Current/potentially Continuing CM Families?

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[Post New]05/05/2014 14:09
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Anonymous wrote: I am concerned about the quality of teachers for 2nd grade. We had the weakest K teacher; I became immediately skeptical of the school leadership and inadequate teachers then and have heard things about 2 grade teachers that worries me if our oldest ends up in a particular class.


Concerns about this at your IB school or at CM? There. This is what I was trying to do!


We are concerned about the 2nd grade teachers at our IB school. Our good news is we were offered a spot today.


Congrats PP, so the waitlist is moving! And how incredibly lucky that you got a good enough waitlist number to be offered a spot this early in "waitlist season" 2 yrs in a row???!!! That's rather extraordinary luck, isn't it?
[Post New]05/05/2014 14:14
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Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote: I am concerned about the quality of teachers for 2nd grade. We had the weakest K teacher; I became immediately skeptical of the school leadership and inadequate teachers then and have heard things about 2 grade teachers that worries me if our oldest ends up in a particular class.


Concerns about this at your IB school or at CM? There. This is what I was trying to do!


We are concerned about the 2nd grade teachers at our IB school. Our good news is we were offered a spot today.


Congrats PP, so the waitlist is moving! And how incredibly lucky that you got a good enough waitlist number to be offered a spot this early in "waitlist season" 2 yrs in a row???!!! That's rather extraordinary luck, isn't it?


Last year we didn't get contacted until school started. There isn't as high of demand at upper grades. But thanks, it's a good day
[Post New]05/06/2014 08:30
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I would say the waitlist will likely move because CM did not do the common lottery. So, they are still contributing to the old, chaotic charter lottery system where people can accept at another school, and then take their time deciding where they want to send their kid this summer. Especially with a significant location change, my guess is that it will move a bit.
[Post New]05/06/2014 14:14
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I would say the waitlist will likely move because CM did not do the common lottery. So, they are still contributing to the old, chaotic charter lottery system where people can accept at another school, and then take their time deciding where they want to send their kid this summer. Especially with a significant location change, my guess is that it will move a bit.

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[Post New]05/07/2014 15:25
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Any idea what WL number they're on? We are in the 30's for pk3 so I guess I'm being overly optimistic...
[Post New]05/07/2014 15:46
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Anonymous wrote:Any idea what WL number they're on? We are in the 30's for pk3 so I guess I'm being overly optimistic...


I think they have moved around 5 spots, based on what I heard from the school when I asked this week. Hard to tell with siblings in the mix, though.
[Post New]05/07/2014 16:31
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Are people sure the move to the Old Soldiers Home is happening? It doesn't seem for real....
[Post New]05/07/2014 16:57
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It is for real, PP. The school is moving. This is a federal building, so it has to clear Congress first.
[Post New]05/07/2014 17:46
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Anonymous wrote:It is for real, PP. The school is moving. This is a federal building, so it has to clear Congress first.


I was told that they are staying on their current location.
[Post New]05/07/2014 17:48
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Anonymous wrote:It is for real, PP. The school is moving. This is a federal building, so it has to clear Congress first.


I was told that they are staying on their current location.


You were told wrong.
[Post New]05/07/2014 19:56
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[Post New]05/07/2014 20:03
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Anonymous wrote:Any idea what WL number they're on? We are in the 30's for pk3 so I guess I'm being overly optimistic...


As of last week Monday, the wait list had moved 6 spots for PS3. Not sure what it is now, hopefully it's progressed a bit farther -- if anyone has heard anything, please let us know!


Try calling James and he will tell you.
[Post New]05/07/2014 21:44
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Anonymous wrote:I would say the waitlist will likely move because CM did not do the common lottery. So, they are still contributing to the old, chaotic charter lottery system where people can accept at another school, and then take their time deciding where they want to send their kid this summer. Especially with a significant location change, my guess is that it will move a bit.



Excellent point. Furthermore, it's easy to say you're committed, but after a week of trying to cross 14th anywhere near Park or Irving during rush hour? There will be families who will back out for the quality-of-life issue.
[Post New]05/08/2014 08:07
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Anonymous
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Anonymous wrote:It is for real, PP. The school is moving. This is a federal building, so it has to clear Congress first.


I was told that they are staying on their current location.


You were told wrong.


So the school has officially announced this? I don't think so.
[Post New]05/08/2014 10:43
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The school can't officially announce yet b/c it has to clear a few more federal bureaucratic hoops, but aside from that the lease has been signed and it's a done deal. The new location will actually be an easier commute for most families. For our family it will be harder but we LOVE the new location and would never leave.

However I am sure the list will move. We got in last year the week before school started, after I'd given up. It's hard to be patient!
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