School Board Motion to Change the Pool for *this year*

[Anonymous]

It doesn't make sense on its face which makes me suspicious about the motives. Are they trying to somehow admit more URM and fewer Asian kids with this strategy?

[Anonymous]

I’m having a hard time understanding what any of this means. How will this look in practice?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just looked up Bull Run. Wow, I have never seen a center ranked a 4 in great schools before. That’s bad.

Our center in western Fairfax is also rated a 4. Does that mean their 2nd graders will get in while other feeder schools' kids will be held to a higher standard?

Doesn’t this already happen at schools where there is a Level IV program? From what I understand kids in Level III can be “principal placed” into the Level IV classroom which principals do to make their classroom numbers work, whether it’s a center or a local level IV. The system was already inequitable for kids whose school has no level IV, and have no chance to be principal placed. We won’t really know the extent that this proposed change will be different than the status quote until there are more details.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just looked up Bull Run. Wow, I have never seen a center ranked a 4 in great schools before. That’s bad.

Our center in western Fairfax is also rated a 4. Does that mean their 2nd graders will get in while other feeder schools' kids will be held to a higher standard?

Doesn’t this already happen at schools where there is a Level IV program? From what I understand kids in Level III can be “principal placed” into the Level IV classroom which principals do to make their classroom numbers work, whether it’s a center or a local level IV. The system was already inequitable for kids whose school has no level IV, and have no chance to be principal placed. We won’t really know the extent that this proposed change will be different than the status quote until there are more details.

Yes, but only if there is space in the class.

[Anonymous]

Either pay up to attend a good aap program or you get what you deserve. No more free rides gaming the system by attending poorly rated schools at a discount.

[Anonymous]

Amost true. Due to a boundary change, our school tanked. I'm glad mine are through the program. We liked our center.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Either pay up to attend a good aap program or you get what you deserve. No more free rides gaming the system by attending poorly rated schools at a discount.

Or you know-there are those of us who cannot afford to move. DCUM is so out of touch. The entire point of public education is that students should have access to the same education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Either pay up to attend a good aap program or you get what you deserve. No more free rides gaming the system by attending poorly rated schools at a discount.

What the hell does this even mean? Level IV is decided through a central committee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either pay up to attend a good aap program or you get what you deserve. No more free rides gaming the system by attending poorly rated schools at a discount.

What the hell does this even mean? Level IV is decided through a central committee.

Not sure, maybe they're suggesting that some AAP pyramids are more watered down and not very good/competitive compared to others (Longfellow, Carson).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either pay up to attend a good aap program or you get what you deserve. No more free rides gaming the system by attending poorly rated schools at a discount.

What the hell does this even mean? Level IV is decided through a central committee.

Not sure, maybe they're suggesting that some AAP pyramids are more watered down and not very good/competitive compared to others (Longfellow, Carson).

She's implying that some parents purposefully pick bad pyramids to get their kids into level IV and that all parents have the choice (or want to) to pick a competitive center. Oh, yes and that only those who can afford to "pay up" for a good center deserve a good AAP program.

[Anonymous]

There were probably around 10% that were center eligible from our Title 1 school. Now, if they're going to use school norms of presumably less than 132, there will be many more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There were probably around 10% that were center eligible from our Title 1 school. Now, if they're going to use school norms of presumably less than 132, there will be many more.

Ah I see so center parents are freaking out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There were probably around 10% that were center eligible from our Title 1 school. Now, if they're going to use school norms of presumably less than 132, there will be many more.

Ah I see so center parents are freaking out.

I don't think it should be center parents freaking out. Center schools will still have a cohort. The program overall will be weaker though

[Anonymous]

I'd really like to know how this is "equitable" for students whose base school isn't a center and doesn't have a LLIV.

[Anonymous]

It isn’t equitable. It is a bandaid solution to make it look like level 4 is the same everywhere. What will end up happening is it will be much stronger in higher income areas.