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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Like it or not, J-R is moving toward an academy tracking system.  (I don’t like it and I encourage parents to push back against this.) But if they keep going down the path the school is taking about this year, t is going to be increasingly difficult to get some of the more popular electives (like engineering and computer science) if you aren’t in the academy - and then they are trying to force the students to take all of the courses in that pathway.  I think it’s absurd to ask 8th graders to basically select a minor for HS, but that’s what is happening.  So, while you push back on this, I encourage all 8th graders to sign up for an academy if you think you might be interested in the electives in that academy.
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This is true. They are now trying to force all kids to select an academy and then complete the entire track.
I guess this is partly why they are paying big bucks to 3 academy directors. I am not sure why 3 academy directors are needed at one school[/quote]

I have a 9th grader (and 11th grader) and have seen no evidence that they are trying to force all kids to select an academy. The academies exist, and my kids are aware of them, but that’s it. I agree that they seem to be investing in them more—they were a totally confusing mess when my older kid started, and the academy he would have been interested in (HAM) no longer exists—but my kids have experienced no pressure to join one. [/quote]

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