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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I realize this wasn't the point of this thread, but it got me thinking. Why do PK-3 and PK-4 have sibling preference. Since getting in to your in-boundary school isn't guaranteed at that grade it seems like the preference should stop at just in-boundary and all in-boundary kids should have an equal chance at those spots. Just because someone chose to have multiple children, why do they have an advantage of getting in and therefore not having to do another year of paid daycare/pre-school to the tune of $20-$25,000. [/quote]

I have been thinking about this and saying this for years.  And I have three children.  I believe for charter and citywide schools the sibling preference makes sense of PK (because of commuting) but not for boundary schools.  Yes, it’s beneficial for parents to have their kids at the same school, but for a non mandatory year, parents of more than one kid can sit that year out or look elsewhere just like a family with one kid.  [/quote]

Sitting our or adding a second commute probably wouldn't have a significant impact on a child who is not at-risk. But for the nearly half of DC students who are at risk, there is an incentive to get everyone into a high-quality PK3. Most schools are doing PK well. I don't think we should do anything that might make it more likely that a kid whose parents who couldn't afford a private preschool or a high-quality day care are shut out.[/quote]

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