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[quote=Anonymous]Just to clarify - the school districts listed by OP have priority for Claremont.

Please note: they added two kindergarten classes for the 2011-12 school year, so there are 50% more slots than there were for the 2010-2011 school year (when there was a lottery.

So there is no guarantee, but being in one of the four priority areas increases your chances.

From APS website:
Claremont and Key Immersion Elementary Schools
Claremont and Key Elementary Immersion Schools strive to maintain a balance of
approximately 50 percent native Spanish-speaking (or Spanish-dominant) and 50 percent native
English-speaking (or English-dominant) students and base admission in the upper grades on staff
analysis of language proficiency and balance as well as space availability. The application of
such a policy does not exclude students whose first or dominant language may be other than
English or Spanish (e.g., Chinese, Urdu, and Arabic). Such students are included in the English
speaking category.
Students in the preschool programs located at Claremont or Key have the option to remain at
Claremont or Key without having to enter the kindergarten level lottery. Students residing in
Neighborhood (Key/Science Focus) for Key or the Cluster (Abingdon/Hoffman-Boston
/Oakridge) for Claremont are guaranteed admission to that school. Admission to Claremont and
Key Elementary Immersion Schools will be offered to others in the following order:
? Siblings of older students who will be concurrently attending Claremont or Key
? In the case of Key, students from its team (Jamestown and Taylor) schools
? Students who live within Claremont and Key’s identified boundaries
? Students from one school’s waiting list if space is available in the other school[/quote]

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