Banneker high school

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For the current parents at Banneker, how soon after the application deadline did you receive notification of an interview. Did you sit in on the interview?

March 4, for an interview the next week. Interview was half an hour long, with three faculty members; they asked a parent/other adult to join for the end.

Interview seems unfair for neurodiverse kids.

Or perhaps a plus for your kid when they're considering neurodiversity.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the current parents at Banneker, how soon after the application deadline did you receive notification of an interview. Did you sit in on the interview?

March 4, for an interview the next week. Interview was half an hour long, with three faculty members; they asked a parent/other adult to join for the end.

Interview seems unfair for neurodiverse kids.

Or perhaps a plus for your kid when they're considering neurodiversity.

I doubt they consider neurodiversity positively, but nice to think about!

[Anonymous]

Yes! My 8th grader has it as his #1 choice.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the current parents at Banneker, how soon after the application deadline did you receive notification of an interview. Did you sit in on the interview?

March 4, for an interview the next week. Interview was half an hour long, with three faculty members; they asked a parent/other adult to join for the end.

Interview seems unfair for neurodiverse kids.

Or perhaps a plus for your kid when they're considering neurodiversity.

I remember all those times in HS when my friends and I sat around and wished there were more socially awkward kids who wouldn't look us in the eye and we would likely never socialize with. Man we wished for more of that!!!!

You don't get neurodiversity by having kids look for it in an interview. Even if you did, you don't have nonprofessionals diagnose and identify it (adults or kids) in a 10 minute interview setting.

[Anonymous]

Did Banneker expand the number of spots this year?
Wasn’t that the point of the new campus? So they can double their size?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the current parents at Banneker, how soon after the application deadline did you receive notification of an interview. Did you sit in on the interview?

March 4, for an interview the next week. Interview was half an hour long, with three faculty members; they asked a parent/other adult to join for the end.

Interview seems unfair for neurodiverse kids.

Or perhaps a plus for your kid when they're considering neurodiversity.

I doubt they consider neurodiversity positively, but nice to think about!

They don't, or at least they didn't 20 years ago

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did Banneker expand the number of spots this year?
Wasn’t that the point of the new campus? So they can double their size?

Yes, their rubric says they have 220 seats this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the current parents at Banneker, how soon after the application deadline did you receive notification of an interview. Did you sit in on the interview?

March 4, for an interview the next week. Interview was half an hour long, with three faculty members; they asked a parent/other adult to join for the end.

Interview seems unfair for neurodiverse kids.

Well they have students on the spectrum so it doesn’t seem that unfair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the current parents at Banneker, how soon after the application deadline did you receive notification of an interview. Did you sit in on the interview?

March 4, for an interview the next week. Interview was half an hour long, with three faculty members; they asked a parent/other adult to join for the end.

Interview seems unfair for neurodiverse kids.

Well they have students on the spectrum so it doesn’t seem that unfair.

The DCPS stats say 1% special education, which is far too low. Like Walls, there’s something going on where they effectively screen out IEP kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the current parents at Banneker, how soon after the application deadline did you receive notification of an interview. Did you sit in on the interview?

March 4, for an interview the next week. Interview was half an hour long, with three faculty members; they asked a parent/other adult to join for the end.

Interview seems unfair for neurodiverse kids.

Well they have students on the spectrum so it doesn’t seem that unfair.

The DCPS stats say 1% special education, which is far too low. Like Walls, there’s something going on where they effectively screen out IEP kids.

You don’t know the percentage of SN students who apply. Many folks with kids that have SN bail on DCPS. DCPS on the whole doesn’t do well with SPED. Although my friends and family in other states with kids who have ASD all have the same complaints so I’m not sure DCPS is out of the norm. Please apply and see what happens!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the current parents at Banneker, how soon after the application deadline did you receive notification of an interview. Did you sit in on the interview?

March 4, for an interview the next week. Interview was half an hour long, with three faculty members; they asked a parent/other adult to join for the end.

Interview seems unfair for neurodiverse kids.

Well they have students on the spectrum so it doesn’t seem that unfair.

The DCPS stats say 1% special education, which is far too low. Like Walls, there’s something going on where they effectively screen out IEP kids.

You don’t know the percentage of SN students who apply. Many folks with kids that have SN bail on DCPS. DCPS on the whole doesn’t do well with SPED. Although my friends and family in other states with kids who have ASD all have the same complaints so I’m not sure DCPS is out of the norm. Please apply and see what happens!

I’m fairly positive that there should statistically be more than 1%. Especially since overt discrimination against IEPs has been tolerated at other application schools (Walls). We may or may not apply, and emphasis on interviews and the lack of SN representation is one big factor.

[Anonymous]

I hear Banneker counsels out kids who are not a good fit. I hear especially boys and would not be surprised if SPED was also counseled out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the current parents at Banneker, how soon after the application deadline did you receive notification of an interview. Did you sit in on the interview?

March 4, for an interview the next week. Interview was half an hour long, with three faculty members; they asked a parent/other adult to join for the end.

Interview seems unfair for neurodiverse kids.

Well they have students on the spectrum so it doesn’t seem that unfair.

The DCPS stats say 1% special education, which is far too low. Like Walls, there’s something going on where they effectively screen out IEP kids.

You don’t know the percentage of SN students who apply. Many folks with kids that have SN bail on DCPS. DCPS on the whole doesn’t do well with SPED. Although my friends and family in other states with kids who have ASD all have the same complaints so I’m not sure DCPS is out of the norm. Please apply and see what happens!

I’m fairly positive that there should statistically be more than 1%. Especially since overt discrimination against IEPs has been tolerated at other application schools (Walls). We may or may not apply, and emphasis on interviews and the lack of SN representation is one big factor.

SPED students should not attend Walls, Banneker, or any other academic magnet. They should attend a comprehensive public (or private) school that is equipped to meet their diverse needs. If you need extra time on tests, a quiet room, additional academic support, etc, find a suitable school. Stop trying to make a square peg fit into a round hole.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the current parents at Banneker, how soon after the application deadline did you receive notification of an interview. Did you sit in on the interview?

March 4, for an interview the next week. Interview was half an hour long, with three faculty members; they asked a parent/other adult to join for the end.

Interview seems unfair for neurodiverse kids.

Well they have students on the spectrum so it doesn’t seem that unfair.

The DCPS stats say 1% special education, which is far too low. Like Walls, there’s something going on where they effectively screen out IEP kids.

You don’t know the percentage of SN students who apply. Many folks with kids that have SN bail on DCPS. DCPS on the whole doesn’t do well with SPED. Although my friends and family in other states with kids who have ASD all have the same complaints so I’m not sure DCPS is out of the norm. Please apply and see what happens!

I’m fairly positive that there should statistically be more than 1%. Especially since overt discrimination against IEPs has been tolerated at other application schools (Walls). We may or may not apply, and emphasis on interviews and the lack of SN representation is one big factor.

SPED students should not attend Walls, Banneker, or any other academic magnet. They should attend a comprehensive public (or private) school that is equipped to meet their diverse needs. If you need extra time on tests, a quiet room, additional academic support, etc, find a suitable school. Stop trying to make a square peg fit into a round hole.

I replied further up thread but I completely disagree. It depends on the issue/kid! Kids with ASD could do well at Banneker (and do btw!). Also some kids with ADHD could do well because it is a well structured school. Stop seeing SPED as monolithic. I don’t know a single kid with ASD who needs extra time on tests.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For the current parents at Banneker, how soon after the application deadline did you receive notification of an interview. Did you sit in on the interview?

March 4, for an interview the next week. Interview was half an hour long, with three faculty members; they asked a parent/other adult to join for the end.

Interview seems unfair for neurodiverse kids.

Well they have students on the spectrum so it doesn’t seem that unfair.

The DCPS stats say 1% special education, which is far too low. Like Walls, there’s something going on where they effectively screen out IEP kids.

You don’t know the percentage of SN students who apply. Many folks with kids that have SN bail on DCPS. DCPS on the whole doesn’t do well with SPED. Although my friends and family in other states with kids who have ASD all have the same complaints so I’m not sure DCPS is out of the norm. Please apply and see what happens!

I’m fairly positive that there should statistically be more than 1%. Especially since overt discrimination against IEPs has been tolerated at other application schools (Walls). We may or may not apply, and emphasis on interviews and the lack of SN representation is one big factor.

SPED students should not attend Walls, Banneker, or any other academic magnet. They should attend a comprehensive public (or private) school that is equipped to meet their diverse needs. If you need extra time on tests, a quiet room, additional academic support, etc, find a suitable school. Stop trying to make a square peg fit into a round hole.

Federal law disagrees with you.