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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't quite understand the first paragraph about visiting the DCPS but not reserving spots for neighborhood kids.  This is not true.  You do not compete with kids from other wards for PK3.[/quote]

Sure you do. And if they're siblings of kids already in the school, they're actually ahead of you on the list.[/quote]

I believe the priorities are 
IB with sibling
IB
OOB with sibling
OOB

So, it what universe does a kid from another ward "compete" with you for the spot?  If you are IB, you compete with the other kids in your neighborhood with siblings that attend.[/quote]

Not for PK3 or PK4. DC and all major cities are only required to provide schooling to children within their school boundary beginning in the kindergarten year. As a practical matter, mostly IB kids apply and get in because more apply, percentage wise (there usually aren't many slots to begin with). When schools are making decisions about kindergarten, they are required by law to accept any IB kid that registers.[/quote]

No. That is wrong. The preferences for PK3 and PK4 are as above.[/quote]

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