What about the smaller suburbs around RTP (Carpenter, Genlee, Blands)?

[Francois]

Originally Posted by mommyof2cutegirls

Thanks so much for all the replies! Great info from each of you! Other random question--just curious--noticed most houses have 2 car garages in NC. Guess I've gotten used to here they most always build 3 car garages, whether the neighborhood homes are $200K or 800K. We're wondering what we are going to do with all our stuff once we are without a basement and 3rd car garage

Yes, 3-car garages are very rare in this area.

[mommyof2cutegirls]

Wow, good to know about the schools. So "traditional" are more popular? Is that why they are usually capped? In our current neighborhood in OH, our schools are over-crowded so all the new folks moving into the neighborhood are shipped off to a different school farther away. Now, our growth issues are not as substantial as yours--I can't believe they actually have a position of "Growth Officer". Wow! No joke that lots of people are relocating to NC uh? So if I call a school in the area in which we are interested, and they tell me the traditional school is open, are there any guarantees for younger siblings? Or when it comes time for them to enter school, they could be shipped to year round? Thanks!

[emanresu2]

They will make no promises, but I have never heard of rising kindergarteners getting hit with a cap - just older kids that move into a school district. They will typically make accomodations so that all kids are at the same school, calendar, track etc. If you are set on a community and are worried about the school, talk to the principal, they know more about the situation and they have some control over who they can fit.

And don't be too wary of year round schools - there are four different school calendar tracks in all year round schools and some of them are not really year round and one of the tracks is basically just like a traditional calendar. I know a number of people who fought tooth and nail to avoid year round, but now that their kids are in it they prefer it to traditional because the kids don't get bored and fall behind in the summer and they can take non-peak vacations etc.