Anonymous
10/15/2024 13:34
Subject: Sibling Application for prek - do we need backups?
Anonymous wrote:Beauvoir’s Pre-K class is large and there is definitely sibling preference. There should be plenty of spots for a sibling in PreK.
GDS has a smaller PreK class. As long as there are enough spots available for all siblings seeking admission, you should be fine. Usually, schools will tell you if you need a back up option. At Sidwell, they state up front that there are not enough spaces available for all siblings, so you should have a back up. I’m not aware of any GDS or Beauvoir sibling getting waitlisted or rejected for PreK.
Current BVR family who did not get in for PK. It happens.
Anonymous
10/15/2024 13:19
Subject: Sibling Application for prek - do we need backups?
There have definitely been GDS siblings who did not get in for pre-k over the past two years.
Anonymous
10/15/2024 11:34
Subject: Sibling Application for prek - do we need backups?
Beauvoir’s Pre-K class is large and there is definitely sibling preference. There should be plenty of spots for a sibling in PreK.
GDS has a smaller PreK class. As long as there are enough spots available for all siblings seeking admission, you should be fine. Usually, schools will tell you if you need a back up option. At Sidwell, they state up front that there are not enough spaces available for all siblings, so you should have a back up. I’m not aware of any GDS or Beauvoir sibling getting waitlisted or rejected for PreK.
GDS has a smaller PreK class. As long as there are enough spots available for all siblings seeking admission, you should be fine. Usually, schools will tell you if you need a back up option. At Sidwell, they state up front that there are not enough spaces available for all siblings, so you should have a back up. I’m not aware of any GDS or Beauvoir sibling getting waitlisted or rejected for PreK.
Anonymous
10/15/2024 10:51
Subject: Re:Sibling Application for prek - do we need backups?
OP here- not at Sidwell. What's the deal with GDS and Beauvoir (asking about both to stay anonymous).
Anonymous
10/15/2024 08:29
Subject: Sibling Application for prek - do we need backups?
Lots of Sidwell siblings do not get admitted for PreK but do get admitted for K. You need a back up option.
Anonymous
10/15/2024 08:01
Subject: Sibling Application for prek - do we need backups?
Sometimes if you are not VIP, they know you will still stick around to apply for K since sibling is already there, so they reject for PK and then admit for K. You are basically a sure thing to them, but they are not a sure thing for you. PK is not compulsory so you would not have to send your kid to public PK, usually they can stay wherever they were before.
Anonymous
10/15/2024 07:28
Subject: Sibling Application for prek - do we need backups?
Several siblings did not get in at our school (I guess considered a Big 3) for PK-K. In my experience, if your second/third is a super star/advanced he/she won’t have any issue getting in. However, if he/she are a bit behind/might have special needs, etc. they might not get in.
This happened to a family in our school. Older sibling does very well and is loved. Younger sibling was a bit behind, was doing speech therapy for articulation issues, but had no SN and the school gave the family a really hard time. Ultimately the child was admitted, but teachers and principals were involved and child was evaluated multiple times.
This happened to a family in our school. Older sibling does very well and is loved. Younger sibling was a bit behind, was doing speech therapy for articulation issues, but had no SN and the school gave the family a really hard time. Ultimately the child was admitted, but teachers and principals were involved and child was evaluated multiple times.