This question probably comes up when DCPS rising 5th graders lottery to get into Basis, Latin, etc., but the younger sibling was lotterying for the DCPS. As for the OP's hypothetical, it only comes into play if you move your older child the same school year that the younger sibling gets in. Once the younger sibling has been at the school (for the year) then I have to imagine that you're in to stay.

At Two Rivers as it was explained to me a few years ago when I applied for my younger child (and obviously pre-common lottery), the younger sibling would enter the lottery and get their own lottery number. If the older sibling re-enrolled, the younger sibling would get sibling preference and there would likely be a spot for him. If the older sibling didn't end up enrolling, the school used the younger sibling's lottery number. Again, this was several years ago, but I know a family that chose to send older sibling to another charter school and the younger sibling couldn't go to Two Rivers.

Anonymous wrote:I have a similar question. I don't plan to enroll my daughter in her sibling's school until Pre-k 4 instead of prek3. Does this matter or is this frowned upon?

At CCPCS the was a waitlist of 8 students who were siblings for K last year. Make sure you understand the risks of not enrolling in the main entry year.

Anonymous wrote:I have a similar question. I don't plan to enroll my daughter in her sibling's school until Pre-k 4 instead of prek3. Does this matter or is this frowned upon?

You can try to enroll whenever you want, but depending on the school, are you sure the spots will be there when you are ready? Does your older child's school have sibling lotteries for PS3 and PK4? A lot of parents who aren't necessarily ready for their kid to enroll at PS3 do so just to make sure they are in if there is stiff competition for PK4.

But I don't know of any charters who care other than where there are open spaces. I don't know of any schools who say "We're really rather you start at PS3".

I have a similar question. I don't plan to enroll my daughter in her sibling's school until Pre-k 4 instead of prek3. Does this matter or is this frowned upon?

Once you're in, you're in. They won't kick your #2 DC out down the road because #1 goes elsewhere. Promise.

Although not certain, I do not believe they look at it past selection and maybe enrollment. The older child could also graduate, but the younger would still be permitted to complete his/her time in the school.

Anonymous wrote:What if you your younger kid gets in, and then the older gets in. You enroll both and then disenroll the younger. Does the older get kicked out?

Another one that is good to ask the my school DC people. I would think there would be some principal discretion there. I think if you enrolled the younger kid just to get the older kid in, then basically before the school year unenrolled him/her, that would raise a red flag. If the school year has started, and the school is just not a good fit for the younger kid, so you switch schools, the principal might let you stay. But probably also depends on whether your older child has behavioral classroom issues and/or whether the school is overcrowded.

What if you your younger kid gets in, and then the older gets in. You enroll both and then disenroll the younger. Does the older get kicked out?

If you have a younger kid get in to a school through sibling preference and enroll him or her, what happens if you decide to enroll the older kid somewhere else later? This is a hypothetical question for me, but it is possible DS may have to go to a private school eventually for his learning disabilities but we don't know when.