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[quote=Anonymous]Current Rolling Terrace Spanish partial immersion parent here reporting out on the complete county mismanagement of an immediate change to NEXT school year for current immersion families:

Montgomery County announced tonight -- after several cryptic messages -- that [b]Rolling Terrace will become a two-way immersion program in 2018-19, for all incoming Kindergarteners ONLY[/b]. [b]All other existing immersion grades are moved out of the school[/b] (oh, you can stay in the RTES English program, if you want).

[b]Current K-2 immersion moves to William Tyler Page in the Northeast Consortium. Current 3 and 4th move to Burnt Mills.[/b] Families have to decide by February via a Notice of Intent form to accept or decline a seat. Hopefully they'll figure out regional bus stop transportation to be provided before requiring decisions.

Multiple parents asked about why the immediate change, without parent consultation. "The Metis Report conversations meant the county talked to thousands of students, so it was actually made with a great deal of parent input." MCPS staff mentioned that they're changing/moving College Gardens as well.

Here's the kicker: They told the teachers today also! So the teachers also need to switch schools, unless they want to compete to teach dual language Kindergarten at Rolling Terrace.

I don't know if the immersion programs will survive this. French and Chinese immersion parents, please let report out on changes happening for you, but beware, if you have a cryptic meeting notice, it means your school program is likely moving next year and go to the meeting. [/quote]

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