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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can anyone tell me how their child is currently doing at Lee? If white and UMC, are there enough students like them to fit in and find their niche?[/quote]

My kids are doing fine. There are many opportunities to participate in activities since Lee is the smallest high school in FCPS. Will they be in the minority? Most definitely. Is this a bad thing? No. I have found the school to be receptive to everyone. Would I change certain things? Sure, but no school is perfect. The principal has made changes for the better (the AVID program and reintroducing some AP classes).

White people avoiding, moving away, and transferring out of Lee has led to a self-fulfilling prophecy since these are typically middle or upper middle class families and they would tend to score better (than say a recent immigrant). So as they left scores have declined. Not exclusive to white families as middle and upper middle class African American, Asian, Indian, etc. families have also started avoiding Lee. Sites like Great Schools have contributed to this downward trend.

The more middle and upper middle class families stay at Lee or move to Lee's neighborhoods the better the school will do. Remember, this is FCPS so the resources to do well are available.

If you don't send your kids to Lee, that will be X less white kids, and if others do the same it will be X + Y white kids less, and so on. What is your fear?[/quote]

I worry that resources will go to underperforming students at the expense of my average student. I've been told that Honors classes are a way to ensure more motivated kids, but what will happen if my good-but-mediocre student can't handle Honors. Will he be in classes with 20 year olds or kids who are just biding time? I want him to have a decent-sized group of kids who share the same interests, background, and values. Race matters less than motivation, work ethic, and behavior.[/quote

Lee has ESOL, regular, honors and IB classes.  http://www2.fcps.edu/LeeHS/academics/documents/letter%20size%20Course%20Offering%20Sheet%2017-18.pdf

Your kid presumably won't get put in ESOL classes and, if he can't handle Honors, he'd likely be in classes with even less motivated students at West Springfield or similar schools with wealthier demographics.[/quote]

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