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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, as a parent to another early elementary AA child and lottery veteran, I empathize.  What school is your child in now, and what general area do you live in?  Based on this, perhaps we could give some realistic suggestions. [/quote]

DC is at Appletree.  PK3, we didn't love it--it was a little too rigid and we felt like it stifled DC a bit.  It may have been partly due to the teachers and partly due to the Appletree model being a bit too much for a 3 year old.  This year, however, DC has had excellent teachers and it's been much more age appropriate in our view.

We live Petworth/Brightwood Park.  I work downtown and DH works in MoCo so we would love Shepherd.  I just don't know if its realistic with so few spots.  I would also love Inspired Teaching, but honestly who wouldn't?

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PP here--we actually really liked Appletree CH when we toured a few years ago--kids and staff seemed happy, and liked their evidence-based approach to educational outcomes.  Ultimately, we ranked our IB (Shepherd) first.  Actually, plenty of folks from your neighborhood send their kids to Shepherd, and there should be a few spaces available, so I'd list it for K.  You never know.  Sounds like it would work great for commutes, too.

As for ITS, I also liked their philosophy and we enjoyed that tour too.  We have friends (also AA) that loved the school at first, but found that it didn't meet their kids' needs after a few years.  Of course, this was a few years ago, so info is dated, and I would still list it--you can always do more research if your kids get in.

In addition to Shepherd, what else would people suggest as schools with a reasonable chance of getting in and good fit for OP--Takoma?  West?  [/quote]

What about ITS didn't meet their needs?  It seems like one of the top schools for middle class AA families. [/quote]

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