Switching immersion elemen. schools
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Anonymous
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Curious if others have switched their elementary kiddos from one language immersion school to another during mid-elementary, or if at all. I'm referring to moving someone from Rock Creek Forest to another Spanish immersion school like Page or Burnt Mills for instance. What are the chances of getting in when a kid is in 2nd, 3rd, 4th?
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Anonymous
| Your chances of getting a reply to this are very low. Maybe just ask your coordinator? |
Anonymous
OP here-curious why you say low chances of a reply? What sleeping bear did I poke? |
Anonymous
Not sure about changing from one immersion to another immersion, but students have joined an immersion program after K. Don't know details but people have "moved" their kids from non-immersion to immersion too. Ask your counselor if you have an approachable counselor, your school's Assistant Principal or Principal. If you would rather not ask that school's staff, try contacting appropriate office at Central office. |
Anonymous
| Can be done if there is space. Easier after 1st grade, when the waiting list for non-target-language speakers still applies (vs. evidencing leveled proficiency for late adds in later grades). |
Anonymous
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Why bother, tho? |
Anonymous
Presumably logistics/ commute, possibly a sibling in another school. |
Anonymous
My general impression is that 2nd grade is not particularly easy because there’s no change in class size, but after that classes get slightly larger and there’s some attrition for CES, etc. |
Anonymous
No hidden issue. Just statistics. You are asking for an immersion school parent (small number), who is on DCUM (small % of all parents), who also decided to switch immersion schools (extremely low - much less than just moving and switching schools.) |
Anonymous
They probably don't have slots. You can ask. |
Anonymous
| Actually you may not have bad chances — that means your kid would have to rest in correct? Maybe the waitlist to test in is not as high. |
Anonymous
OP here-Interesting, didn’t know a waitlist to test in exists. Finding so many hidden rules and policies within MCPS. |
Anonymous
Just wait,so much more awaits. DP |
Anonymous
You can play the lottery any year, rising K-5. Starting with rising 2nd, winning a spot is contingent on subsequently passing a language test (reading/writing/speaking at grade level). So yes, that shrinks the pool. |
Anonymous
| Yes it happens for commute, grouping siblings in same school, and for different MS articulation—but very dependent on space. |