When will in-person and CARES slots "winners" be notified? And how?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:HaHa - I'll be checking this post to see what happens. My son is identified as EL because we speak Spanish and English at home, so I'm wondering if he'll end up getting a spot????

Can you please advise where exactly can you look up if you child identifies as English learner? We speak another language at home, which we did note in her files when enrolling her in school last year, and also last year they made her go to a ELL office to pass some test to see if she needs ELL help, but she passed them well. So we don't really know if she's considered an English learner or not any more. We still speak solely our native (not English) language at home.

The school told me he was ELL and he's in a special group with a special IEP because he's ELL.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:HaHa - I'll be checking this post to see what happens. My son is identified as EL because we speak Spanish and English at home, so I'm wondering if he'll end up getting a spot????

Can you please advise where exactly can you look up if you child identifies as English learner? We speak another language at home, which we did note in her files when enrolling her in school last year, and also last year they made her go to a ELL office to pass some test to see if she needs ELL help, but she passed them well. So we don't really know if she's considered an English learner or not any more. We still speak solely our native (not English) language at home.

The school told me he was ELL and he's in a special group with a special IEP because he's ELL.

Got it, thank you for clarifying. That makes sense. From the initial message it seemed like it was just due to speaking another language at home.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:HaHa - I'll be checking this post to see what happens. My son is identified as EL because we speak Spanish and English at home, so I'm wondering if he'll end up getting a spot????

Can you please advise where exactly can you look up if you child identifies as English learner? We speak another language at home, which we did note in her files when enrolling her in school last year, and also last year they made her go to a ELL office to pass some test to see if she needs ELL help, but she passed them well. So we don't really know if she's considered an English learner or not any more. We still speak solely our native (not English) language at home.

The school told me he was ELL and he's in a special group with a special IEP because he's ELL.

Your son does not have an ELL IEP, they are completely separate things. He receives ELL services because he has not demonstrated proficiency in English. He may have an IEP and receive ELL services please do not understand this to be a special IEP because that is a whole other legally governed service.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:HaHa - I'll be checking this post to see what happens. My son is identified as EL because we speak Spanish and English at home, so I'm wondering if he'll end up getting a spot????

Can you please advise where exactly can you look up if you child identifies as English learner? We speak another language at home, which we did note in her files when enrolling her in school last year, and also last year they made her go to a ELL office to pass some test to see if she needs ELL help, but she passed them well. So we don't really know if she's considered an English learner or not any more. We still speak solely our native (not English) language at home.

The school told me he was ELL and he's in a special group with a special IEP because he's ELL.

Your son does not have an ELL IEP, they are completely separate things. He receives ELL services because he has not demonstrated proficiency in English. He may have an IEP and receive ELL services please do not understand this to be a special IEP because that is a whole other legally governed service.

^^thank you for the clarification. BTW my son is fluent in english and can read, write in english (maybe below grade level) but he doesn't test well in DL. And I don't care - he will be fine.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone gotten notified yet of an in-person offer?

[Anonymous]

No, but our Principal just shared that invites will come from DCPS Central.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone gotten notified yet of an in-person offer?

From what I've learnt so far about DCPS - everyone will get notifications at 4.58 pm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:HaHa - I'll be checking this post to see what happens. My son is identified as EL because we speak Spanish and English at home, so I'm wondering if he'll end up getting a spot????

Can you please advise where exactly can you look up if you child identifies as English learner? We speak another language at home, which we did note in her files when enrolling her in school last year, and also last year they made her go to a ELL office to pass some test to see if she needs ELL help, but she passed them well. So we don't really know if she's considered an English learner or not any more. We still speak solely our native (not English) language at home.

If she passed the test she is not an ELL student.

So then how is it enough to identify as EL for the initial poster I quoted without the test? "My son is identified as EL because we speak Spanish and English at home"

Mine is only in PreK. I don't think they do the EL test until beginning of kindergarten.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone gotten notified yet of an in-person offer?

From what I've learnt so far about DCPS - everyone will get notifications at 4.58 pm.

Ha! So true!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Has anyone gotten notified yet of an in-person offer?

From what I've learnt so far about DCPS - everyone will get notifications at 4.58 pm.

Ha! So true!

I thought the standard was to leak it to NBC4
Do a press conference that is scheduled to start at 11 - but actually starts 40 minutes late to share details simultaneously with Principals, Teachers, and the Public

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I will happily accept a spot if offered. And I believe the science is on the side of reopening elementary schools, especially in communities with as low case numbers as DC.

I hope you get one, pp. All kids should have the opportunity to go back in person, but at least this is a start.

+100

[Anonymous]

Why didn't they just send them out at midnight? My kid has an EIP and I am on pins and needles.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:HaHa - I'll be checking this post to see what happens. My son is identified as EL because we speak Spanish and English at home, so I'm wondering if he'll end up getting a spot????

Can you please advise where exactly can you look up if you child identifies as English learner? We speak another language at home, which we did note in her files when enrolling her in school last year, and also last year they made her go to a ELL office to pass some test to see if she needs ELL help, but she passed them well. So we don't really know if she's considered an English learner or not any more. We still speak solely our native (not English) language at home.

If she passed the test she is not an ELL student.

So then how is it enough to identify as EL for the initial poster I quoted without the test? "My son is identified as EL because we speak Spanish and English at home"

Mine is only in PreK. I don't think they do the EL test until beginning of kindergarten.

My Spanish-dominant PK3 kid actually got tested for EL and flunked. But no real information from either the school or the central office about additional services. It's possible that they don't see it as a problem (as we don't) until kindergarten - he's in dual language anyway.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why didn't they just send them out at midnight? My kid has an EIP and I am on pins and needles.

Me too! Feels like the spring lottery but magnified because of how untenable the situation is for kids with special needs.

[Anonymous]

The suspense is seriously killing me. I desperately want school again.