Thoreau - Local Level IV

[Anonymous]

Yes, but that was elementary. There is no other LLIV AAP center in middle in the County. It's ridiculous that Vienna parents can't assimilate with anyone else in the county except themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why isn't this thread on the AAP forum with the rest of the crazy-intense threads by AAP parents? Do you people hear yourselves? Breathe, please. This is middle school you're talking about, not HS or college.

Jester: "the clock is ticking and we're keeping score."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, but that was elementary. There is no other LLIV AAP center in middle in the County. It's ridiculous that Vienna parents can't assimilate with anyone else in the county except themselves.

LLIV did not exist in ES when our school did it unofficially either. I think it developed when several schools did similar things and then it got the official title and designation.

[Anonymous]

Hooray- I think this is a really good thing. Why wouldn't kids want to be with th kids they'll go Madison with? There are lots of kids the Madison local level Iv feeders that this will work out really nicely for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hooray- I think this is a really good thing. Why wouldn't kids want to be with th kids they'll go Madison with? There are lots of kids the Madison local level Iv feeders that this will work out really nicely for.

I agree. Same where Cooper is concerned.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, but that was elementary. There is no other LLIV AAP center in middle in the County. It's ridiculous that Vienna parents can't assimilate with anyone else in the county except themselves.

What about Kilmer? Longfellow? Jackson?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, but that was elementary. There is no other LLIV AAP center in middle in the County. It's ridiculous that Vienna parents can't assimilate with anyone else in the county except themselves.

What about Kilmer? Longfellow? Jackson?

I think the poster meant to say there is no middle school that currently has the equivalent of LLIV without also being a center that pulls in kids zoned for other schools. That is correct.

But FCPS needs a different model in this part of the county. The combination of growth and AAP-eligible kids means Jackson and Kilmer are both facing major overcrowding. Longfellow is in better shape because its capacity was increased when it was renovated two years ago. Meanwhile Cooper has a declining enrollment with the aging population in Great Falls, and FCPS has the opportunity to expand Thoreau during its upcoming renovation. It should be a win-win to move AAP kids over to local programs at Cooper and Thoreau unless people find a way to screw it up.

[Anonymous]

Will Kilmer really be overcrowded when Cooper gets a center? The Vienna kids used to go there. Not sure what was wrong with that scenario.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Will Kilmer really be overcrowded when Cooper gets a center? The Vienna kids used to go there. Not sure what was wrong with that scenario.

There's no logic to having LLIV at Cooper but not Thoreau.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:22:19 And why shouldn't they be? FCPS just started the AAP program there not too long ago and it's doing well. Why should Thoreau try to dismantle it?

How is Thoreau trying to dismantle it? The children who feed into Jackson should go there for AAP. It's not like anyone is saying that Jackson should not have an AAP center. If Thoreau wants to offer a local level four option, that's wonderful for the children who want to know their high school peers.

This sounds like parents whose kids didn't make aap and have a tough time explaining to their children. My DS went to louise archer and there were lots of parents email entire class about what Thoreau was such a great choice and why Luther Jackson was soooo dangerous--wrong! I don't know for a fact, but suspect these base LA kids wrangled their way into GT classes, but didn't qualify for middle school level IV.

What are you even talking about?

[Anonymous]

There is plenty of kids who should feed to Thoreau to have local level Iv and Jackson to keep their center. If all the eligible kids who are zoned for Thoreau stayed, you could easily have many classrooms of eligible kids and there would still be plenty of kids who who go to Jackson. This past year just one of Thoreau feeders had 40 kids Eligible in the 3rd grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is plenty of kids who should feed to Thoreau to have local level Iv and Jackson to keep their center. If all the eligible kids who are zoned for Thoreau stayed, you could easily have many classrooms of eligible kids and there would still be plenty of kids who who go to Jackson. This past year just one of Thoreau feeders had 40 kids Eligible in the 3rd grade.

Then maybe they should raise the bar and become a whole lot more selective. That alone would reduce crowding at AAP centers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is plenty of kids who should feed to Thoreau to have local level Iv and Jackson to keep their center. If all the eligible kids who are zoned for Thoreau stayed, you could easily have many classrooms of eligible kids and there would still be plenty of kids who who go to Jackson. This past year just one of Thoreau feeders had 40 kids Eligible in the 3rd grade.

Then maybe they should raise the bar and become a whole lot more selective. That alone would reduce crowding at AAP centers.

It's a good thing the numbers dropped last year thanks in part to the custom form of the CogAT.