Anonymous
Post 08/27/2014 11:29     Subject: Last minute shuffle- report here.
I just released a Creative Minds PS3 slot in a very tough decision. I have nothing but wonderful things to say about the school, the teachers, and the families we have met, but we received a last minute offer from a school that felt like a better fit.

Good luck on a great year!
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2014 12:14     Subject: Last minute shuffle- report here.
Always an interesting part of the year....
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2014 11:46     Subject: Last minute shuffle- report here.
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Took a spot at Creative minds. Number was under 5. Leaving our private preschool.


Curious how the leaving bit works. What are you guys losing? Just a deposit or tuition or what?


Curious about this too. DCJCC makes you pay out the whole year. It is a tight contract as private preschools try to hold on during this age of free preschool.


Heh. So this is why I've seen so many posts to the neighborhood listserve from parents about how a "great spot has opened up at JCC!"



Honestly, I don't think I could swallow foregoing an entire year of tuition. that's a lot.

At my preschool, the contract clearly states you give 2 months notice, so essentially you're out 2 months.

If you don't pre-pay for the year, do you really think the school will come after you for the money?


Schools absolutely have done this, because in a court of law, they will win.

Private schools don't have a "count day" in October like a public school. They set their budget in the spring when they lock in their enrollment. Losing a year's tuition at the last minute is no small thing.


I'm not sure they would necessarily win. Depends on the circumstances as the school has a duty to mitigate. And if the school fills the slot, then the damages are only the gap in tuition and cost of recruiting a new student. Not a whole year of tuition.

I think it's more of a threat than anything. Has a DCJCC parent actually written a check for the full year (or continued to pay monthly) after their child has gone elsewhere? Has the DCJCC actually gone to court to force a parent to pay up?


There was a girl in our son's class this year who got into a DCPS after the year started. They couldn't fill her spot. I believe her parents paid out the year b/c she was in the class on DCPS days off and for the entire summer. I didn't ask her parents though so they might have come up with some other arrangement.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2014 07:09     Subject: Last minute shuffle- report here.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am curious for PK3 and PK4 if some people are holding multiple spots--at a charter that started today and at a DCPS that doesn't start until Thursday or Friday. I wonder if there will be more shuffle next week.


I hope so!


Do you mean like attend the first few days at one school and then leave for another? Is this possible under the myschool enrollment plans, or do some charters not use that universal enrollment form?


Technically it's not allowed, but I doubt there will be an audit right away to see who is holding multiple spots. I know a bunch of people who were notified about new spots last week and held onto both until school started this week and they made up their minds.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2014 22:56     Subject: Last minute shuffle- report here.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Took a spot at Creative minds. Number was under 5. Leaving our private preschool.


Curious how the leaving bit works. What are you guys losing? Just a deposit or tuition or what?


Curious about this too. DCJCC makes you pay out the whole year. It is a tight contract as private preschools try to hold on during this age of free preschool.


Heh. So this is why I've seen so many posts to the neighborhood listserve from parents about how a "great spot has opened up at JCC!"



Honestly, I don't think I could swallow foregoing an entire year of tuition. that's a lot.

At my preschool, the contract clearly states you give 2 months notice, so essentially you're out 2 months.

If you don't pre-pay for the year, do you really think the school will come after you for the money?


Schools absolutely have done this, because in a court of law, they will win.

Private schools don't have a "count day" in October like a public school. They set their budget in the spring when they lock in their enrollment. Losing a year's tuition at the last minute is no small thing.


I'm not sure they would necessarily win. Depends on the circumstances as the school has a duty to mitigate. And if the school fills the slot, then the damages are only the gap in tuition and cost of recruiting a new student. Not a whole year of tuition.

I think it's more of a threat than anything. Has a DCJCC parent actually written a check for the full year (or continued to pay monthly) after their child has gone elsewhere? Has the DCJCC actually gone to court to force a parent to pay up?
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2014 22:51     Subject: Last minute shuffle- report here.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am curious for PK3 and PK4 if some people are holding multiple spots--at a charter that started today and at a DCPS that doesn't start until Thursday or Friday. I wonder if there will be more shuffle next week.


I hope so!


Do you mean like attend the first few days at one school and then leave for another? Is this possible under the myschool enrollment plans, or do some charters not use that universal enrollment form?
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2014 21:17     Subject: Last minute shuffle- report here.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I expect that there will be considerable movement at Shining Stars.


+1 some classrooms dont even have permanent teachers yet


Didn't we just learn that the correct word is "guide" in Montessori speak? Can't say "teacher" at Montessori. And kids don't "play" they "do work".

Have fun.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2014 20:46     Subject: Last minute shuffle- report here.
Anonymous wrote:I expect that there will be considerable movement at Shining Stars.


+1 some classrooms dont even have permanent teachers yet
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2014 20:38     Subject: Last minute shuffle- report here.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I expect that there will be considerable movement at Shining Stars.


Yes, it seems like they move every 2 weeks!


Bwahahahaha!
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2014 20:32     Subject: Last minute shuffle- report here.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I expect that there will be considerable movement at Shining Stars.


Yes, it seems like they move every 2 weeks!


Touché
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2014 19:46     Subject: Last minute shuffle- report here.
Anonymous wrote:I expect that there will be considerable movement at Shining Stars.


Yes, it seems like they move every 2 weeks!
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2014 19:43     Subject: Last minute shuffle- report here.
I expect that there will be considerable movement at Shining Stars.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2014 19:29     Subject: Re:Last minute shuffle- report here.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Accepted a K spot WOTP this morning after getting a call late Friday afternoon, freeing up Eaton K spot. Loved Eaton, but this commute is much better for us.


Eaton is WOTP too.


Yes, I know that and never suggested it wasn't. I just was giving a description of where my DC will go for K without naming the school since people are often interested in that info, and I didn't want to name the school.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2014 19:26     Subject: Last minute shuffle- report here.
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am curious for PK3 and PK4 if some people are holding multiple spots--at a charter that started today and at a DCPS that doesn't start until Thursday or Friday. I wonder if there will be more shuffle next week.


I hope so!


Me too!
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2014 19:12     Subject: Re:Last minute shuffle- report here.
Anonymous wrote:Accepted a K spot WOTP this morning after getting a call late Friday afternoon, freeing up Eaton K spot. Loved Eaton, but this commute is much better for us.


Eaton is WOTP too.