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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am completely unfamiliar with private school admissions but have begun casually researching for next year and the year after. I have no clue how this works.

What are private schools looking for when it comes to admissions for PK and K? Are they looking at the kid or the parents/family?

Kid is currently in PK3 in a title 1 dcps public east of the park. But he is a late Sept bday, so whenever he enters private, he would be repeating a grade right? We would like that to happen. DCPS doesnt allow red shirting but he would very much benefit from not being so young for his grade.

How important is the teacher reccomendation and is there certain things that these recs should contain or mention? I sorta guess his public school pk teacher writes many of these very often.

We are a two mom family. Is this the kind of diversity that helps in admissions or not so much?

Our child is very very shy and reserved and anxious. He is amazing once he comes out of his shell but this takes a long time and he struggles with anxiety. Part of why we are considering privates is we are looking for a calmer less chaotic environment for him. Is it ok to be open about this or will that harm him in the admissions process?

Many of the excellent schools in town are religiously affiliated. Do parents who arent of that religion send their kids to those schools? Are there Jews at NCS or Beauvior? [/quote]

For the age, you would apply to private PK so yoir son would enter PK at 4 and turn five in late September.

To level set: In younger grades (PK/K) many spots will go to siblings of current students, children of teachers, alumni/legacy children (parent attended) as long as they fairly concisely meet the minimum standard to attend. That standard is not different from the standard an unaffiliated child needs to meet, but the lens being used is “why should we accept this child” and not “why shouldn’t we accept this child.”

The baseline that all applicants will be expected to meet (or mostly meet) is:
1. Regulation and readiness for structure
-can the child separate 
-can he engage with adults
-can he tolerate mild challenges
-can he recover if he misses something

2. Language and communication
-expressive and receptive language
-ability to narrate and explain 
-functional communication

3. Learning approach
-curiosity
-engagement 
-persistence
-comfort with novelty

4. Social engagement
-ease with peers
-empathy
-responsiveness
-self concept

5. Teacher input
-Can this child function day to day
-is the family responsive

If all of the above is good then it’s likely that it will come down to how many spots are available for unaffiliated kids and how does your kid match up against the other kids in terms of energy, support needs, etc. and how good of a fit is your family. [/quote]

Sorry for the typos - on my phone! [/quote]

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