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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.

I really appreciate the thoughts on this thread, they've been helpful. And I'll satisfy everyone's curiosity - folks were correct, Priority B is commute.

Priority A is essentially school quality - we're looking for low(er) screens, engaged kids, differentiation in the higher grades (3+) as much as possible, and a good curriculum.

The school in question is Inspired Teaching, and we have no car and live in Columbia Heights. Our current list, in order, is Ross, Garrison, John Lewis, EL Haynes, and as I said, we still have a bunch of schools to visit.

All four of these other schools are a short bus ride away, and are not far from the bus stop - commute for all three would be under 30 mins TOTAL (door to door, factoring in waiting on the bus, slowness of the children, etc), and we could actually walk to Garrison. And getting between school and work is also manageable (we both work hybrid with offices downtown).

Inspired Teaching is a HAUL. It's a longer bus ride (and somewhat circuitous as you're going around the hospital) and then when you get off the bus, it's an 11 minute walk for an adult, and on the way home, that'd be a steep uphill. 11 minutes doesn't sound awful, but twice a day, every day? With elementary schoolers? And probably four times a day for us (there and back)? We'd have to leave at least 45-50 minutes, possibly more, and it just sounds so unpleasant.

Husband thinks we can make it work. I don't, and would much rather have the kids at Garrison or John Lewis. We split drop offs and pickups as it stands now.

This post is identifying as all get-out but whatever. [/quote]

Yeah, if you don't have a car, I don't think ITDS will work.  If you did have one, you might be able to work out a carpool or something.  
I say that as an ITDS parent.  Don't get me wrong, it's a great school, and it's well run.
Also, keep in mind that your chances of getting admitted to ITDS in the lottery are low unless you are high risk.
It took us until first grade to get in.  Unless he's willing to do the bulk of the transport.  Otherwise, getting your kid there and back will be a half time job.
Fortunately for us it's an easy 10-20 minute drive each way.  it still gets tiring, but it's doable.  If you did get a car, the drive from most parts of Columbia Heights would actually not be so bad.[/quote]

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