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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]oh man - older kid got into Hyde-Addison, younger sibling is wait-listed for PK3 there. As of now, both of them could also attend the immersion charter elementary where older kid has been attending for a few years.

Commute is - I won't get into the particulars, but both of them are roughly the same distance from our home, and for various reasons represent about the same level of convenience/inconvenience.

Hyde-Addison is...on paper, at least...light years ahead of our current charter in almost every respect - academics and test scores, physical facilities, supplemental activities, resources, surrounding neighborhood, an actual feeder pattern (even if it's not our ideal) - but two: the language instruction...which we do care about...and the community - leadership, staff, parents, kids. I mean, I'm sure they have great people at H-A too! But we don't know them, and we DO know and love the community at our charter.

Oh man...I could see this dilemma coming. I know we're lucky to have it! But that doesn't make it less agonizing.

([b]And even though younger sibling is pretty high on the waitlist, there's obviously no guarantee. so we could be in a situation where we've pulled older kid from the charter but are still sending younger kid - which would be only slightly inconvenient for us, but probably very awkward..[/b].)[/quote]

One thing is that once you enroll your older kid, your younger kid should jump to the top of the waitlist. This is still not certain, but the odds are better.

As someone who has moved schools -- you will connect with your new community, too. Don't make school choices based on community. [/quote]

This. Enroll the eldest ASAP and your younger kid moves up the waitlist.

We are currently at H-A, our youngest is accepted for PK3 (in-boundary + sibling preferences). We know a few other families with the same dual preferences who likely also got in. For 25-26 PK3, every kid had an in-boundary preference. You can find last year's results here: https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/node/61https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/node/61

Click Results Dashboard for SY19-20 through SY25-26 Seats
Go filter for Hyde, then filter to show only PK3 lottery results for the school.

Anyways, H-A is a good community with good neighborhood feel + a solid set of committed OOB families. You won't feel out of place. If dual language is important to you, you'll need to supplement. H-A's IEP services are excellent (I know from experience)[/quote]

re enrolling asap: see, I suspected this...but that was exactly the kind of decision pressure we were hoping didn't exist! oh well...thank you so much for the protip!!!!!
And the community and IEP assurances mean a lot (This is a factor for one kid - with the other, it's the opposite concern...they are ahead in most areas and need to be challenged in a way that we're not sure the charter can do, given where most of the kids are on testing...)
Random Hyde-Addison question, given the number of OOB students: I wonder if there ever any parent-organized transportation options? pools, buses, etc? That won't make or break the decision, but it would be nice...it's an option we have at the current school.[/quote]

There’s a bus that comes from the JBAB military base, and some carpools. But nothing like I’ve heard for Yu Ying, Latin, etc.  If you have a neighborhood Facebook or Nextdoor group you could put feelers out - even finding one family to split commutes with really makes a difference (I say from experience).

My 504-plan kiddo also needed more above-grade academic peers. They are doing great on that front as well. Teacher differentiates in the classroom and there are afterschool accelerations like “math club.” I’m confident your child will be happy and you’ll adjust to the commute, if you decide to take the spot. [/quote]

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