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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The lottery works like all of the other charters. No special preferences are given to SN children. However, Bridges is still pretty easy to get into--while it's been around for 7 years, this was the first year for kindergarten.

Since this was the first expansion year, I think a lot of people didn't understand the long term potential of Bridges. Plus, now that the permanent home will most likely be at Sharpe Health (once it closes in 2014), a lot of CH/Petworth families will be clamouring for a slot. This may be the last "easy" lottery for Bridges.[/quote]

We left Bridges, because while we like the inclusion model, our G&T daughter just wasn't challenged enough and we lucked into a top charter for K. That's one of the drawbacks of inclusion with a high percentage of SN students like Bridges, it's hard to really do differentiated instruction in a way that challenges high achieving students. Love love love the administration though. Wonderful people. [/quote]

Everyone has a different experience at the same charter, but my daughter is advanced for her age and thriving. If anything, the teachers make a clear effort to assess each kid, and keep them moving forward (and challenged). Bridges provides parents lots of outcomes, goals and detailed reports. I'm confident that her sn classmates aren't affecting her experience or Bridges resources.[/quote]

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