Haycock - what about the kids who are not in the AAP program?

[Anonymous]

Get rid of this stupid program all it does is encourage parents who live in crapper school districts and pay less housing cost to try to get a free ride to more premium schools. It's obvious when way too many are ap, it should be less than 1%

[Anonymous]

PP: You can do what you want. I live in an area that has Louise Archer as the base school. My DD is in the AAP program. She has friends in the AAP and gen ed; mostly in AAP, as that is where she spends most her time. At Louise Archer, though, from what I can see, all of the students benefit from the AAP program. There is more enrichment activities. And, I know of a handful of children that receive Level 3 services by bringing her into a Level IV class for math. It is a win-win.

I can not comment on the culture at Haycock, but at Archer, I do not see the bullying. I think it would be addressed very quickly if it were present.

[Anonymous]

Get rid of this stupid program all it does is encourage parents who live in crapper school districts and pay less housing cost to try to get a free ride to more premium schools. It's obvious when way too many are ap, it should be less than 1%

Umm. Isn't this a good thing and something the school board is striving for? Promoting desegration and economic diversity in neighborhood schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get rid of this stupid program all it does is encourage parents who live in crapper school districts and pay less housing cost to try to get a free ride to more premium schools. It's obvious when way too many are ap, it should be less than 1%

It should be the top 3-5% of the general population. However, based on SAT scores, fcps is about 1 standard deviation above the national mean, meaning it should me more than 12% of the population.

The reality is fcps is trying to create a system where kids can get a good education regardless of the parents income. If you are not happy with this, try private school. Fcps will still get your taxes, so it is a win win

[Anonymous]

I don't know anything about Haycock, or what reality some of the people here live in, but my child is at a school that is not her base school for AAP and the school DOES go out of it's way to put the AAP kids and the non-AAP kids together. There are three AAP classes and three 'regular' classes. They all go on field trips together, have their holiday/end of year parties together, recess together, lunch together, etc....My child's best friend at school is not in AAP and they see each other plenty. They met at the school the first year my child was there.

Her first year there, an AAP child apparently teased some non-AAP kids about not being in the program, and the whole class was talked to about it. My daughter hasn't mentioned an incident since, and she loves to tattle to me.

Also, while I do know some crazy parents that are obsessed with the AAP program and their kids being the 'most special snowflake in the sky,' the vast majority of parents are no different than we experienced before the AAP program.

I will say that it appears that the PTA officers seem to be dominated by AAP parents, but I'm not sure that isn't just because they tend to be more active.

[Anonymous]

I know nothing specifically about Haycock either, but since AAP doesn't start until 3rd grade, is there really a difference for grades K, 1, and 2?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are great. They are taught by excellent teachers. They are supported by an active parent community and PTA. Many parents have no idea who is center and who is gen. ed. In a school that big, your kid will not know all the kids anyway, so they know their classmates, whoever they might be.
The whole school benefits from the resources and energy brought by the center.

Being in the center is not elitist or a badge of honor. It is just a placement to serve a need.

I feel there is a very small, but very vocal group of non-center parents who spread the rumor that non-center kids are stigmatized at Haycock.

By the way, Haycock is not the only center and neighborhood school. This is a well-established system in FCPS.

Well put. My kids love it and have friends in the "center" at Haycock. They all eat lunch together, have recess together, strings, chorus, after school care. Our kids like their friends and love the school. Happy. I feel like its just another post to stir up the pot. I've NEVER heard of anyone questioning moving OUT of the boundary. Hence the suspicion of the post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get rid of this stupid program all it does is encourage parents who live in crapper school districts and pay less housing cost to try to get a free ride to more premium schools. It's obvious when way too many are ap, it should be less than 1%

Umm. Isn't this a good thing and something the school board is striving for? Promoting desegration and economic diversity in neighborhood schools?

+1 this is another racist ploy to get the whites / asians out of the less better minority schools into the whiter ones. NAACP should be notified about AAP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are great. They are taught by excellent teachers. They are supported by an active parent community and PTA. Many parents have no idea who is center and who is gen. ed. In a school that big, your kid will not know all the kids anyway, so they know their classmates, whoever they might be.
The whole school benefits from the resources and energy brought by the center.

Being in the center is not elitist or a badge of honor. It is just a placement to serve a need.

I feel there is a very small, but very vocal group of non-center parents who spread the rumor that non-center kids are stigmatized at Haycock.

By the way, Haycock is not the only center and neighborhood school. This is a well-established system in FCPS.

Well put. My kids love it and have friends in the "center" at Haycock. They all eat lunch together, have recess together, strings, chorus, after school care. Our kids like their friends and love the school. Happy. I feel like its just another post to stir up the pot. I've NEVER heard of anyone questioning moving OUT of the boundary. Hence the suspicion of the post.

Do you really find it unfathomable that someone would want to move out of the Haycock district so you resort to calling the OP a troll?

[Anonymous]

I was thinking the same thing. We are at Haycock and can think of a bunch of reasons that people wouldn't want to be there.

-PE only once a week
-Having "study hall" instead of recess because there are too many other classes on the playground
-walking lanes drawn in the hallways to help with crowd control
-having both of my kids in trailers this year

I could go on...

Yes, many people love it, but it's definitely not without it's own severe problems.

[Anonymous]

What I don't like about Haycock is some of the parents. Very rude and entitled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What I don't like about Haycock is some of the parents. Very rude and entitled.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are great. They are taught by excellent teachers. They are supported by an active parent community and PTA. Many parents have no idea who is center and who is gen. ed. In a school that big, your kid will not know all the kids anyway, so they know their classmates, whoever they might be.
The whole school benefits from the resources and energy brought by the center.

Being in the center is not elitist or a badge of honor. It is just a placement to serve a need.

I feel there is a very small, but very vocal group of non-center parents who spread the rumor that non-center kids are stigmatized at Haycock.

By the way, Haycock is not the only center and neighborhood school. This is a well-established system in FCPS.

Well put. My kids love it and have friends in the "center" at Haycock. They all eat lunch together, have recess together, strings, chorus, after school care. Our kids like their friends and love the school. Happy. I feel like its just another post to stir up the pot. I've NEVER heard of anyone questioning moving OUT of the boundary. Hence the suspicion of the post.

Do you really find it unfathomable that someone would want to move out of the Haycock district so you resort to calling the OP a troll?

I didn't see the other poster call you a troll, but if the shoe fits....

Haycock is one of the top elementary schools in the DC region. People go out of their way to live in the district, and the vast majority of parents and students are very happy. When FCPS raised reassignments for Haycock, virtually no one volunteered to move. They clamored to stay.

If you don't like it, don't send your kids there or move. I can guarantee you that your absence will NOT be deeply felt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are great. They are taught by excellent teachers. They are supported by an active parent community and PTA. Many parents have no idea who is center and who is gen. ed. In a school that big, your kid will not know all the kids anyway, so they know their classmates, whoever they might be.
The whole school benefits from the resources and energy brought by the center.

Being in the center is not elitist or a badge of honor. It is just a placement to serve a need.

I feel there is a very small, but very vocal group of non-center parents who spread the rumor that non-center kids are stigmatized at Haycock.

By the way, Haycock is not the only center and neighborhood school. This is a well-established system in FCPS.

Well put. My kids love it and have friends in the "center" at Haycock. They all eat lunch together, have recess together, strings, chorus, after school care. Our kids like their friends and love the school. Happy. I feel like its just another post to stir up the pot. I've NEVER heard of anyone questioning moving OUT of the boundary. Hence the suspicion of the post.

Do you really find it unfathomable that someone would want to move out of the Haycock district so you resort to calling the OP a troll?

I didn't see the other poster call you a troll, but if the shoe fits....

Haycock is one of the top elementary schools in the DC region. People go out of their way to live in the district, and the vast majority of parents and students are very happy. When FCPS raised reassignments for Haycock, virtually no one volunteered to move. They clamored to stay.

If you don't like it, don't send your kids there or move. I can guarantee you that your absence will NOT be deeply felt.

Exhibit A

[Anonymous]

Sounds like a great community, 17:47. Can't wait to move there.