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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you already have a residence?  I don't think you can participate in the lottery until you have a Fairfax County residence.  September will be too late to do that. [/quote]
OP here. I was told the lottery starts in late January and I will have residency by then so that's taken care of. I'm just curious to know if we should waste our time thinking that a slot at second grade is statistically plausible. Anyone know the chances? 1%, 10%, or whatever. Also, is it true that the school reserves 10% of slots for native speakers?[/quote]

I am sorry, i thought that you were looking to have your child enter 2nd grade next September at the asme time you would be moving to the area.  So, it sounds like you will have your DC in a regular classroom for 1st grad and then hopefully have DC start 2nd grade in the French Immersion.  DO I have it correctly?

I would contact the Principal to see what fluency level they would want to consider a child to be a native speaker.  If your DC is deemed a native speaker, you may be able to have DC transfer in when you move next September.  It is somewhat easier to get in the the French Immersion program if you live within the Kent Gardens boundary than if you live outside of it.  Your best chance is if your child falls into the category of "native speaker", otherwise the wait list is usually larger than the total program.  [/quote]

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