Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:SSMA by grade level this year:

Primary:
PK3: 47
PK4: 55
K: 43

Lower El:
1st: 32
2nd: 10
3rd: 6

Upper El:
4th: 3
5th: 7

They they exhaust their waitlists this year? I'm surprised PK3 enrollment is lower than PK4

What are these numbers? Total enrollment this year?

This Tableau link states figures for spaces available for the 2017-18 year - https://public.tableau.com/profile/aaron2446#!/vizhome/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData/MSDCPublicDisplay

It says 60 PK3; 13 PK4; and 9 K spaces available -- and, of course, some of those go to sibling preference.

That was total enrollment this year per the audit.

Anonymous wrote:SSMA by grade level this year:

Primary:
PK3: 47
PK4: 55
K: 43

Lower El:
1st: 32
2nd: 10
3rd: 6

Upper El:
4th: 3
5th: 7

They they exhaust their waitlists this year? I'm surprised PK3 enrollment is lower than PK4

What are these numbers? Total enrollment this year?

This Tableau link states figures for spaces available for the 2017-18 year - https://public.tableau.com/profile/aaron2446#!/vizhome/MSDCSeatsandWaitlistOfferData/MSDCPublicDisplay

It says 60 PK3; 13 PK4; and 9 K spaces available -- and, of course, some of those go to sibling preference.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I also guess that some people want SSMA (or Lee, CHML or Breakthrough) because they hear good things about them and not because they are particularly interested in the Montessori approach.

Just because it's better than their other options. But if they keep trying or have a younger sibling, eventually they will get something they like better.

Well then is the retention rate similar among the various montessoris in the city, or worse at SSMA?

LAMB - 95%
SSMA - 80%
Lee - 75%

Breakthrough too new to have data.

Where did these figures come from?

The 2015-16 PMF reports for each school. http://www.dcpcsb.org/performance-management-framework-pmf

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I also guess that some people want SSMA (or Lee, CHML or Breakthrough) because they hear good things about them and not because they are particularly interested in the Montessori approach.

Just because it's better than their other options. But if they keep trying or have a younger sibling, eventually they will get something they like better.

Well then is the retention rate similar among the various montessoris in the city, or worse at SSMA?

LAMB - 95%
SSMA - 80%
Lee - 75%

Breakthrough too new to have data.

Where did these figures come from?

Private Montessoris also significantly trail off as you move to the upper grades.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I also guess that some people want SSMA (or Lee, CHML or Breakthrough) because they hear good things about them and not because they are particularly interested in the Montessori approach.

Just because it's better than their other options. But if they keep trying or have a younger sibling, eventually they will get something they like better.

Well then is the retention rate similar among the various montessoris in the city, or worse at SSMA?

I would expect worse due to the location drama.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I also guess that some people want SSMA (or Lee, CHML or Breakthrough) because they hear good things about them and not because they are particularly interested in the Montessori approach.

Just because it's better than their other options. But if they keep trying or have a younger sibling, eventually they will get something they like better.

Well then is the retention rate similar among the various montessoris in the city, or worse at SSMA?

LAMB - 95%
SSMA - 80%
Lee - 75%

Breakthrough too new to have data.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I also guess that some people want SSMA (or Lee, CHML or Breakthrough) because they hear good things about them and not because they are particularly interested in the Montessori approach.

Just because it's better than their other options. But if they keep trying or have a younger sibling, eventually they will get something they like better.

Well then is the retention rate similar among the various montessoris in the city, or worse at SSMA?

SSMA by grade level this year:

Primary:
PK3: 47
PK4: 55
K: 43

Lower El:
1st: 32
2nd: 10
3rd: 6

Upper El:
4th: 3
5th: 7

They they exhaust their waitlists this year? I'm surprised PK3 enrollment is lower than PK4

Anonymous wrote:I also guess that some people want SSMA (or Lee, CHML or Breakthrough) because they hear good things about them and not because they are particularly interested in the Montessori approach.

Just because it's better than their other options. But if they keep trying or have a younger sibling, eventually they will get something they like better.

I think the unanswered question is does SSMA now increase their retention rate for upper and lower elementary with a solid location?

I also guess that some people want SSMA (or Lee, CHML or Breakthrough) because they hear good things about them and not because they are particularly interested in the Montessori approach.

Yeah, I also would guess that a lot of Montessori model schools suffer from higher-than-normal attrition after K - I think that Shining Stars' elementary classrooms are part of what makes it special, but (unfairly in my experience) Montessori is definitely more of a mental reach for some parents at that age than when their kids are very young.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the person from before - they might be opening another primary room; I've only heard about the upper elementary one. Anyway, this is what's on the "staff" page of the website:


Primary (PK3 - K):
Angelou Stars
Bethune Stars
Gandhi Stars
Mandela Stars
Montessori Stars
Chavez Stars

Lower Elementary
Maathai Stars
Keller Stars

Upper Elementary
Hughes Stars

Wow... this would seem to indicate a lot of attrition.

Some attrition - per the last PMF it was 80% retention. But it really suggests to me that they were in a small/incubator facility and opened new classes when they moved.

Oh I see, the primary classes are new. Makes sense, then.