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February 17, 2011 at 11:02 AM #668578February 17, 2011 at 12:34 PM #667446
carli
ParticipantWow, since I left the discussion, it’s gotten all the way down the road to thinking about college! Yikes…our family is in the throes of college applications/acceptances with our 2nd, and fortunately, we’ve found that local schools (DMUSD and SDUHSD) have prepared them well for college (not to take any credit away from our kids’ hard work and persistence)!
A few years ago, SDUHSD was pursuing an IB program but recently elected not to implement it. Some (I would not say “many” as previously stated) local high schools do offer IB programs, and it’s reputed to be an outstanding program. SDUHSD does offer AP courses, which are extremely demanding and difficult for most students and (contrary to previous statements here) DO involve extra work and a faster pace (and not just an extra exam for college credit, which is optional).
Anyway, for ssr123, back to the original issue regarding elementary districts: To answer your question about DMUSD and accuracy of school assignments – it’s not that the DMUSD website page isn’t accurate with the description of which schools tie in with which neighborhoods, it’s just that there are NO guarantees at this point regarding matching the student with his/her neighborhood school due to the growth in Carmel Valley (mainly Torrey Hills area) in the past 5-10 yrs.
From the DMUSD website: “Please note: Every effort is made to place students at the school in their attendance area, however, due to the explosive growth within DMUSD in the last several years and the District’s commitment to maintain balanced, low class sizes at all school sites, we must inform you that students are placed at a school on a space available basis. If you have specific questions regarding streets in the area or have a question about whether or not a prospective house may be in DMUSD please contact the District Office at (858) 755-9301.”
That’s why I recommended visiting the district office and trying to figure out the chances of being placed in your school of choice. Again, I know this topic was on last night’s DMUSD board meeting agenda so perhaps some new guidelines were instituted that you’ll want to know about. I’m sure they’re trying to prepare for the upcoming school registration period starting in March.
As flu suggested, I would also encourage you to attend the March open houses at various DMUSD schools. This is a perfect opportunity to hear the principal talk about what makes his/her school unique and try to find the best fit for your child (and then you can tackle the question about whether or not that school has room for you).
Regarding your question about Solana Beach elementary district overlapping into Carmel Valley – yes, this is true. It’s VERY confusing and difficult to figure out, but in a nutshell, in the area east of I-5, neighborhoods north of Del Mar Heights Rd in Carmel Valley are actually part of the Solana Beach elementary school district. Once the kids enter 7th grade, it all becomes part of SDUHSD.
Hope this helps. Good luck continuing your search!
February 17, 2011 at 12:34 PM #667509ParticipantWow, since I left the discussion, it’s gotten all the way down the road to thinking about college! Yikes…our family is in the throes of college applications/acceptances with our 2nd, and fortunately, we’ve found that local schools (DMUSD and SDUHSD) have prepared them well for college (not to take any credit away from our kids’ hard work and persistence)!
A few years ago, SDUHSD was pursuing an IB program but recently elected not to implement it. Some (I would not say “many” as previously stated) local high schools do offer IB programs, and it’s reputed to be an outstanding program. SDUHSD does offer AP courses, which are extremely demanding and difficult for most students and (contrary to previous statements here) DO involve extra work and a faster pace (and not just an extra exam for college credit, which is optional).
Anyway, for ssr123, back to the original issue regarding elementary districts: To answer your question about DMUSD and accuracy of school assignments – it’s not that the DMUSD website page isn’t accurate with the description of which schools tie in with which neighborhoods, it’s just that there are NO guarantees at this point regarding matching the student with his/her neighborhood school due to the growth in Carmel Valley (mainly Torrey Hills area) in the past 5-10 yrs.
From the DMUSD website: “Please note: Every effort is made to place students at the school in their attendance area, however, due to the explosive growth within DMUSD in the last several years and the District’s commitment to maintain balanced, low class sizes at all school sites, we must inform you that students are placed at a school on a space available basis. If you have specific questions regarding streets in the area or have a question about whether or not a prospective house may be in DMUSD please contact the District Office at (858) 755-9301.”
That’s why I recommended visiting the district office and trying to figure out the chances of being placed in your school of choice. Again, I know this topic was on last night’s DMUSD board meeting agenda so perhaps some new guidelines were instituted that you’ll want to know about. I’m sure they’re trying to prepare for the upcoming school registration period starting in March.
As flu suggested, I would also encourage you to attend the March open houses at various DMUSD schools. This is a perfect opportunity to hear the principal talk about what makes his/her school unique and try to find the best fit for your child (and then you can tackle the question about whether or not that school has room for you).
Regarding your question about Solana Beach elementary district overlapping into Carmel Valley – yes, this is true. It’s VERY confusing and difficult to figure out, but in a nutshell, in the area east of I-5, neighborhoods north of Del Mar Heights Rd in Carmel Valley are actually part of the Solana Beach elementary school district. Once the kids enter 7th grade, it all becomes part of SDUHSD.
Hope this helps. Good luck continuing your search!
February 17, 2011 at 12:34 PM #668117ParticipantWow, since I left the discussion, it’s gotten all the way down the road to thinking about college! Yikes…our family is in the throes of college applications/acceptances with our 2nd, and fortunately, we’ve found that local schools (DMUSD and SDUHSD) have prepared them well for college (not to take any credit away from our kids’ hard work and persistence)!
A few years ago, SDUHSD was pursuing an IB program but recently elected not to implement it. Some (I would not say “many” as previously stated) local high schools do offer IB programs, and it’s reputed to be an outstanding program. SDUHSD does offer AP courses, which are extremely demanding and difficult for most students and (contrary to previous statements here) DO involve extra work and a faster pace (and not just an extra exam for college credit, which is optional).
Anyway, for ssr123, back to the original issue regarding elementary districts: To answer your question about DMUSD and accuracy of school assignments – it’s not that the DMUSD website page isn’t accurate with the description of which schools tie in with which neighborhoods, it’s just that there are NO guarantees at this point regarding matching the student with his/her neighborhood school due to the growth in Carmel Valley (mainly Torrey Hills area) in the past 5-10 yrs.
From the DMUSD website: “Please note: Every effort is made to place students at the school in their attendance area, however, due to the explosive growth within DMUSD in the last several years and the District’s commitment to maintain balanced, low class sizes at all school sites, we must inform you that students are placed at a school on a space available basis. If you have specific questions regarding streets in the area or have a question about whether or not a prospective house may be in DMUSD please contact the District Office at (858) 755-9301.”
That’s why I recommended visiting the district office and trying to figure out the chances of being placed in your school of choice. Again, I know this topic was on last night’s DMUSD board meeting agenda so perhaps some new guidelines were instituted that you’ll want to know about. I’m sure they’re trying to prepare for the upcoming school registration period starting in March.
As flu suggested, I would also encourage you to attend the March open houses at various DMUSD schools. This is a perfect opportunity to hear the principal talk about what makes his/her school unique and try to find the best fit for your child (and then you can tackle the question about whether or not that school has room for you).
Regarding your question about Solana Beach elementary district overlapping into Carmel Valley – yes, this is true. It’s VERY confusing and difficult to figure out, but in a nutshell, in the area east of I-5, neighborhoods north of Del Mar Heights Rd in Carmel Valley are actually part of the Solana Beach elementary school district. Once the kids enter 7th grade, it all becomes part of SDUHSD.
Hope this helps. Good luck continuing your search!
February 17, 2011 at 12:34 PM #668255ParticipantWow, since I left the discussion, it’s gotten all the way down the road to thinking about college! Yikes…our family is in the throes of college applications/acceptances with our 2nd, and fortunately, we’ve found that local schools (DMUSD and SDUHSD) have prepared them well for college (not to take any credit away from our kids’ hard work and persistence)!
A few years ago, SDUHSD was pursuing an IB program but recently elected not to implement it. Some (I would not say “many” as previously stated) local high schools do offer IB programs, and it’s reputed to be an outstanding program. SDUHSD does offer AP courses, which are extremely demanding and difficult for most students and (contrary to previous statements here) DO involve extra work and a faster pace (and not just an extra exam for college credit, which is optional).
Anyway, for ssr123, back to the original issue regarding elementary districts: To answer your question about DMUSD and accuracy of school assignments – it’s not that the DMUSD website page isn’t accurate with the description of which schools tie in with which neighborhoods, it’s just that there are NO guarantees at this point regarding matching the student with his/her neighborhood school due to the growth in Carmel Valley (mainly Torrey Hills area) in the past 5-10 yrs.
From the DMUSD website: “Please note: Every effort is made to place students at the school in their attendance area, however, due to the explosive growth within DMUSD in the last several years and the District’s commitment to maintain balanced, low class sizes at all school sites, we must inform you that students are placed at a school on a space available basis. If you have specific questions regarding streets in the area or have a question about whether or not a prospective house may be in DMUSD please contact the District Office at (858) 755-9301.”
That’s why I recommended visiting the district office and trying to figure out the chances of being placed in your school of choice. Again, I know this topic was on last night’s DMUSD board meeting agenda so perhaps some new guidelines were instituted that you’ll want to know about. I’m sure they’re trying to prepare for the upcoming school registration period starting in March.
As flu suggested, I would also encourage you to attend the March open houses at various DMUSD schools. This is a perfect opportunity to hear the principal talk about what makes his/her school unique and try to find the best fit for your child (and then you can tackle the question about whether or not that school has room for you).
Regarding your question about Solana Beach elementary district overlapping into Carmel Valley – yes, this is true. It’s VERY confusing and difficult to figure out, but in a nutshell, in the area east of I-5, neighborhoods north of Del Mar Heights Rd in Carmel Valley are actually part of the Solana Beach elementary school district. Once the kids enter 7th grade, it all becomes part of SDUHSD.
Hope this helps. Good luck continuing your search!
February 17, 2011 at 12:34 PM #668598ParticipantWow, since I left the discussion, it’s gotten all the way down the road to thinking about college! Yikes…our family is in the throes of college applications/acceptances with our 2nd, and fortunately, we’ve found that local schools (DMUSD and SDUHSD) have prepared them well for college (not to take any credit away from our kids’ hard work and persistence)!
A few years ago, SDUHSD was pursuing an IB program but recently elected not to implement it. Some (I would not say “many” as previously stated) local high schools do offer IB programs, and it’s reputed to be an outstanding program. SDUHSD does offer AP courses, which are extremely demanding and difficult for most students and (contrary to previous statements here) DO involve extra work and a faster pace (and not just an extra exam for college credit, which is optional).
Anyway, for ssr123, back to the original issue regarding elementary districts: To answer your question about DMUSD and accuracy of school assignments – it’s not that the DMUSD website page isn’t accurate with the description of which schools tie in with which neighborhoods, it’s just that there are NO guarantees at this point regarding matching the student with his/her neighborhood school due to the growth in Carmel Valley (mainly Torrey Hills area) in the past 5-10 yrs.
From the DMUSD website: “Please note: Every effort is made to place students at the school in their attendance area, however, due to the explosive growth within DMUSD in the last several years and the District’s commitment to maintain balanced, low class sizes at all school sites, we must inform you that students are placed at a school on a space available basis. If you have specific questions regarding streets in the area or have a question about whether or not a prospective house may be in DMUSD please contact the District Office at (858) 755-9301.”
That’s why I recommended visiting the district office and trying to figure out the chances of being placed in your school of choice. Again, I know this topic was on last night’s DMUSD board meeting agenda so perhaps some new guidelines were instituted that you’ll want to know about. I’m sure they’re trying to prepare for the upcoming school registration period starting in March.
As flu suggested, I would also encourage you to attend the March open houses at various DMUSD schools. This is a perfect opportunity to hear the principal talk about what makes his/her school unique and try to find the best fit for your child (and then you can tackle the question about whether or not that school has room for you).
Regarding your question about Solana Beach elementary district overlapping into Carmel Valley – yes, this is true. It’s VERY confusing and difficult to figure out, but in a nutshell, in the area east of I-5, neighborhoods north of Del Mar Heights Rd in Carmel Valley are actually part of the Solana Beach elementary school district. Once the kids enter 7th grade, it all becomes part of SDUHSD.
Hope this helps. Good luck continuing your search!
February 17, 2011 at 1:40 PM #667486bearishgurl
Participant[quote=carli]Wow, since I left the discussion, it’s gotten all the way down the road to thinking about college! . . .[/quote]
Yes, carli, we can’t tell how old the OP’s child(ren) are but are assuming they are in Elem/Middle school. He/she is apparently transferring from out of state and has set his/her sights on 92127, 92129 and 92130 without any regard to other zips which could also be convenient for them. 92127 and 92130 are almost entirely encumbered by Community Facilities Districts making Mello Roos bonds (“MR”) of up to an additional 1.7% of assessed value added to the regular property tax. 92129 is partially encumbered by CFD’s and these MR bonds tend to be lower and closer to payoff there. The bulk of Mello Roos Bonds are used to fund local school district buildings and other infrastructure.
The OP here appears to be heavily considering areas of 92130 which do not guarantee admission to any particular elementary school due to impaction.
Many homebuying Piggs on this site have become fixated on a handful or less of zip codes to house-shop in and do not realize that their kids can get the same programs or even programs not offered in those areas (you mentioned the IB program not being offered in SDUHSD) by shopping elsewhere for a home, NOT within a very expensive CFD.
You must know that college admission is what every student ultimately strives for. ALL CA high schools which are not “alternative schools” have the curriculum in place to prepare a student to satisfy his/her A to G requirements for CA public college entrance purposes. Paying exorbitant MR bonds for a “student experience” at a lower grade-level than 10th or 11th grade (where grades actually DO matter) is simply that, an “experience,” nothing more. Signing up to pay exorbitant MR bonds in 92130 for up to 40 years (on new construction) is over 3 times as long as it takes for a single student to work their way through the public school system! These thousands of extra dollars per year each owner in this “impacted” area send to the county treasurer every year will not even guarantee their children a seat in their local elementary schools! Since these bonds can add up to as much as 150K over their repayment period (in addition to the price of the home), there’s something very wrong with not having a guaranteed attendance for your children within the local schools serving an area which its MR bonds are used to fund local schools, in my book.
The acceptance into one of the colleges of the student’s choice late in their junior year (11th grade) is the culmination for all their hard work at the high school level. This is the entire reason for all students’ hard work in HS.
IMO, paying tens of thousands of extra dollars in the form MR bonds to live within boundaries to obtain a particular elem school or middle school “experience” is not worth the $$ as there are MANY fine elem and middle schools ALL OVER THE COUNTY where MR is not in existence. In addition, a SD County parent can send their HS student to one of seven (renowned for college-prep curriculum) private HS’s in this county for $9K – $20K per year and be done paying for it in four years, as opposed to paying MR for 20, 30 or 40 years.
February 17, 2011 at 1:40 PM #667548Participant[quote=carli]Wow, since I left the discussion, it’s gotten all the way down the road to thinking about college! . . .[/quote]
Yes, carli, we can’t tell how old the OP’s child(ren) are but are assuming they are in Elem/Middle school. He/she is apparently transferring from out of state and has set his/her sights on 92127, 92129 and 92130 without any regard to other zips which could also be convenient for them. 92127 and 92130 are almost entirely encumbered by Community Facilities Districts making Mello Roos bonds (“MR”) of up to an additional 1.7% of assessed value added to the regular property tax. 92129 is partially encumbered by CFD’s and these MR bonds tend to be lower and closer to payoff there. The bulk of Mello Roos Bonds are used to fund local school district buildings and other infrastructure.
The OP here appears to be heavily considering areas of 92130 which do not guarantee admission to any particular elementary school due to impaction.
Many homebuying Piggs on this site have become fixated on a handful or less of zip codes to house-shop in and do not realize that their kids can get the same programs or even programs not offered in those areas (you mentioned the IB program not being offered in SDUHSD) by shopping elsewhere for a home, NOT within a very expensive CFD.
You must know that college admission is what every student ultimately strives for. ALL CA high schools which are not “alternative schools” have the curriculum in place to prepare a student to satisfy his/her A to G requirements for CA public college entrance purposes. Paying exorbitant MR bonds for a “student experience” at a lower grade-level than 10th or 11th grade (where grades actually DO matter) is simply that, an “experience,” nothing more. Signing up to pay exorbitant MR bonds in 92130 for up to 40 years (on new construction) is over 3 times as long as it takes for a single student to work their way through the public school system! These thousands of extra dollars per year each owner in this “impacted” area send to the county treasurer every year will not even guarantee their children a seat in their local elementary schools! Since these bonds can add up to as much as 150K over their repayment period (in addition to the price of the home), there’s something very wrong with not having a guaranteed attendance for your children within the local schools serving an area which its MR bonds are used to fund local schools, in my book.
The acceptance into one of the colleges of the student’s choice late in their junior year (11th grade) is the culmination for all their hard work at the high school level. This is the entire reason for all students’ hard work in HS.
IMO, paying tens of thousands of extra dollars in the form MR bonds to live within boundaries to obtain a particular elem school or middle school “experience” is not worth the $$ as there are MANY fine elem and middle schools ALL OVER THE COUNTY where MR is not in existence. In addition, a SD County parent can send their HS student to one of seven (renowned for college-prep curriculum) private HS’s in this county for $9K – $20K per year and be done paying for it in four years, as opposed to paying MR for 20, 30 or 40 years.
February 17, 2011 at 1:40 PM #668157Participant[quote=carli]Wow, since I left the discussion, it’s gotten all the way down the road to thinking about college! . . .[/quote]
Yes, carli, we can’t tell how old the OP’s child(ren) are but are assuming they are in Elem/Middle school. He/she is apparently transferring from out of state and has set his/her sights on 92127, 92129 and 92130 without any regard to other zips which could also be convenient for them. 92127 and 92130 are almost entirely encumbered by Community Facilities Districts making Mello Roos bonds (“MR”) of up to an additional 1.7% of assessed value added to the regular property tax. 92129 is partially encumbered by CFD’s and these MR bonds tend to be lower and closer to payoff there. The bulk of Mello Roos Bonds are used to fund local school district buildings and other infrastructure.
The OP here appears to be heavily considering areas of 92130 which do not guarantee admission to any particular elementary school due to impaction.
Many homebuying Piggs on this site have become fixated on a handful or less of zip codes to house-shop in and do not realize that their kids can get the same programs or even programs not offered in those areas (you mentioned the IB program not being offered in SDUHSD) by shopping elsewhere for a home, NOT within a very expensive CFD.
You must know that college admission is what every student ultimately strives for. ALL CA high schools which are not “alternative schools” have the curriculum in place to prepare a student to satisfy his/her A to G requirements for CA public college entrance purposes. Paying exorbitant MR bonds for a “student experience” at a lower grade-level than 10th or 11th grade (where grades actually DO matter) is simply that, an “experience,” nothing more. Signing up to pay exorbitant MR bonds in 92130 for up to 40 years (on new construction) is over 3 times as long as it takes for a single student to work their way through the public school system! These thousands of extra dollars per year each owner in this “impacted” area send to the county treasurer every year will not even guarantee their children a seat in their local elementary schools! Since these bonds can add up to as much as 150K over their repayment period (in addition to the price of the home), there’s something very wrong with not having a guaranteed attendance for your children within the local schools serving an area which its MR bonds are used to fund local schools, in my book.
The acceptance into one of the colleges of the student’s choice late in their junior year (11th grade) is the culmination for all their hard work at the high school level. This is the entire reason for all students’ hard work in HS.
IMO, paying tens of thousands of extra dollars in the form MR bonds to live within boundaries to obtain a particular elem school or middle school “experience” is not worth the $$ as there are MANY fine elem and middle schools ALL OVER THE COUNTY where MR is not in existence. In addition, a SD County parent can send their HS student to one of seven (renowned for college-prep curriculum) private HS’s in this county for $9K – $20K per year and be done paying for it in four years, as opposed to paying MR for 20, 30 or 40 years.
February 17, 2011 at 1:40 PM #668295Participant[quote=carli]Wow, since I left the discussion, it’s gotten all the way down the road to thinking about college! . . .[/quote]
Yes, carli, we can’t tell how old the OP’s child(ren) are but are assuming they are in Elem/Middle school. He/she is apparently transferring from out of state and has set his/her sights on 92127, 92129 and 92130 without any regard to other zips which could also be convenient for them. 92127 and 92130 are almost entirely encumbered by Community Facilities Districts making Mello Roos bonds (“MR”) of up to an additional 1.7% of assessed value added to the regular property tax. 92129 is partially encumbered by CFD’s and these MR bonds tend to be lower and closer to payoff there. The bulk of Mello Roos Bonds are used to fund local school district buildings and other infrastructure.
The OP here appears to be heavily considering areas of 92130 which do not guarantee admission to any particular elementary school due to impaction.
Many homebuying Piggs on this site have become fixated on a handful or less of zip codes to house-shop in and do not realize that their kids can get the same programs or even programs not offered in those areas (you mentioned the IB program not being offered in SDUHSD) by shopping elsewhere for a home, NOT within a very expensive CFD.
You must know that college admission is what every student ultimately strives for. ALL CA high schools which are not “alternative schools” have the curriculum in place to prepare a student to satisfy his/her A to G requirements for CA public college entrance purposes. Paying exorbitant MR bonds for a “student experience” at a lower grade-level than 10th or 11th grade (where grades actually DO matter) is simply that, an “experience,” nothing more. Signing up to pay exorbitant MR bonds in 92130 for up to 40 years (on new construction) is over 3 times as long as it takes for a single student to work their way through the public school system! These thousands of extra dollars per year each owner in this “impacted” area send to the county treasurer every year will not even guarantee their children a seat in their local elementary schools! Since these bonds can add up to as much as 150K over their repayment period (in addition to the price of the home), there’s something very wrong with not having a guaranteed attendance for your children within the local schools serving an area which its MR bonds are used to fund local schools, in my book.
The acceptance into one of the colleges of the student’s choice late in their junior year (11th grade) is the culmination for all their hard work at the high school level. This is the entire reason for all students’ hard work in HS.
IMO, paying tens of thousands of extra dollars in the form MR bonds to live within boundaries to obtain a particular elem school or middle school “experience” is not worth the $$ as there are MANY fine elem and middle schools ALL OVER THE COUNTY where MR is not in existence. In addition, a SD County parent can send their HS student to one of seven (renowned for college-prep curriculum) private HS’s in this county for $9K – $20K per year and be done paying for it in four years, as opposed to paying MR for 20, 30 or 40 years.
February 17, 2011 at 1:40 PM #668638Participant[quote=carli]Wow, since I left the discussion, it’s gotten all the way down the road to thinking about college! . . .[/quote]
Yes, carli, we can’t tell how old the OP’s child(ren) are but are assuming they are in Elem/Middle school. He/she is apparently transferring from out of state and has set his/her sights on 92127, 92129 and 92130 without any regard to other zips which could also be convenient for them. 92127 and 92130 are almost entirely encumbered by Community Facilities Districts making Mello Roos bonds (“MR”) of up to an additional 1.7% of assessed value added to the regular property tax. 92129 is partially encumbered by CFD’s and these MR bonds tend to be lower and closer to payoff there. The bulk of Mello Roos Bonds are used to fund local school district buildings and other infrastructure.
The OP here appears to be heavily considering areas of 92130 which do not guarantee admission to any particular elementary school due to impaction.
Many homebuying Piggs on this site have become fixated on a handful or less of zip codes to house-shop in and do not realize that their kids can get the same programs or even programs not offered in those areas (you mentioned the IB program not being offered in SDUHSD) by shopping elsewhere for a home, NOT within a very expensive CFD.
You must know that college admission is what every student ultimately strives for. ALL CA high schools which are not “alternative schools” have the curriculum in place to prepare a student to satisfy his/her A to G requirements for CA public college entrance purposes. Paying exorbitant MR bonds for a “student experience” at a lower grade-level than 10th or 11th grade (where grades actually DO matter) is simply that, an “experience,” nothing more. Signing up to pay exorbitant MR bonds in 92130 for up to 40 years (on new construction) is over 3 times as long as it takes for a single student to work their way through the public school system! These thousands of extra dollars per year each owner in this “impacted” area send to the county treasurer every year will not even guarantee their children a seat in their local elementary schools! Since these bonds can add up to as much as 150K over their repayment period (in addition to the price of the home), there’s something very wrong with not having a guaranteed attendance for your children within the local schools serving an area which its MR bonds are used to fund local schools, in my book.
The acceptance into one of the colleges of the student’s choice late in their junior year (11th grade) is the culmination for all their hard work at the high school level. This is the entire reason for all students’ hard work in HS.
IMO, paying tens of thousands of extra dollars in the form MR bonds to live within boundaries to obtain a particular elem school or middle school “experience” is not worth the $$ as there are MANY fine elem and middle schools ALL OVER THE COUNTY where MR is not in existence. In addition, a SD County parent can send their HS student to one of seven (renowned for college-prep curriculum) private HS’s in this county for $9K – $20K per year and be done paying for it in four years, as opposed to paying MR for 20, 30 or 40 years.
February 17, 2011 at 2:00 PM #667496Participant[quote-carli]…SDUHSD does offer AP courses, which are extremely demanding and difficult for most students and (contrary to previous statements here) DO involve extra work and a faster pace (and not just an extra exam for college credit, which is optional)…[/quote]
ssr123, these (demanding and rigorous) advanced placement courses (AP) are offered in MANY high schools in EVERY school district in SD County, including:
Poway Unified School District
San Diego Unified School District
Grossmont Union High School District
Sweetwater Union High School District
Coronado Unified School Districtas well as all North County school districts. These classes tend to be very difficult and are not for every student. As I stated before, I’ve seen several students who were once in “GATE” in lower grades have to drop out of AP courses in HS and mainstream back into the regular “college prep” curriculum.
February 17, 2011 at 2:00 PM #667558Participant[quote-carli]…SDUHSD does offer AP courses, which are extremely demanding and difficult for most students and (contrary to previous statements here) DO involve extra work and a faster pace (and not just an extra exam for college credit, which is optional)…[/quote]
ssr123, these (demanding and rigorous) advanced placement courses (AP) are offered in MANY high schools in EVERY school district in SD County, including:
Poway Unified School District
San Diego Unified School District
Grossmont Union High School District
Sweetwater Union High School District
Coronado Unified School Districtas well as all North County school districts. These classes tend to be very difficult and are not for every student. As I stated before, I’ve seen several students who were once in “GATE” in lower grades have to drop out of AP courses in HS and mainstream back into the regular “college prep” curriculum.
February 17, 2011 at 2:00 PM #668167Participant[quote-carli]…SDUHSD does offer AP courses, which are extremely demanding and difficult for most students and (contrary to previous statements here) DO involve extra work and a faster pace (and not just an extra exam for college credit, which is optional)…[/quote]
ssr123, these (demanding and rigorous) advanced placement courses (AP) are offered in MANY high schools in EVERY school district in SD County, including:
Poway Unified School District
San Diego Unified School District
Grossmont Union High School District
Sweetwater Union High School District
Coronado Unified School Districtas well as all North County school districts. These classes tend to be very difficult and are not for every student. As I stated before, I’ve seen several students who were once in “GATE” in lower grades have to drop out of AP courses in HS and mainstream back into the regular “college prep” curriculum.
February 17, 2011 at 2:00 PM #668305Participant[quote-carli]…SDUHSD does offer AP courses, which are extremely demanding and difficult for most students and (contrary to previous statements here) DO involve extra work and a faster pace (and not just an extra exam for college credit, which is optional)…[/quote]
ssr123, these (demanding and rigorous) advanced placement courses (AP) are offered in MANY high schools in EVERY school district in SD County, including:
Poway Unified School District
San Diego Unified School District
Grossmont Union High School District
Sweetwater Union High School District
Coronado Unified School Districtas well as all North County school districts. These classes tend to be very difficult and are not for every student. As I stated before, I’ve seen several students who were once in “GATE” in lower grades have to drop out of AP courses in HS and mainstream back into the regular “college prep” curriculum.
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