Successful COSA for Middle School
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Anonymous
| Has anyone had a successful COSA for middle school? Care to share what approach worked? I am a first timer. |
Anonymous
| OP, the approach that works is actually qualifying for a COSA, not just wanting to send your kid to a different school. |
Anonymous
| NP how do you qualify for a COSA? What factors are considered? |
Anonymous
| I work in a MS that is under enrolled and we getting students all year long from COSAs |
Anonymous
| Can you just tell them the truth like hey I'd like my kid at a better school? |
Anonymous
If you get denied, appeal. If you get denied again, appeal again. If you get denied again, appeal again. Repeat until you get it. |
Anonymous
What town? |
Anonymous
No. They believe all schools are the same (same teacher pool, same curriculum, etc.) |
Anonymous
That's true, but it's that they only want their kids mingling with affluent kids. |
Anonymous
Unique Hardship- Students may apply for a COSA when extenuating circumstances related to their specific physical, mental, or emotional well-being or their family's individual or personal situation could be mitigated by a change of school assignment. Family Move- Students whose families have moved within Montgomery County who wish to continue attending their former home school may request a COSA without demonstrating a unique hardship. Such requests may be considered for the remainder of the current school year only, with the exception that students in Grade 11 or 12 may be granted a COSA to stay through high school graduation. Siblings- When a student seeks to attend the school where a sibling will be enrolled in the regular/general school program, or a special education program, during the year the student wants to enroll. |
Anonymous
Olney |
Anonymous
Thanks for giving me hope because that’s where we want to go! |
Anonymous
You can see which schools are under enrolled looking at the at a glance sheets and a thread shared here earlier in the year. MCPS BOE shared the enrollment of every school and it showed many under-enrolled and several over capacity. I will say that unfortunately, some parents seek a COSA because of discipline or social issues and often those kids still have the same issues at their new school. I’ve seen this in private and public schools. Frustrating as a teacher |