| Ya’ll do know you can watch the September and October BOE meetings to get a full update on Literacy and Math for MS. The slides are even attached to the agenda. |
Should read ‘get a full Literacy and math update for ES |
I’ve taught in MCPS for 20 years. The first decade, all of my East Asian students were from two parent, middle to high income households. Occasionally, I had a lower income Southeast Asian or South Asian student. At the start of the second decade, I saw a demographic shift begin with more lower income Asian students. In the past five years, maybe 20% of my Asian students are from households where there is significant financial strain and only one parent. Sometimes the other parent lives and works abroad. Other times, there was a divorce. These students are not performing as well as others because the resources are not there for extra classes or intensive parenting. |
I checked Domain #4 (PreK-12 Curriculum). A new elementary-level English Language Arts curriculum is not on the list of deliverables. I guess MCPS still doesn't see the connection between anti-racism and a science of reading-informed curriculum? The Right to Read https://www.therighttoreadfilm.org "The Right to Read shares the stories of an NAACP activist, a teacher, and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read." Learn More About the Literacy Crisis: https://www.therighttoreadfilm.org/learn-more |
MCPS already put out an RFP for a new Elementary ELA curriculum. |