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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it just me, or is there not as much movement on the immersion waitlists this year? We were told that people with waitlist numbers under 40 usually have a good chance of getting off the waitlist and being offered a spot.

With our good waitlist number, I was expecting that we would definitely have an invitation by now to the immersion school that our other child attends. Apparently there are still several people ahead of our 2nd child (entering K) on the waitlist & now I'm thinking that we won't get in. That means we need to figure out the ins and outs of having our kids at different elementary schools with different start/stop times & before and after care.

Anyone have any insight? [/quote]

No insight, unfortunately, but this is exactly why the lottery should be by family (sibling preference).  From an ex-ante probability standpoint, it's really no different, but the erroneous perception of sibling preference being unfair combined with the relatively low supply of seats, with higher numbers of applicants each year, created a political groundswell that resulted in the sunsetting of the preference.  More families get the opportunity for immersion, but no more children do than before, while more families end up with split logistics.

You can apply for a COSA (Change of School Assignment) based on the first child's being there, but it would place your second child in the English program at the school, not the foreign-language immersion program.  That could be granted if the school had extra capacity.  It would reduce your logistical burden and make the transition easier if your second child lotteried in next year -- relative language proficiency only needs to be demonstrated for those entering the programs in 2nd grade or beyond.[/quote]

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