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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi all, I posted about 12 hours ago, and got really valuable feedback regarding the lottery and my list.  I'm making a 2nd round of it, and hoping to get some good feedback on it.

I realize we don't have a chance to get into most or any of those first round being OOB (overseas military), [b]but my thinking is if we move IB in June, their preference will go up.  Especially if we move IB for my K and 1st grader for Hyde or the Capital Hill Schools.[/b]  If they actually get a spot, there's a possibility we just move sooner (May 1), but it'd be difficult so we'll see what happens.  The top 5 are basically long reach schools that we'd be happy to go to but I'm not holding my breath for.

For my PK3:
1. Yu Ying (for the dual immersion)
2. Hyde Addison
3. School without walls@Francis Stevens
4. School within school
5. Capital Hill Montessori (I don't know about this one since I saw some bad reviews here on the school)
6. Brent Elementary
7. Thomson Elem. School
8. Maury Elem School
9. Ludwig Taylor Elem School
10. Learn DC Public Charter School (military preference)
11. Stevens Early Learning Center (or maybe one of the Apple trees here)
12. Military Road Early Learning (or Apple tree)

My K and 1st grader lists so far are:
1. Yu Ying
2. Oyster Adams (dual immersion)
3. Hyde Addison
4. School without walls @ Francis Stevens
5. School within School
6. Learn DC Public Charter School
I don't really have a preferred order for the rest since we'd just move IB for any DCPS schools we'd be interested in that don't offer PK3 (Stoddert, Eaton, Janney, Mann, Hearst, Key, Ross).  Then we'd try for IB sibling preference for PK4.  But I guess since I'll put 12..

7. Brent Elem
8. Thomson Elem
9. Ludwig Taylor Elem
...Literally no clue for 10-12.  Any suggestions here?  I guess I could put Amidon or Van Ness.  I don't get the feeling those schools are any better then the schools listed, and we could move IB for them.

A sincere thanks to you all, because this is really difficult not knowing the area or being in the area![/quote]

If you move IB in June and enroll the big kids, yes, your preference will go up. You will be placed at the end of the IB sibling preference category. [b]And for some schools, that will not be enough to get your PK3 in.[/b] Because you're not the only person planning to enroll an older child to bump your PK3 up the list. As people bring in enrollment paperwork, your PK3 will slip farther and farther down the list. Might get in, might not. And I notice you don't have any Capitol Hill backup schools on your list, such as Appletree locations or easier schools like JO Wilson, Miner, and Two Rivers.

I would say Brent and Maury are long reach schools for your PK3. And personally I don't think you'd be happy with the academics at CHML. How about Seaton or Garrison to fill out your list? They are good schools, every bit as good as CHML and Amidon-Bowen and Van Ness. The only thing that puts people off Thomson is the lack of a playground.

Oyster-Adams is a super long shot for your older kids, and DCPS is talking about changing its feeder high school too. It's hard that you're applying in a feeder and boundary review year!

You can view lottery preference data here.

https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiYjA5ZmM4Y2MtZThmOC00YjVkLTkwN2EtMzIwNzU2MjYwNmZkIiwidCI6IjJhYTA0NmVlLWIzNGUtNGEzMy05MmI3LTk5OWRmMmJjMGEzMiIsImMiOjF9&pageName=ReportSection[/quote]

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