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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Any parents of 7th or 8th graders from these programs willing to share their experiences?  [/quote]

My child is a 6th grader this year and LOVES his school in the consortium - I went to back to school night last week and was blown away by the enthusiasm and experience of the staff and all of the extra programs that are available that would not be available at my child's home school.  As for academics - I know that there are 6th graders at these schools who are taking Algebra 1 this year, so that can give you some indication of how they treat the quality of their academics and meeting the needs of students at all academic levels.

I would recommend reaching out to the PTA at whatever school(s) your child might be interested in and asking to talk directly to parents of children at the school currently, instead of trusting anonymous people on message boards like this who may be speaking from ignorance/racism instead of actual lived experience.  You can also contact each school to set up a shadow day for your child to see how they like the program and the school.   I believe there will also be parent meetings this fall where the school administrators will be available to answer questions and provide information about all 3 schools.  When I was deciding about whether to send my child, I spoke to parents who had actually sent their child to the school as well as parents without actual experience at the school giving me their personal (usually negative) opinions.  I'm glad I listened to the parents of children who actually had a child in the program because after seeing my child at the school and observing what a positive, unique place it is, I know it was the right place for my child. 
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