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Advanced Placement AP Courses & Weston High School

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High school AP courses are not the classes that make a student stand out like they did in the past to colleges. Whether it is the most accurate measure or not, magazines factor in AP classes all the time in determining their list of top public high schools. In fact Boston Magazine rated Weston High School in Weston, MA first in its list of the state’s top public high schools.

Y3K Tutor In Your Home’s 28 Day February Special

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We are half way through Y3K Tutor In Your Home’s February Special of 28 LIFE-CHANGING POSTS IN 28 DAYS!! Thanks for your feedback so far. You still have time to choose the topics covered. Let us know.

Asperger’s & Autism Anxiety

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Students with Asperger’s or autism commonly experience anxiety. They can be overwhelmed by the world around them. Many have sensory problems in which they feel, hear, and see more sharply. For example a doorbell might sound like a cannon and a clothing label may feel like a porcupine. This can easily lead to stress.

Slowing down, limiting stimuli, and training to better handle sensory stimulation can make a big difference for people with these challenges research suggests. In future Y3K Tutor In Your Home Blog posts, we will offer advice on how to limit stimuli at home by creating a calming environment and how to better deal with situations traditionally over-stimulating such as at a theater. If you have suggestions of what did or did not work for your child, please share with us so that we may post to help thousands of parent readers.

College NCAA Ineligibility From High School Courses?

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On average 10.5% of incoming college freshman are rejected each year for Division 1 sports because their high school courses they graduated with do not meet academic standards set by the NCAA. To be eligible to play Division 1 or Division 2 sports, incoming freshman must complete 14 to 16 NCAA approved core courses in high school, score a certain level in the SAT or ACT, and have kept up their grade point average. The NCAA approves most high school classes but does deem some ineligible. Their decision for each town varies.

Data from some local Massachusetts Y3K Tutor In Your Home towns is absolutely shocking. For example Wellesley High School in offers 26 classes, Newton North High School offers 28, Concord-Carlisle High School offers 30, and Newton South High School offers 30 classes that do not meet the association’s requirements for a core course. Lexington High School in Lexington MA is in a category all to itself with a whopping 78 ineligible courses. This data is especially surprising as all of the schools on this list are traditionally top ranked schools year after year.

Newton MA Override Vote

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In Newton MA, they will be voting on three property tax overrides to increase taxes by $11,400,000 to mostly pay for school projects. While Newton Public Schools cries how they need new buildings and program funding, they never tell the public about some of their spending. Every time there is a local override vote, cities and towns always whine about how if you don’t vote to raise your taxes, they will cut teachers, police, and firefighters and everyone will suffer. They never seem to threaten to cut or reduce the salaries of the unessential hacks that serve little function in the day-to-day education of our children. In the city of Newton for example, Newton Public Schools hired in 2012 a Communications and Community Engagement Coordinator at a salary of $60,000. Here are some other non-essential Newton Public School officials with outrageous taxpayer funded salaries for fiscal year 2011 that are hidden from the public:

Superintendent of Schools – $254,573.53

Deputy Superintendent: Chief Administrative Officer – $150,540.83

Deputy Superintendent For Teaching and Learning – $72,259.32

Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education & Special Programs – $141,484.24

Assistant Superintendent for Elementary Education -
 $140,908.50

Assistant Superintendent for Student Services – $132,750.08

Director of Human Resources – $117,750.08

Chief of Operations – $128,346.19

Director of METCO – $103,190.00

Assistant Budget Director – $89,683.10

Assistant Human Resources Director – $85,149.84

Assistant to Superintendent – $81,259.76

Co-Director of Elementary Student Services – $104,212.40

Director of Language Acquisition – $118,436.54

Budget Analyst/Administrative Assistant – $75,345.08

Data Management Specialist – $88,276.44

Coordinator of Grants – $106,361.52

Can you think of a better use of over $2,000,000 used to fund your child’s education?

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