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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do schools add classes? I've heard of this happening in part to help capture all zoned kids. [/quote]

Well, it's a process.  Most important of all, the school has to have a physical space that meets the regulations, which is a room on the ground floor or slightly below grade, that has its own bathroom and is of adequate size and ventilation.  A lot of schools have already maxed out their preschool-compliant space.  Then, the principal has to want to do it, taking into consideration all other uses for that space, and also taking into consideration the school's enrollment.  They won't offer PK3 seats if they don't have room for most of those kids in PK4 the year after that.  DCPS has a process that does this kind of enrollment modeling, taking into account the school's experience with attrition.  So the central office of DCPS has to agree that the school can fill up the classroom and can continue serving those kids the next year in accordance with the enrollment model.  And then DCPS has to provide the funding to pay for the staff and also fill the classroom if needed with the chairs and tables and so forth.

If DCPS has guaranteed spots under Early Action, they will definitely let those kids in, but they can often do so by creating a multi-age PK3/PK4 class, or by temporarily using the spots that are reserved for Early Stages.  I've seen classrooms be added really late, like in late August.  But I've also seen nothing be added.  It just depends on the school and its plans.[/quote]

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