Also got into our IB and thrilled!

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Anonymous wrote:Moving to DC, elementary school is 2 blocks away with K-aged kiddo 1, hoping/praying/making animal sacrifices that kiddo 2 gets into the same school's PK3 program. Oh how easy things would be!

Did you get in? My PK3er got into our in-bounds and I'm so relieved.

Yes! Happy dance

Anonymous wrote:Moving to DC, elementary school is 2 blocks away with K-aged kiddo 1, hoping/praying/making animal sacrifices that kiddo 2 gets into the same school's PK3 program. Oh how easy things would be!

Did you get in? My PK3er got into our in-bounds and I'm so relieved.

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Just tell us your list and we'll tell you the likely outcome.

If you're going to be successful as a parent in this school system, you will need to find your chill.

Thanks, I know everything will work out and he’ll for sure get into Bunker Hill if nothing else. It is good for ECE but my concern is for the years past that.

I live in Brookland and work in SW so that’s why the list seems haphazard. I mapped out typical commutes in Waze and WMATA from home to school and school to work so these are all doable in theory.

School Selections Ranked in Your Preferred Order

1st Choice
Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS
https://www.inspiredteachingschool.org/apps/pages/learn

2nd Choice
DC Bilingual PCS
http://dcbilingual.org/

3rd Choice
Washington Yu Ying PCS
http://www.washingtonyuying.org

4th Choice
E.W. Stokes – Brookland (French Language Program)
https://ewstokes.org

5th Choice
E.W. Stokes – Brookland (Spanish Language Program)
https://ewstokes.org

6th Choice
School-Within-School
http://schoolwithinschool.org/

7th Choice
School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens
http://www.swwfs.org

8th Choice
Latin American Montessori Bilingual (LAMB) PCS
https://www.lambpcs.org/

9th Choice
Burroughs Elementary School
https://www.jbecstem.com/

10th Choice
Center City PCS – Brightwood
http://www.centercitypcs.org/how-to-enroll/new-students/registration/

11th Choice
Langdon Elementary School
http://Langdondc.com

12th Choice
Bunker Hill Elementary School
http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Bunker+Hill+Elementary+School

You will get in to Center City, not sure if the commute will be worth it.

Ahh, interesting. I’ll do a dry run wherever he lands to test it out. I’m for sure going to come back and post our results. Today’s (hopefully) the day!

You'll get in now or over the summer. But it's unclear to me why it would be better than Bunker Hill.

I think I was thinking about the upper grades for Bunker Hill. Their scores weren’t the best but I know their PK program is great. My results are below. I seem to have some decent waitlist numbers. Hopefully we move up!

Active School Selections

RANKSCHOOL NAMEPREFERENCESSTATUS NEXT STEPS
1
Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS
Waitlisted - #36 Status Definitions
2
DC Bilingual PCS
Waitlisted - #101 Status Definitions
3
Washington Yu Ying PCS
Waitlisted - #51 Status Definitions
4
E.W. Stokes – Brookland (French Language Program)
Waitlisted - #21 Status Definitions
5
E.W. Stokes – Brookland (Spanish Language Program)
Waitlisted - #48 Status Definitions
6
School-Within-School
Waitlisted - #112 Status Definitions
7
School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens
Waitlisted - #37 Status Definitions
8
Latin American Montessori Bilingual (LAMB) PCS
Waitlisted - #124 Status Definitions
9
Burroughs Elementary School
Waitlisted - #18 Status Definitions
10
Center City PCS – Brightwood
Waitlisted - #1 Status Definitions
11
Langdon Elementary School
Match (enrollment pending) Status Definitions

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just tell us your list and we'll tell you the likely outcome.

If you're going to be successful as a parent in this school system, you will need to find your chill.

Thanks, I know everything will work out and he’ll for sure get into Bunker Hill if nothing else. It is good for ECE but my concern is for the years past that.

I live in Brookland and work in SW so that’s why the list seems haphazard. I mapped out typical commutes in Waze and WMATA from home to school and school to work so these are all doable in theory.

School Selections Ranked in Your Preferred Order

1st Choice
Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS
https://www.inspiredteachingschool.org/apps/pages/learn

2nd Choice
DC Bilingual PCS
http://dcbilingual.org/

3rd Choice
Washington Yu Ying PCS
http://www.washingtonyuying.org

4th Choice
E.W. Stokes – Brookland (French Language Program)
https://ewstokes.org

5th Choice
E.W. Stokes – Brookland (Spanish Language Program)
https://ewstokes.org

6th Choice
School-Within-School
http://schoolwithinschool.org/

7th Choice
School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens
http://www.swwfs.org

8th Choice
Latin American Montessori Bilingual (LAMB) PCS
https://www.lambpcs.org/

9th Choice
Burroughs Elementary School
https://www.jbecstem.com/

10th Choice
Center City PCS – Brightwood
http://www.centercitypcs.org/how-to-enroll/new-students/registration/

11th Choice
Langdon Elementary School
http://Langdondc.com

12th Choice
Bunker Hill Elementary School
http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Bunker+Hill+Elementary+School

You will get in to Center City, not sure if the commute will be worth it.

Ahh, interesting. I’ll do a dry run wherever he lands to test it out. I’m for sure going to come back and post our results. Today’s (hopefully) the day!

You'll get in now or over the summer. But it's unclear to me why it would be better than Bunker Hill.

Anonymous wrote:Moving to DC, elementary school is 2 blocks away with K-aged kiddo 1, hoping/praying/making animal sacrifices that kiddo 2 gets into the same school's PK3 program. Oh how easy things would be!

Fingers crossed for you! Only a little while longer until we all know 😬

Moving to DC, elementary school is 2 blocks away with K-aged kiddo 1, hoping/praying/making animal sacrifices that kiddo 2 gets into the same school's PK3 program. Oh how easy things would be!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just tell us your list and we'll tell you the likely outcome.

If you're going to be successful as a parent in this school system, you will need to find your chill.

Thanks, I know everything will work out and he’ll for sure get into Bunker Hill if nothing else. It is good for ECE but my concern is for the years past that.

I live in Brookland and work in SW so that’s why the list seems haphazard. I mapped out typical commutes in Waze and WMATA from home to school and school to work so these are all doable in theory.

School Selections Ranked in Your Preferred Order

1st Choice
Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS
https://www.inspiredteachingschool.org/apps/pages/learn

2nd Choice
DC Bilingual PCS
http://dcbilingual.org/

3rd Choice
Washington Yu Ying PCS
http://www.washingtonyuying.org

4th Choice
E.W. Stokes – Brookland (French Language Program)
https://ewstokes.org

5th Choice
E.W. Stokes – Brookland (Spanish Language Program)
https://ewstokes.org

6th Choice
School-Within-School
http://schoolwithinschool.org/

7th Choice
School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens
http://www.swwfs.org

8th Choice
Latin American Montessori Bilingual (LAMB) PCS
https://www.lambpcs.org/

9th Choice
Burroughs Elementary School
https://www.jbecstem.com/

10th Choice
Center City PCS – Brightwood
http://www.centercitypcs.org/how-to-enroll/new-students/registration/

11th Choice
Langdon Elementary School
http://Langdondc.com

12th Choice
Bunker Hill Elementary School
http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Bunker+Hill+Elementary+School

You will get in to Center City, not sure if the commute will be worth it.

Ahh, interesting. I’ll do a dry run wherever he lands to test it out. I’m for sure going to come back and post our results. Today’s (hopefully) the day!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just tell us your list and we'll tell you the likely outcome.

If you're going to be successful as a parent in this school system, you will need to find your chill.

Thanks, I know everything will work out and he’ll for sure get into Bunker Hill if nothing else. It is good for ECE but my concern is for the years past that.

I live in Brookland and work in SW so that’s why the list seems haphazard. I mapped out typical commutes in Waze and WMATA from home to school and school to work so these are all doable in theory.

School Selections Ranked in Your Preferred Order

1st Choice
Inspired Teaching Demonstration PCS
https://www.inspiredteachingschool.org/apps/pages/learn

2nd Choice
DC Bilingual PCS
http://dcbilingual.org/

3rd Choice
Washington Yu Ying PCS
http://www.washingtonyuying.org

4th Choice
E.W. Stokes – Brookland (French Language Program)
https://ewstokes.org

5th Choice
E.W. Stokes – Brookland (Spanish Language Program)
https://ewstokes.org

6th Choice
School-Within-School
http://schoolwithinschool.org/

7th Choice
School Without Walls @ Francis-Stevens
http://www.swwfs.org

8th Choice
Latin American Montessori Bilingual (LAMB) PCS
https://www.lambpcs.org/

9th Choice
Burroughs Elementary School
https://www.jbecstem.com/

10th Choice
Center City PCS – Brightwood
http://www.centercitypcs.org/how-to-enroll/new-students/registration/

11th Choice
Langdon Elementary School
http://Langdondc.com

12th Choice
Bunker Hill Elementary School
http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Bunker+Hill+Elementary+School

You will get in to Center City, not sure if the commute will be worth it.

Anonymous wrote:I don't know who needs to hear this, but: it will be okay if your 3-year-old isn't fully potty-trained.

This depends the school. Our charter was totally hands-off and I got called in whenever he had an accident to deal with it and if it had kept up we would be de-enrolled.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but: it will be okay if your 3-year-old isn't fully potty-trained.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I feel like I’m back in the 2WW. The deadline hasn’t even passed yet and I am so worried about where my son will place. Most of us have the true pandemic babies and I worry about the influx of kids and if this year will be radically different bc of the birthing boom. There’s also less availability due to all the preferences. My boring app only has an only child with a not great IB, so I really need literally anywhere else to accept me.

Even if it’s just me typing here, this will be my place to come and have my semi-freak out before going back to life as usual.

Has your child been in daycare? Nanny? Mine was home for 18 months but has been in center-based care since 6/21. He’s good at school but it took a while for him to adjust and I’m concerned about starting the process again. When he moved to the 2y class, he kept talking about his old teacher but periodically would see her in the building so I can only imagine how much more it’ll be in a huge school with everything new. Just wondering if it’s just me that’s literally counting down the days until 3/31???

So the kids going into PK3 next year were conceived mostly before the pandemic. Most people stopped trying during the early days of covid. Kids born Oct19-Sept20 are eligible for PK3 next year.

Correct (OP here). The real effect will be seen with the 2024-2025 PK3 class. This class has pretty much just known masks and quarantining. My son was born Feb 2020 and lockdowns started when he was 1 month old. He stayed home for 18 months and had a hard transition to daycare. He did well going to the 2 year old class but he still can see his old teachers. His daycare also still masks so that will be another adjustment if the new school doesn’t.

Generally the same worries as other moms before us with a few different. I think these kids have more anxiety than others before them. I’m just ready for the results and hope they’re updated on their site tomorrow night!

Not sure if you guys want to hear this, from a parent of kids now in middle school, but DC preK was great for both of the kids, as well as for their parents. Your kid will most likely love their experience.

DC school lottery is a weird combination of luck and strategy, but it's mostly luck, so stressing about strategy is perhaps not worth it.

At the end of the day, the only important choice is whether to stick with DCPS.

I think this year will be different not due to a birthing boom, but because the rising PK3 class were born - or were infants - during the peak of the pandemic. The parents of these children might not have felt the same need to move further out (for more space, etc) that parents of older children did. As such, I think there will be more demand for PK3 slots than in prior years. Definitely eager to see how this plays out - I'd certainly feel more confident about our odds of getting into our IB school in 2020-21 or 2022-23 than in the years prior to the pandemic.

Anonymous wrote:I feel like I’m back in the 2WW. The deadline hasn’t even passed yet and I am so worried about where my son will place. Most of us have the true pandemic babies and I worry about the influx of kids and if this year will be radically different bc of the birthing boom. There’s also less availability due to all the preferences. My boring app only has an only child with a not great IB, so I really need literally anywhere else to accept me.

Even if it’s just me typing here, this will be my place to come and have my semi-freak out before going back to life as usual.

Has your child been in daycare? Nanny? Mine was home for 18 months but has been in center-based care since 6/21. He’s good at school but it took a while for him to adjust and I’m concerned about starting the process again. When he moved to the 2y class, he kept talking about his old teacher but periodically would see her in the building so I can only imagine how much more it’ll be in a huge school with everything new. Just wondering if it’s just me that’s literally counting down the days until 3/31???

So the kids going into PK3 next year were conceived mostly before the pandemic. Most people stopped trying during the early days of covid. Kids born Oct19-Sept20 are eligible for PK3 next year.