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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I posted this in the wrong forum so am now reposting with a twist:

We are currently in process of touring elementary schools for DD who starts Kindergarten next year.  Only interested in DC public and public charter at this time.  We are touring our boundary school along with many others.  The information is overwhelming.  My question for the DCUM's that have been through this, is what were your biggest deciding factors in determining how to rank your top schools for the lottery?  Can you rank for me from most to least important?

Some that I've captured so far include:
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- The look on the kids' faces (do they look happy) -- to me, same as gut feeling.
- How the teachers talk to/interact with the kids -- also fits in gut feeling for me.
4 Proximity to home
- Curriculum and if teachers are trained on curriculum
- Cadence of the day (e.g. do they do math in AM or PM)
1 Special features (e.g. "we were set on dual language because...") - We prioritized Montessori but that was all from gut feeling having toured a couple of them. We also prioritized Spanish because of connection to culture/language.

2 Good gut feeling

6 Transportation options
5 Diversity of student body and teachers
3 Test scores
- Other?

-- This is how I'd do it now, I have one in K. This is not how we did actually do the lottery. We prioritized commute higher than I maybe would now, knowing that so few schools are really any good through 5th. You don't want to have to move again after K if you can help it. There are schools that may be worth the drive/bus/headache. Not that many but some.[/quote]

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