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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In terms of level of support, if you take an AP class, you are taking a college level class with the reasonable options of accommodations one might request in a college setting. There are specific cases for one-on-one support such as interpreter for a deaf student, note taker for a physically disabled student (unable to write) etc.  [/quote]
This is incorrect. An AP class is a high school class. A high school student should be supported in an AP class per their IEP just as they would for any other class in high school. The accommodations on the AP exam itself are governed by the College Board, so the student does have to apply to the CB separately for those.

- special ed atty[/quote]
Special ed atty, how is support defined?  This seems murky to me.  IEP teams have to disclose student goals, accommodations, and service hours but this hardly nails down the delivery methods for specialized instruction.  [/quote]

There is no way you are a special education attorney and do not know this. If you aren't lying, you are terrible at your job. Our kids get the support as documented in their ieps in high level classes [/quote]

My kid requires small classes. He just cannot handle 30+ people in a classroom.  I was told that this was not possible in AP courses.  His class schedule is ridiculously easy.  Cannot wait until he can move to DE.  Montgomery College caps class sizes at 24.  He can't handle 24 people either but at least I can see how many seats are left and we will pick sections based on that information.  I've been following the MC schedule and 8am classes tend to have lots of available seats late into registration.  Those will be the sections we will go after.

If there's a way that I can force MCPS to provide an AP class in the Bridge program, I'm all ears.[/quote]

I don't know what the Bridge program is. Your problem is different if you know your kid can't function because of the size of the AP class. I would talk to an advocate or special ed lawyer to see what can be done.[/quote]

Bridge is the MCPS self contained classrooms for MS/HS for kids with anxiety who cannot function in the larger classroom settings.    The issue is that there is only one class period for each subject and they seem to cater to the lowest common denominator.  Most classes are grade level; not even honors.  
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That is terrible. I would talk to a good advocate. Be wary as in my long experience, there were a few terrible ones. [/quote]

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