Moving to Fairfax county this Summer (July 2013) - need help with AAP admission process

[Anonymous]

OP, you're worried that you won't have time to get your tested after moving here, then to get the whole application process done, right?

Two things:

1) Your child doesn't have to be tested here. You can arrange for testing (probably a WISC) where you live now, and submit those results when you move here. That is what we did.

2) Once you submit all the paperwork, the decision period may not be that long. You can ask the office how long they take, if decisions have to wait for specific meetings to occur, etc. We moved here several years ago and the AAP office processed our application very quickly mid-year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:how do you get in now? is there summer admission for people moving here?

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:how do you get in now? is there summer admission for people moving here?

Yes.

If you missed the deadlines, try to get in as a guest to level IV AAP. This is the equivalent to a GT Center but at the local school. They seem to get the Guest invites together in the late summer right before the school year.

[Anonymous]

Just found out that our center school moved a kid from Gen. Ed into the aap center class in January. Student was not accepted, but the administration felt the student belonged in aap center full time. Fwiw, the student was going to the center class for math before then. I wonder if this is something that I can push for my dc if the appeal is not positive. Has anyone ever heard of this? Also, how do you go about having your dc pushed into the aap class for some subjects? This seems like a better option than the one hour a week of lliii.

[Anonymous]

Am the OP. Got the WISC scores - 136. Was told to do the fairfax county local school registration first - which am doing this friday. The entire packet is ready including referrals from current school principal etc. Probably will handover the packet next week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just found out that our center school moved a kid from Gen. Ed into the aap center class in January. Student was not accepted, but the administration felt the student belonged in aap center full time. Fwiw, the student was going to the center class for math before then. I wonder if this is something that I can push for my dc if the appeal is not positive. Has anyone ever heard of this? Also, how do you go about having your dc pushed into the aap class for some subjects? This seems like a better option than the one hour a week of lliii.

You lost me at "push." You don't push your kid into AAP classes. My guess it the teachers would make that determination if they think your child needs more than local level III.

[Anonymous]

Thankfully we got in on appeal with a Wisc. over 132

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just found out that our center school moved a kid from Gen. Ed into the aap center class in January. Student was not accepted, but the administration felt the student belonged in aap center full time. Fwiw, the student was going to the center class for math before then. I wonder if this is something that I can push for my dc if the appeal is not positive. Has anyone ever heard of this? Also, how do you go about having your dc pushed into the aap class for some subjects? This seems like a better option than the one hour a week of lliii.

You lost me at "push." You don't push your kid into AAP classes. My guess it the teachers would make that determination if they think your child needs more than local level III.

You idiot, "pushing in" is a commonly used term in schools for putting one child into a larger class to meet a special need, as opposed to "pulling out" for specialized instruction.

[Anonymous]

Did you find a home/area with in the AAP school boundaries you want to go to? Although the county is building more and more AAP center schools, some kids don't like not going to the local school. I would make a point to move within the boundaries of the AAP school. Don't overlook the value of a well rounded happy child with friends.

[Anonymous]

Yes, it is more convenient if your base school is also the AAP center, but it is not a deal breaker by any means. Good luck to you and welcome to Fairfax County!

[Anonymous]

OP, I did this last summer as well. It is a very simple process for families moving into Fairfax County. Register the child at local school, make an appointment at the AAP office, and if the decision is made to put child into AAP, you will receive an offer letter. Once you accept, the local school is notified and informed to mail the file to the AAP school. In our case this was never done, so I had to go pick it up and hand deliver. Keep copies of everything. Welcome to FCPS!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, I did this last summer as well. It is a very simple process for families moving into Fairfax County. Register the child at local school, make an appointment at the AAP office, and if the decision is made to put child into AAP, you will receive an offer letter. Once you accept, the local school is notified and informed to mail the file to the AAP school. In our case this was never done, so I had to go pick it up and hand deliver. Keep copies of everything. Welcome to FCPS!

Thanks for sharing this.
Yes - I did drop off the registration packet at the "base" school. And then the packet at Fairfax Ridge Rd office - AAP group.
The only thing is, I did not make any copies of the "base school" packet.
I hope they atleast will have it - so that I can pick it up, if I get notified of the selection to AAP.
His numbers: wisc - 136, gbrs - 16.
How soon can I expect to hear back, from the date of turning in the application at the aap office ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, I did this last summer as well. It is a very simple process for families moving into Fairfax County. Register the child at local school, make an appointment at the AAP office, and if the decision is made to put child into AAP, you will receive an offer letter. Once you accept, the local school is notified and informed to mail the file to the AAP school. In our case this was never done, so I had to go pick it up and hand deliver. Keep copies of everything. Welcome to FCPS!

Thanks for sharing this.
Yes - I did drop off the registration packet at the "base" school. And then the packet at Fairfax Ridge Rd office - AAP group.
The only thing is, I did not make any copies of the "base school" packet.
I hope they atleast will have it - so that I can pick it up, if I get notified of the selection to AAP.
His numbers: wisc - 136, gbrs - 16.
How soon can I expect to hear back, from the date of turning in the application at the aap office ?

It usually takes about a week-10 days for families transferring in from out of state who apply late summer.

You will know before school starts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just found out that our center school moved a kid from Gen. Ed into the aap center class in January. Student was not accepted, but the administration felt the student belonged in aap center full time. Fwiw, the student was going to the center class for math before then. I wonder if this is something that I can push for my dc if the appeal is not positive. Has anyone ever heard of this? Also, how do you go about having your dc pushed into the aap class for some subjects? This seems like a better option than the one hour a week of lliii.

You lost me at "push." You don't push your kid into AAP classes. My guess it the teachers would make that determination if they think your child needs more than local level III.

You idiot, "pushing in" is a commonly used term in schools for putting one child into a larger class to meet a special need, as opposed to "pulling out" for specialized instruction.

Never heard the term "pushed" used by any teacher I know in reference to AAP. In fact, Carol Horn, the head of AAP in FCPS specifically told me children can't be pushed into AAP. I think when people refer to pushing on these forums we know who is doing the pushing -- parents.

So who's the idiot? Sounds like I hit a nerve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just found out that our center school moved a kid from Gen. Ed into the aap center class in January. Student was not accepted, but the administration felt the student belonged in aap center full time. Fwiw, the student was going to the center class for math before then. I wonder if this is something that I can push for my dc if the appeal is not positive. Has anyone ever heard of this? Also, how do you go about having your dc pushed into the aap class for some subjects? This seems like a better option than the one hour a week of lliii.

You lost me at "push." You don't push your kid into AAP classes. My guess it the teachers would make that determination if they think your child needs more than local level III.

You idiot, "pushing in" is a commonly used term in schools for putting one child into a larger class to meet a special need, as opposed to "pulling out" for specialized instruction.

Never heard the term "pushed" used by any teacher I know in reference to AAP. In fact, Carol Horn, the head of AAP in FCPS specifically told me children can't be pushed into AAP. I think when people refer to pushing on these forums we know who is doing the pushing -- parents.

So who's the idiot? Sounds like I hit a nerve.

I think the OP was referring to implementation of Level III services. Some schools have pull-outs. From what posters have written here, some schools have the Level III students mix with the Level IV for certain subjects - usually math. To be fair, OP could see if the school would implement in a way that includes the Level III with the Level IV. This would be a better service than the pull-outs.