Anonymous
Post 01/28/2015 14:25     Subject: what do you wish you had known/done differently in previous lotteries?
I think the issue is that anyone who's youngest is older than four has experience that pre-dates the common lottery, which doesn't really apply now.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2015 14:03     Subject: what do you wish you had known/done differently in previous lotteries?
Anonymous wrote:Does nobody who posts on this forum have a child over the age of 4?


They don't post in the DC forums any more b/c they all moved to VA when they couldn't lottery in anywhere good.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2015 13:28     Subject: what do you wish you had known/done differently in previous lotteries?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:...That our IB Title 1 DCPS isn't so bad after all. In fact, it exceeded our expectations.


Care to share which school?


Seaton



Same as the original poster but we attend Powell.


Same for our family, and we are at HD Cooke.


Another here, DD attends Amidon Bowen
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2015 13:23     Subject: what do you wish you had known/done differently in previous lotteries?
Yes. We weighed commute heavily, ended up not getting into any charters, and are delighted with our IB DCPS--Garrison. (And now I spend my time working to get the new building to happen, but that's a story for another thread.)
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2015 11:51     Subject: what do you wish you had known/done differently in previous lotteries?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:...That our IB Title 1 DCPS isn't so bad after all. In fact, it exceeded our expectations.


Care to share which school?


Seaton



Same as the original poster but we attend Powell.


Same for our family, and we are at HD Cooke.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2015 11:03     Subject: what do you wish you had known/done differently in previous lotteries?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:...That our IB Title 1 DCPS isn't so bad after all. In fact, it exceeded our expectations.


Care to share which school?


Seaton



Same as the original poster but we attend Powell.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2015 10:40     Subject: what do you wish you had known/done differently in previous lotteries?
Understanding the value of neighborhood schools.

In situations where there are 2 hour delays we are stuck taking 1/2 day of PTO. If we were at our neighborhood school we could partner with another family and drop the kids off. No one from our neighborhood attends our charter so we are solo all the time.

We have gone back on forth on switching. Still have not decided what is best for our family.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2015 10:35     Subject: what do you wish you had known/done differently in previous lotteries?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have no regrets at all, but I thought I would chime in because my experience is the opposite. I am so thankful that I didn't pay too much attention to the commute issues, went with my gut and didn't trust DCPS to create good schools out of bad. After several years, the nearby DCPS schools haven't gotten any better, I've seen promises made and broken over and over, and the quality in the upper grades (not preschool to kindergarten) remains pretty terrible. The commute has been an issue at times, as the school, which has moved, has at times been 45 minutes to an hour away during rush hour, but it has been well worth it to see my child getting such a great education. On the other hand, I could easily see how that may not be true for everyone. Just something to think about.


Which school(s)?
I'm curious whether the experiences people share represent different views of the same schools or possibly differences between schools.


We got into a HRCS, and the DCPS schools that I am comparing to are most of the eastern Ward 2 and northern Ward 6 schools.


You live in my neighborhood!
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2015 10:34     Subject: what do you wish you had known/done differently in previous lotteries?
Anonymous wrote:I have no regrets at all, but I thought I would chime in because my experience is the opposite. I am so thankful that I didn't pay too much attention to the commute issues, went with my gut and didn't trust DCPS to create good schools out of bad. After several years, the nearby DCPS schools haven't gotten any better, I've seen promises made and broken over and over, and the quality in the upper grades (not preschool to kindergarten) remains pretty terrible. The commute has been an issue at times, as the school, which has moved, has at times been 45 minutes to an hour away during rush hour, but it has been well worth it to see my child getting such a great education. On the other hand, I could easily see how that may not be true for everyone. Just something to think about.


This is us. The commute which I thought would be a big deal, turned out not to be as stressful and the IB school which parents had committed to attend now lays as a wasteland.

Anonymous
Post 01/28/2015 10:34     Subject: what do you wish you had known/done differently in previous lotteries?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have no regrets at all, but I thought I would chime in because my experience is the opposite. I am so thankful that I didn't pay too much attention to the commute issues, went with my gut and didn't trust DCPS to create good schools out of bad. After several years, the nearby DCPS schools haven't gotten any better, I've seen promises made and broken over and over, and the quality in the upper grades (not preschool to kindergarten) remains pretty terrible. The commute has been an issue at times, as the school, which has moved, has at times been 45 minutes to an hour away during rush hour, but it has been well worth it to see my child getting such a great education. On the other hand, I could easily see how that may not be true for everyone. Just something to think about.


Which school(s)?
I'm curious whether the experiences people share represent different views of the same schools or possibly differences between schools.


We got into a HRCS, and the DCPS schools that I am comparing to are most of the eastern Ward 2 and northern Ward 6 schools.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2015 10:28     Subject: what do you wish you had known/done differently in previous lotteries?
Anonymous wrote:I have no regrets at all, but I thought I would chime in because my experience is the opposite. I am so thankful that I didn't pay too much attention to the commute issues, went with my gut and didn't trust DCPS to create good schools out of bad. After several years, the nearby DCPS schools haven't gotten any better, I've seen promises made and broken over and over, and the quality in the upper grades (not preschool to kindergarten) remains pretty terrible. The commute has been an issue at times, as the school, which has moved, has at times been 45 minutes to an hour away during rush hour, but it has been well worth it to see my child getting such a great education. On the other hand, I could easily see how that may not be true for everyone. Just something to think about.


Which school(s)?
I'm curious whether the experiences people share represent different views of the same schools or possibly differences between schools.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2015 10:23     Subject: what do you wish you had known/done differently in previous lotteries?
I have no regrets at all, but I thought I would chime in because my experience is the opposite. I am so thankful that I didn't pay too much attention to the commute issues, went with my gut and didn't trust DCPS to create good schools out of bad. After several years, the nearby DCPS schools haven't gotten any better, I've seen promises made and broken over and over, and the quality in the upper grades (not preschool to kindergarten) remains pretty terrible. The commute has been an issue at times, as the school, which has moved, has at times been 45 minutes to an hour away during rush hour, but it has been well worth it to see my child getting such a great education. On the other hand, I could easily see how that may not be true for everyone. Just something to think about.
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2015 10:12     Subject: what do you wish you had known/done differently in previous lotteries?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:...That our IB Title 1 DCPS isn't so bad after all. In fact, it exceeded our expectations.


Care to share which school?


Seaton
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2015 10:11     Subject: what do you wish you had known/done differently in previous lotteries?
Anonymous wrote:...That our IB Title 1 DCPS isn't so bad after all. In fact, it exceeded our expectations.


Care to share which school?
Anonymous
Post 01/28/2015 10:05     Subject: what do you wish you had known/done differently in previous lotteries?
...That our IB Title 1 DCPS isn't so bad after all. In fact, it exceeded our expectations.