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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]22:27 --  I do acknowledge EA parents' rights to be concerned about their kids' education!  I would really like to understand -- overcrowding at Westland aside, which I do get -- how EA parents think having the SI program is bad for their kids.

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Some of the concerns I have about SI at RCF are-
A) It guts EA.  First it limits space available for cluster kids in what is an overcrowded cluster.  Then neighborhood parents whose kids don't get into SI frequently opt out of the school district either by moving, by going private, or by getting a change of school assignment (COSA) to RHPS.  This leads to limits on the amount of differentiation that RCF provides in language arts, science and social studies.  There is a high % of English language learners at RCF, so often the classes are so disparate in reading levels that it's just impossible for teachers to provide lessons that are appropriate for all students.  At times I've seen assignments that don't work for any kid because it's geared toward a middle reading level but the kids in the homeroom are all either at the very high end or very low end.
B) I believe the administration to be more focused on the SI program.  I understand it's one of the few (possibly only?) full Spanish immersion elementaries in the US so it's prestigious.  They get favorable press.  The administration has no choice but to focus on it.  That means of course that EA loses.
C) As an EA parent I found attending PTA meetings to be kind of useless because discussion often turned to SI parents' transportation concerns.  Those of us in the neighborhood walk (buses to magnets cost close to $1000 per student a year FYI).  So while you have every right to discuss transportation, it tends to supplant any discussion that might be interesting/useful to both sides of the school.

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