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I really appreciate any input as I am new to this and so far things have not gone well for us and I am starting to lose my mind over it! My daughter is going into Kindergarten. Round 1 was a bust. Now I’m wondering if we should have hope for Round 2 or just enroll in private school and secure her a spot there.
When we initially applied, we lived in what I now understand to be a tier 4 area but we now live in tier 2. I have since updated our address, but that was after the R1 applications were sent.
I believe that may have a lot to do with why we are #190 on Prizker and #57 for LaSalle II. Yikes.
I just requested her to be added to a lot more waitlists with a heavy focus on dual language programs (Moos, Talcott, Inter-Am) and also Mitchell & Suder.
So, for round 2–is there a point at which we will see where we are on the waitlist like we have for round 1? Does switching from Tier 4 to Tier 2 make any difference on the Lasalle II/Pritzker lists?
This was a lot to brain dump, but like many parents I feel very overwhelmed and frustrated with this process and am wondering at what point to give up on CPS Kindergarten and go private.
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Tiers matter for selective enrollment and some magnet schools. I don’t believe they come into play for many choice schools however. You could phone OAE and discuss if your move is updated in the system. My understanding is round 2 is to usually for those who did not make the application cutoff for round 1 or to apply to schools you did not apply to in round 1. Many neighborhood schools are good, so make sure you aren’t overlooking your school nearby.
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From CPS website. I am sorry, I cannot say whether this applies to Round 2. I know it does apply to Round 1 though.
- Magnet schools are in between: they admit students within their boundaries based on a lottery. Any leftover spots are opened up to students citywide based on the tier system, much like a selective school. So nearby students are not guaranteed a seat, but they have much better chance of getting in.
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I’m not sure how much the tiers matter at those schools, but proximity probably does and sheer lottery luck. We are also tier 4 and got a spot at both schools (rejected as we got our top SE). I think you might have a chance at Lasalle 2, we were waitlisted at 37 and got an offer last week. I would email the principal and ask them directly and plead your case. I’m not going to name my neighborhood school but our principal has stated that the school doesn’t invite anyone from waitlist who hasn’t contacted them or asked to tour the school, etc. I’d also do that for Suder. Check out other schools that have a world language. For example, we received an offer from Burr and we were at 110 on the waitlist. Good luck!
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Just want to update this in case anyone in a similar situation stumbles upon this in the future–
What a whirlwind. During Round 2 I emailed the principals of our top choice schools pleading my case.
We got an offer from Moos right after round two closed which we accepted. Then in June we got an offer from Mitchell, so we accepted that.
We went to orientation at Mitchell, fully planned on attending and even met the teacher. Then the afternoon of the Thursday before school starts, we get a call from LaSalle II and accepted & switched.
We were super happy with Mitchell but we made the switch to LaSalle II due to the language focus. It was a nice change of pace to have a difficult decision based on having two great options, rather than having no options at all like right after Round 1 results came out.
This process was so frustrating and seemed hopeless at times. We came so close to paying a deposit at a private school and going that route, but I’m glad we stuck it out. It all worked out!
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