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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is the OP. After attending open houses at all three schools and talking to a Thomson parent I met through DCUM (thank you!!) I ended up putting CHM and Thomson very high. Last year, the vast majority of kids who listed Thomson got in, so our odds there are good, less so with CHM. I got a great feeling from both schools and think we would be happy with either. Won't know for sure til we get there of course, and as folks here pointed out, schools can change over the course of several years. [b]I also listed Two Rivers, but much lower down, mostly because it's a long walk from home[/b].

This thread was helpful in that I took a second look at Seaton (which I didn't think we had any shot at) and listed it fairly high up. Our odds seem to be better at both Thomson and CHM, but I will keep Seaton on my radar in case we aren't happy with where we wind up for preK since it looks easier to lottery into from kindergarten on. (Thanks for that tip DCUM!) I also included Langley on our list, tho it does seem tough to get into OOB for preK.

And I don't mind boosters! I love what you all are trying to do for DC schools that have the potential to serve all kids better with the help of an active parent community. It's good to know when a school has families pulling for it. 
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Can I inquire as to whether you got the impression from TR that they are aware of any the issues and perception/reputational challenges they face? We left in the two years ago and it was heartbreaking to do so. I lost faith when it became clear that the school could not course correct because they didn't think there was any correction needed. My hope is that with the ED gone the school is acknowledging challenges and addressing them. Just wondering if they even acknowledge any of this or if they continue to sing from the same hymnal as before.[/quote]

This is OP. I visited TR 4th St. and I did not get the sense they thought they had perception challenges, tho I don't know what the "hymnal" was like before. I liked some of the instructional leaders and teachers I met, liked their project based approach, and the facilities. My big issues were larger class sizes in preK than regular DCPS schools (no union at TR to insist on lower caps) and especially, the distance from home. I had heard great things before going to the Open House but I didn't consider them as seriously as I thought I was going to because I ended up liking a couple of other schools better that are easy to get into, lotterywise.

I take DCUM with a grain of salt because you don't know who the comments are coming from but I did notice the negatives impressions of TR in this thread and found it interesting that there are so many people unhappy with them. I wonder why, tho more out of curiosity than as a parent trying to make a decision since I doubt we'll match there, given our other preferences. If somehow we do, I definitely want to know more. 
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Agree you need to take DCUM with a massive salt lick. As a parent that pulled their kid out of TR, I would suggest you go back and look at DCUM over a perhaps 6-8 year time horizon. There was a time when TR was never the subject of any discussion on DCUM. Other than it being a HRCS, it was crickets. I believe that most of that was because most families were generally happy and the population is a lot of working families who didn't have time, or a desire, for drama. Look at it now. There's a lot of posts on what a sh*t show it is and those are coming from TR and TRY.

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