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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn't Campbell a Title I school, and isn't it high performing?[/quote]

It performs fine.
It’s a choice school and self selecting.[/quote]

Do applications at choice schools need to be made for the kindergarten year or is 1st grade also a possibility? Is one preferred?[/quote]

It depends on what you are applying to, and what your situation is.  You can apply anytime, however your chances of getting in are much better in general your kindergarten year.
At ATS the waitlist carries over from year to year- so if you apply as a 1st grader for the first time you would be behind all the waitlisted kindergartners.
immersion is the same way- without the same lengthy waitlist.
montessori is a little different b/c of the cycle.[/quote]

That's for this year. Next year, they will hold a new lottery for open spots at every grade level at the choice schools so that you have a shot if you moved here after the Kindergarten lottery. 
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What's your basis for that statement?  I tracked the changes to the option policies pretty closely, and don't recall any discussion along those lines.  Plus the new policy says 'maintain a waitlist'
https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/SBP-25-2.2-Options-and-Transfers.pdf[/quote]

I don't know where it came from, but I think it's part of the PIP, which comes from the Super, not the policy that the SB voted on. It's on the APS website on the options page, and it's what the principals are saying on the Kindergarten school tours. [/quote]

PP is correct- after 2018-19 school year, waitlists at option elementary schools will no longer carry over year to year. This will allow new residents/military families chances to get spots. Also, since the lotteries are are centralized this year, if you apply to multiple choice schools and get into one, your child's name will be removed from the running for others. There are many reasons for this including people sitting on multiple waiting lists or holding off on committing to a school while waiting to see if you get off the waitlist for another. Once you are offered a spot, I you have one week to accept or you loose your spot.  This is what principals are telling prospective families on tours and to staff.[/quote]

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