Matched IB Ludlow Taylor :( What is the lowest WL position worth considering as an option?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are one of the families who have accepted a PK3 spot at LT. I got a call from an LT child development 'something' today and was asked a ton of detailed questions (i.e. can your child string 4 words in a sentence, can he put on his jacket, can he string 'pasta' on a string, etc) all about my 3yo development in terms of language, social skills, motor skills, etc.

They said they ask the same Qs of all parents to have an idea of the level of the incoming 'class' and prepare accordingly. Also they will have time set aside to help you fill in the application if you need help. It seems like they are ready to deal with parents who know what they are doing as well with parents who don't.

I was pleased with the call, and happy with my choice for PK3. For later years, time will tell.

Our school has a group playdate where the ECE team observes the students and has about 5 minutes of one-on-one time with each in order to assess development and plan for classroom assignment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Our school has a group playdate where the ECE team observes the students and has about 5 minutes of one-on-one time with each in order to assess development and plan for classroom assignment.

My expectations are so low...I am amazed they do these things in any school.
In my mind, PK3 was just a little more than supervised play with teachers preventing kids from killing each other

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are one of the families who have accepted a PK3 spot at LT. I got a call from an LT child development 'something' today and was asked a ton of detailed questions (i.e. can your child string 4 words in a sentence, can he put on his jacket, can he string 'pasta' on a string, etc) all about my 3yo development in terms of language, social skills, motor skills, etc.

They said they ask the same Qs of all parents to have an idea of the level of the incoming 'class' and prepare accordingly. Also they will have time set aside to help you fill in the application if you need help. It seems like they are ready to deal with parents who know what they are doing as well with parents who don't.

I was pleased with the call, and happy with my choice for PK3. For later years, time will tell.

Our school has a group playdate where the ECE team observes the students and has about 5 minutes of one-on-one time with each in order to assess development and plan for classroom assignment.

That is part of a universal ECE screening process for all DCPS through Early Stages. You were called by the representative for LT (this person has other schools on their case load). It is called the ASQ and the purpose is to flag any developmental areas that may raise concern. The people who called are from Walker Jones where the office of Early Stages is Located.

[Anonymous]

In short it has absolutely nothing to do with class assignment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are one of the families who have accepted a PK3 spot at LT. I got a call from an LT child development 'something' today and was asked a ton of detailed questions (i.e. can your child string 4 words in a sentence, can he put on his jacket, can he string 'pasta' on a string, etc) all about my 3yo development in terms of language, social skills, motor skills, etc.

They said they ask the same Qs of all parents to have an idea of the level of the incoming 'class' and prepare accordingly. Also they will have time set aside to help you fill in the application if you need help. It seems like they are ready to deal with parents who know what they are doing as well with parents who don't.

I was pleased with the call, and happy with my choice for PK3. For later years, time will tell.

Our school has a group playdate where the ECE team observes the students and has about 5 minutes of one-on-one time with each in order to assess development and plan for classroom assignment.

That is part of a universal ECE screening process for all DCPS through Early Stages. You were called by the representative for LT (this person has other schools on their case load). It is called the ASQ and the purpose is to flag any developmental areas that may raise concern. The people who called are from Walker Jones where the office of Early Stages is Located.

What PP said -- I had that same conversation with the early stages person.

But I'll add that when we went into LT to meet with the teacher before our daughter started PS3 (she's in K there now), the teacher had me go through that same set of questions while she showed our daughter around her new classroom. So I know at least one ECE teacher at LT actively seeks that information about her students.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the info about the screening call.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are one of the families who have accepted a PK3 spot at LT. I got a call from an LT child development 'something' today and was asked a ton of detailed questions (i.e. can your child string 4 words in a sentence, can he put on his jacket, can he string 'pasta' on a string, etc) all about my 3yo development in terms of language, social skills, motor skills, etc.

They said they ask the same Qs of all parents to have an idea of the level of the incoming 'class' and prepare accordingly. Also they will have time set aside to help you fill in the application if you need help. It seems like they are ready to deal with parents who know what they are doing as well with parents who don't.

I was pleased with the call, and happy with my choice for PK3. For later years, time will tell.

Our school has a group playdate where the ECE team observes the students and has about 5 minutes of one-on-one time with each in order to assess development and plan for classroom assignment.

I think this is common and a best practice for preschool. We are at Yu Ying and there are no class assignments until a week after school starts for preK4 (will probably be the same for the new preK3) so the teachers can observe the students and figure out the best "mix" for the classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are one of the families who have accepted a PK3 spot at LT. I got a call from an LT child development 'something' today and was asked a ton of detailed questions (i.e. can your child string 4 words in a sentence, can he put on his jacket, can he string 'pasta' on a string, etc) all about my 3yo development in terms of language, social skills, motor skills, etc.

They said they ask the same Qs of all parents to have an idea of the level of the incoming 'class' and prepare accordingly. Also they will have time set aside to help you fill in the application if you need help. It seems like they are ready to deal with parents who know what they are doing as well with parents who don't.

I was pleased with the call, and happy with my choice for PK3. For later years, time will tell.

Our school has a group playdate where the ECE team observes the students and has about 5 minutes of one-on-one time with each in order to assess development and plan for classroom assignment.

That is part of a universal ECE screening process for all DCPS through Early Stages. You were called by the representative for LT (this person has other schools on their case load). It is called the ASQ and the purpose is to flag any developmental areas that may raise concern. The people who called are from Walker Jones where the office of Early Stages is Located.

What PP said -- I had that same conversation with the early stages person.

But I'll add that when we went into LT to meet with the teacher before our daughter started PS3 (she's in K there now), the teacher had me go through that same set of questions while she showed our daughter around her new classroom. So I know at least one ECE teacher at LT actively seeks that information about her students.

That is because teachers used to be required to conduct the ASQ's themselves. It was wasting time at the parent meetings so after teacher reviews the Office of EC designated representatives from Early Stages to Obtain the Data.

[Anonymous]

That process for ASQ's went into effect the year after your daughter would have been in Preschool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In short it has absolutely nothing to do with class assignment.

In short you are wrong, at least with respect to the ECE program at our ES.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In short it has absolutely nothing to do with class assignment.

In short you are wrong, at least with respect to the ECE program at our ES.

The ASQ is not used in any DCPS for class assignment so I am confused.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's envision the scenario if the underlying circumstances were somewhat different -- I.e., aloof white principal who engaged in no outreach to the surrounding neighborhood that is predominantly low-SES AA, made clear that she was not interested in policing attendance by high-SES white families who actually reside in MoCo, and is perceived (rightly or wrongly) as being hostile to IB families. How long would It take before her contract was non-renewed despite an indication that test scores might be on the upswing?

No principal in DCPS ever got fired for having kids from Maryland in their FULL classes.
But you might have problems if you didn't have FULL classes, because the funding comes per student.
L-T is convenient for commuters from Ward 9.

[Anonymous]

I was registering my daughter for pk3 there this week when the admin turned away someone obviously from MD. I am hopeful that this is indicative of a new leaf.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That process for ASQ's went into effect the year after your daughter would have been in Preschool.

Right -- as I said, I did get a call from the early stages folks & I went through the questions with them -- and then I ALSO went through the same set of questions with my daughter's ps3 teacher, at her instigation, presumably because she saw a value to getting the information from the horse's mouth, or maybe because the early stages folks were late getting the info from teachers, or maybe because she felt it gave a useful structure to her initial parent meeting -- any of which, in my view, is a good reason and indicates her interest in knowing her students and their families in order to most effectively teach.

[Anonymous]

Sorry, that should've been getting into TO teachers.