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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please explain to me the difference? Is one set actually superior to the other in terms of teachers, curriculum and facilities for a child that doesn't have any special needs? The PARCC scores look comparable. Class size looks to be similar +/- 5 kids depending on the school year. Diversity depends on the school in both areas. Thoughts on this?[/quote]

I actually believe DCPS has a stronger ES curriculum and PTA has ability to make more of an impact ([b]MCPS won't let PTAs hire teacher aides or para-aids)[/b].

Chevy Chase ES leads up to one of two MS (300 kids per grade), and then BCC which is a very good HS with the IB program. Urban, open lunches, more SES diversity given location and housing stock.

Other Bethesda HS (Whitman, Walter Johnson) are not IB, and have larger 600 kids per grade MS. SOmething to think about since your kid will be 12 and get bombarded by a high grade/huge school.  Across the board, MCPS has HUGE populous HSs, with 600-1000 per grade. There are few public HS with smaller grades, unless you go private. The pros are you wlll find your people and be pushed appropriately, the cons are you will not make the cut in the play or team sport unless you are very good.   I don't know that dynamic at Deal or WIlson, those are both improving vastly, JLKM already have. [/quote]

This is key. If having more than one teacher in your young child's class is important to you do not go to MCPS. They forbid it unless it's an ESOL aide in a title one school with high FARMS or ESOL over 50%. 
Meanwhile DCPS has two teachers per TItle 1 school or 1 teacher, 1 aide per non-Title 1 school. I believe the class room caps are less in DCPS than MCPS across the board (MCPS is 28 in ES, 32 in MS, and 35 in HS). [/quote]

Not true. MCPS inclusion classrooms often have an aide.  There is a kid with special needs in my K kid's class with a full-time aide.  The aide is assigned to that kid, but helps other students when possible (since they do so much group work, the aide helps the group).  According to my kid's K teacher, these aides are a big help.[/quote]

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