Update on Mcps literacy levels

[Anonymous]

Groups are demanding more info https://wjla.com/news/crisis-in-the-classrooms/maryland-montgomery-county-public-schools-mcpa-black-and-brown-coalition-educational-equity-excellence-group-reading-launguage-arts-literacy-changes-students-teachers-help-reporting-scores-hispanic-board-of-education-policy

[Anonymous]

As they should. Many parents haven't gotten the message that schools are not doing their basic jobs.

[Anonymous]

Current way of teaching has been ineffective year after year, as demonstrated by national and state test scores.

[Anonymous]

Students are reading novels way way below their levels and those that need enrichment are not receiving any or adequate enrichment.

[Anonymous]

If the Black and Brown Coalition is so frustrated that they're going to the media to complain and they have been touted by MCPS in BOE and Council meetings as a valued partner in implementing a solution for the abysmal literacy problems for Black and Brown students in the system, what does that say about MCPS as an organization and community partner?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the Black and Brown Coalition is so frustrated that they're going to the media to complain and they have been touted by MCPS in BOE and Council meetings as a valued partner in implementing a solution for the abysmal literacy problems for Black and Brown students in the system, what does that say about MCPS as an organization and community partner?

That wokeness doesn't work.

[Anonymous]

I’m glad they are pushing for change. That your child is behind on reading should not come as a surprise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m glad they are pushing for change. That your child is behind on reading should not come as a surprise.

Yes but it does not address root cause. Just getting a paper saying your kid is behind on reading, should match your child’s Dibel/ MAP scoring and report card.

So in my opinion just including those on the report card AND marking in the box “BELOW” under Reading and Math level should be warning enough. I don’t know why we need another mechanism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As they should. Many parents haven't gotten the message that schools are not doing their basic jobs.

It all starts with the parents. If they did their jobs, schools would be empowered to do theirs. Unfortunately too many these days expect the state to raise their children.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As they should. Many parents haven't gotten the message that schools are not doing their basic jobs.

It all starts with the parents. If they did their jobs, schools would be empowered to do theirs. Unfortunately too many these days expect the state to raise their children.

Agreed. As an example, chronic absenteeism is a nightmare for schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As they should. Many parents haven't gotten the message that schools are not doing their basic jobs.

It all starts with the parents. If they did their jobs, schools would be empowered to do theirs. Unfortunately too many these days expect the state to raise their children.

Agreed. As an example, chronic absenteeism is a nightmare for schools.

My DS had excellent attendance at his MCPS elementary. But he was dyslexic, and he never learned to read until after we hired a tutor halfway through 3rd grade. Two things can be true at once: parents need to do their jobs and schools need to do theirs.

For more info about what schools should be doing, watch this documentary, "The Right to Read". Kareem Weaver, who features in the film, has worked in settings with black, brown, and impoverished students. He's pushing for research-based school changes and he is not waiting for parents to "do their jobs." https://www.therighttoreadfilm.org

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As they should. Many parents haven't gotten the message that schools are not doing their basic jobs.

It all starts with the parents. If they did their jobs, schools would be empowered to do theirs. Unfortunately too many these days expect the state to raise their children.

Agreed. As an example, chronic absenteeism is a nightmare for schools.

My DS had excellent attendance at his MCPS elementary. But he was dyslexic, and he never learned to read until after we hired a tutor halfway through 3rd grade. Two things can be true at once: parents need to do their jobs and schools need to do theirs.

For more info about what schools should be doing, watch this documentary, "The Right to Read". Kareem Weaver, who features in the film, has worked in settings with black, brown, and impoverished students. He's pushing for research-based school changes and he is not waiting for parents to "do their jobs." https://www.therighttoreadfilm.org

Thank you!! MCPS has moved to the Science of Reading, changed the elementary ELA curriculum, gotten an audit from CAL and are working to implement their recommendations, using Dibels, and targeting particular students for interventions/tutoring/Summer school, invested in Reading Specialist for every ES. Do I think given the number of students that more people resources are needed, Yes.

But I’ve yet to hear folks on here addressing the work that parents need to do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As they should. Many parents haven't gotten the message that schools are not doing their basic jobs.

It all starts with the parents. If they did their jobs, schools would be empowered to do theirs. Unfortunately too many these days expect the state to raise their children.

Agreed. As an example, chronic absenteeism is a nightmare for schools.

My DS had excellent attendance at his MCPS elementary. But he was dyslexic, and he never learned to read until after we hired a tutor halfway through 3rd grade. Two things can be true at once: parents need to do their jobs and schools need to do theirs.

For more info about what schools should be doing, watch this documentary, "The Right to Read". Kareem Weaver, who features in the film, has worked in settings with black, brown, and impoverished students. He's pushing for research-based school changes and he is not waiting for parents to "do their jobs." https://www.therighttoreadfilm.org

Thank you!! MCPS has moved to the Science of Reading, changed the elementary ELA curriculum, gotten an audit from CAL and are working to implement their recommendations, using Dibels, and targeting particular students for interventions/tutoring/Summer school, invested in Reading Specialist for every ES. Do I think given the number of students that more people resources are needed, Yes.

But I’ve yet to hear folks on here addressing the work that parents need to do.

Central office has entered the conversation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As they should. Many parents haven't gotten the message that schools are not doing their basic jobs.

It all starts with the parents. If they did their jobs, schools would be empowered to do theirs. Unfortunately too many these days expect the state to raise their children.

Agreed. As an example, chronic absenteeism is a nightmare for schools.

My DS had excellent attendance at his MCPS elementary. But he was dyslexic, and he never learned to read until after we hired a tutor halfway through 3rd grade. Two things can be true at once: parents need to do their jobs and schools need to do theirs.

For more info about what schools should be doing, watch this documentary, "The Right to Read". Kareem Weaver, who features in the film, has worked in settings with black, brown, and impoverished students. He's pushing for research-based school changes and he is not waiting for parents to "do their jobs." https://www.therighttoreadfilm.org

Thank you!! MCPS has moved to the Science of Reading, changed the elementary ELA curriculum, gotten an audit from CAL and are working to implement their recommendations, using Dibels, and targeting particular students for interventions/tutoring/Summer school, invested in Reading Specialist for every ES. Do I think given the number of students that more people resources are needed, Yes.

But I’ve yet to hear folks on here addressing the work that parents need to do.

You mean the work that parents need to do to make up for the years you used a system that had zero evidence behind it and gaslit parents who complained their kids were not learning to read? Unbelievable.

[Anonymous]

When are these f$cker5 going to apologize for their incompetence? Any staff that blames parents for this travesty should be fired immediately and investigated for bribery.

The Benchmark Assessment System (BAS) is one of the most popular measures of early reading ability in American elementary schools. Teachers are supposed to use it as a checkup to see how students are progressing throughout the year. But researchers who’ve studied it say the BAS is wrong far too often to be useful. It is also more expensive for the schools and more time-consuming for the teachers to administer, according to an analysis comparing it to other tests. One professor who analyzed the BAS said it was worse at identifying struggling readers than any assessment he had ever seen. That means struggling readers might be less likely to get the help they need before they fall even further behind their classmates.

And by the way, our MCPS school is STILL sending BS Benchmark books home. Yes, in fall 2024. Instead of finding something useful to do with them, like burning them to heat buildings, they are sending them home to further inculcate bad reading habits.