World Language transfer request for HS

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The language transfer option was removed in the past month. It’s a shame that so many people seem to have abused that option, and now kids who legitimately have an interest in a particular language won’t be able to transfer.

“Abused” that option?
Why is this worse than using the remaining option of IB/AP transfers?

It is not worse, but it is easier to halt the language transfers quickly since the base high school can offer the desired language online or remotely.

IB elimination involves an entire program where the classes are multi year courses, so phasing out or completely restructuring IB to only 1-2 high schools will take a couple years.

OP here: can you explain how this is achieved? FCPS Online doesn't offer all languages. So are we talking about a paid private class?

No.

Online will likely be the option. Or your kid will get a free period in the library. And log on virtually to the language class.

You can also see if you can drive her to Langley 1st/2nd or the final period for the language class, then back to McLean for the rest of her classes, like they do for Academy classes. This was given as an option at our school when it had to eliminate a specialized AP class not taught at every high school.

Email your school board rep.

[Anonymous]

"FCPS no longer permits student transfers solely for the purpose of enrolling in a specific world language. For questions regarding course selection, please visit your school's website to view the course selection catalog. For more information, contact your child’s school counselor or the Director of Student Services."

https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/registration/student-transfer-information

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. So if the option has been removed yet the child still wants to take the language course and the course isn't available via FCPS Online or Virtual VA, what are the options for the child? My child is interested in Russian and we are in the Mclean HS district so we weren't thinking of doing this solely to get to Langley (because there's no difference in my mind between the two, except for capacity issues which I don't consider excessive) but my kid really wants to add Russian as a language when he gets to high school. What are the options on this?

A pp posted this: “ Or, you could ask for your student to be allowed to go to the school for just one period like students do for academy classes, then return to your neighborhood school for everything else. You would need to provide transportation to and fro, which can be a hassle, but if your kid has a strong interest in the language the hassle might be worth it to you.”

I believe in the past, there were a few McLean students who took Russian first period at Langley, and then took the rest of their classes at McLean. I think the transfer time was during Highlander time- so they did not have to give up class time to facilitate it or possibly, they did it around the lunch periods. Schedules may have changed and the practice may have been eliminated a while ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. So if the option has been removed yet the child still wants to take the language course and the course isn't available via FCPS Online or Virtual VA, what are the options for the child? My child is interested in Russian and we are in the Mclean HS district so we weren't thinking of doing this solely to get to Langley (because there's no difference in my mind between the two, except for capacity issues which I don't consider excessive) but my kid really wants to add Russian as a language when he gets to high school. What are the options on this?

A pp posted this: “ Or, you could ask for your student to be allowed to go to the school for just one period like students do for academy classes, then return to your neighborhood school for everything else. You would need to provide transportation to and fro, which can be a hassle, but if your kid has a strong interest in the language the hassle might be worth it to you.”

I believe in the past, there were a few McLean students who took Russian first period at Langley, and then took the rest of their classes at McLean. I think the transfer time was during Highlander time- so they did not have to give up class time to facilitate it or possibly, they did it around the lunch periods. Schedules may have changed and the practice may have been eliminated a while ago.

OP here: that's a bigger problem for me. I work. I would have been able to do drop off and pick up from Langley if it were the whole day, but I can't do that just for 1 period. Some folks are saying it can be done online. I'm hoping that is a path we can explore. I'd hate to tell him that taking Russian for credit in FCPS is no longer possible for him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The language transfer option was removed in the past month. It’s a shame that so many people seem to have abused that option, and now kids who legitimately have an interest in a particular language won’t be able to transfer.

“Abused” that option?
Why is this worse than using the remaining option of IB/AP transfers?

dp. Many kids didn't enroll in the language for which they transferred.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The language transfer option was removed in the past month. It’s a shame that so many people seem to have abused that option, and now kids who legitimately have an interest in a particular language won’t be able to transfer.

“Abused” that option?
Why is this worse than using the remaining option of IB/AP transfers?

dp. Many kids didn't enroll in the language for which they transferred.

Then they should fix that problem (enforce enrollment in the transfer target language) rather than stopping the transfers altogether. Very unfair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. So if the option has been removed yet the child still wants to take the language course and the course isn't available via FCPS Online or Virtual VA, what are the options for the child? My child is interested in Russian and we are in the Mclean HS district so we weren't thinking of doing this solely to get to Langley (because there's no difference in my mind between the two, except for capacity issues which I don't consider excessive) but my kid really wants to add Russian as a language when he gets to high school. What are the options on this?

A pp posted this: “ Or, you could ask for your student to be allowed to go to the school for just one period like students do for academy classes, then return to your neighborhood school for everything else. You would need to provide transportation to and fro, which can be a hassle, but if your kid has a strong interest in the language the hassle might be worth it to you.”

I believe in the past, there were a few McLean students who took Russian first period at Langley, and then took the rest of their classes at McLean. I think the transfer time was during Highlander time- so they did not have to give up class time to facilitate it or possibly, they did it around the lunch periods. Schedules may have changed and the practice may have been eliminated a while ago.

OP here: that's a bigger problem for me. I work. I would have been able to do drop off and pick up from Langley if it were the whole day, but I can't do that just for 1 period. Some folks are saying it can be done online. I'm hoping that is a path we can explore. I'd hate to tell him that taking Russian for credit in FCPS is no longer possible for him.

Why Russian?

Is it just trying yo find any possible loophole to attend Langley?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The language transfer option was removed in the past month. It’s a shame that so many people seem to have abused that option, and now kids who legitimately have an interest in a particular language won’t be able to transfer.

“Abused” that option?
Why is this worse than using the remaining option of IB/AP transfers?

dp. Many kids didn't enroll in the language for which they transferred.

Yes, this.

Or they used the IB option to transfer to an AP school, but only took 1 AP class/year that was also offered at their base school, or switched to easier Dual Enrollment junior and senior year instead of AP.

Freshmen should never be allowed to transfer for AP. There are hardly any AP classes offered to freshmen, and those 1-2 classes could be offered at every school to completely eliminate freshmen AP transfers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The language transfer option was removed in the past month. It’s a shame that so many people seem to have abused that option, and now kids who legitimately have an interest in a particular language won’t be able to transfer.

“Abused” that option?
Why is this worse than using the remaining option of IB/AP transfers?

dp. Many kids didn't enroll in the language for which they transferred.

Then they should fix that problem (enforce enrollment in the transfer target language) rather than stopping the transfers altogether. Very unfair.

Stopping transfers entirely, or offering the student to take the language either remotely from the library, or 1st/2nd period then returning to their base school for the other 7 class periods makes the most sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The language transfer option was removed in the past month. It’s a shame that so many people seem to have abused that option, and now kids who legitimately have an interest in a particular language won’t be able to transfer.

“Abused” that option?
Why is this worse than using the remaining option of IB/AP transfers?

dp. Many kids didn't enroll in the language for which they transferred.

Then they should fix that problem (enforce enrollment in the transfer target language) rather than stopping the transfers altogether. Very unfair.

Fcps required parent transportation for language transfers.

That is more inequitable than saying no language transfers, only online transfers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"FCPS no longer permits student transfers solely for the purpose of enrolling in a specific world language. For questions regarding course selection, please visit your school's website to view the course selection catalog. For more information, contact your child’s school counselor or the Director of Student Services."

https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/registration/student-transfer-information

Are the students already in the pipeline, such as a Lake Braddock transfer taking Japanese 3 as a junior grandfathered?

My kid had to switch languages or change schools between 10th and 11th after the Latin program got shut down at our FCPS high school.

We choose staying and switching languages since back then online wasn't an option.

2 years of 2 different languages definitely hurt their college applications.

I hope the kids already in the pipeline can finish the 4 years of language.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The language transfer option was removed in the past month. It’s a shame that so many people seem to have abused that option, and now kids who legitimately have an interest in a particular language won’t be able to transfer.

“Abused” that option?
Why is this worse than using the remaining option of IB/AP transfers?

dp. Many kids didn't enroll in the language for which they transferred.

Then they should fix that problem (enforce enrollment in the transfer target language) rather than stopping the transfers altogether. Very unfair.

Stopping transfers entirely, or offering the student to take the language either remotely from the library, or 1st/2nd period then returning to their base school for the other 7 class periods makes the most sense.

If a parent is willing and able to provide transportation, then that is more cost effective than the school transporting the kid for just one class period. Plus instructional time lost due to transit time. My kid does an Academy class and doesn’t seem to mind this setup but I’d rather she was not losing that instructional time.
Also, online is just not the same as in person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The language transfer option was removed in the past month. It’s a shame that so many people seem to have abused that option, and now kids who legitimately have an interest in a particular language won’t be able to transfer.

“Abused” that option?
Why is this worse than using the remaining option of IB/AP transfers?

dp. Many kids didn't enroll in the language for which they transferred.

Then they should fix that problem (enforce enrollment in the transfer target language) rather than stopping the transfers altogether. Very unfair.

Fcps required parent transportation for language transfers.

That is more inequitable than saying no language transfers, only online transfers.

“Not everyone can do it, so no one should be allowed to do it.”

Yeah. Great.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. So if the option has been removed yet the child still wants to take the language course and the course isn't available via FCPS Online or Virtual VA, what are the options for the child? My child is interested in Russian and we are in the Mclean HS district so we weren't thinking of doing this solely to get to Langley (because there's no difference in my mind between the two, except for capacity issues which I don't consider excessive) but my kid really wants to add Russian as a language when he gets to high school. What are the options on this?

A pp posted this: “ Or, you could ask for your student to be allowed to go to the school for just one period like students do for academy classes, then return to your neighborhood school for everything else. You would need to provide transportation to and fro, which can be a hassle, but if your kid has a strong interest in the language the hassle might be worth it to you.”

I believe in the past, there were a few McLean students who took Russian first period at Langley, and then took the rest of their classes at McLean. I think the transfer time was during Highlander time- so they did not have to give up class time to facilitate it or possibly, they did it around the lunch periods. Schedules may have changed and the practice may have been eliminated a while ago.

OP here: that's a bigger problem for me. I work. I would have been able to do drop off and pick up from Langley if it were the whole day, but I can't do that just for 1 period. Some folks are saying it can be done online. I'm hoping that is a path we can explore. I'd hate to tell him that taking Russian for credit in FCPS is no longer possible for him.

Why Russian?

Is it just trying yo find any possible loophole to attend Langley?

OP was very clear in a prior post that her kid had a sincere issue in Russian and wasn’t just looking to transfer to Langley.

A Langley student wanting to take German would be in a similar situation, since Langley doesn’t offer German.

The elimination of a pupil placement option for foreign language because it has been “abused” by some is just another example of the type of half-assed decisions made under Reid. And of course a School Board member like Robyn Lady will likely be of little help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here. So if the option has been removed yet the child still wants to take the language course and the course isn't available via FCPS Online or Virtual VA, what are the options for the child? My child is interested in Russian and we are in the Mclean HS district so we weren't thinking of doing this solely to get to Langley (because there's no difference in my mind between the two, except for capacity issues which I don't consider excessive) but my kid really wants to add Russian as a language when he gets to high school. What are the options on this?

A pp posted this: “ Or, you could ask for your student to be allowed to go to the school for just one period like students do for academy classes, then return to your neighborhood school for everything else. You would need to provide transportation to and fro, which can be a hassle, but if your kid has a strong interest in the language the hassle might be worth it to you.”

I believe in the past, there were a few McLean students who took Russian first period at Langley, and then took the rest of their classes at McLean. I think the transfer time was during Highlander time- so they did not have to give up class time to facilitate it or possibly, they did it around the lunch periods. Schedules may have changed and the practice may have been eliminated a while ago.

OP here: that's a bigger problem for me. I work. I would have been able to do drop off and pick up from Langley if it were the whole day, but I can't do that just for 1 period. Some folks are saying it can be done online. I'm hoping that is a path we can explore. I'd hate to tell him that taking Russian for credit in FCPS is no longer possible for him.

Why Russian?

Is it just trying yo find any possible loophole to attend Langley?

OP was very clear in a prior post that her kid had a sincere issue in Russian and wasn’t just looking to transfer to Langley.

A Langley student wanting to take German would be in a similar situation, since Langley doesn’t offer German.

The elimination of a pupil placement option for foreign language because it has been “abused” by some is just another example of the type of half-assed decisions made under Reid. And of course a School Board member like Robyn Lady will likely be of little help.

I disagree.

I think eliminating language transfers but offering online or virtual is a great solution.