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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would think about whether you want to move here for ES or just wait until MS. If you are moving in 4th or 5th, then your kid will be on the "regular" track most likely here. Nothing wrong with that, but it's probably similar to what kids will do in DCPS. And when we were in DCPS, I was wowed by what the PTA could do. They are able to fundraise to add teachers to every class. That is not allowed here in MD. If you are in a DCPS that does this, then I think your experience might be better in DC than in MD.

We were at an upper NW school but needed to move to get into a bigger place so ended up in MD. Overall, I think the experience in DCPS was better. But I would take the MCPS MS in a heartbeat. And we were in a Deal feeder.[/quote]

If they move in 4th or 5th they wouldn't be able to get into a CES (but most qualified kids don't, it's a lottery with a tiny number of spots.)  If they're qualified for compacted math and/or enriched literacy (the latter of which is stronger at some schools than others) they should still be able to get it though.

(If the CES and middle-school magnets continue as-is, you'd want to be in MCPS in 3rd to be eligible for the CES in 4th/5th, or in MCPS in 5th to be eligible for the middle school magnets.  But who knows whether those will be the same by the time your child is old enough?)[/quote]

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