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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In non-CES classes, MCPS usually spreads out the different abilities to be more equitable to the teachers. In a large school this means that the kids that are smart but just miss the CES cut off get spread out across multiple classes.In schools with high FARMS the skill range can be much lower for the lower 70% of the grade that didn't get into the CES. In 4th and 5th grade, kids are usually still in friend groups by gender which further cuts in half the number of studious friends that a kid can have in this scenario. [/quote]

This must vary in implementation from school to school.  Our school does heterogeneous classes, but there are still 4-5 kids of similar reading level in each class.  I can see where looping off a large group of the higher achievers would affect that, but it’s still possible to group kids with similar abilities without fully “tracked” classes.  Doesn’t PBES have like 9 classes of each grade?  Seems like there should still be enough kids close to the CES cut-off to create groups of 4-5 kids in each/most classes.[/quote]

In my child's 3rd grade at PBES 5 out of 8 children in the top reading group ended up in the CES. The following year the 3 that did not end up in the local center were assigned to classes with a small group with fewer than half-dozen kids at their level. They even met with greater frequency than in previous years since the teacher had more time to spend with them largely because the classes were smaller. [/quote]

Right, I mean, less than six is still a fine reading group.  At our school all of the 3 children accepted to the regional CES came from the same 3rd grade classroom.  The classes are not “tracked” but I don’t think that was a coincidence either.[/quote]

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