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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am an mcps k teacher. I will not give details regarding the assessment. I will say that in order to pass your child needs to demonstrate end of kindergarten proficiency levels. In addition he will need to show that he is emotionally and socially ready. He will need to separate from you with ease during the assessment. He will need to engage with the teachers and other children. He will need to begin, sustain attention to and complete a non-proffered task. 
If you believe he can do these things, or you’re not sure and want him assessed, make an appointment with the homeschool in the spring. 
If the team agrees that he is ready, great. If they don’t, he does another year of prek. 
Good luck.[/quote]

It's bizarre to me that the early entrance assessment is based on end of year meteucsm if you have an almost 4 year old who is testing at the end of kindergarten then by that logic they'd be readyfir first grade [/quote]

We (k teachers) don’t set the requirements. My team was surprised when the metrics were changed a few years ago. But they are what they are. 
However, a 4 year old who scores proficient is absolutely not ready for first grade. There is a lot more to kindergarten than academics. In reality, the social emotional and life skills aspect of k are just as (some would argue more) than the academics.[/quote]

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