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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is the English reading/writing education like? Finding that MCPS does not have strengths in this area. Thank you![/quote]

The 6th-grade English teacher is a published writer and former college/university professor. The 7th/8th grade English teacher has been there for over 15 years, and her classes are typically writing and discussion-based. Almost all 7th/8th-grade teachers organize courses that are freshman year-level material, and alumni consistently report honors class preparedness.[/quote]

Current WES parent here. The school is amazing at recruiting talented faculty. Especially in the 7th and 8th grade years, the teachers expect constant improvement and self-advocacy. High school preparedness is consistently mentioned in classes.[/quote]

WES is a great school for students with learning challenges, and there are many middle school students who need and get extra support.  The school is easy going on workload, with lots of grace shown on late or missing assignments.  [/quote]

Can you expand on this? I talked with admissions last spring and they told me that WES is not the best place for kids with LDs that need support.[/quote]

Perhaps this is dependent on the specific needs of the student, the grade the child is entering, and the needs of the existing students in that grade. WES can accommodate basic learning differences, and also puts extensive focus on executive functioning, but they are probably not able to accommodate more extensive learning differences, and may be hesitant if applicants present potential behavioral concerns. The middle school is celebrating neurodiversity this month, and kids could choose to speak about their differences. A teacher spoke about her autism, which I thought was great. That all said, no school is perfect, but I feel like WES is pretty delightfully mainstream on most things, making it feel welcoming and accommodating of families, regardless of their cultural or socioeconomic backgrounds.

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