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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Classes are split by birth year/age and math/ reading ability. The highly able kids are usually split into 2 groups by age. Then the classes are evenly split with highly able kids (by age), kids who need the most help, and then sprinkled in with everyone else.[/quote]

Not in kindergarten. Mcps used to do kindergarten orientation but not anymore because the district didn't want to pay staff to run it during the summer. So schools will be making the lists blindly.

Op- usually the Wednesday before school begins you will get an email/postcard about your child's assignment. Most schools have an open house Thursday or Friday where you meet the teacher, drop off supplies and you can look around the building too. [/quote]

Kindergarten orientation used to the in the spring in every ES. Teachers didn’t get paid more. But kindergarteners had to stay home for 2-3 days. That is the practice that MCPS ended. Schools can still have K orientation, but they have to be able to keep the existing by K kids occupied on those days. Some schools still have it by having paras or subs work with the existing K students. [/quote]

And the schools that have it definitely cohort kids based on ability and age as best they can up front. [/quote]

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