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[quote=Anonymous]Thank you both for calling the My School DC Hotline about this particular situation.  Thanks to your inquiry I feel that we have a timely answer  and procedure for something that may be of interest to quite a few DC parents. Below is the question I posed and the answer I received.

The situation: A family has a student eligible for and planning to enroll in Kindergarten for Sept. 2015 at her IB school.  A family has another sibling who will be in the lottery for PK3 for SY2015-16.  Can the parents claim sibling enrolled preference on their lottery application?  If not when does the preference kick in, e.g. right after the Kindergartner is registered in April?

Answer: Confirmed, the younger sibling does receive a sibling enrolled preference. The parent should 1. Apply to the lottery in Round 1 and indicate a sibling preference (we hope to have an option for a parent to indicate the IB “will be enrolled” situation- worst case scenario I suggest she type that in with the sibling’s name). DCPS Central Office will confirm with her before taking a preference away, so she will not lose the preference without being given a chance to clarify. 2. Enroll the older child after April 1, hopefully with the younger child if they get matched!

Note: The preference is only good if the older sibling enrolls.  A parent cannot claim the preference and then not enroll or quickly dis-enroll the older sibling.

I hope this helps you both. Please let me know if there is anything else I can help you with by calling the Hotline, 202-888-6336, or by email info@myschooldc.org.[/quote]

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