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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So you think kids who didn’t get in the lottery have a chance to get elc? My kid had a higher score in the fall but his score fell on the winter map. He would have been placed in the lottery based on the fall score. It seems like bad luck, if his scores were reversed he would qualify![/quote]

Teacher PP here--I would like to think so, for the reasons you just mentioned. The year before last when we were making classes for compacted math, we were held to county criteria that dropped nearly all of our rising 5th graders from compacted math. It was very frustrating and nobody was pleased. Last spring, when preparing for this school year, that restriction had changed and we were able to move students into the class based on a number of factors. Some kids can handle the work but don't perform on tests, others have a strong interest in pushing themselves and want to try it, and I've had some kids that just have a spark and I think they could handle a little more challenge. And of course, parent input can make a difference too. It's just better, in my opinion, if the people that know the students and know the demands of the curriculum have a voice in the process, vs just relying on one score. Especially if that one score is going to gatekeep the opportunity. I'm all for allowing capable students the opportunity to prove themselves.[/quote]

(New poster ) Thanks for the input!  Our child didn’t qualify for the lottery, and we frankly don’t know if ELC is suitable for her, but we are hoping that it’s more flexible than the lottery cut-off and her teacher/school take other factors into consideration.  Like the PP’s kid, she had a higher MAP-R in the fall, and her grades are right on the cusp, but improving as she figures out how to take tests.

From a practical perspective, does a child’s acceptance into ELC or compacted math or whatever impact middle school/high school placement?   I was a late bloomer academically, and it would suck if she was the same way and tracking at this age meant later academic opportunities were automatically closed off.  
My main goal right now is to get her a solid foundation in reading, writing, math and critical thinking skills, so she can do as well as she wants when she’s in higher grades and not hate school. [/quote]

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