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Anonymous wrote:Is anyone concerned about the sheer size of these classes at mv 8th? It seems like they are basically tripling each class size from their current pk3 sizes at p street. Isn’t that like just creating 3 whole new schools the same size they are currently running? Any information on this and how they plan on maintaining quality with such a huge expansion?

We went to the tour and this was discussed. The classes are the same size as P St. 3 instructors in EC for 24-25 students. I don’t know where people are getting the idea that they are tripling the class size. Take the number iof offered spots for prek3 and PreK 4 total and divide that by 25 and you will know how many blended class (MV puts preK 3 and 4 kids together in class) there will be. Each class will have 3 instructors. K is not blended but again will be 24-25 students per class.

They are tripling (or maybe doubling) the cohort size, not the size of the individual classrooms. Cohort size is important to the school's culture, consistency across classrooms, number of teachers they need to hire, etc.

Only for one year- it normally grows from PK4 to K, instead they are growing it in PK4 first. Same thing happened at the school a few years ago, once they get to K the cohort is around 90 kids in 4 classes.

Good to know. Very helpful information. Thanks!

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Anonymous wrote:Is anyone concerned about the sheer size of these classes at mv 8th? It seems like they are basically tripling each class size from their current pk3 sizes at p street. Isn’t that like just creating 3 whole new schools the same size they are currently running? Any information on this and how they plan on maintaining quality with such a huge expansion?

We went to the tour and this was discussed. The classes are the same size as P St. 3 instructors in EC for 24-25 students. I don’t know where people are getting the idea that they are tripling the class size. Take the number iof offered spots for prek3 and PreK 4 total and divide that by 25 and you will know how many blended class (MV puts preK 3 and 4 kids together in class) there will be. Each class will have 3 instructors. K is not blended but again will be 24-25 students per class.

They are tripling (or maybe doubling) the cohort size, not the size of the individual classrooms. Cohort size is important to the school's culture, consistency across classrooms, number of teachers they need to hire, etc.

If you do the numbers, there will be 7 blended preK classes and 4 K. That breaks down to a little over 3 classes for each prek. So I’m assuming it might be 2 times more. Like many new schools started in the city, EC will be the easiest to start since not much academic content in addition to MV already having an established curriculum. They are also moving established teachers from P St and partnering with new teachers so probably 1/2 teachers have already been teaching at the school. So yes size is bigger but curriculum same, teachers in classrooms who have taught at MV. New principal has been the lower school lead. If you have specific detailed questions, I would suggest you attend the open house and tours.

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Anonymous wrote:Is anyone concerned about the sheer size of these classes at mv 8th? It seems like they are basically tripling each class size from their current pk3 sizes at p street. Isn’t that like just creating 3 whole new schools the same size they are currently running? Any information on this and how they plan on maintaining quality with such a huge expansion?

We went to the tour and this was discussed. The classes are the same size as P St. 3 instructors in EC for 24-25 students. I don’t know where people are getting the idea that they are tripling the class size. Take the number iof offered spots for prek3 and PreK 4 total and divide that by 25 and you will know how many blended class (MV puts preK 3 and 4 kids together in class) there will be. Each class will have 3 instructors. K is not blended but again will be 24-25 students per class.

They are tripling (or maybe doubling) the cohort size, not the size of the individual classrooms. Cohort size is important to the school's culture, consistency across classrooms, number of teachers they need to hire, etc.

Only for one year- it normally grows from PK4 to K, instead they are growing it in PK4 first. Same thing happened at the school a few years ago, once they get to K the cohort is around 90 kids in 4 classes.

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Anonymous wrote:Is anyone concerned about the sheer size of these classes at mv 8th? It seems like they are basically tripling each class size from their current pk3 sizes at p street. Isn’t that like just creating 3 whole new schools the same size they are currently running? Any information on this and how they plan on maintaining quality with such a huge expansion?

We went to the tour and this was discussed. The classes are the same size as P St. 3 instructors in EC for 24-25 students. I don’t know where people are getting the idea that they are tripling the class size. Take the number iof offered spots for prek3 and PreK 4 total and divide that by 25 and you will know how many blended class (MV puts preK 3 and 4 kids together in class) there will be. Each class will have 3 instructors. K is not blended but again will be 24-25 students per class.

They are tripling (or maybe doubling) the cohort size, not the size of the individual classrooms. Cohort size is important to the school's culture, consistency across classrooms, number of teachers they need to hire, etc.

Anonymous wrote:Is anyone concerned about the sheer size of these classes at mv 8th? It seems like they are basically tripling each class size from their current pk3 sizes at p street. Isn’t that like just creating 3 whole new schools the same size they are currently running? Any information on this and how they plan on maintaining quality with such a huge expansion?

We went to the tour and this was discussed. The classes are the same size as P St. 3 instructors in EC for 24-25 students. I don’t know where people are getting the idea that they are tripling the class size. Take the number iof offered spots for prek3 and PreK 4 total and divide that by 25 and you will know how many blended class (MV puts preK 3 and 4 kids together in class) there will be. Each class will have 3 instructors. K is not blended but again will be 24-25 students per class.

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Anonymous wrote:we're IB at bmpv and trying to decide. MV8 would be a rough commute.

I can't speak to your family's circumstances but I wouldn't choose a school with a rough commute, regardless of the quality of the school. The stress it can add to your life and your family outweighs any advantages the school would provide.

But life is going to be really rough when you realize you can't keep your kid at that other school past a certain grade, or face middle school with no options. You should not prioritize commute over everything. Then also, people relocate within DC. They also carpool and have bussing.

Commute is not the end all be all decider...

Ditto. If your neighborhood middle school is not going to be a viable option in 5-6 years, which realistically most in the city will not, be prepared to move or spend the money to go private. Chances of getting into an OOB middle like Deal or 1 or 2 decent charter middle schools will be nearly impossible.

We currently are doing a 15 minute commute for our DS to another charter school that we like. It’s not a big deal at all. it’s going to be a big deal when we don’t have a viable middle or high school option in the city. So long term middle and high school viability was just as important as Spanish immersion to us.

What school is your DS currently attending?

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Anonymous wrote:we're IB at bmpv and trying to decide. MV8 would be a rough commute.

I can't speak to your family's circumstances but I wouldn't choose a school with a rough commute, regardless of the quality of the school. The stress it can add to your life and your family outweighs any advantages the school would provide.

But life is going to be really rough when you realize you can't keep your kid at that other school past a certain grade, or face middle school with no options. You should not prioritize commute over everything. Then also, people relocate within DC. They also carpool and have bussing.

Commute is not the end all be all decider...

Ditto. If your neighborhood middle school is not going to be a viable option in 5-6 years, which realistically most in the city will not, be prepared to move or spend the money to go private. Chances of getting into an OOB middle like Deal or 1 or 2 decent charter middle schools will be nearly impossible.

We currently are doing a 15 minute commute for our DS to another charter school that we like. It’s not a big deal at all. it’s going to be a big deal when we don’t have a viable middle or high school option in the city. So long term middle and high school viability was just as important as Spanish immersion to us.

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Anonymous wrote:we're IB at bmpv and trying to decide. MV8 would be a rough commute.

I can't speak to your family's circumstances but I wouldn't choose a school with a rough commute, regardless of the quality of the school. The stress it can add to your life and your family outweighs any advantages the school would provide.

But life is going to be really rough when you realize you can't keep your kid at that other school past a certain grade, or face middle school with no options. You should not prioritize commute over everything. Then also, people relocate within DC. They also carpool and have bussing.

Commute is not the end all be all decider...

Anonymous wrote:we're IB at bmpv and trying to decide. MV8 would be a rough commute.

I can't speak to your family's circumstances but I wouldn't choose a school with a rough commute, regardless of the quality of the school. The stress it can add to your life and your family outweighs any advantages the school would provide.

We declined in favor of Seaton. I like the idea of Spanish but this was just a little too much con for the pro.

Anonymous wrote:we're IB at bmpv and trying to decide. MV8 would be a rough commute.

We are deciding between Seaton and MV8. I think we are leaning toward Seaton due to commute but who knows what we'll do.

we're IB at bmpv and trying to decide. MV8 would be a rough commute.

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone actually enroll? If so how long did it take MySchoolDC to indicate "enrolled?"

We enrolled Friday morning at the info session. Myschool hasn't updated that yet. I'm sure it takes a few days, especially Friday-Monday.

I’m probably being dense but where on my school are you able to track “enrolled”? Thought it’s only your placement on waitlist?

If you matched to a school, it says, "Matched- enrollment pending", assume it will change to "Matched- Enrolled" when the enrollment paperwork gets filed and approved.

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone actually enroll? If so how long did it take MySchoolDC to indicate "enrolled?"

We enrolled Friday morning at the info session. Myschool hasn't updated that yet. I'm sure it takes a few days, especially Friday-Monday.

I’m probably being dense but where on my school are you able to track “enrolled”? Thought it’s only your placement on waitlist?

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone actually enroll? If so how long did it take MySchoolDC to indicate "enrolled?"

We enrolled Friday morning at the info session. Myschool hasn't updated that yet. I'm sure it takes a few days, especially Friday-Monday.