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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Current 4th grade parent. Last year, they screened everyone. We eventually got a letter saying that our kid was put into the "pool" as "eligible" for the CES, but he was not drawn for a spot. We know lots of people in the same situation, and a few whose eligible kids WERE drawn in the lottery and subsequently went to the CES.

At our elementary, there was a substantial enough cohort of kids that were eligible but not drawn in the lottery that the school is now running a self-contained Enriched Literacy Curriculum class for 4th graders. From what we were told, it's the same curriculum used for literacy at the CES. It's definitely a big step up from what my kid was getting last year (virtually) and feels appropriately challenging for bright 4th graders. [/quote]

THis is exactly what is suppose to happen going forward, minus the lottery.  The CES should be a program for those that don’t have a big enough cohort at their own school.  Otherwise, the cohort at home schools could utilize the Enriched Literacy and Math curriculum s.[/quote]

I support this thinking as long s there is recognition that there are some schools where there is NOT a cohort and that kids art those schools should have a solution (central magnet or option to go to nearby school with enough cohort). Some people use PP’s thinking to excuse getting rid of the magnets entirely and that would really leave some kids out to dry.[/quote]

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