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[quote=Anonymous]My dc started at whitman this year, and can only compare to our old school in a different district. We have a 504 in place and I’d say the accommodations are clearly not being done by default but they will be given when specifically asked. I’m leaving it up to my DC to advocate with teachers for things like extra time when needed, and that has generally worked out. But I was fairly active behind the scenes with counselors in the beginning. I would say the homework load is challenging but we’ve been through worse. (Some nights up to 4 hours but other nights 30 mins). I’m not sure if the school has a tutoring program or not, but a “homework helper” of some sort to keep your student on task will probably be a must since the kids have all classes every day at whitman (vs block schedule where there’s an extra day in between class meetings if they forget to do an assignment). Also, DCs old school had teacher office hours and that was helpful to get extra copies of worksheets, missing assignments, explanation of concepts missed in class, etc. Whitman does not have this, but DC has been able to meet with teachers during lunch when needed. It’s been hard, but manageable.      [/quote]

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