this is JMHO from my own experience ......so please take it for what it's worth.
Our school moved my dtr to a very small self contained program for 8th grade. When it was time to move to HS they pulled her out of the small classroom and fully expected her to be able to totally mainstream into the huge high school with no help and no problems, becuz in their mind, I guess? they "solved" her "problems" by having her in the small 8th grade classroom. Nothing could have been further from the truth at all.
Seems to me each level they move up- the classes are larger the expectations higher, but if they spend any amount of time in a seperate class or school, and get used to the very intimate setting, it can be that much more difficult to jump back in.
I agree with Martie, what is the plan for middle school, what is available? Maybe Martie might have diff reasons than I have, but..it is an important thing to check into.
Good luck.
