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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Curious. What is the benefit for an on par or advanced child with no learning disabilities to being in a school with smaller classes but many children needing intervention and learning a new language? How much extra help does a child really get in one of these classrooms?  We are weighing title 1 vs. non title 1 schools and can't make up our minds where to live.[/quote]

17:01 here.  My kids were both great students and were able to get plenty of attention from the teacher in their classes.  There were a lot of parents, like me, who volunteered time every week to work with the children who were below grade level in reading and math, so that the teacher and paraeducators (who helped in the class occasionally) could focus more on the kids who were able to perform at or above grade level.  The teacher would usually group the kids by their ability, and assign the groups work which would be challenging for them.  ESOL students were pulled to work with the ESOL teacher on a regular basis, or some years, there was an ESOL co-teacher in the classroom for the entire year.

My kids, along with a lot of the kids from their elementary school, are now in high school and are either at one of the magnet schools or in the AP and IB programs.  They did not suffer at all from being in a Title I school during their elementary years.

When evaluating schools, please consider that a school is more than just its test scores.  Some of the Title I schools have excellent, warm administrators, devoted staff members who have been there for many years, and an active PTA.  Those are some of the things to look for, along with a cheerful, clean school and children/teachers who look happy to be there.

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