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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why don’t you give yourself a minute and enjoy 5th grade if your child is enjoying it? If you get to know families in your grade, you will soon realize why some people leave, while others stay. It’s for all kinds of reasons.

Ultimately, you need to make the best decision for your child, but you won’t know what that is if you spend your time worrying about what everyone else is doing instead of paying attention to your own kid’s experience. Your child will change a lot between 5th and 8th grades. Pay attention to that, and you will know what is the best decision to make when the time comes. [/quote]

This is bad advice. She needs to participate in the lottery for 6th grade, even if she isn't sure about staying or going, because it's a year when there's movement in the school system. To keep the option open in case the second semester of 5th grade isn't as good or OP realizes that other people's reasons for leaving apply to her situation.[/quote]

Which lottery schools have more seats open in 6th grade as opposed to other middle school years? Is Latin Cooper still offering 6th grade seats?[/quote]

Latin Cooper likely will, pending attrition. Since they're moving into the new building I'm not sure of their plans. There are always seats for 6th at Inspired Teaching. Stuart-Hobson makes OOB offers for 6th. Last year, Hardy offered 25 OOB seats initially and also made 47 offers for 6th. Not saying any of those schools are better or worse for OP's child than BASIS is, but if you want to get in to Hardy, 6th is your best chance.[/quote]

Has Latin Cooper been losing kids after 5th grade?[/quote]

Yes. BIM is so hard up for students that it made an open offer to everyone in Latin's 5th grade class. It solves BIM's enrollment problem and kicks Latin in the shins in one fell swoop-- genius plan![/quote]

BIM?[/quote]

Private school out near Tyson’s.[/quote]

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