UrbanBaby

06.19.08, 08:24 AM NY Schools
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We left a deposit at one of the private ongoing schools but also applied for the G&T and the District lottery since we have no public school. If we had any decent options there was a good chance we were going to stick to public. Am I glad we applied to private. We were given four options to rank for the lottery. We received our last choice, a school our PSD said she would not send her kids to. Since the "sibling policy" was put into effect, we could not be placed at our local G&T. Our G&T options: over 60 blocks south, completely across the other side of Manhattan and 40 blocks south or in Chinatown. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.19.08, 08:24 AM Flag

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^^^ Unfortunately maybe this is a sign for us to run as far away as possible from public school and the DOE. We could move but none of these areas are places we would consider living. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 08:26 AM Flag

Why did you list that school among your options? You should have stuck with the ones you wanted. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 09:25 AM Flag

You had to rank ALL of them. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:48 PM Flag

do you like the private? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 08:28 AM Flag

Its a TT. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 08:28 AM Flag

That does not answer the question, does it? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 09:25 AM Flag

Yes. Great school but the tuition will strain us. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:49 PM Flag

Ouch. On one level, I understand the need for a sibling policy, but at the same time, only DCs and oldest DCs get the short end of the stick. I really worry that this will happen to us next year. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 08:31 AM Flag

Exactly. Because of the sibling policy, I can't go to the G&T three blocks away. I have to go 60 - 100 blocks away. In order to help one group, you totally screw another. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 09:05 AM Flag

Which school were you placed at for the lottery? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 09:14 AM Flag

I'm guessing that you got PS198? If so it's perfectly fine for K, and you can reapply for G&T next year. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 09:19 AM Flag

Its for 1st grade not K. So its now or never. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 09:24 AM Flag

Not really. Our school has good number of second grade spots. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 09:26 AM Flag

The only schools in D2 with available G&T spots for 1st grade were ps124 and ps111 (each added a 1st grade G&T class). Not sure why you are so surprised. Consider yourself very lucky that you have a TT private spot. dc with fall birthday also took olsat for 1st this year and those would have been our options, too, had we returned the form. happily going private. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 10:59 AM Flag

There were about 7 options offered to us, not just those 2. Some had limited seating. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:47 PM Flag

How could you get out of paying the tuition at the private? [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 10:41 AM Flag

seriously, at my dc's school, june 15 was deadline for full tuition [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:48 PM Flag

Never said I was going to get out of paying the tuition. Just pondering our options. [ Reply | More

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General Topics 06.19.08, 02:50 PM Flag