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[quote=Anonymous]If your child would be in school this fall, you would most likely be grandfathered in to whichever school you start with.

If you're thinking about Key itself (rather than Science Focus which is currently the other option for the Key zone), that means Spanish immersion. If you think that's something that would be good for your particular child (and your child would be in kindergarten), go for it. Key is an excellent school with a nice atmosphere and a good principal. We were very happy with the Spanish immersion (half-day in Spanish, half-day in English) and our child was proficient when he left. He didn't continue with immersion in middle school, but did "Spanish for fluent speakers" in middle school through AP Spanish in 10th grade (and got a 5 on the AP exam), so he did not lose his Spanish by not continuing in immersion in middle school. However, kids who continued immersion in middle school are more fluent than he is.

If your child is older than 1st grade and not proficient in Spanish, you would not be able to do Key, as the older grades rely on the kids having learned a fair amount of Spanish by then. I'm not sure whether entering in 1st grade is possible.

As others have said, if you're looking further out than this coming year, it is uncertain which schools kids in the Key zone will end up being zoned for. ASFS, Taylor, Jamestown, and Discovery are all strong schools, but ASFS would not have been right for my child due to the heavy amount of homework they assign as part of their philosophy, and I am wary about what I've heard about the atmosphere there (though that's from some parents, and others will tell you they love it - I would just want to investigate to be sure).[/quote]

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