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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thankyou so much for all the information. I had no idea about all this. My kid is in kindergarten. What should I do or prepare her for. Will they have enrich program for 1st grade.

Is Ces lottery base. Or do we show interest.[/quote]

Agree with PP about not stressing the CES thing for the moment, not because it wouldn't be a good opportunity, but because there is so little an individual/family can do that greatly would influence chances given current selection methodology.

Instead, work with other parents to encourage teachers/administrators at your local school to provide proper GT identification and enrichment.  That could include differentiation (within that allowed) in the classroom, teacher training for such, supports for others to free up time for such, routine assessments of ability, rigorous adoption of ELC for 4th & 5th grade, ensuring accelerated Math is preserved, etc.  Enrichment is supposed to be available at all grade levels, and is required by state law and MCPS policy, but is quite variably employed across classes & schools (though your community likely has a positive experience, as is the case in many, but not all, higher-SES schools).

Right now, CES is lottery-based after universal central evaluation of 3rd-grade studens' second-quarter grades and locally-normed winter MAP-R scores -- you don't need to express interest.  Standard offering of accelerated Math, which also begins in 4th grade, follows a similar paradigm, but is more the bailiwick of the local school administration, as is any Math acceleration offering beyond/before that.  That could change, as they revew the paradigm each year, though changes don't always happen.

There are many, especially in your area, who will seek outside enrichment.  It can be beneficial, but it also can be a burden on a child's psyche, and it begets an arms race for all-too-limited opportunities.  The best solution, there, would be greatly expanding the enrichment programs so that there is enough to meet the vast need in the county.  There have been efforts in recent years from MCPS to do the opposite, though, following a theory, which unfortunately has gained national traction, that GT education is inherently bised & inequitable.

Though I'd suggest that advocacy is entirely reasonable, should you have the time/energy, you'd have to make a decision as to whether it is better for your child to be part of a race, or, rather how you might best support the growth of your child while balancing the potential negative effects of measures that push with the race in mind.[/quote]

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