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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the elimination of ELC came as a surprise to everyone, including the MCCPTA gifted committee, who had pushed very hard to get ELC rolled out in every single ES in the county.

I do think a new group of parents need to step up and start advocating on this issue. It wouldn't even be that hard because offering ELC should be cost neutral - you have the same number of teachers and students, you just cohort the highly able learners for reading in 4th and 5th grades. [/quote]

I was one of the people who previously sent an email to our principal urging to roll out of ELC at our elementary school. I would like to ask the parents whose children have attended ELC for the past years: Has ELC truly been beneficial for gifted children who were not placed CES? While I'm uncertain about other aspects, the MAP-R test, which is a measurable data point, my child's score decreased after the 3rd grade spring test and did not improve throughout 4th and 5th grades. It only went back up in the final 5th grade spring test. So I wouldn't feel any regret even if my other younger child does not take ELC classes in the future. Furthermore, I have been satisfied with the CKLA curriculum I've seen so far, and the material for 4th and 5th grades appears sufficiently challenging. [b]As long as they offer separate advanced level classes using CKLA, I'm fine with it. [/b][/quote]

Agre with this. It is the cohorting that matters. I actually don't think ELC material was great. MCPS came up with it on its own--we know they are not good curriculum writers. Using CKLA and moving at a faster pace to cover more content in a cohorted class sounds better to me. [/quote]

But they aren't doing this. They're doing 30 minute "enrichment" time. [/quote]

+1 The "point" of ELC was the cohorting. They took the introduction of CKLA to quietly get rid of the part of ELC that worked. [/quote]

I honestly can’t believe you are all blowing right past the emphasis on reading actual books. I would have thought that we could all agree that advanced readers being given the chance to read and discuss actual books was a good thing. Apparently not. Let’s just read excerpts on early American civilizations again. [/quote]

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