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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you for your responses. I don't want to escalate if it is not necessary. The student is coming from a different school system and the counselor is placing them at low level classes without testing. [/quote]

I know this feels like an emergency right now, but k[b]ids can and do change classes right up through the second week of school[/b].

My child's school literally just sent the all course change form about 5 minutes ago.

Is the problem that the counselor is being unresponsive, or is the problem that they disagree with you about placement?? Has your child already taken the class they are being assigned to?[/quote]

Thank you, this is good to know.
The class overlap is not 100%. Basically, in their school, they have taken 80% of the content for the class they are assigned to, 85% of the class above and 30% of the class above that. They have already closed almost all of that gap while working at home during the summer. DC is a high performer, never got a B on a single test in the subject, sometimes was an only student who got an A. There is little doubt that they will be demoralized and bored in a class they are assigned to.
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I see, thanks. I would try to get this resolved as quickly as possible, because a lot of popular classes will already be full. My son was unable to take AP European History when he switched to MCPS, because he wasn't part of the January course enrollment for MCPS kids, so he missed out. Call the school, briefly describe the issue (you're new, classes were assigned that don't match the student's academic record, explain the counselor is not responding), and ask who else you could contact. They might be helpful, but important, if they're not, you can email the Principal, explain you called already and emailed and the counselor was not responsive. The Principal will pick someone on their team to answer your questions.

This is really the role of the Principal, OP: it's the person you want to use *sparingly* (or ideally, never!), who has the clout to prod anyone in their school to help with your problem ASAP. If your kid's counselor is away on vacation, then the Principal may just pick someone else to deal with you.

I only contacted the high school Principal once when the person who was supposed to reimburse me for AP exams my kid didn't sit for, left me hanging for MONTHS. I was so mad, but once the Principal was involved, miraculously it all got solved that very day... :-)

I hope your kid gets into the classes they want!

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