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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From an inquiring new parent -- it sounds like from the posts above that Lafayette doesn't differentiate in classrooms (or doesn't do it effectively) -- is this true? I had heard (3rd hand) that they do differentiate, and do it well.  Are there any current parents who know more?[/quote]

I have one high performer and one low performer, and I've been disappointed on both ends. My high performer reached (and exceeded) his grade's reading benchmarks in February. At that point, all of reading time was free reading, while the teacher focused on those who were not yet at grade level. In math, there are leveled groups, but they aren't very leveled; for example, in my high performer's class, there are only two math groups, which isn't much.

On the schedule, there is 30 minutes of WIN ("what I need") time each day in math and another 30 minutes in ELA. This is supposed to be time when the reading and math specialists pull out kids for either enrichment or remediation. In reality, because there is only one reading specialist and two math specialists and 7 grades (and almost 800 kids), each grade is only served (at least for enrichment) once a week. They do computer-based instruction (ST Math) during WIN time the other days.

My other child is below grade level in writing, yet she was never pulled for remediation during WIN time.[/quote]

Thanks for sharing - what a drag.  Sounds like the PTA needs to hire teacher partners, or at least more teacher partners, to get more instructors in the classroom.  I know that some of the other schools with similar demographics do this.  The Lafayette PTA raises mega dough - why isn't this happening?  [/quote]

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