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[quote=Anonymous]What grade are you looking at?

We chose the neighborhood school for PS3 and PK4 and it was far and away the best choice we could have made. We  declined a popular charter and have no regrets. Just witnessing the logistical challenges that people who made different choices faced was stressful.

We have a 5 minute walk to drop off and pick up, and needless to say we were satisfied enough with the quality of the program in the first place, so it just made the most sense. We have actually been very pleasantly surprised with the quality of the program, and teachers and even though we're doing the lottery for K we are ok with staying another year if that plan makes the most sense.

To that end, if you choose to go for the early childhood years, don't try to convince yourself you'll stay forever. You may, and that would be great. But you may not. You can't change everything.

The only other thing I'd be aware of is that I have a few friends at not-JKLM schools who are quite happy with the school day but dismayed at aftercare, which is run by a different program. We don't use aftercare, but if you intend to, you may want to look into this as it is an important factor.

I wholeheartedly recommend using in-boundary schools if they are "good enough" for the early childhood years at least. Not only is it easier on the family and the child, but it ultimately makes a dent in helping the schools attract neighborhood families, which is usually a quicker path to making them higher quality institutions. 
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