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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do not think very many decisions about next year have been made yet. There is still so much shuffling and uncertainty in CO and staffing for school based has not been given to principals. It would be hard for any school team to plan much for next school year with so much uncertainty. [/quote]

But how will families be able to make decisions about whether to accept CES spots if they don't know what their home school will be doing for enrichment?  Obviously some would pick CES no matter what, but others would prefer to stay at the home school if they know the child will be in ELC but maybe not if they are just getting some occasional pullout time...[/quote]

You should take the CES spot. ELC is good if it’s delivered with fidelity, but CES is still better. It wraps around to science and social studies. My middle schooler who did CES came in better prepared for those subjects in middle school compared to peers who did ELC and had spotty/limited coverage of those subjects in 4th and 5th. I am also reading between the MCPS lines and it’s obvious you are not going to be guaranteed ELC or cohorting or anything enriched or accelerated at the ES level. It seems like they are probably going to get rid of it, which is a huge shame. [/quote]

This person is correct. What CES offers is a curriculum that is aligned, and project-based learning. So you learn about Greek history in Social Studies, mythology in English, and, like, ancient canal techniques or astronomy in science.

ELC is better than putting all kids in on-level English, but it's just not the same as the wrap-around CES option. [/quote]

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