SAHMs who seem like they rarely go out sans kids or working moms who are too busy for anything for themselves.
How old are your kids, and where do you live? Happy to give suggestions on where you can meet moms!
My kids are 3 and 5 and we live in NVA. I have one child in preschool and another in elementary school.
I think the easiest thing is to talk offline. I'm logging in here so you can private message me. I can definitely connect you with some moms that I think you will have more in common with (though I know more people in DC than NoVa, as I'm in DC).
Yes, just find your waitlist number on one of the DCPS anonymized waitlists from round 1: http://dcps.dc.gov/DCPS/Learn+About+Schools/Lottery+and+Admissions:+Apply+to+Our+Schools/Anonymized+Wait+Lists
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I probably would not if my kids were old enough today. But they have a while until high school age and I'm hoping I'm sold on the school by then.
By then you will know many people, as we do today, whose children have graduated from Wilson (after working very hard and developing excellent writing skills, BTW), and gone on to their top choice colleges and grad schools, and who have great careers. Don't listen to stereotypes; talk to real people when you get there.
Why is Wilson's classification Focused and not Reward? Their reading and math scores are good.
You are automatically a focus school regardless of test scores when there is a big difference among different subgroups.
"Focus School: A school needing targeted support to address large achievement gaps between students." See http://www.learndc.org/schoolprofiles/about/glossary/esea-accountability
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Agree. DCPS provides much more useful information. From charters, I would like to know the total # of available spaces per grade and how many went to siblings, staff, those with other preference (e.g., Amos students at DC Bilingual), and no preference.
DCPS is one LEA with a centralized office. DCPCSB Has to gather much of that info from individual schools.
They can easily get what they want from MSDC.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hi OP. We were matched to PK4 at Hearst as well! Congratulations, and we'll probably see you at the next event.
Thanks, I look forward to meeting you! Are you going to the April open house?
I don't think so. I already went to one before the lottery and I have the PTA contact info and schedule. I will probably start attending the meetings in April. I encourage you to go to the open house though, if you haven't already been. There was a lot of good info presented, and it was clear that there is a great group of supportive parents who are very involved in the school. We are excited about next year.
Another very excited Hearst family here!, we are IB. Hopefully we can get the new PK4 families together soon.
Logging in so you can PM me if you want. (I am the first Hearst PK4 poster, and I can put you in touch with the other Hearst PK4 poster.) I am going to the PTA meeting tonight. Any chance you will be there?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Hi OP. We were matched to PK4 at Hearst as well! Congratulations, and we'll probably see you at the next event.
Thanks, I look forward to meeting you! Are you going to the April open house?
I don't think so. I already went to one before the lottery and I have the PTA contact info and schedule. I will probably start attending the meetings in April. I encourage you to go to the open house though, if you haven't already been. There was a lot of good info presented, and it was clear that there is a great group of supportive parents who are very involved in the school. We are excited about next year.
I went to one, but I think it was the first open house of the academic year, and the building was not near completion--I'm curious to see the school now, and also to ask some new questions now that we know we are going. I will try to make it to PTA meetings as well and hope to see you there!
P.S. I answered this by "logging in" so you can PM me if you want. Would love to know you in a non-anonymous way.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:It's surprising to me how many people out Hearst up high! I thought last year they didn't get lots of love.
We are EOTP, and we thought the community was fantastic--our favorite school by far.
Hearst parent, and that's great to hear, thank you!
No one should give up hope. We are getting more IB each year but there are still usually several OOB spots, and we also usually see some shuffling in the first few weeks of school when the Janney/Murch/Stoddert IB kids who didn't get in to their schools initially get last-minute slots.
Thanks! We are considering trying to buy something on the Hearst side of McLean Gardens next year so we would have a guarantee for K. Loved, loved, LOVED the school!
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Changed rankings 1 time today. Also having remorse over even entering the lottery. We are at HRCS and don't even know if we'd leave. Serious case of grass is not always greener.
Having the same issue, but we are at an up and coming DCPS. I entered last year and it drove me nuts because we were matched with out #1 pick, but turned it down due to the commute.
Maybe that's a silly question but how does it work if you turn down your #1 school and so you are not on one waiting list, how do you still get into a school? From what I understand you can't do Round 2 if you were matched.
This is why you have to be very careful (and realistic in terms of commute) with your rankings. If that happens, then you can't apply until after round 2--essentially filling out an application in June, and you will be placed at the end of the waitlist (unless you apply to a school where you have a preference--say, your inboundary school for PK3/PK4--in which case you will be placed on the waitlist after the other people with your preference.)
Anonymous wrote:Plenty of us in Ward 2 have been cut out of Wilson starting next year. I'm surprised there is not more of an uproar.
I'm in ward 1 and was cut out too.
You keep the spot until the end of the year (June 2016), then you move to your new IB school or need to get in somewhere via lottery. You can only stay at your 2015-2016 school if you get an out of boundary spot.
Anonymous wrote:Question: does your first choice school get more weight? I know you only get into one but my first choice is one that will have no or very few slots. Is it foolish to choose it or will the same preference just bump down to my second choice?
No. Once your lottery # is picked, if there is no room in your first choice, it watilists you and then moves to your second choice. There is no advantage to strategically reordering your picks once you choose where to apply; to the contrary, the best thing to do is to order in terms of preference. Good luck!
Anonymous wrote:dcmom wrote:For DCPS, the max is 16 for PK3 (15 plus 1 from Early Stages), 18 for mixed (17 plus 1 from Early Stages), and 21 for PK4 (20 plus 1 from early stages). OP, is your child at a charter? I don't think there are any limits for charters.
OP here. Yes, at a charter. The class size is over 25 with a teacher and an aide.
Then unfortunately I don't think that you have anything you can cite. Is it Montessori? I've heard they typically have 25-30 per classroom.