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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good luck, folks. I have no dog in this fight because my kids are in middle school. But from personal experience, anytime MCPS has said there are “built in” extensions in the regular curriculum that can be offered to students to provide enrichment, they do not generally get offered. Or, in the rare instance they do, the teacher will say, “If you’re finished early you can do this extra work on your own, or you may read to yourself or play XYZ game on the Chromebook.”  The ELC is a good curriculum that advocates fought hard to bring to all schools. I have no intel about the actual plan, but it would be really unfortunate to remove it if the alternative won’t provide equivalent enrichment with fidelity. [/quote]

+100. People worked hard to be sure that all schools could offer ELC.  Before letting them get rid of it, I would suggest current ES parents be REALLY SURE that “Extras” from CKLA will match the same level as ELC contentAND have a clear understanding how the model will be to deliver extras.  ELC was/is not something extra it’s an actual class and that makes a big difference.

Example questions :
1) Do all grade 4&5 teachers have access to the extras?
2) How have teachers been using the extra this year?
3)What model will be used for kids who should be in ELC?
4) Will the students who should be getting ELC be doing the supplemental questions/work initially or will they be having to do it as extra work? 
5) If it’s not a separate class how will school ensure ELC level students are getting time for book discussion, review, and supplemental work feedback?[/quote]

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