Cooper Middle School New AAP center

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking as a Langley district parent I would definitely trade taking some esol or any other students for more per student funding and smaller classes. No brainer there. But the students aren't in Langley district.

all you need is some affordable housing. problem solved.

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Anonymous wrote:If you want the same opportunities, purchase a home in the Langley school district! Seems fairly straightforward!

We are in the Langley district and, aside from the Cooper issue, I really don't know what that bitter PP is complaining about. Our kids get exactly the same treatment as all other FCPS kids - well, except for the larger class sizes we get to deal with, of course.

There are larger class sizes beyond Langley.

Yep. But the Langley community is entitled to have smaller classes, don't you get it?

What you don't seem to get is the fact that the Langley community would like a FAIR SHARE of resources, including class sizes, that are afforded elsewhere in the county.

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They get it, they just won't acknowledge it. If you live in the Langley pyramid, apparently you're the enemy.

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Anonymous wrote:If you want the same opportunities, purchase a home in the Langley school district! Seems fairly straightforward!

We are in the Langley district and, aside from the Cooper issue, I really don't know what that bitter PP is complaining about. Our kids get exactly the same treatment as all other FCPS kids - well, except for the larger class sizes we get to deal with, of course.

There are larger class sizes beyond Langley.

Yep. But the Langley community is entitled to have smaller classes, don't you get it?

What you don't seem to get is the fact that the Langley community would like a FAIR SHARE of resources, including class sizes, that are afforded elsewhere in the county.

Not the poster to whom you responded, but Langley can have smaller classes when Langley accepts its fair share of ESOL and FARMS students. Until then, stop the whining.

And I'm not the poster to whom you're responding, but if you'd like to see more ESOL and FARMS students at Langley, why don't you contact the School Board and demand some boundary changes rather than griping about the Langley families who don't make boundary decisions? The fact is, there are no communities with FARMS or ESOL populations which feed to Langley. Is that somehow our fault? Get the boundaries changed if it bothers you so much.

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking as a Langley district parent I would definitely trade taking some esol or any other students for more per student funding and smaller classes. No brainer there. But the students aren't in Langley district.

Exactly. The PP just wants to blame Langley families for anything and everything. I don't know anyone who wouldn't welcome ESOL or FARMS students to Langley. But where will they come from if the boundaries don't change? Somehow this is our fault for living where we do?

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking as a Langley district parent I would definitely trade taking some esol or any other students for more per student funding and smaller classes. No brainer there. But the students aren't in Langley district.

Exactly. The PP just wants to blame Langley families for anything and everything. I don't know anyone who wouldn't welcome ESOL or FARMS students to Langley. But where will they come from if the boundaries don't change? Somehow this is our fault for living where we do?

Perhaps if you didn't sweat the small stuff like AAP at Cooper next fall so much, FCPS would have more courage about dealing with the bigger issues.

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I would definitely support Langley district affordable housing being built and sold by the developers making fortunes off Tysons ... Along with schools, bike paths, playing fields, etc. - all of which they could afford and integrate into the development. But the county doesn't make them do this, sadly for all of us.

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking as a Langley district parent I would definitely trade taking some esol or any other students for more per student funding and smaller classes. No brainer there. But the students aren't in Langley district.

Exactly. The PP just wants to blame Langley families for anything and everything. I don't know anyone who wouldn't welcome ESOL or FARMS students to Langley. But where will they come from if the boundaries don't change? Somehow this is our fault for living where we do?

Perhaps if you didn't sweat the small stuff like AAP at Cooper next fall so much, FCPS would have more courage about dealing with the bigger issues.

Has anyone considered what adding 300+ students in one year is going to do to the existing Cooper population? It seems to me that it would be less of a shake up for all students involved to do this in a phased approach-start with Kilmer which is most feeling the effects of overpopulation and then phase in Longfellow. I realize the school reportedly has the capacity for more students, but practically speaking let's get real!

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking as a Langley district parent I would definitely trade taking some esol or any other students for more per student funding and smaller classes. No brainer there. But the students aren't in Langley district.

Exactly. The PP just wants to blame Langley families for anything and everything. I don't know anyone who wouldn't welcome ESOL or FARMS students to Langley. But where will they come from if the boundaries don't change? Somehow this is our fault for living where we do?

Perhaps if you didn't sweat the small stuff like AAP at Cooper next fall so much, FCPS would have more courage about dealing with the bigger issues.

Has anyone considered what adding 300+ students in one year is going to do to the existing Cooper population? It seems to me that it would be less of a shake up for all students involved to do this in a phased approach-start with Kilmer which is most feeling the effects of overpopulation and then phase in Longfellow. I realize the school reportedly has the capacity for more students, but practically speaking let's get real!

This year's LLIV AAP program has already provided that step.

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Anonymous wrote:I would definitely support Langley district affordable housing being built and sold by the developers making fortunes off Tysons ... Along with schools, bike paths, playing fields, etc. - all of which they could afford and integrate into the development. But the county doesn't make them do this, sadly for all of us.

I agree, Langley should be redistricted to accept apartments in Tysons and the outer areas of Langley should be sent to Herndon. At least it would be a step to provide more diversity at each high school even if those apartments aren't necessarily affordable.

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking as a Langley district parent I would definitely trade taking some esol or any other students for more per student funding and smaller classes. No brainer there. But the students aren't in Langley district.

Exactly. The PP just wants to blame Langley families for anything and everything. I don't know anyone who wouldn't welcome ESOL or FARMS students to Langley. But where will they come from if the boundaries don't change? Somehow this is our fault for living where we do?

Perhaps if you didn't sweat the small stuff like AAP at Cooper next fall so much, FCPS would have more courage about dealing with the bigger issues.

Has anyone considered what adding 300+ students in one year is going to do to the existing Cooper population? It seems to me that it would be less of a shake up for all students involved to do this in a phased approach-start with Kilmer which is most feeling the effects of overpopulation and then phase in Longfellow. I realize the school reportedly has the capacity for more students, but practically speaking let's get real!

This year's LLIV AAP program has already provided that step.

Local level IV provided the program, not the heavily increased population.

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking as a Langley district parent I would definitely trade taking some esol or any other students for more per student funding and smaller classes. No brainer there. But the students aren't in Langley district.

Exactly. The PP just wants to blame Langley families for anything and everything. I don't know anyone who wouldn't welcome ESOL or FARMS students to Langley. But where will they come from if the boundaries don't change? Somehow this is our fault for living where we do?

Perhaps if you didn't sweat the small stuff like AAP at Cooper next fall so much, FCPS would have more courage about dealing with the bigger issues.

Has anyone considered what adding 300+ students in one year is going to do to the existing Cooper population? It seems to me that it would be less of a shake up for all students involved to do this in a phased approach-start with Kilmer which is most feeling the effects of overpopulation and then phase in Longfellow. I realize the school reportedly has the capacity for more students, but practically speaking let's get real!

This year's LLIV AAP program has already provided that step.

Local level IV provided the program, not the heavily increased population.

It also provided an uptick in enrollment.

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Anonymous wrote:I would definitely support Langley district affordable housing being built and sold by the developers making fortunes off Tysons ... Along with schools, bike paths, playing fields, etc. - all of which they could afford and integrate into the development. But the county doesn't make them do this, sadly for all of us.

I agree, Langley should be redistricted to accept apartments in Tysons and the outer areas of Langley should be sent to Herndon. At least it would be a step to provide more diversity at each high school even if those apartments aren't necessarily affordable.

The affordable ones are being torn down, some already have been.

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Anonymous wrote:Speaking as a Langley district parent I would definitely trade taking some esol or any other students for more per student funding and smaller classes. No brainer there. But the students aren't in Langley district.

Exactly. The PP just wants to blame Langley families for anything and everything. I don't know anyone who wouldn't welcome ESOL or FARMS students to Langley. But where will they come from if the boundaries don't change? Somehow this is our fault for living where we do?

Perhaps if you didn't sweat the small stuff like AAP at Cooper next fall so much, FCPS would have more courage about dealing with the bigger issues.

Has anyone considered what adding 300+ students in one year is going to do to the existing Cooper population? It seems to me that it would be less of a shake up for all students involved to do this in a phased approach-start with Kilmer which is most feeling the effects of overpopulation and then phase in Longfellow. I realize the school reportedly has the capacity for more students, but practically speaking let's get real!

[/b]This year's LLIV AAP program has already provided that step.

Local level IV provided the program, not the heavily increased population.

It also provided an uptick in enrollment.

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Not by that much-certainly not in the hundreds!

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I don't think it will affect the existing population. They'll probably only have 7th graders go to Cooper initially, so how many is that? 150 kids? The school is built to handle more kids, they'll all fit.

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Anonymous wrote:I would definitely support Langley district affordable housing being built and sold by the developers making fortunes off Tysons ... Along with schools, bike paths, playing fields, etc. - all of which they could afford and integrate into the development. But the county doesn't make them do this, sadly for all of us.

+1000 So true. The way developers get around doing this is obscene.