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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We got a spot for Pk4 at P St and were then dismayed to learn that they are adopting Amplify CKLA for language arts for K and up. It's an enormous time commitment and I have no idea how they will balance it with the school's other goals. I suspect that overall this will be good for the school's stats - Amplify is proven to improve test scores- but I don't like it for my kid, so we are staying put for now.[/quote]

The MV test scores are very low, especially at P Street, so this makes sense.[/quote]

MV Calle Ocho scores are not low.

P St is lower because they have a higher at risk.  [/quote]

This is exactly right. P St test scores are actually better for white kids than Calle Ocho scores are, but worse for Hispanic kids. This could be a matter of demographics because P St has much higher at risk than Calle Ocho.

I actually think that the test scores are fine at MV perhaps in part because I think the testing we have is pretty imperfect and not always a great picture of what is happening. However, DCPS bilingual schools have made huge gains and if MV wants to fill all their new pk seats they need to be competitive for better or worse.

I forget how many hours per day/week they said Amplify requires but doing the math it seemed to be almost equal to hours of school after accounting for lunch and specials. Amplify is edTech, very prescriptive, and doesn't use full texts. They use it in Montgomery County and some charter schools around town. It is very science of reading, which is great, but might not be a great fit if your kid is more advanced with language skills and you don't like edTech. I'm relieved that DCPS made a different choice.[/quote].

Anecdotally, but not representative of course, so many families I know are actively looking for more teacher-led interactions not more edtech. I’m not familiar with the ELA/CKLA from amplify but the science one has a terrible rep, so if that’s indicative of the company in general … I’m afraid MV will move in the opposite of competitive. Though of course families in NE and SE just don’t have as many options for dual language DCPS. [/quote]

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