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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are kicking off our school search this weekend, starting with the MOTH School Fair.  Any BTDT advice?  We are starting at ground zero, live in NOMA/Truxton area.[/quote]

Are you looking for a public option for preK3?  If so, I wouldn't bother with the MOTH school fair. The only public schools attending are the IB schools on the Hill, most of which no longer take OOB kids (or, if they do, your IB school in NOMA is just as good).  Myschooldc will have a citywide fair later in the process that will probably be more useful.

If you are considering private schools, then definitely go to the fair tomorrow. The other PP is right to really focus on commute. [/quote]

Logan, SWS and Lee Montessori are attending.  They are city-wide.[/quote]

Sure, but they will be at the citywide fair as well and are all long shot schools. It's just not a great use of your time if you are IB for a NOMA school. As someone who went through the lottery process last year for preK3, that would be my advice. I feel like a lot of people who respond on threads about the lottery are parents who went through it a number of years ago when the numbers were more promising. Among my fairly sizable group of friends, we are all at our IB school, or got shut out of our IB school and are at lower ranked DCPS schools in the neighborhood, none of which you are going to bother to drive to from NOMA. A few people do get into charters so it's worth going to the citywide fair, but don't waste your time tomorrow unless you are interested in private schools.

I will add that we ended up at a private school after washing out in the lottery, so if private school is in your budget at all, go and talk to some schools. It's good to have a back up plan. [/quote]

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