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My son with an IEP and preferential seating always had a great seat with that stupid classroom arrangement, and my highly functional daughter never had a good seat. Indeed, throughout elementary, she was placed next to the most troublesome boys to be a calming influence! Yours might be in a similar situation, so keep an eye on it.

In middle and high school, it gets better, OP! Make sure your DD takes all the advanced classes - compacted math in 4th and 5th, to start her off on the right math track, foreign language starting in 6th (take the full 1AB course, not just 1A) and the "advanced" (regular) versions of social studies and English. For math they place based on MAP scores, so make sure she's well-rested and prepared for her MAP-M tests. Lots of reading for MAP-R.
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Thanks for this! Is there any other way to affect maths in 4th and 5th placement, or is it solely based on MAP-M? My daughter takes language instruction in husband's language already, should we still do full 1AB in 6th?[/quote]

For math placement, I was told they looked at all the criteria, so I assume grades in class and perhaps other standardized assessments are taken into account, but honestly at that age and barring learning issues, she's likely to have good grades and scores everywhere. I don't remember the cut-off for MAP, though. You can ask, it doesn't hurt.

For bilingual or near-bilingual kids, it's extraordinarily boring to sit in a beginner class for that language, so kids usually take up a new language in MCPS and study their native language on the side, and possibly take the AP exam for it separately in high school, which is what my kids have done/will do. It's OK, I suppose, if your child is already taking a language class on the side to just do 1A in 6th grade in a new language, but your husband is correct that East and South Asian students need to show higher proficiency than the rest to have the same consideration, particular during college admissions. So whether it's an additional language or a high level in a sport, instrument, robotics, National History Day award, or other activity, your kid must have something to distinguish herself. This is for the future, mind. But just something for you to think about. College trajectory starts in middle school, so that recognizable achievements can be garnered by high school.

I know. It's awful to have to think and strategize in this way!!!
But this is how you deal with the general competitive atmosphere of college admissions and also combat ethnic prejudice.
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