We received some exciting news in the form of an email yesterday! It's from Vanderbilt's 4th-8th grade Dean. Her email is in bold (keep in mind that she doesn't yet know that Blake goes by his middle name):
Good morning,
I just wanted to pass along some GREAT news to you :-) I just finished testing Jon's third grade class and he scored the best in class!!!! He was very excited about Math and did amazing :-) We test all 3-5 grade students to see who could benefit from math RTI (small group pull-out math), and he surpassed my expectations! Go Jon!!!!
Mrs. R.
4-8 Dean
Vanderbilt Charter Academy
After receiving this exciting email, I emailed her back and asked what happens now after receiving these test results (and also alerted her to the name change). Here is her response:
As far as what happens with scoring so well on this test ... this is one piece to the puzzle. The kids are currently taking the NWEA test (this week and next) and once we combine the data, we use it to form enrichment groups. The kids who scored amazing (like your son did), will be given work that is at his level and challenges him, rather than receive the typical 3rd grade work that we know he can do easily. We don't ever want him to be bored with the work. Our motto here at the school is "Challenging Each Child to Achieve".
Sometimes a 3rd grade teacher will have kids at a 1st grade level and a 5th grade level all in one year, so we use our paraprofessionals to help co-teach. Blake will most likely be given math that is beyond 3rd grade. He is truly talented :-)
There's nothing like receiving an amazing email like this to brighten up a parent's whole week! Way to go, Blake! We're so proud of you!!
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