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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Different poster here, though I posted in another thread on this topic. I also have a kid with above grade level reading, 97% MAP score, and straight As. Apparently that didn't meet criteria for central review. Oh, and he has a 504 so theoretically the locally normed 85th percentile thing doesn't even apply to him anyway.

I asked the guidance counselor. She said she didn't know anything about it and referred me to the school reading specialist.

School reading specialist just reiterated that he didn't meet central criteria but cited the criteria for GT classification. When he was screened in 2nd grade for GT classification, he did poorly on the DIBELS. I thought criteria for ELC/CES are based on third grade performance, which he should have been included in the lottery pool.

[b]I concluded that nobody at MCPS really knows what they're doing.[/b] In light of that information, I decided that I wasn't going to bother with ELC/CES classification or whatever. He has intelligent parents who like to read, do I really need MCPS to arbitrarily assign a classification to encourage habits that I can encourage at home anyway?  [/quote]

Some know, some don't, and upper admin has disfavored GT-oriented programs, so they don't do even the MCPS-standard poor job of communicating for common understanding (it's not that information isn't available, they just don't make sure it's ingested/understood across locals and related programs).

If your DC had those indicators for the second quarter & winter MAP-R (not MAP-M), and a 504, you could appeal (e.g., if the local failed to note/central failed to account for the 504).  MCPS DCCAPS shpuld be able to tell you which of the particular criteria were missed if your readimg specialist can't.

Though one might think they are related, CES lottery pool placement amd SIPPI (GT designation) are kept separate.  If your DC might benefit from ELC, even if not placed in the local CES (same lottery criteria, but a higher seat-to-catchment-population ratio), you could have a conversation with the school admin, usually May/June as they begin to plan out class logistics.[/quote]

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