Elementary Schools of Choice Application

[sarahmichelef]

On my third visit to our neighborhood school, I managed to secure an application.  Last time I was there one of the ladies in the front office gave me the phone number for the guidance counselor; this afternoon, I called her up and it turned out she had the "Schools of Choice Application" all along.  So she put my name on a copy and left it in the front office for me.

So now we have the paperwork, and it's pretty self-explanatory.  Indicate the school, indicate the program within the school if it applies (three of our five choices are in the same building - the G&T, the Spanish immersion, and then just a regular elementary school).   If you live within 1.5 miles of one of your choices (which we do), indicate that on the application (there are no default "neighborhood schools" but there is preference in the lottery for location IF you put it in your application).

You knew this story wasn't going to be all sunshine and light, though, didn't you?  Recall that the applications were "released" to the public on the sixth of October.  Imagine my amusement to learn that there was an open choice at the school where we are interested in three programs... on the second of October.

I am also amused to know that if she is at our 4th or 5th choice - she will be wearing a uniform.  Which will irritate M to no end, but it is becoming quite the norm in public schools around here.

Comments

[elliesam.livejournal.com]

I don't know. In elementary school we had uniforms, and it wasn't bad. Think of all the fights over getting dressed in the morning that you'll be avoiding!

[uxbridgefox.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine's little girl hated the uniform. So they made tye dyed underpants and t-shirts she could wear underneath. That way she was dressed differently from the other girls.

good luck...

-a

[spanish-rhode.livejournal.com]

Sometimes it would be nice to have all those choices, but my word, I'd be going nuts trying to figure it all out...and a uniform in kindergarten is a tad overboard IMHO.

[xayide79.livejournal.com]

L.X has uniforms and I love it. Granted, this is partially because he prefers to pick out his own clothes even though he has no concept of wearing certain clothing because of the weather or activity. With uniforms, everything matches.

[nenie.livejournal.com]

i wore a uniform for k-8

i turned out ok...