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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I watched the virtual info sessions of both Key and Cardinal. My impression was Cardinal's info session seemed more organized than Key's session. Not sure if this is a reflection of the two schools in general.[/quote]
Key is not known for it's organization.  It falls on the side of "warm and caring" rather than "on time and organized."  If that will drive you nuts, look elsewhere.  If you're okay dealing with some disorganization but happy kids, it's a good option.

We're parents at Key and are very happy.  Our daughter seems to be picking up Spanish and is happy and working above grade level in non-Spanish subjects.  We're happier with Key than we were with our in bounds elementary that my older child attends, at least for K.  My older child was both under challenged academically and stressed out by how they handled kindergarten behavior at our neighborhood school.

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Since you have experienced K at Key - I’m wondering if you still see redshirting at the immersion schools? Our child’s birthday is late summer. I don’t think they would typically be ready for K from a social perspective and I would be holding them back. But my impression is that native Spanish speaking families tend to hold their kids back less (economic factors likely impact this).  So I’m wondering if we should try for K at the usual time, or hold back as we would’ve done we’re they going to any other school. I’ve asked the principal already and curious what other key parents think. 
[/quote]I would suspect that there is less redshirting at Key because it's hard to do with the lottery.  I'm not sure how you even make that happen in the computer system.

My older child has a September birthday and went on time.  To the best of my knowledge she's the youngest in her grade with several redshirted kids more than a year older.  So far she's at the top of her class academically and getting pulled out for enrichment.  Socially, kindergarten was really hard for her.  She sobbed daily for months that she just wanted more time to play.  But she wasn't at Key and her neighborhood elementary teacher was very very rigid and academic.  Things have gotten better socially as she's gotten older.  We'll see if that sticks through puberty.  She still sometimes acts a bit younger, but generally keeps up with her grade level peers. Academically it would have been awful to redshirt her.  Socially it might have been better, but it's hard to tell.  We didn't do immersion with her in part because she was young for her grade and didn't need an extra challenge at that time.[/quote]

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