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[quote=Anonymous]I've been reading these threads for many months now as I will have a Pre-K child I will participate in the Lottery for this year. I am having a hard time navigating all the information and choices, can anyone break this down for me?

I understand a lottery opens in the Winter/Spring. I believe I would like to send my little one to Pre-K at the same school we are in bound for so that there's consistency with any friends that are made. I'm not sure I see the point of doing a different Pre-K unless we were to stick with that school for elementary.

-That said, how exactly do you all go about researching the best options?

-Charter Schools seem to have different learning styles - but I've read about them and still don't get it. Why would someone choose a Montessori or another style of teaching? I was thinking of a charter for the dual language immersion but am I missing something?

-If you don't get in to your first choice Pre-K, do you get into a back up choice? Then if you chose to stick with the back up choice for elementary can you do that or do you have to go back to the lottery? (I'm thinking ahead, because we need to move eventually so the in bound ES might not even be an option down the road.) Is it stupid to pick an out of bound Pre-K as your first choice then the in bound Pre-K? Will that ruin your chances of getting into the in bound school?

Basically I need a 101 of the process because I know pieces but can't connect them all.  I apologize in advance, I know some of you are rolling your eyes because you're entrenched in this, but the parents I talk to know less than I do and I don't feel like I have a good grasp.  Thanks.[/quote]

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