Clairemont most desirable areas

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That’s a good question. I don’t have the answer.

Of course you could “cheat”. Not tell them you moved… But there’s a risk of being caught. And the school district does send out mailings periodically – likes your kids’ CST scores, results of GATE testing, etc. You’d probably get busted when those bounced.

I’m not sure what the policy is if you have been in a school and move outside – but still within the boundary. It might vary by school. I know of one case where a student who’d grown up in the La Jolla schools was accepted at La Jolla HS after her parents moved out of SDUSD to Poway. (Out of district is a bigger hurdle than out of boundary but within district.) But she had to show strong ties – still active at La Jolla High because she participated in all sorts of school sponsored extra-curricular activities… strong ties to the community/school body, still super active in LJ Presbyterian youth program… In other words – she’d had 9-10 years of hanging with the same kids, doing the same activities when her mom and step dad rudely moved her outside of the district. So there are ways of getting exceptions made… but sometimes you have to work it.

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[quote=sdduuuude]I always forget about Stonehaven. It is pleasant there, for sure. I’m not fond of the houses / yards and I suspect there are HOA as well.[/quote]

Stovenhaven is directly above Costco. The lakes sure make the area unique. I heard from a Clairemont old-timer that the lakes were part of the emergency fire security system for the airplane hangars below in the pre-Costco days. Probably BS but it makes for good local folklore.

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[quote=sdduuuude]I always forget about Stonehaven. It is pleasant there, for sure. I’m not fond of the houses / yards and I suspect there are HOA as well.[/quote]

Stovenhaven is directly above Costco. The lakes sure make the area unique. I heard from a Clairemont old-timer that the lakes were part of the emergency fire security system for the airplane hangars below in the pre-Costco days. Probably BS but it makes for good local folklore.

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[quote=sdduuuude]I always forget about Stonehaven. It is pleasant there, for sure. I’m not fond of the houses / yards and I suspect there are HOA as well.[/quote]

Stovenhaven is directly above Costco. The lakes sure make the area unique. I heard from a Clairemont old-timer that the lakes were part of the emergency fire security system for the airplane hangars below in the pre-Costco days. Probably BS but it makes for good local folklore.

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[quote=sdduuuude]I always forget about Stonehaven. It is pleasant there, for sure. I’m not fond of the houses / yards and I suspect there are HOA as well.[/quote]

Stovenhaven is directly above Costco. The lakes sure make the area unique. I heard from a Clairemont old-timer that the lakes were part of the emergency fire security system for the airplane hangars below in the pre-Costco days. Probably BS but it makes for good local folklore.

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[quote=sdduuuude]I always forget about Stonehaven. It is pleasant there, for sure. I’m not fond of the houses / yards and I suspect there are HOA as well.[/quote]

Stovenhaven is directly above Costco. The lakes sure make the area unique. I heard from a Clairemont old-timer that the lakes were part of the emergency fire security system for the airplane hangars below in the pre-Costco days. Probably BS but it makes for good local folklore.

[Scarlett]

how about this scenario – we don’t move from where we are now (92122), and we get lucky and get CHOICED in LJ schools. What, if anything, happens, when we move to Clairemont? If you get lucky to choice in – does that have to be re-done every time you move? Or is the choice “for life” so to speak – if desired?

I am just trying to play safe. IF I could get choiced in LJ or UC school I have no problem buying in Clairemont. But I may not be ok with the schools there and I don’t have money for private ones, so… I could delay buying the house until we see where the kid ends up choiced in. The choices are known in spring – so, if we don’t get the choice we wanted, we move then in summer (buy or rent) into a good public school neighborhood.

What problems do you see with this scenario?

[Scarlett]

how about this scenario – we don’t move from where we are now (92122), and we get lucky and get CHOICED in LJ schools. What, if anything, happens, when we move to Clairemont? If you get lucky to choice in – does that have to be re-done every time you move? Or is the choice “for life” so to speak – if desired?

I am just trying to play safe. IF I could get choiced in LJ or UC school I have no problem buying in Clairemont. But I may not be ok with the schools there and I don’t have money for private ones, so… I could delay buying the house until we see where the kid ends up choiced in. The choices are known in spring – so, if we don’t get the choice we wanted, we move then in summer (buy or rent) into a good public school neighborhood.

What problems do you see with this scenario?

[Scarlett]

how about this scenario – we don’t move from where we are now (92122), and we get lucky and get CHOICED in LJ schools. What, if anything, happens, when we move to Clairemont? If you get lucky to choice in – does that have to be re-done every time you move? Or is the choice “for life” so to speak – if desired?

I am just trying to play safe. IF I could get choiced in LJ or UC school I have no problem buying in Clairemont. But I may not be ok with the schools there and I don’t have money for private ones, so… I could delay buying the house until we see where the kid ends up choiced in. The choices are known in spring – so, if we don’t get the choice we wanted, we move then in summer (buy or rent) into a good public school neighborhood.

What problems do you see with this scenario?

[Scarlett]

how about this scenario – we don’t move from where we are now (92122), and we get lucky and get CHOICED in LJ schools. What, if anything, happens, when we move to Clairemont? If you get lucky to choice in – does that have to be re-done every time you move? Or is the choice “for life” so to speak – if desired?

I am just trying to play safe. IF I could get choiced in LJ or UC school I have no problem buying in Clairemont. But I may not be ok with the schools there and I don’t have money for private ones, so… I could delay buying the house until we see where the kid ends up choiced in. The choices are known in spring – so, if we don’t get the choice we wanted, we move then in summer (buy or rent) into a good public school neighborhood.

What problems do you see with this scenario?

[Scarlett]

how about this scenario – we don’t move from where we are now (92122), and we get lucky and get CHOICED in LJ schools. What, if anything, happens, when we move to Clairemont? If you get lucky to choice in – does that have to be re-done every time you move? Or is the choice “for life” so to speak – if desired?

I am just trying to play safe. IF I could get choiced in LJ or UC school I have no problem buying in Clairemont. But I may not be ok with the schools there and I don’t have money for private ones, so… I could delay buying the house until we see where the kid ends up choiced in. The choices are known in spring – so, if we don’t get the choice we wanted, we move then in summer (buy or rent) into a good public school neighborhood.

What problems do you see with this scenario?

[UCGal]

[quote=Scarlett]how about this scenario – we don’t move from where we are now (92122), and we get lucky and get CHOICED in LJ schools. What, if anything, happens, when we move to Clairemont? If you get lucky to choice in – does that have to be re-done every time you move? Or is the choice “for life” so to speak – if desired?

I am just trying to play safe. IF I could get choiced in LJ or UC school I have no problem buying in Clairemont. But I may not be ok with the schools there and I don’t have money for private ones, so… I could delay buying the house until we see where the kid ends up choiced in. The choices are known in spring – so, if we don’t get the choice we wanted, we move then in summer (buy or rent) into a good public school neighborhood.

What problems do you see with this scenario?[/quote]
That actually sounds like a very good scenario.

Not sure the age of your kids – but the deadline (first/most important) for choice is in Feb… so you missed the window for 2010/2011 school year and you’ll need to be on top of it for the 2011/2012 year.

Too many parents don’t bother to work the system. It takes effort/research on the part of parents… but my data points of two good friends applying – both got their first choice schools. But they were diligent. Like I said – work both systems – choice and magnet to improve your odds. (They’re not mutually exclusive.)

[UCGal]

[quote=Scarlett]how about this scenario – we don’t move from where we are now (92122), and we get lucky and get CHOICED in LJ schools. What, if anything, happens, when we move to Clairemont? If you get lucky to choice in – does that have to be re-done every time you move? Or is the choice “for life” so to speak – if desired?

I am just trying to play safe. IF I could get choiced in LJ or UC school I have no problem buying in Clairemont. But I may not be ok with the schools there and I don’t have money for private ones, so… I could delay buying the house until we see where the kid ends up choiced in. The choices are known in spring – so, if we don’t get the choice we wanted, we move then in summer (buy or rent) into a good public school neighborhood.

What problems do you see with this scenario?[/quote]
That actually sounds like a very good scenario.

Not sure the age of your kids – but the deadline (first/most important) for choice is in Feb… so you missed the window for 2010/2011 school year and you’ll need to be on top of it for the 2011/2012 year.

Too many parents don’t bother to work the system. It takes effort/research on the part of parents… but my data points of two good friends applying – both got their first choice schools. But they were diligent. Like I said – work both systems – choice and magnet to improve your odds. (They’re not mutually exclusive.)

[UCGal]

[quote=Scarlett]how about this scenario – we don’t move from where we are now (92122), and we get lucky and get CHOICED in LJ schools. What, if anything, happens, when we move to Clairemont? If you get lucky to choice in – does that have to be re-done every time you move? Or is the choice “for life” so to speak – if desired?

I am just trying to play safe. IF I could get choiced in LJ or UC school I have no problem buying in Clairemont. But I may not be ok with the schools there and I don’t have money for private ones, so… I could delay buying the house until we see where the kid ends up choiced in. The choices are known in spring – so, if we don’t get the choice we wanted, we move then in summer (buy or rent) into a good public school neighborhood.

What problems do you see with this scenario?[/quote]
That actually sounds like a very good scenario.

Not sure the age of your kids – but the deadline (first/most important) for choice is in Feb… so you missed the window for 2010/2011 school year and you’ll need to be on top of it for the 2011/2012 year.

Too many parents don’t bother to work the system. It takes effort/research on the part of parents… but my data points of two good friends applying – both got their first choice schools. But they were diligent. Like I said – work both systems – choice and magnet to improve your odds. (They’re not mutually exclusive.)

[UCGal]

[quote=Scarlett]how about this scenario – we don’t move from where we are now (92122), and we get lucky and get CHOICED in LJ schools. What, if anything, happens, when we move to Clairemont? If you get lucky to choice in – does that have to be re-done every time you move? Or is the choice “for life” so to speak – if desired?

I am just trying to play safe. IF I could get choiced in LJ or UC school I have no problem buying in Clairemont. But I may not be ok with the schools there and I don’t have money for private ones, so… I could delay buying the house until we see where the kid ends up choiced in. The choices are known in spring – so, if we don’t get the choice we wanted, we move then in summer (buy or rent) into a good public school neighborhood.

What problems do you see with this scenario?[/quote]
That actually sounds like a very good scenario.

Not sure the age of your kids – but the deadline (first/most important) for choice is in Feb… so you missed the window for 2010/2011 school year and you’ll need to be on top of it for the 2011/2012 year.

Too many parents don’t bother to work the system. It takes effort/research on the part of parents… but my data points of two good friends applying – both got their first choice schools. But they were diligent. Like I said – work both systems – choice and magnet to improve your odds. (They’re not mutually exclusive.)

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