ELC (enriched Literacy Curriculum)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My DS was one of the first group of ELC students to complete the "2 year program" and just started RPMS this year. So to answer the question of what is he doing: he is in Global Humanities and Advanced English. I can say that my son and his peers say it is a "total" breeze compared to what they have done over the past two years.

Collectively we asked both the ES & MS Principals what was the plan for the children who were in this program prior to school starting and were informed the new ELA was enough. I can say as a parent am saddened and disappointed in the lack of foresight by MCPS because I can only image where these children go had gone had this program been extended to the next level.

We were told that they chose to put the new advanced MS course in History rather than English because the English curriculum is set to change and they didn't want to build a new (advanced English) curriculum only to have to change it again right away. They strongly implied that there will be a true advanced option in English as well once the new English curriculum is in place.

Yes, I heard this too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS was one of the first group of ELC students to complete the "2 year program" and just started RPMS this year. So to answer the question of what is he doing: he is in Global Humanities and Advanced English. I can say that my son and his peers say it is a "total" breeze compared to what they have done over the past two years.

Collectively we asked both the ES & MS Principals what was the plan for the children who were in this program prior to school starting and were informed the new ELA was enough. I can say as a parent am saddened and disappointed in the lack of foresight by MCPS because I can only image where these children go had gone had this program been extended to the next level.

We were told that they chose to put the new advanced MS course in History rather than English because the English curriculum is set to change and they didn't want to build a new (advanced English) curriculum only to have to change it again right away. They strongly implied that there will be a true advanced option in English as well once the new English curriculum is in place.

Yes, I heard this too.

DP

When will the new English curriculum be put in place?

Our MS just got a new StoryWorks curriculum this year for the 6th graders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS was one of the first group of ELC students to complete the "2 year program" and just started RPMS this year. So to answer the question of what is he doing: he is in Global Humanities and Advanced English. I can say that my son and his peers say it is a "total" breeze compared to what they have done over the past two years.

Collectively we asked both the ES & MS Principals what was the plan for the children who were in this program prior to school starting and were informed the new ELA was enough. I can say as a parent am saddened and disappointed in the lack of foresight by MCPS because I can only image where these children go had gone had this program been extended to the next level.

We were told that they chose to put the new advanced MS course in History rather than English because the English curriculum is set to change and they didn't want to build a new (advanced English) curriculum only to have to change it again right away. They strongly implied that there will be a true advanced option in English as well once the new English curriculum is in place.

Yes, I heard this too.

DP

When will the new English curriculum be put in place?

Our MS just got a new StoryWorks curriculum this year for the 6th graders.

StudySync is being implemented this year at 24 middle schools. The rest will start implementing next year or the year after.

https://www.studysync.com/products/ela

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS was one of the first group of ELC students to complete the "2 year program" and just started RPMS this year. So to answer the question of what is he doing: he is in Global Humanities and Advanced English. I can say that my son and his peers say it is a "total" breeze compared to what they have done over the past two years.

Collectively we asked both the ES & MS Principals what was the plan for the children who were in this program prior to school starting and were informed the new ELA was enough. I can say as a parent am saddened and disappointed in the lack of foresight by MCPS because I can only image where these children go had gone had this program been extended to the next level.

We were told that they chose to put the new advanced MS course in History rather than English because the English curriculum is set to change and they didn't want to build a new (advanced English) curriculum only to have to change it again right away. They strongly implied that there will be a true advanced option in English as well once the new English curriculum is in place.

Yes, I heard this too.

DP

When will the new English curriculum be put in place?

Our MS just got a new StoryWorks curriculum this year for the 6th graders.

StudySync is being implemented this year at 24 middle schools. The rest will start implementing next year or the year after.

https://www.studysync.com/products/ela

We are at a school with Studysync. There is still no enriched English class being offered. All 6th graders at our MS are placed in Advanced English.

[Anonymous]

To be honest at some schools the data is so high and students are well advcanced that each class might receive enriched instruction. For example, at my school more than 90% of the students are above the grade level benchmark, thus we must enrich them so that they are learning and being challenged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: We are at a school with Studysync. There is still no enriched English class being offered. All 6th graders at our MS are placed in Advanced English.

I don’t think they could create an enhanced curriculum based on Studysync before anyone had even used the regular curriculum. I’d assume that’s a few years out.

[Anonymous]

Which school is it?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS was one of the first group of ELC students to complete the "2 year program" and just started RPMS this year. So to answer the question of what is he doing: he is in Global Humanities and Advanced English. I can say that my son and his peers say it is a "total" breeze compared to what they have done over the past two years.

Collectively we asked both the ES & MS Principals what was the plan for the children who were in this program prior to school starting and were informed the new ELA was enough. I can say as a parent am saddened and disappointed in the lack of foresight by MCPS because I can only image where these children go had gone had this program been extended to the next level.

Imagine those kids from ES GT center, even bigger disappointment! MCPS can never plan things consistently.

My kid went from a regional CES to our home MS, and it has been less than stellar. There are kids in her English class who can barely write sentences. Not sure how the teacher is supposed to teach kids at such a disparity of levels. DD is happy that it's easy, and the expectations are so low, but I do wish there were more of a challenge offered.

The other kids from her CES are spread out amongst various English classes, so they certainly didn't try to keep the cohort together.

[Anonymous]

In September the rumor at central office was that the ELC won't be back next year. They have eliminated all of the quarterly face-to-face trainings for the ELC teachers. They now have optional hour long webinars a few times a year. What a joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which school is it?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS was one of the first group of ELC students to complete the "2 year program" and just started RPMS this year. So to answer the question of what is he doing: he is in Global Humanities and Advanced English. I can say that my son and his peers say it is a "total" breeze compared to what they have done over the past two years.

Collectively we asked both the ES & MS Principals what was the plan for the children who were in this program prior to school starting and were informed the new ELA was enough. I can say as a parent am saddened and disappointed in the lack of foresight by MCPS because I can only image where these children go had gone had this program been extended to the next level.

Imagine those kids from ES GT center, even bigger disappointment! MCPS can never plan things consistently.

My kid went from a regional CES to our home MS, and it has been less than stellar. There are kids in her English class who can barely write sentences. Not sure how the teacher is supposed to teach kids at such a disparity of levels. DD is happy that it's easy, and the expectations are so low, but I do wish there were more of a challenge offered.

The other kids from her CES are spread out amongst various English classes, so they certainly didn't try to keep the cohort together.

We're at a nonW Middle School that's definitely not well-regarded on here. But, from talking to other moms from DC's CES, it's the same thing at other W and nonW Middle Schools.

MCPS puts all kids in Advanced English, whether the kid is 'advanced' or not.

If anyone at an MCPS has a different experience, I'd actually like to hear about it. From hearing about all of DC's CES classmates, there is no differentiation for English in 6th grade. The only differentiation in 6th grade is for AIM math and the Humanities class.

[Anonymous]

Any source of this rumor? Or it is a rumor, period?

Anonymous wrote:In September the rumor at central office was that the ELC won't be back next year. They have eliminated all of the quarterly face-to-face trainings for the ELC teachers. They now have optional hour long webinars a few times a year. What a joke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which school is it?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS was one of the first group of ELC students to complete the "2 year program" and just started RPMS this year. So to answer the question of what is he doing: he is in Global Humanities and Advanced English. I can say that my son and his peers say it is a "total" breeze compared to what they have done over the past two years.

Collectively we asked both the ES & MS Principals what was the plan for the children who were in this program prior to school starting and were informed the new ELA was enough. I can say as a parent am saddened and disappointed in the lack of foresight by MCPS because I can only image where these children go had gone had this program been extended to the next level.

Imagine those kids from ES GT center, even bigger disappointment! MCPS can never plan things consistently.

My kid went from a regional CES to our home MS, and it has been less than stellar. There are kids in her English class who can barely write sentences. Not sure how the teacher is supposed to teach kids at such a disparity of levels. DD is happy that it's easy, and the expectations are so low, but I do wish there were more of a challenge offered.

The other kids from her CES are spread out amongst various English classes, so they certainly didn't try to keep the cohort together.

We're at a nonW Middle School that's definitely not well-regarded on here. But, from talking to other moms from DC's CES, it's the same thing at other W and nonW Middle Schools.

MCPS puts all kids in Advanced English, whether the kid is 'advanced' or not. [b]

If anyone at an MCPS has a different experience, I'd actually like to hear about it. From hearing about all of DC's CES classmates, there is no differentiation for English in 6th grade. The only differentiation in 6th grade is for AIM math and the Humanities class.

That's what I've heard, too. We have a relative who went from a CES to a home school MS, and she says there are kids in her 'advanced' English who definitely aren't 'advanced'.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any source of this rumor? Or it is a rumor, period?

Anonymous wrote:In September the rumor at central office was that the ELC won't be back next year. They have eliminated all of the quarterly face-to-face trainings for the ELC teachers. They now have optional hour long webinars a few times a year. What a joke.

My sister works as an instructional specialist at central office with the curriculum office. AEI wants to keep the ELC in place but apparently the vision is to differentiate via the new reading packaged curriculum, Benchmark. Not sure how that will work with kids who are truly exceptional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which school is it?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DS was one of the first group of ELC students to complete the "2 year program" and just started RPMS this year. So to answer the question of what is he doing: he is in Global Humanities and Advanced English. I can say that my son and his peers say it is a "total" breeze compared to what they have done over the past two years.

Collectively we asked both the ES & MS Principals what was the plan for the children who were in this program prior to school starting and were informed the new ELA was enough. I can say as a parent am saddened and disappointed in the lack of foresight by MCPS because I can only image where these children go had gone had this program been extended to the next level.

Imagine those kids from ES GT center, even bigger disappointment! MCPS can never plan things consistently.

My kid went from a regional CES to our home MS, and it has been less than stellar. There are kids in her English class who can barely write sentences. Not sure how the teacher is supposed to teach kids at such a disparity of levels. DD is happy that it's easy, and the expectations are so low, but I do wish there were more of a challenge offered.

The other kids from her CES are spread out amongst various English classes, so they certainly didn't try to keep the cohort together.

We're at a nonW Middle School that's definitely not well-regarded on here. But, from talking to other moms from DC's CES, it's the same thing at other W and nonW Middle Schools.

MCPS puts all kids in Advanced English, whether the kid is 'advanced' or not. [b]

If anyone at an MCPS has a different experience, I'd actually like to hear about it. From hearing about all of DC's CES classmates, there is no differentiation for English in 6th grade. The only differentiation in 6th grade is for AIM math and the Humanities class.

That's what I've heard, too. We have a relative who went from a CES to a home school MS, and she says there are kids in her 'advanced' English who definitely aren't 'advanced'.

The speakers at our MS Open House said exactly this. There is no other English option in 6th grade, other than Advanced English.

If your 5th grader is reading at a 3rd grader level, she is placed in Advanced English in 6th. If she is coming from a CES, she is also placed in Advanced English.

ESOL and truly remedial students will get additional support. But other than that, it’s mixed ability classes for English.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any source of this rumor? Or it is a rumor, period?

Anonymous wrote:In September the rumor at central office was that the ELC won't be back next year. They have eliminated all of the quarterly face-to-face trainings for the ELC teachers. They now have optional hour long webinars a few times a year. What a joke.

I was told this by my DCs teacher. It's unfortunate. The program has been great for DC, but with only one teacher at 5th grade they would really benefit from meeting with other teachers. I heard AEI wasn't "allowed" to have teachers come to training during the school day. Now it sounds like the teachers are expected to participate in a webinar on their own time.