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[quote=Anonymous][quote=abarem123][quote=Anonymous][quote=abarem123]OP here - thanks this is all super helpful. If I'm understanding the replies correctly, it sounds like we will very likely get a PK4 spot *somewhere* within a mile or so of where we would live (on the Hill). It doesn't have to be a PK spot at the IB elementary school - I am just most concerned about odds to get a spot at a school period. I'm hopeful from reading the comments that we'd land a spot somewhere (Miner, Appletree, JO Wilson, Peabody, etc.).

I agree with posters stating that we should move IB for where we'd like to be long-term. Are there any big differences between the elementary schools on the Hill? e.g., why would I want L-T vs. Maury vs. Brent vs. other options? Would the ohttps://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/forums/show/32.pagedds for getting my younger child a PK3 spot at L-T (inbound) be better than Maury (inbound)? [/quote]

OP one question to consider is if aftercare is essential for you. For some of these schools, if you get in during the summer, aftercare will already be full at some schools. Others are able to scale up as necessary. If that's a deal breaker, it's worth researching which of your desired schools fall into which of those buckets. [/quote]

Thank you, very good point. We would need aftercare. How does one go about researching which schools have better aftercare options for a summer move-in/enrollment vs. others? [/quote]

You can ask about specific programs. I can tell you as someone with experience with the aftercare program at JOW and at L-T, that they work hard to accommodate all students. Sometimes there are waitlists, but they usually figure it out and I've never known anyone at either school get locked out of aftercare and have to go somewhere else.

In my experience, DCPS schools are structured under the assumption that most kids will need aftercare. There may be specific schools where SAHPs or nannies are prevalent enough that the schools have smaller aftercare programs, but that just doesn't seem to be the case on the Hill for the most part. But I can't speak to other schools since my kids haven't attended those.[/quote]

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