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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi all, clarifying question here. My kiddo will be entering K next year. Will the South Dakota campus serve PK3-K only the next three years, or will those classes age at that campus? In other words, if we were lucky enough to get a spot in the South Dakota families for kindergarten, would she automatically move to Kingsbury for 1st grade? Thanks![/quote]

She will automatically move to Kingsbury for 1st. As of the current plan, there  will be no classes above K at South Dakota. [/quote]

OP, you should also know that, historically, LAMB has offered lottery seats exclusively to PK3 kids. It is my understanding that the PCSB has pushed LAMB to admit kids at PK4 and K - however, LAMB makes offers off the WL for PK4 and K very rarely. (The Montessori model allows for them to add additional PK3 kids to replace attrition at PK4 or K rather than admitting older kids into the cohort.) I think that they may occasionally offer seats off the waitlist to PK4 and K siblings of kids admitted to PK3, but again, that is rare.

(Since they weren't part of the common lottery in past years, this information is not transparently available anywhere. It was the school's policy for many years. It is possible that this has changed with new leadership - the myschooldc page says they are accepting applications for all grades. I'm happy to be corrected if I'm wrong.)[/quote]

While this has been often the case, last year they did admit a handful of PK4 and K students, so it's possible if unlikely to get in. It's not ideal to have a class with too many of any one age even if it's possible. Above those years, the lottery will take applicants onto a wait list but they will have zero slots for them (so if your child is older than K it's not worth listing). [/quote]

FWIW - I have a second grader at LAMB who came in at PK4 without a sibling, and while not common as there is not at lot of attrition at that age, it does happen.  I suspect this might be an interesting year in that regard given the move and all...[/quote]

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