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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is in second grade FCPS and we’re getting ready to submit an application in December

Does anyone know how far back the report cards go? Does it include all of first grade plus second grade Q1? Does second grade Q2 get included too in the file?

Thanks![/quote]

1st grade and 2nd grade Q1[/quote]

I didn't know report cards went in - my very smart DD had a teacher who gave all the kids all 3s last year. Will this negatively impact her?[/quote]

No one knows - but pre-pandemic 3s were good. My DC got in first round with mostly 3s and occasional 4s.  And lots of 2s in behavior.[/quote]

Everything about the AAP admission process has changed since pre-pandemic times. (I have a child who got in before and one after).

With the move to local norms, your child is pretty much competing for spots against the other students at your school —  On NNAT/CogAT, iready, report card, GBRS, work samples, etc. it really just depends on how your kid measures up against their peers on all those pieces combined.

So 3s on a report card doesn’t really matter if the committee sees that all the other students at your school are graded similarly and the rest of the packet makes a strong case that your child needs AAP. [/quote]

The in-pool cutoffs have changed but packets are still sent to the central committee.  How much has their evaluation and decision-making changed?  Do we know or just guessing?[/quote]

We are guessing.

I know that there are people who love the Centers but I think the process would make more sense if we were looking at kids at specific schools and setting the program based on where those schools are at. Maybe UMC ES need 2 LLIV classes because of the number of kids that could benefit from AAP. Maybe Title 1 schools need 1 LLIV class that teaches math at a different pace because there are smart kids who have not had the same opportunities as kids at different schools.

In my ideal world there are Advanced classes for each subject and kids attend the Advanced classes that make sense for them. I would guess that half of the kids would end up in 3-4 Advanced classes but that there would be kids who would be better off in Advanced Math and Advanced Science or Advanced LA and Advanced Social Studies. My kid belongs in Advanced Math and Science but is probably borderline for Advanced LA. He is not the greatest writer. He does well enough on his report card, mostly 4s but the occasional 3, and I could see him benefiting from a slower pace to grow his confidence. [/quote]

So you believe that wealthier schools are more deserving of a good education?[/quote]

I believe you educate kids where they are and you meet their needs. It is a demonstrable fact that kids from poor families are more likely to arrive in K not knowing their letters, numbers, colors, shapes, and sounds while kids from wealthier arrive knowing all of those things and a decent percentage are starting to read. Study after study after study shows this. Head Start was created to try and move past that by providing free, quality pre-K to poor families.

We know that kids at Title 1 schools test lower then kids at an UMC school. Not because the kids at a Title 1 school are dumb but because the kids at an UMC school start school knowing skills that the kids at the Title 1 school are learning. The kids at the UMC school are going to continue to progress because their parents are more likely to be able to help them with school work if the kid is struggling or provide tutoring if the child is struggling. The kid at a Title 1 school is less likely to have a parent who can help them if they are struggling and is less likely to be able to pay for help if it is needed.

I am not going to tell the kids at the UMC or MC school that they need to not be challenged to learn until the kids at the Title 1 school catches up. I am going to provide the kids at the Title 1 school with smaller classes and more supports to help them catch up. I do think we provide solid after school programs to give kids a place to go and have fun and solidify what they are learning at school. I do think we should be providing after school tutoring for the kids at Title 1 schools to help them master material.

But I am not going to pretend that the kids are starting at the same place nor am I going to pretend that they need the same type of educational program. It has nothing to do with overall intelligence and a everything to do with being realistic about what skills the kids bring to school and what support that they have at home. [/quote]

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