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[quote=Anonymous]HB has eliminated nearly all the administrative positions at the school that other kids have -- no guidance counselors, no college guidance counselors, etc.  Administrators like principals and vice principals at HB also teach classes.  In this way they can cut class sizes down 1 or 2 kids compared to other schools.  Instead of counselors, kids at HB meet with their "TA class" once or twice a week for 20 to 40 minutes, it's sort of like homeroom if that makes sense.  In middle school, anyway.  It seems to work afaik.

I have a kid with an IEP and in my view, the school is more accepting of learning disabilities and differences than our elementary was, possibly in part because of its connection to the Shriver program which serves kids with more severe kinds of autism etc.  To be honest, I also think that HB is where APS kids with severe difficulties get placed when they apply from other APS schools, which could make the occurrence of kids with IEPs at HB more prevalent there than at other schools.  I did think that HB used to have a problem fitting special ed kids into its mission -- kids with IEPs are likely to have a problem with self-regulation but self-regulation and independence are a big part of HB's special mission.  (The school's motto is "a word to the wise is sufficient" which, ha ha, my kid needs a lot of words repeated over and over at various times throughout the day.)  Regardless of whether this used to be true, my IEP child is getting a LOT more support at HB than they received in elementary school and we are very grateful.[/quote]

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