{"id":4402,"date":"2014-01-08T23:11:57","date_gmt":"2014-01-09T06:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4402"},"modified":"2014-01-08T23:11:57","modified_gmt":"2014-01-09T06:11:57","slug":"families-scramble-to-file-ece-applications-knowing-they-wont-get-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=4402","title":{"rendered":"Families Scramble to File ECE Applications Knowing They Won\u2019t Get In"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"ece<\/a>The deadline for School Choice ECE 3 and 4 year olds is fast approaching. Residents must complete and turn in applications by January 31st. Many parents new to the school system are scrambling to learn more about the schools, understand the formats, meet the teachers, and see the classrooms. And they are doing all of this in spite of the fact that they know they have no chance of getting in.\n\n\u201cWe are new to the area,\u201d said Julie Weber. \u201cAnd from our understanding, we don\u2019t really have a chance of getting our four year old in since we don\u2019t already have a child attending one of the schools. However, we still want to do our diligence, and appear and feel like good parents.\u201d Other residents who do not already have a child attending a Stapleton school feel the same way. \u201cWe\u2019re just kind of going through the motions,\u201d said Kyle Gibbs. \u201cIt\u2019s like buying a lottery ticket. You know you\u2019re not going to win, but it doesn\u2019t hurt to play. Hopefully, we will have a better shot of getting our youngest in once we get our oldest in the system.\u201d\nThe truth is, even parents with children in the system aren\u2019t positive they\u2019ll be able to get their three or four year olds in an ECE program. \u201cFrom what I know, there are only forty spots available at Westerly,\u201d says Kristin Hodges. \u201cSo, if there are more than forty people trying to get in that already have siblings in the system, we are right back to a lottery situation. So, I guess we are in a better situation than people completely new to the system, but we are far from guaranteed.\u201d\nMost new parents continue to look for other alternative options such as The Creative Learning Preschool<\/a>. \u201cFor some of the schools, the ECE times just are very conducive anyway,\u201d said Gibbs. \u201cSo, even if we got in, we may go to one of the other places.\u201d When it comes to filing your ECE forms, remember the slogan: \u201cStapleton School Choice: You Can\u2019t Win if You Don\u2019t Play.\u201d\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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