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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can she pass the proficiency test?[/quote]

I have no idea, is there any info about that online? I didn't realize there was a test. [/quote]

If she can't pass the test, they will send her to Tubman (unless you make another plan). We also considered Bancroft and moving to Mount Pleasant and talked to the school and knew we needed to do it before 1st grade (we didn't). Because the other kids are doing so much of the actual learning in Spanish (not learning the language, but learning content *in Spanish*), she would be missing too much instruction.

You can still send her to Deal and JR for middle and high school. Find another solution for 3/4/5.[/quote]

She is so far ahead of grade level that I'm not that worried about her losing a year - most of her recent test scores came back at the 4th-5th grade level. She's also extremely motivated to get fluent and we'd put her in immersion summer camp to prepare before starting. My main question is - is this a rule the school has or a recommendation that we can disregard?

I'd rather not find another option because we have a younger kid and I don't want to split them up. It would be so disappointing that a neighborhood school is off the table by age 8 because of this. [/quote]
She has to pass the test.  [/quote]

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