AAP orientation
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Anonymous
| Apparently we can’t ask how many level IV students are in each cluster |
Anonymous
I would not send my child to a program that refused to share that information. That sounds like an anti-AAP principal covering up that they are just spreading out the full time eligible kids between all the classes and saying three kids is a cluster. They may not know numbers for next year, but they can certainly tell this year’s setup. And whether they will have 6 or 18 kids in a grade level next they can certainly say what the plan is. |
Anonymous
You can ask, but the school won’t know until they know enrollment. Our said last night that 6-8 was the minimum guideline set by the county. |
Anonymous
There are principals ignoring that. |
Anonymous
| I would ask what they do to foster community and help the kids make friends in the beginning of the year. For kids coming from a different school it can be uncomfortable. |
Anonymous
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You can ask, "What happens if there aren't enough kids to form a technical cluster?" And see what they say.
The cluster method is the AAP of the future. But with the choice of cluster vs center a lot of families are leaving for the center where you are sure your kid has enough peers. |
Anonymous
The bolded is speculation. I don't know that even the AAP office has decided that. They're trying it some places. |
Anonymous
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If I understood the local orientation, the cluster can be 2-4 Level IV kids mixed in with Level III, and regular. They also said that there has to be 6-8? However, some local schools have very few Level IV stay.
I just wish the separation did not have to happen when the kids are so young — 7 and 8. Our kid will most likely go to the Center school. |