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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Schools can (and do) waitlist & reject AND have below-target enrollment for a grade at the same time.

Maybe the incoming K group is 60% boys and the waitlist is also predominantly boys, and they want to balance that out with new girl applicants before going back to the waitlist. They may have a 9th grade class that has maxed out some languages and math classes, and too many kids on the current waitlist want to take Algebra 2 and Spanish. Or maybe they have some strong students on the waitlist who need significant financial assistance, and they'd need to balance that our with students who need less or no aid before admitting them.

I'm making this up, obviously. All this to say, SSSAS could have a waitlist and be advertising for K at the same time because the students on the waitlist don't meet the needs for that grade right now. If you have a student who fills a need, there's no reason not to let them apply now instead of making them wait a year![/quote]

My understanding is that the reversals were not the result of a traditional waitlist process. In fact, I had heard that no waitlist was maintained this year. Rather, it appears that after decisions were released, enrollment outcomes did not align with expectations, leading the school to revisit certain decisions. From the examples I'm familiar with, those decisions were revisited upon outreach from the rejected families, it was not the school proactively reaching out. At the same time, I know of several families who sought reconsideration and were not granted that opportunity, which makes it difficult to understand the consistency of the process.

What has always made SSSAS special is its identity as a true community school, one that values sibling enrollment, encourages families to remain through 12th grade graduation, and [b]takes an individualized approach that recognizes and supports each student's unique strengths and learning needs[/b]. As a current family, it feels as though some of those defining characteristics are slipping away. I hope I'm wrong because our DC has had a positive experience and the teachers have been transformational in our child's academic journey. [/quote]

I can see how this might be true for some, but my high-performing DC’s needs were never met. [/quote]

How so.  Did the school not offer the classes you wanted or did you child not get into them.  They are very strict about who gets into Honors and AP and it’s less than 15% in many subjects.  [/quote]

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