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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't get why HBW has to stay 6-12 grade. We have more middle school capacity now that we've opened Hamm. Last I checked, Hamm and Williamsburg were under-enrolled, even pre-pandemic. If APS sent the HBW middle school kids back to their home schools and made HBW 9-12 instead, it would also give more kids a chance to rotate through the program because students would only stay for 4 years instead of 7 years. I've never understood why middle school has to be part of the HBW program. [/quote]

That is a great idea. And with high student teacher ratios in classroom that also can increase the size of the program.

They could keep HBW MS program as a program tract within the middle schools or even just the one do the middle schools in HB MS — it would fill easily, just don’t guarantee admittance the HBW HS because of the size mismatch. That seems much more equitable rather than basically have those who apply in 6th get the special treatment  for 7 years rather than potentially more participating for 3 or 4 years.

Bravo. [/quote]

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