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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If they actually exist?!?  I am a parent of a Jefferson kid and can definitively tell you that, yes, the school has advanced math track and an advanced writing class.

If you’re going to question even basic facts that people with actual experience at the school are willing to share, then I don’t see much point in going beyond the basics.

But the school isn't sharing basic facts with prospective parents. Anybody who doubts this needs only to attend a JA open house. Not only is the placement process a black box, the classes themselves are something of a mystery. I couldn't get a straight answer out of admins as to why there are no advanced reading but there is one for writing, supposedly.

I also couldn't find out how kids get into the writing class, how many students are in it and what the criteria for admission are. Parents are simply told to trust the school to provide appropriate challenge. You're not told about the classes themselves, or how advanced students access them. No doubt there are political reasons for the lack of transparency, but I wasn't told what those were either.

We get it, you're impressed with advanced offerings at JA.  I'm not.

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