Moving from Montessori in MD to fairfax county this summer

[Anonymous]

Looks like it will be in the chantilly high school pyramid. It will be for his 7th grade (Rocky Run). We have an advanced student (per the teachers). We don’t have the typical public school testing or evaluation. I’ve heard and read AAP, Honors terms but don’t know where to start. I will create a separate thread for our other child. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like it will be in the chantilly high school pyramid. It will be for his 7th grade (Rocky Run). We have an advanced student (per the teachers). We don’t have the typical public school testing or evaluation. I’ve heard and read AAP, Honors terms but don’t know where to start. I will create a separate thread for our other child. Thank you.

Personally I would recommend getting your 7th grader tested so that you can start to put together a referral. I'm not sure what the deadlines are for newcomers but someone else will know.

Brace yourself for a very different environment than what Montessori affords, especially if it was a private school.

[Anonymous]

OP. Thank you. Hope I get some responses. I am quite nervous about the change and my son is more so.

[Anonymous]

Unless you can get him into AAP before school starts, I don't think it's worthwhile for him to do AAP. If he starts in honors, and then later switches to AAP, I'm not sure how it would work for him to switch all of his classes halfway through? I've heard that in many schools AAP is very similar to honors anyway (although you'll probably hear differing opinions about that).

[Anonymous]

Your child will be fine in honors if you are attending a MC/UMC MS, think Franklin, Carson, Longfellow, Rocky Run, Klimer type school. If you are attending a school with a high FARMs rate or ELL rate I would pursue LIV status. Think Herndon, Poe, and a few others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like it will be in the chantilly high school pyramid. It will be for his 7th grade (Rocky Run). We have an advanced student (per the teachers). We don’t have the typical public school testing or evaluation. I’ve heard and read AAP, Honors terms but don’t know where to start. I will create a separate thread for our other child. Thank you.

Honors at Rocky Run should be pretty comprable to AAP. What you need to think about is his math placement. You want to be talking with his current Teachers to see if he belongs in Math 7H, essentially Pre-Algebra, or Algebra 1 H.

[Anonymous]

AAP is predominantly decided by teacher via a holistic approach; test scores are
Secondary.

[Anonymous]

Parent with dc from montessori to public AAP — def do math placement and talk about actual routines of a public school (hall pass, can’t just get up whenever you want, need to sit in seat wait for bell etc). Those two were the most important. Most students don’t realize how institutionalized the school experience is but a montessori student will feel it during the transition. It will be ok!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AAP is predominantly decided by teacher via a holistic approach; test scores are
Secondary.

Not secondary but part of the holistic evaluation. If she's coming from private and her child has no test scores, it would be good to get some so that they can get a better idea of her child's aptitude.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Parent with dc from montessori to public AAP — def do math placement and talk about actual routines of a public school (hall pass, can’t just get up whenever you want, need to sit in seat wait for bell etc). Those two were the most important. Most students don’t realize how institutionalized the school experience is but a montessori student will feel it during the transition. It will be ok!

My child was in Montessori for preschool and K. This is good advice! You don't realize how much freedom they had to make their own choices until that is gone. My still wishes to go back to Montessori.

[Anonymous]

Thank you PPs. Great advice. I looked up some acronyms but don’t know what LIV status is.
How does one do math placement? Where? Is this online?
I asked one of the teachers and she said advanced but couldn’t tell me clearly. The main teacher is on holiday so will ask next week.
I looked this up and he is definitely pre algebra 1.

[Anonymous]

NP. How does one get a child in AAP before school starts, kind of similar boat (don’t mean to take over thread). Please share at kindergarten level.

[Anonymous]

PP. I meant as if I am Kindergarten (clueless)