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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it more advantageous for fcps and easier to build a stronger esol program if they concentrate those students in a few schools rather than spreading those resources between all the schools?

Do they get more federal money if those numbers are higher at a few places  than if the numbers were, say, 25-30% at a bunch of schools?[/quote]

I don't know how all the Title I funding is allocated.  Reportedly FCPS will have "ESOL academies" at Stuart, Lee, and perhaps Herndon next year as a pilot program to work with students who arrive at HS with minimal English skills (and in many cases limited literacy in any language).[/quote]

I guess I'll be pupil placing out of Stuart when my kids hit high school.  I'm guessing they'll probably end up busing ESOL kids from other schools to those academies.  How much worse can it get?  The county needs to do a better job of deciding where affordable housing is built so there isn't such a huge concentration of FARMs and ESOL kids in some schools and very little in others.
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For 2015 pilot year, ESOL academies at Lee and Stuart are for in-bounds only --> do not change demographics at the school. Who knows if this will persist long-term though.

Also each academy is 30 students so not really a big program anyway. [/quote]

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