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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]But "IB with sibling enrolled" doesn't mean "IB with sibling enrolled who intends to reenroll next year." School enrollment is not permanent. Can a PK3 child who has a sibling in 5th grade have that preference taken away from them because their older sibling matriculates to middle school? [/quote]
Isn't the whole point of sibling preference that parents have a logistically easier time having children at one school.  If older sibling matriculates to another school, why would the preference at the sibling's former elementary school remain?

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My kid went to AppleTree for two years.  It was very clear to us then that if we'd had a child who would be ready to enter PK3 the same year that the older sibling left the school to enter K elsewhere (because they don't offer K) that the PK3 sibling would get sibling priority -- even though there was no way that the kids would be in the school at the same time.[/quote]

I guess it really depends on what the purpose of sibling preference is. If it is to make it easier on parents so they can have one pickup/dropoff, etc., then you should only offer it if kids will be at a school together. If it is to create school loyalty, then maybe you also grant it to siblings of alums.[/quote]

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