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[quote=Anonymous]Only a second to explain further.

It is not an inequity in resources between the English Academy and the Spanish Immersion program.  Both programs are short-changed when it comes to the variety and depth of materials.  The difference is that Spanish Immersion students at least gain a second language.  English Academy children go to Westland without a second language and without the same types of literature experiences that other MCPS students receive.  The inequity comes in that the English Academy children are exposed to much less variety than their other MCPS peers and without any type of benefit.  It's lose-lose for the English Academy students.

I have the greatest respect for the RCF staff and administration.  It is impossible to lead a school with essentially competing programs.  The English Academy parents will always feel that they are shortchanged until they have a special program like the IBC program for primary grades or a technology program.  It is just the nature of the school.

Additionally the language used on this forum is repeated in the school yard.  Children in the English Academy have been teased for being in the "English Immersion" program. Some have been told that they are not special enough to be in the Spanish Immersion.

I am certain that the administration would love to focus on enriching the literature program for both the Immersion and Academy students but they are too busy putting out other fires.

I didn't see the post where the Academy parent was disrespectful but I apologize for that.  There is no excuse for this type of behavior. However, this attitude comes from years of having to tell our children "You're special too." The other kids just had their name pulled out of a hat.

As for why the materials issue hasn't been brought up before, it has.  It is brought up over and over again periodically but then gets drowned out by bussing, or bullying, or other topics that attract more attention.  There are so many important issues that it is sometimes difficult to get parents excited about variety of novels in the fourth or fifth grade.

As for your offer to donate money for books, you  might want to gather a core group of parents and raise enough funds to purchase one additional set of books for an entire grade.   You could approach the grade level team leader and provide the team leader a budget.  Ask the team leader to consult with the teachers to determine what set of books they would like in Spanish and what set of books they would like in English.  Sometimes well intentioned parents purchase items for the school without asking for teacher input. That is just a recipe for disaster.  A good time to catch the team leaders is at the School Improvement meetings.  The meetings are once a month and all the grade level team leaders attend.  [/quote]

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