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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love how self centered ECE parents are. (We al were, it is an observation not an indictment). Sure 80% of ES school students are not in ECE but to hear ECE parents talk you'd think having a small cohort of PK3 kids going back is somehow a solution for COVID.[/quote]

I don’t have a child in ECE but in a language immersion program, absolutely the ECE and younger kids in K and 1st should go back and be top priority.  They cannot stay focused on zoom for any extended period of time.  It is also not developmentally appropriate.

For the older kids 2nd-5th, they are able to stay more focused.

No one said anything about a complete solution for all the kids at this point.  But at least MV has taken definitive steps to start a safe hybrid program in a limited group of kids who are best served with in person learning.  I hope that this might help motivate other charters to do the same as the PP above who asked for details so she could push her school.

Once you have a running hybrid program in place for a limited number of students and it does well, then it’s much easier to get buy in from more teachers to expand.

It makes no sense to prioritize PK over other grades. K-5 in that order should be the priority of every public school and public charter  immersion included. PK is NOT mandatory and shouldn’t be prioritized.
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Well they are prioritizing K and 1st also.

You obviously don’t have a child in language immersion, and specifically at MV. Please tell me how a child is going to learn to read and write in K next year when all instruction and learning is given in Spanish, and the child can hardly understand Spanish.  It will be very difficult and the children will struggle.

Grade level Spanish proficiency expectations are high at MV, especially starting in 1st.  I know this from having a child at MV who did not start in PK.

Wrong.  I have a child in an immersion program and we did not start in PK.  What happens to the poor kids in grades 2 -5 who are missing out on live instruction in subjects they are tested on while 3 and 4 year olds get free day care? Mandatory grades should be the priority. Kids start immersion in K and catch up just fine. It’s irresponsible of any public school to prioritize non mandatory grades not to mention it’s harder to enforce good hygiene, social distancing and mask wearing with 3-4 year old kids.

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Not really, a number of immersion schools who start in PK don’t let kids in for K/1st because it is so difficult for many kids to catch up.

Neighbors kid in upper elementary and are doing fine.

Sounds like it’s a phase in so it’s not like 2-5 are not coming back.

What school is your child in and when are they starting hybrid?[/quote]

You are flat out wrong. Most of immersion schools (I'd bet all but I don't have time to research them) accept kids at K including Mundo Verde (we were offered a seat for K) -- even Yu Ying takes kids up to 2nd grade. New kids started at our school in K and catch up fine. I agree that some upper ES kids (grades 4-5 ) are doing better with DL but many are not. We know some who are struggling. Kids in K-5 are expected to learn and our tested on new more complex material. Schools should start with K and move up to 5. Once these kids are back they can start providing free day care again. [/quote]

Oh give it a rest.

At least they are moving forward with hybrid for some students and phasing in students while you sit and make judgement without saying what school your kid is at.

Let me guess, Stokes or DCB both of which have no plans for hybrid.[/quote]

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