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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again. This is a very tough decision. I am fluent in three languages (English is my third language) and used to be fluent in a 4th but lost a lot of it due to no longer using it. My kids only know English and I would love for them to know at least one other language but I know making the move will be very tough and perhaps even traumatizing for the kids, who do not respond well to big changes.[/quote]

Ah, okay, this is helpful context.

First, how much outside supplementation do you plan to do if you switch to an immersion school? If exposure was your goal, I wouldn't worry. But if you expect anything more than basic conversational skills, you have to put in outside effort. Particularly at the charters because there isn't a preference for native speakers. Don't uproot your children unless you're realistic and comfortable with the level of fluency immersion kids achieve in these schools, both with and without outside supplementation.

Second, there is no longer a guarantee at DCI, which is the middle and high school feeder for the charters. People debate this strongly, but there's probably about 50/50 shot at DCI from MV, maybe less if it gets more popular and fewer people at feeders choose Latin and Basis over DCI. Balance that against leaving a "beloved" DCPS with a middle that is making "great strides."

Third, you will not get a spot at Oyster for either grade. You can check the historic waitlist data for that. They usually make 0 offers for both grades, last year was the first year since 2015 they made any offers and it was 2 for K and 4 for 1st. That was likely a fluke and I wouldn't count on it again. Same with Bancroft and Marie Reed, if you listed those. They make 0-3 offers for those grades and they're usually to kids with sibling preference, i.e., not your kids. If it's your kindergartener with the good WL number, you may get an offer at DCB this year since they're expanding that grade. You will probably get an offer at Stokes, plus MV8 and LAMB SD if you listed those schools. LAMB doesn't usually fill seats after K, so I don't think your 1st grader would get an offer or be pulled off the waitlist from the K offer. I would go through the historic waitlist data for all of your schools and familiarize yourself with how many offers the immersion DCPS schools make versus the charters.  https://public.tableau.com/views/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData/MSDCPublicDisplay%3Aembed=y&%3AshowVizHome=no&%3Adisplay_count=y&%3Adisplay_static_image=y

What is your current DCPS? I'd be very hesitant to move kids from a school that you are happy with to either Stokes or MV, unless you feel very strongly about the language exposure and have realistic expectations about how strong the language instruction is. Likely your DCPS has stronger academics as well, so consider that versus the language exposure as well. [/quote]

Thank you so much for your great insight. I am hesitant to name our DCPS for the sake of anonymity but we live near Logan Circle and think Garrison, Ross, Seaton, and Thompson (in alpha order hahaha). I think although I received powerful arguments both for staying and for moving to MV, I am leaning towards staying and perhaps doing what one PP suggested i.e. traveling to the countries where my other languages are spoken, taking classes, tutors, etc. [/quote]

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