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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Doesn't DCPS have PK as well, for all students, not just Title 1?[/quote]

No. It’s a lottery.[/quote]
Correct, lots of seats but even more applicants. But it is a lotto, not based on your family's reportable income like in the handful of MCPS PK schools.

"Pre-K attendance is not compulsory in Washington DC, and DCPS does not guarantee spots in schools for all students. All interested students, no matter where they live, must enter the Pre-K lottery to obtain a Pre-K spot at Janney. Traditionally, demand for Pre-K spots exceeds available space at Janney. Janney uses the DCPS Pre-K lottery system to allocate available Pre-K spots. In recent history, all pre-K spots have gone to in-boundary families or students with siblings already enrolled at the school.

Registration for the Pre-K lottery will occur online in January/February each year. Please check the DCPS website for more details and exact dates. The actually lottery occurs in early March. Results are posted online and mailed to families. Families usually have until April 1 to accept their offer and until May 1 to register with the school if they wish to accept their lottery placement. Students who live in-boundary for Janney, students with siblings at Janney, and students who live within 3 blocks of Janney receive preference in the lottery – otherwise children are selected at random through an electronic system.

The number of slots available for enrollment will determine the number of children selected. If more than one child from a family is entered into a school’s lottery, each child is entered individually; hence, the lottery does not guarantee that all children from the same family will be selected.

In 2015-2016 there are 4 Pre-K classes at Janney (80 spaces). A child must be 4 years old on or before September 30th to enter Pre-Kindergarten."
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