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Anonymous wrote:Hmm, flippant would probably be a better descriptor than shitty. There was no real insult to Van Ness except the assumption that the IB Brent kids would return to Brent for K. And I assume many will. That cohort might end up pretty huge for Brent as most of the Appletree kids will return as well. The waitlisted cohort entering K this coming year dispersed to the winds with relatively few starting at Brent, leaving a fair number of spots for OOB kids. But so far this doesn't seem like the case for the rising PK3 group.

There also seems to be a lot less bitterness with this new waitlisted group. Maybe because ALL non-sibs were waitlisted and they knew that would happen going into the lottery. Van Ness being there so close by is huge too.

Will there be much larger K classes in two years at Brent when the PK3 IB non-sibling kids show up? Could another K teacher be added to keep class size down?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rumor has it that 14 or 15 of of the 42 or 43 who were rejected for PreK3 are heading to Van Ness and 9 or 10 to AppleTree LP. It seems that four or five are staying at the Hill Preschool. I've only heard of 1 or 2 starting at Mundo Verde.

Brent families are taking half of the seats at VN? This could present a pretty big shock to the system if most return to Brent after two years of PK.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of the Brent PreK3 wait-listed will end up at Van Ness and Tyler (both Spanish Immersion and Traditional) because many families got proximity preference for one or the other, with homes within half a mile walking distance. Others got it for Peabody, which struggles to accomodate all in-boundary for PreK3. AppleTrees aren't difficult to get into, at least not by Oct count day. So these are the natural choices. A few will land at Logan or Ludlow. The big influx of Brent PreK3 refugees into Van Ness is helping tip the demographic balance to keep the school from being designated Title 1. Good, that will help Van Ness, including the poor in-boundary kids who are enrolled.

I don't see another big PreK3 group entering the 2016 lottery. There aren't as many babies in the neighborhood as two or three years ago.

Isn't it better for the school to be Title 1 -- more money?

Anonymous wrote:If Van Ness actually gets a lot of the kids in-bound for Brent, Van Ness will be one of the better Ward 6 elementary schools.

Anonymous wrote:Hmm, flippant would probably be a better descriptor than shitty. There was no real insult to Van Ness except the assumption that the IB Brent kids would return to Brent for K. And I assume many will. That cohort might end up pretty huge for Brent as most of the Appletree kids will return as well. The waitlisted cohort entering K this coming year dispersed to the winds with relatively few starting at Brent, leaving a fair number of spots for OOB kids. But so far this doesn't seem like the case for the rising PK3 group.

There also seems to be a lot less bitterness with this new waitlisted group. Maybe because ALL non-sibs were waitlisted and they knew that would happen going into the lottery. Van Ness being there so close by is huge too.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of the Brent PreK3 wait-listed will end up at Van Ness and Tyler (both Spanish Immersion and Traditional) because many families got proximity preference for one or the other, with homes within half a mile walking distance. Others got it for Peabody, which struggles to accomodate all in-boundary for PreK3. AppleTrees aren't difficult to get into, at least not by Oct count day. So these are the natural choices. A few will land at Logan or Ludlow. The big influx of Brent PreK3 refugees into Van Ness is helping tip the demographic balance to keep the school from being designated Title 1. Good, that will help Van Ness, including the poor in-boundary kids who are enrolled.

I don't see another big PreK3 group entering the 2016 lottery. There aren't as many babies in the neighborhood as two or three years ago.

Peabody had a long IB waitlist so I doubt they are there or at Maury.

Anonymous wrote:We are staying at our daycare, and I assume others who were shut out are as well.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of the Brent PreK3 wait-listed will end up at Van Ness and Tyler (both Spanish Immersion and Traditional) because many families got proximity preference for one or the other, with homes within half a mile walking distance. Others got it for Peabody, which struggles to accomodate all in-boundary for PreK3. AppleTrees aren't difficult to get into, at least not by Oct count day. So these are the natural choices. A few will land at Logan or Ludlow. The big influx of Brent PreK3 refugees into Van Ness is helping tip the demographic balance to keep the school from being designated Title 1. Good, that will help Van Ness, including the poor in-boundary kids who are enrolled.

I don't see another big PreK3 group entering the 2016 lottery. There aren't as many babies in the neighborhood as two or three years ago.

Peabody had a long IB waitlist so I doubt they are there or at Maury.

Anonymous wrote:Lots of the Brent PreK3 wait-listed will end up at Van Ness and Tyler (both Spanish Immersion and Traditional) because many families got proximity preference for one or the other, with homes within half a mile walking distance. Others got it for Peabody, which struggles to accomodate all in-boundary for PreK3. AppleTrees aren't difficult to get into, at least not by Oct count day. So these are the natural choices. A few will land at Logan or Ludlow. The big influx of Brent PreK3 refugees into Van Ness is helping tip the demographic balance to keep the school from being designated Title 1. Good, that will help Van Ness, including the poor in-boundary kids who are enrolled.

I don't see another big PreK3 group entering the 2016 lottery. There aren't as many babies in the neighborhood as two or three years ago.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of the Brent PreK3 wait-listed will end up at Van Ness and Tyler (both Spanish Immersion and Traditional) because many families got proximity preference for one or the other, with homes within half a mile walking distance. Others got it for Peabody, which struggles to accomodate all in-boundary for PreK3. AppleTrees aren't difficult to get into, at least not by Oct count day. So these are the natural choices. A few will land at Logan or Ludlow. The big influx of Brent PreK3 refugees into Van Ness is helping tip the demographic balance to keep the school from being designated Title 1. Good, that will help Van Ness, including the poor in-boundary kids who are enrolled.

I don't see another big PreK3 group entering the 2016 lottery. There aren't as many babies in the neighborhood as two or three years ago.

Peabody had a long IB waitlist so I doubt they are there or at Maury.

Anonymous wrote:Lots of the Brent PreK3 wait-listed will end up at Van Ness and Tyler (both Spanish Immersion and Traditional) because many families got proximity preference for one or the other, with homes within half a mile walking distance. Others got it for Peabody, which struggles to accomodate all in-boundary for PreK3. AppleTrees aren't difficult to get into, at least not by Oct count day. So these are the natural choices. A few will land at Logan or Ludlow. The big influx of Brent PreK3 refugees into Van Ness is helping tip the demographic balance to keep the school from being designated Title 1. Good, that will help Van Ness, including the poor in-boundary kids who are enrolled.

I don't see another big PreK3 group entering the 2016 lottery. There aren't as many babies in the neighborhood as two or three years ago.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So not to stir up trouble, but I'm very curious. Where did all the kids inbounds for Brent who were waitlisted end up? Are most at Appletrees or did they find potentially permanent schools like Mundo Verde and Logan Montessori?

The Mundo Verde WL is about a thousand names and miles long.

It's easier to get into Brent, idiot.