CES letters?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m waiting to see. My kids have no clue what CES is. Our principal tried to reassure parents, saying each school offers the same advancement opportunities as CES. I doubt this is true.

Our school reassured parents specifically about our school, but we have ELC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No.

232.

They said "week of" 3/28 and I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't even show this week.

My kid already gave her Sherman speech about this, with which I 99% agree.

I do empathize with parental anxiety over this kind of thing. At the same time, I'm hoping it isn't trickling down to much to the kids. Her school is very low-key and yet, apparently, there is already gossip among some of the 3rd graders about who is "smart enough" to get in. Ugh.

Interesting. My 3rd grader is at a CES school and there is zero discussion within her friend group. They don't even seem to understand that half of the 4th and 5th graders in their school are in CES.

I think this is more a function of one particular group of kids that is getting into ranking people by "popularity" and other attributes. Developmentally normal stuff in some ways, but I especially don't love the CES component. It's not what would be considered a striver neighborhood but I won't go into anymore detail. It is what it is.

Interesting. We are definitely not at the same school (I’m the PP you’re quoting) because we are in the very definition of “striver.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No.

232.

They said "week of" 3/28 and I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't even show this week.

My kid already gave her Sherman speech about this, with which I 99% agree.

I do empathize with parental anxiety over this kind of thing. At the same time, I'm hoping it isn't trickling down to much to the kids. Her school is very low-key and yet, apparently, there is already gossip among some of the 3rd graders about who is "smart enough" to get in. Ugh.

Interesting. My 3rd grader is at a CES school and there is zero discussion within her friend group. They don't even seem to understand that half of the 4th and 5th graders in their school are in CES.

I think this is more a function of one particular group of kids that is getting into ranking people by "popularity" and other attributes. Developmentally normal stuff in some ways, but I especially don't love the CES component. It's not what would be considered a striver neighborhood but I won't go into anymore detail. It is what it is.

Interesting. We are definitely not at the same school (I’m the PP you’re quoting) because we are in the very definition of “striver.”

Oh, yeah, there's no way. I've considered it, and I think it's primarily just a fluke-- one kid (my conjecture) overhearing anxious parents and taking that info to their group to make hay out of. I just don't want to see kids hurt.

[Anonymous]

What are the factors, again?

High MAP-R
Straight As (or close to it?)
IEP
FARMS rate of school

Anything else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are the factors, again?

High MAP-R
Straight As (or close to it?)
IEP
FARMS rate of school

Anything else?

ESOL
Reading Level
Maybe if receiving FARMS (student)

Is that it?

[Anonymous]

Where would it be on Parentvue? Would it be one of those things that pops up when you sign in so that you have to download it? And then be in Documents?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where would it be on Parentvue? Would it be one of those things that pops up when you sign in so that you have to download it? And then be in Documents?

If the GT letters from 2nd grade are any indication, they'll be mailed via USPS and then uploaded to Parentvue much later.

[Anonymous]

No response yet. Winter MAP 227. Our school doesn’t have ELA, and does not value or prioritize enrichment, so it would be a great opportunity, but I also know it will be a hard sell to leave his home school and friends. I’m not too worked up about it - mostly just curious to see where the chips fall with who gets in and who doesn’t. If we get in, we will definitely take the spot, hoping friends get in off the wait list, but I won’t ultimately force him to go if he has to leave all of his friends. I’m not holding my breath for news this week either.

[Anonymous]

Anyone have a child with a reading lexile level of 1300+? What's their MAP-R?

[Anonymous]

I am strangely anxious waiting for the results. It's not in my nature to be a worrier but my child has been very bored this year and I am hoping that CES, the advanced math, or other opportunities will be an option. Otherwise, I'll need to think of other enrichment outside of school hours. Winter MAP R - 223. Lexile - 1035-1185.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a child with a reading lexile level of 1300+? What's their MAP-R?

lexile level is 1335; MAP-R is 231.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a child with a reading lexile level of 1300+? What's their MAP-R?

That would be 240-250 I'm guessing.That's well beyond the 99% for a 3rd grader.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a child with a reading lexile level of 1300+? What's their MAP-R?

That would be 240-250 I'm guessing.That's well beyond the 99% for a 3rd grader.

I responded on the first page that my kid scored 232 on the MAP-R.

Lexile "1205-1355" according to the results, so not fully over 1300.

That's all I know, though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a child with a reading lexile level of 1300+? What's their MAP-R?

That would be 240-250 I'm guessing.That's well beyond the 99% for a 3rd grader.

I responded on the first page that my kid scored 232 on the MAP-R.

Lexile "1205-1355" according to the results, so not fully over 1300.

That's all I know, though.

Does it even matter though, given that it is a lottery? Yes, you have to be considered qualified to enter the lottery, but once you are in, is there any differentiation between those who just made the cutoff v. those who were way above? Similarly, does IEP or FARM matter at that point, or is it just a factor to get you into the lottery pool?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone have a child with a reading lexile level of 1300+? What's their MAP-R?

That would be 240-250 I'm guessing.That's well beyond the 99% for a 3rd grader.

I responded on the first page that my kid scored 232 on the MAP-R.

Lexile "1205-1355" according to the results, so not fully over 1300.

That's all I know, though.

Does it even matter though, given that it is a lottery? Yes, you have to be considered qualified to enter the lottery, but once you are in, is there any differentiation between those who just made the cutoff v. those who were way above? Similarly, does IEP or FARM matter at that point, or is it just a factor to get you into the lottery pool?

That’s right, and that’s the drawback of the lottery. Some kids, like PPs above, really need enrichment. A Lexile score over 1300 shows a true need for accelerated learning. CES would be a benefit to many, but it is a necessity for some, and the lottery doesn’t take that into account. My son is the 227 above. The pace of learning and content at school is painfully slow for him. It seems to me that there is probably a significant difference in need between those kids who are scoring at this level and those who make the lottery at 75th %ile, which is above average but not demonstrating a true need for acceleration.