Anonymous
Post 03/18/2014 10:43     Subject: CM lottery
just practicing?
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2014 10:42     Subject: CM lottery
*got
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2014 10:42     Subject: CM lottery
Yes! I go in..... Just practicing
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2014 10:33     Subject: CM lottery
Thanks!
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2014 10:32     Subject: CM lottery
From CM Website:
"Applications and Lottery Results
Thank you to the families who attended our lottery for available 2014-2015 spaces on Saturday, March 15 at 1 p.m. All lottery results will be sent by postcard via USPS mail to everyone who applied, you should receive your postcard by Friday, March 21. If your child is offered a space we will also be contacting you by email."
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2014 10:22     Subject: CM lottery
Anyone got a call yet?
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2014 19:21     Subject: Re:CM lottery
Anonymous wrote:Maybe we have slots above K at CM...maybe we don't. Maybe you can get in at PS3...maybe not. Maybe we're moving...maybe not. Maybe we pick applicants randomly through a lottery...maybe not.


I hope you don't get in, in fact I hope you don't get into any charter school. You don't seem to have concept of the extensive moving parts of the behind the scenes of a new, young charter school.

You are exactly the type a large, long term DCPS with lots of bureaucracy is made for. Good luck.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2014 18:20     Subject: CM lottery
The charter board amendment requested 2 per grade, from 32 to 34, which is consistent with moving from 16 to 17 per class and having two additional per grade.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2014 18:16     Subject: Re:CM lottery
Anonymous wrote:Maybe we have slots above K at CM...maybe we don't. Maybe you can get in at PS3...maybe not. Maybe we're moving...maybe not. Maybe we pick applicants randomly through a lottery...maybe not.[/quote

With the exception of the last statement (which I think is just wrong, given that there was a public lottery run by an outside company), yes, there's some uncertainty right now. The school is literally in the midst of trying to finalize what it hopes will be a permanent home, but there's still a slight chance they'll stay in the same building. As a result, they simply can't say with certainty how many slots they have, b/c current parents can't confirm whether they're staying. I expect most will, but there will likely be a few that don't.

Anonymous
Post 03/17/2014 18:08     Subject: CM lottery
Anonymous wrote:The PCSB approved an additional 2 spots per grade for each grade, over and above what they have this year. Even if they went to siblings (which seems unlikely in grades over PK3), they would have been offered by lottery. Even the Pk3 spots that went to siblings were offered by lottery. So it seems like they are keeping their options open as to whether to increase non-PK3 classes over their current capacity, if in fact there were no spaces open at all in those grades. (Just because they were approved by PCSB does not mean they have to offer them.)


I'm a current CM parent and I don't believe the characterization above is entirely correct. They sought and received PCSB approval for up to 17 children per classroom per year -- not 2 above the current number. My child's PK class has 16 students, so, at best, we're talking about an additional space next year unless a family doesn't return.

I agree that just b/c they were approved for up to 17 per class doesn't mean they will offer them. I'm not sure how the administration will make that decision (since it's an inclusion school, I can imagine it could be somewhat more complicated than we'd expect, although I don't know for certain).
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2014 17:34     Subject: Re:CM lottery
ok final question: did they announce the names for the waitlist for PK and above on Saturday... or not??
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2014 17:20     Subject: Re:CM lottery
Maybe we have slots above K at CM...maybe we don't. Maybe you can get in at PS3...maybe not. Maybe we're moving...maybe not. Maybe we pick applicants randomly through a lottery...maybe not.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2014 17:19     Subject: CM lottery
Or, maybe they want to see if any new families in PK3 have older sibs to offer them spots first, and after that they will go to the waitlist.
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2014 17:18     Subject: CM lottery
The PCSB approved an additional 2 spots per grade for each grade, over and above what they have this year. Even if they went to siblings (which seems unlikely in grades over PK3), they would have been offered by lottery. Even the Pk3 spots that went to siblings were offered by lottery. So it seems like they are keeping their options open as to whether to increase non-PK3 classes over their current capacity, if in fact there were no spaces open at all in those grades. (Just because they were approved by PCSB does not mean they have to offer them.)
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2014 17:14     Subject: Re:CM lottery
Oops, I meant 4 in each grade (not each classroom).

My guess is that nearly everyone who applied for PK thru 4 is going to be waitlisted. It's unlikely any parents have indicated they're not coming back next year since the potential move hasn't been finalized and the common lottery hasn't occurred. The only folks who could have indicated they're not returning at this point would be folks going private and those who know they're moving ....