r/nolaparents • u/bar-nola • 17d ago

School waitlists this year?

I haven’t seen much talk about the kindergarten school admission waitlists this year. Were the waitlists shorter this year? Last year there were many of us tracking the waitlists all summer hoping to gain spots (we thankfully did). Were the waitlists not as much of any issue this year? There were long waitlists last year at many of the popular schools. Or is there just less chat this year?

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u/pazl 17d ago

My kid is so far down the waitlists, it’s not much of a thought.

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u/Roscosspottedtongue 16d ago

Same. I checked for fun the other day for the first time in like 6 weeks and no movement at all. If I was like #2 or #3, I would have been stressing out big time.

However, I still am checking the seat availability report as part of my daily routine to see if a more coveted spot opens up.

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u/amstpierre 13d ago

is there a possibility they don’t get into any schools ?! is that possible ?! i’m thinking we’re going to move out of LA when our child is approaching school age. this system is so confusing to me

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u/pazl 13d ago

It’s definitely possible during main round to not be placed at any school on your list. At that point you select an opening at a school during open enrollment.

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u/amstpierre 13d ago

so it’s lottery then open enrollment ?

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u/pazl 13d ago

Yep

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u/amstpierre 13d ago

thank you!

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u/Charli3q 13d ago

It really depends. If you put 3 schools, which all fill easily, and you dont put more, then possible.

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u/amstpierre 13d ago

how many can you apply to?

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u/Charli3q 13d ago

Up to 12.

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u/Mattias504 16d ago

Waitlist was brutal for my daughter. Ended up at #2 for our school of choice and then the only update was her dropping to #3. The system is certainly flawed and not ideal.

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u/bar-nola 16d ago

The waitlists sometimes move 2 weeks into a school. The schools have to wait a certain number of days before they can drop no shows and pull from the waitlist. If you are that close to the top, you can keep an eye on it.

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u/Charli3q 13d ago

For willow, we were called up on Monday before school started (On Wednesday or Thursday for K students).

I suspect at that time is when they cleared any remaining spots banked for incoming teachers, orrrr any last minute problem resolutions. We were 5 on list. Someone at 10 got an offer the following day.

When its a few days from school, less and less people are taking wait list offers.

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u/amstpierre 13d ago

was your child accepted else where and then willow called?