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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids used to attend a title 1 school with approx. 60% F&R meals. Poverty at this school more than doubled in the last several years following a boundary change. I noticed many changes including the discontinuation of meaningful homework and enrichment. When asked, my kids said they were reading to others for language arts class. Hardly ever received feedback on the little work I saw come home. Yes, there are smaller class sizes but when 50-60% of the class is behind and the pressure is on to pass the SOLs is extreme, I question the amount of time spent with those who are working above grade level. One classroom can have students who are working at several different grade levels, particularly in the upper grades. Many students new to schooling may be just joining these classes. Specialists are constantly working to aid these students and yet less than half pass the exams. So then the next year more must be done, somehow...to close the achievement gap.

I compared SOL scores between kids of our demographic category to kids in other (low poverty non-AAP) schools of the same category and found that our school's scores were at least 10 -20 points lower. I think FCPS even commissioned their own "tipping" point study and found that at 20% poverty is when you start to see a reduction in scores across the board. I also checked out the teacher survey of the school and it wasn't that great.

So my advice would be to talk to families, visit the school, check out the DOE SOL scores and the teacher survey.[/quote]

You mean schools with greater than 20% of children in poverty tend to see reduction in scores across the board? [/quote]

OP here -- As I said, my DC are at a Title I school.  I'm wondering if concerns of families who've left, are leaving and supposedly planning to leave revolves around a [i]perception[/i] or a demonstrable effect on scores.  The above PP's question is essentially what I'm wondering.  If the answer is yes, does the gap between mid- to high-SES at Title I and non-Title widen by increasing grade?  [/quote]

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