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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm still waiting for someone to articulate a principled rationale for eliminating PK3 other than it sucks that my neighbor gets two years of PK and I got screwed.  I up pose you can move into the attendance zone of one of the WOTP schools where no PK3 is offered and you still might not get in for PK4.  It's unfortunate that some are to some degree the "victims" of Brent's success in this regard, but I don't think a scenario by which 40 more three-year olds -- many of whom have siblings at Brent -- would be competing for PS3 spots at places like the Hill Preschool, Appletree, Two Rivers or Eagle Academy in necessarily in anyone's best interests.[/quote]

I'm still waiting for the argument against going to PK4 only.

Brent is a public community school that is supposed to serve the interests of the community. For the past 4 years, it has some of the worse acceptance rates for ECE in the city. I'm not sure what else I can tell you to change your mind.

- PS3 is supposed to serve "at-risk" students. There are very few in the Brent district and the current odds make it very difficult for them to get in.
- IB families who do not get in are less likely to come for K and those who do (at least looking at this year). It is bad policy for DCPS to drive families away at 3 years old.
- People complain that Brent is not "diverse" enough anymore. Going to 3 PK4 classes would allow a handful of OB students during the smaller years.
- There are very few ECE seats to be had else where on the Hill. Van Ness was a one year solution. And I love how the people who say that Jefferson is too far for their MS kids are suggesting that their neighbors' 3 year olds go to A-B.

I know a lot of parents have put a lot of work into making Brent the school it is today. At the same time, they also have to understand that after a while things have to be re-evaluated. I could be off on my numbers but I think the current 1st Graders had 10 IB kids not get in for their PS3 year. In the four years since it has been 30, 25, 40 (including 9 siblings), and 20. It is time to make a change.[/quote]

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