Anonymous
Post 12/23/2012 15:00     Subject: LAMB app. Questions
Anyone in the know on this? I called a few months back and the person I spoke to said they try to keep a balance and have a preference for Span. dominant, but there was nothing in writing about this. Anyone have any "official" info. What's the language of the waiver that used to be out there?
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2012 14:56     Subject: LAMB app. Questions
The only Spanish bilingual school that asked about language dominance was LAMB which had a waiver by the charter board to ask. This may have changed with current applicants.

No other language charter, Spanish or Chinese, asks about language dominance per charter law.
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2012 14:53     Subject: LAMB app. Questions
I think it's because charter rules changed. Current charter rules do not allow to give preference to native speakers. Mindo Verde found the same thing--can't give preference, can just target recruiting.
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2012 10:02     Subject: LAMB app. Questions
It's weird how the Spanish bilinguals ask about the dominant language on their applicant, but the Chinese bilingual does not.
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2012 08:30     Subject: LAMB app. Questions
It used to be on their application. When I applied there was a question. This was 2 years ago though.
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2012 07:49     Subject: LAMB app. Questions
Anonymous wrote:Two years ago a person who was FAR above me on the waitlist (their number was much higher than ours) got into LAMB off the waitlist and I did not. They had a spanish-dominant household, and a girl. We have an english-dominant household and a boy. I was told LAMB likes to have similar numbers of boys and girls in the classes and similar number of spanish-dominant households vs. english dominant households.


Where do they ask for this dominance info. I was told the application doesn't ask for dominance. Is this true?
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2012 07:43     Subject: LAMB app. Questions
When I applied a couple years so I was asked about languages. Maybe it has changed recently.
Anonymous
Post 12/23/2012 00:58     Subject: LAMB app. Questions
Anonymous wrote:Two years ago a person who was FAR above me on the waitlist (their number was much higher than ours) got into LAMB off the waitlist and I did not. They had a spanish-dominant household, and a girl. We have an english-dominant household and a boy. I was told LAMB likes to have similar numbers of boys and girls in the classes and similar number of spanish-dominant households vs. english dominant households.


Where do they ask for this dominance info. I was told the application doesn't ask for dominance. Is this true?
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2012 22:20     Subject: LAMB app. Questions
Two years ago a person who was FAR above me on the waitlist (their number was much higher than ours) got into LAMB off the waitlist and I did not. They had a spanish-dominant household, and a girl. We have an english-dominant household and a boy. I was told LAMB likes to have similar numbers of boys and girls in the classes and similar number of spanish-dominant households vs. english dominant households.
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2012 10:01     Subject: Re:LAMB app. Questions
Anonymous wrote:Applying early does not give any advantage. I believe their charter allows them to strive for a balance between the languages, but I'm not sure how that works.


Anyone know more about this?
Anonymous
Post 12/22/2012 07:59     Subject: LAMB app. Questions
Anonymous wrote:I submitted my application at the very last open house and got in off the wait list. There are no questions about language ability on the application but I estimate 2/3 of my child's class to be bilingual. This includes students whose parents are not native speakers but are fluent in spanish.


Did you have a sibling preference?
Anonymous
Post 12/21/2012 19:19     Subject: LAMB app. Questions
I submitted my application at the very last open house and got in off the wait list. There are no questions about language ability on the application but I estimate 2/3 of my child's class to be bilingual. This includes students whose parents are not native speakers but are fluent in spanish.
Anonymous
Post 12/21/2012 18:41     Subject: Re:LAMB app. Questions
Applying early does not give any advantage. I believe their charter allows them to strive for a balance between the languages, but I'm not sure how that works.
Anonymous
Post 12/21/2012 18:15     Subject: LAMB app. Questions
Bump
Anonymous
Post 12/21/2012 16:42     Subject: LAMB app. Questions
Is there a Spanish dominant lottery at LAMB and does applying early give any advantage? Helpful and positive answers only please!