Thoughts on North Chevy Chase ES for upper grades?

[Anonymous]

Considering a move to this catchment with a third grader. We'd consider Chevy Chase ES too but our kid is a solid grade-level kid and I'm reading a lot about how the focus there is really the CES students. Any recent experiences with upper grades at North Chevy Chase? Thanks!

[Anonymous]

I disagree that there is a "focus" on the CES at Chevy Chase. The kids in the CES program have different homerooms with a different curriculum. They have lunch, specials, and extra-curriculars with the regular program. But I have had kids in regular and CES programs there and I never saw that the on-level kids were being shortchanged in any way.

[Anonymous]

I would go for NCC over CCES for the reason you cite OP--there is a definite focus on the CES kids at CCES. People we know at NCC like it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I disagree that there is a "focus" on the CES at Chevy Chase. The kids in the CES program have different homerooms with a different curriculum. They have lunch, specials, and extra-curriculars with the regular program. But I have had kids in regular and CES programs there and I never saw that the on-level kids were being shortchanged in any way.

CES kids do not have lunch and specials with the regular program. They are completely separated except for after-school activities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I disagree that there is a "focus" on the CES at Chevy Chase. The kids in the CES program have different homerooms with a different curriculum. They have lunch, specials, and extra-curriculars with the regular program. But I have had kids in regular and CES programs there and I never saw that the on-level kids were being shortchanged in any way.

CES kids do not have lunch and specials with the regular program. They are completely separated except for after-school activities.

Agree, but it may be due to Covid fallout that they were so separated - maybe it could change?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Considering a move to this catchment with a third grader. We'd consider Chevy Chase ES too but our kid is a solid grade-level kid and I'm reading a lot about how the focus there is really the CES students. Any recent experiences with upper grades at North Chevy Chase? Thanks!

Hi OP. Just letting you know in case you were not aware, that NCC only has the upper grades, 3 through 5. K-2 students in bounds for NCC attend Rosemary Hills.

[Anonymous]

There is one poster on here (who I think I know in real life) who is constantly saying the CES is given priority at CCES. This has not been our experience at all, and I would take it with a grain of salt. CCES is a wonderful school with strong teachers. I am also familiar with NCC and it is a great community, much smaller and a warm/welcoming PTA & parent community. Both are great schools. NCC is a bit more low-key.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would go for NCC over CCES for the reason you cite OP--there is a definite focus on the CES kids at CCES. People we know at NCC like it.

What does this mean? Yes, they are separated, for all classes (including recess and lunch). But not sure that's any different than what one would experience at a non-CES school like NCC. The "regular" 4th and 5th graders at CCES mix math and ELA, similar to what I believe happens at NCC. They take specials together as a homeroom, also similar to NCC. And the teachers at CCES in the "regular" program are EXCEPTIONAL. One of the 4th grade team just won Rising Teacher of the Year and it's incredibly well-deserved. Almost all of the 4th and 5th grade teams are top notch. Yes, the principal likes to talk about the CES kids a lot, and she definitely loves that program, but the regular kids are still getting a fantastic education.

[Anonymous]

Unfortunately, the principals at both NCC and CCES are bad. I'd look elsewhere, OP.

[Anonymous]

I do hear a lot of complaints from friends who have kids at CCES and they are usually about the principal, the focus on CES kids and for those who have kids with special needs the special ed team. NCC families are generally happy and it's a nice facility.

[Anonymous]

They are both excellent schools with similar student bodies. Considering MCPS as a while, those two schools are more alike than they are different.
I would pick the house you like, your kid will do fine at either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately, the principals at both NCC and CCES are bad. I'd look elsewhere, OP.

Principals change all the time in MCPS. Buying a house based on an ES principal would be beyond stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately, the principals at both NCC and CCES are bad. I'd look elsewhere, OP.

Principals change all the time in MCPS. Buying a house based on an ES principal would be beyond stupid.

Nah. We'll just use a friend's address and put our kid where we like. It's the DCUM way!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unfortunately, the principals at both NCC and CCES are bad. I'd look elsewhere, OP.

Principals change all the time in MCPS. Buying a house based on an ES principal would be beyond stupid.

These principals aren’t going anywhere.

[Anonymous]

Who is the principal at NCC?