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.