Anonymous
Post 04/09/2016 13:55     Subject: Hearst waitlist for K
Anonymous wrote:Current and future IB parents have spoken with principal privately about keeping class sizes small. Have received assurances on that and only 2 classes per grade. Not going to overcrowd Hearst with OOB students who come from under enrolled schools.
Does this include not allowing in OOB with sibling students above 20 in K? what does "small" class size mean in terms of numbers?
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2016 13:53     Subject: Hearst waitlist for K
Anonymous wrote:Current and future IB parents have spoken with principal privately about keeping class sizes small. Have received assurances on that and only 2 classes per grade. Not going to overcrowd Hearst with OOB students who come from under enrolled schools.


It is good to hear that future parents have also reached out to the principal. Very glad to hear this.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2016 13:25     Subject: Hearst waitlist for K
Current and future IB parents have spoken with principal privately about keeping class sizes small. Have received assurances on that and only 2 classes per grade. Not going to overcrowd Hearst with OOB students who come from under enrolled schools.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2016 13:01     Subject: Hearst waitlist for K
They could decide in the future not to have PK4, but even that only opens up two classrooms.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2016 12:53     Subject: Hearst waitlist for K
Anonymous wrote:Where exactly would they put this "other section of K" you are talking about?


They could use the Spanish room. But this scenario seems very unlikely.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2016 12:52     Subject: Hearst waitlist for K
Sorry OP, it does not seems likely.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2016 12:36     Subject: Hearst waitlist for K
Been there, with a little bit of a better #, for K and 1. Not a freaking peep.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2016 12:33     Subject: Hearst waitlist for K
Where exactly would they put this "other section of K" you are talking about?
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2016 12:32     Subject: Hearst waitlist for K
Anonymous wrote:Agreed. Classes will be crowded. Chances of pulling people off the waitlist are very close to zero.


What do you mean by "crowded?" If the K classes hit a tipping point (27-28?) the principal may open another section of K and then the waitlist might get tapped to fill up that new class that only has 14-16 kids.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2016 12:15     Subject: Hearst waitlist for K
The school is already at capacity in the early grades with IB families.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2016 11:17     Subject: Hearst waitlist for K
Even OOB with sibling seem like they are not getting in, so I would not count on it at all.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2016 11:12     Subject: Hearst waitlist for K
Agreed. Classes will be crowded. Chances of pulling people off the waitlist are very close to zero.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2016 11:11     Subject: Hearst waitlist for K
No, there is an increase in IB families attending the school, and also families moving into the boundary in order to attend the school, so I do not think the list will move.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2016 11:05     Subject: Hearst waitlist for K
I do not think you will get called.
Anonymous
Post 04/09/2016 11:01     Subject: Hearst waitlist for K
We're in the high 20s on the WL for Hearst for K. Is this even worth getting excited about?