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[quote=Anonymous][quote=MOM1970]

It depends on what you mean by "set her up for college"  College will always be an option.  Do you mean Montgomery College or UMD?  And there is a whole spectrum in between.

Of course there is a whole spectrum. I've been through this rodeo with older kid so I appreciate the options out there for post secondary education. [b]It means that my kid continues to have access to year 4 and 5 language, higher level math and science courses. AP courses[/b]. And she may never go to college (Montgomery or four year) but I don't want a lack of classes to prevent choices. [/quote]

These classes will not be part of the self contained program.  She will have access to them since she will be in a comprehensive school.  But there will be zero to limited support in the classroom.

My kid is in Bridge.  The SC classes are limited to the 4 core subjects.  I have asked about AP classes to administration and was told he will need to be able to manage in the classroom on his own.  Others have reported that there is support for AP classes and their kids have taken them.  I take that to mean that support is dependent on the specific school and staffing.  In Bridge they also have to take a resource class which eats up an elective spot.

For SESES, the self contained classes are English and History.  I'm not sure what the self contained classes are in ESESES.  I know that on Fridays, ESESES has an out of school day.  I don't know how that would work if your kid was in a 5 day/week AP class.

I am probably going to move my kid to dual enrollment at MC.  I will be able to see how many kids are enrolled in a specific class so I can find the ones with smaller class sizes.  MC has built in tutoring centers for writing and math.  Classes will earn college credit without a lot of the pressure of AP classes.[/quote]

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