HB Woodlawn vs. Williamsburg Middle School?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hahaha, if you are zoned for WMS you have long odds for HB.

But I would do HB because for high school the smaller school will offer the best support.

The odds are no different than any other school, ALL schools are allocated between 2-4 seats based on enrollment data. Cardinal is the only exception with 5.

https://www.apsva.us/school-transfer-data/#:~:text=Woodlawn%20Grades%206-,Available,-Seats

The odds are dictated by how many apply, so if they all have the same allocation but more people apply, you have longer odds.

Way more people apply from NA, wheee parents are more aware and interested in the enriched program.

[Anonymous]

Less resources but likely way more per capita. Any idea of IEP percentage vs mainstream schools.

This is an excellent question, is there data on this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Less resources but likely way more per capita. Any idea of IEP percentage vs mainstream schools.

This is an excellent question, is there data on this?

The annual budget books have details on how many total students at each school, how many english language learners, and how many kids with IEPs. Last year they projected that H-B would have 680 students (not including the Striver program), 87 with IEPs/special education resources (13%), and 98 English language learners (14%).

The other high schools are:

Wakefield 2,096 286 IEP (14%) 250 ELL (12%)
W-L 2,306 252 IEP (11%) 48 ELL (2%)
Yorktown 1,945 113 IEP (6%) 127 ELL (7%)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid has an IEP at HB and we have been very very happy.

This is important. You don’t often hear that about any of the other MS.

This is true, but also HB has far less resources for special ed than other middle schools. So it's a tradeoff. They are great with the services they do offer but if they don't offer something, you are on your own.

I had a friend whose kid with dyslexia went to HB and they didn't do dyslexia remediation so they had to do it outside of school. Not sure if that's still the case.

Less resources but likely way more per capita. Any idea of IEP percentage vs mainstream schools.

Right but again, will they remediate for dyslexia with OG trained teachers? Or just give accommodations?

[Anonymous]

AP said HB does not offer remediation for dyslexia.

[Anonymous]

There’s currently a push to stop offering APs at HB for high school. Something to consider.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There’s currently a push to stop offering APs at HB for high school. Something to consider.

My kid is about to graduate from HB and they’ve been having this discussion for years and it’s never happened. I wouldn’t worry too much about this. (My DC took lots of AP classes.)

[Anonymous]

Take the spot. Try it for a year. You can always go back to your home school if you change your mind, but it doesn’t work the other way around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AP said HB does not offer remediation for dyslexia.

That's too bad, but if you can afford to pay for outside reading help, I would still take the spot. It's not like your kid is going to get great help for their dyslexia at Williamsburg anyways.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:AP said HB does not offer remediation for dyslexia.

That's too bad, but if you can afford to pay for outside reading help, I would still take the spot. It's not like your kid is going to get great help for their dyslexia at Williamsburg anyways.

I dont think any middle school does. There's a pilot program starting next year though. Having done APS OG and private, very few APS OGs are equivalent to private...with exceptions.

[Anonymous]

WMS is great for students who are self motivated rule followers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:AP said HB does not offer remediation for dyslexia.

That's too bad, but if you can afford to pay for outside reading help, I would still take the spot. It's not like your kid is going to get great help for their dyslexia at Williamsburg anyways.

I dont think any middle school does. There's a pilot program starting next year though. Having done APS OG and private, very few APS OGs are equivalent to private...with exceptions.

can you give me some more info about this pilot program?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:AP said HB does not offer remediation for dyslexia.

That's too bad, but if you can afford to pay for outside reading help, I would still take the spot. It's not like your kid is going to get great help for their dyslexia at Williamsburg anyways.

I dont think any middle school does. There's a pilot program starting next year though. Having done APS OG and private, very few APS OGs are equivalent to private...with exceptions.

New class at all neighborhood middle schools- called structured literacy. Look it up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AP said HB does not offer remediation for dyslexia.

That's too bad, but if you can afford to pay for outside reading help, I would still take the spot. It's not like your kid is going to get great help for their dyslexia at Williamsburg anyways.

I dont think any middle school does. There's a pilot program starting next year though. Having done APS OG and private, very few APS OGs are equivalent to private...with exceptions.

New class at all neighborhood middle schools- called structured literacy. Look it up.

I did and I don't see it. Do you mean Reading Strategies? Or if there actually a class called Structured Literacy? If so, can you please post a link to wherever I am supposed to look this up?