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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That is a hard citywide unbounded lottery spot to land for preK3.  Be happy with it.  Good/great ECE teachers can be found at all schools and sometimes it is just luck of the draw there.  The DCUM school gripes really mostly start with upper elementary.  You have lots of time to switch out in K-3 if/when things stop working so well.[/quote]

True, but I have found that hard lottery spot doesn't necessarily equate to a quality school. Some schools seem to be both great and hard to get into (like Latin). Others are hard to get into, but not really that amazing.

I think it depends on what your inbound school is, OP, and what your other options are.

I wouldn't give up a coveted spot in Maury's PreK-3 for CHML, for instance.

But if you're zoned for a school you wouldn't want to attend in K-5 anyway and didn't get into a school you'd rather be at, it's probably worth a try. I have a lot of friends at CHML and they've had a range of experiences. It seems pretty teacher dependent especially cause kids are with the same teacher for three years in most of elementary there. (PreK-3 through K, 1-3, and I believe 4-5).

There are apparently some outstanding - and not so outstanding - teachers at CHML.

I have not heard good reviews of the principal from any of my CHML friends, multiple families with kids at different ages, from ECE to middle.

To be clear, my kiddo isn't at CHML, so don't totally take my word for it. I'm curious if this tracks with current, actual families' experience.  [/quote]

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