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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not a Payne family but live nearby on the Hill.  We are 25 on the waitlist for PK4 and will seriously consider it if we get in!  Based on what I hear from Payne families I meet, if I lived IB for Payne I would definitely enroll and take it one year at a time.

As far as real estate goes, I can sympathize that it seems like a gamble.  But if you don't even have kids yet, I think it's not a crazy thing to do.  That area of the Hill is really going like gangbusters (especially once Safeway lot is redeveloped) and even if you have to move you're going to be OK given that you have at least 5 years for your property to appreciate if you decide that you can't do Payne for K.  But this is a very personal question having to do with your appetite for risk and your own resources.  [/quote]

I want to highlight this.  While I really want Payne (and really all DCPS schools to succeed), there is no guarantee and even less of a one for a school that is on the upswing.  I'd think hard about how you'll feel about re-establishing roots if it turns out that Payne does not continue to be a good fit for your family or if you find yourself not happy with your MS options  and wanting to move.  If your family is one that easily settles into a community and makes friends, then moving in a few years may be less of a concern for you.  But know that it seems easier to make family friends when your kids are younger.[/quote]

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