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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a mid-Sept child who is currently 3 and is in a 3s program in preschool.  EEK for her would be 2016.  I have been stalking this thread.

To any of the PPs who have gone through MCPS's EEK process, can you tell me how to begin?  Also, do you have any insight into what MCPS is looking for for EEK entry?  I actually had K teacher from our local ES say the school never takes EEK.  Can they do that if she passes the test?  Is the test/decision made by the individual school?

Thanks![/quote]

My DD took the test and did not pass.  There are a series of subtests and your child has to pass each subtest.  So, even if your child gets the required overall number of points, it is not enough.  Some of the subtests require that you get all of the questions correct - my DD missed one of those and that was the only question she missed on the test.  They also observe for maturity and behavioral kindergarten readiness.

What we did was to put her in private school.  If you go the private school route, it is not until second grade where admission is automatically at grade level.  In first grade, your child enters in kindergarten and if your child is deemed ready for first grade, a move will be made.  That can take six or more weeks into the school year.

There is an appeals process if your child is denied EEK admission.  I went and read all of the available appeals decisions and decided it was not worth the time and effort - by the time EEK decisions are issued, you have very little time to get a private school lined up and pay the tuition.  In our case, we would have had to pay for tuition before the the EEK appeal decision was issued.  Also, I didn't find any appeals decisions that ever went in favor of the family - the school always won.  [/quote]

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