What does FARM stand for? Who is a FARM student?

[Anonymous]

Thank you

[Anonymous]

Free And Reduced Meal

Based on household income and the number of people in the household. I just filled out DC forms (don't have them any more) and an income of $50k is way way over the limit for a household of 3.

[Anonymous]

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

A student who lives on a Farm. Silly foreigns.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A student who lives on a Farm. Silly foreigns.

Tee hee!!!

Also sadly, FARM can be used as a veiled code reference by some people who believe that "poor" = "stupid," "immigrant," or "dishonest" and therefore indicative of school "quality" when all it really means is people who need assistance in paying for food for their children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A student who lives on a Farm. Silly foreigns.

Tee hee!!!

Also sadly, FARM can be used as a veiled code reference by some people who believe that "poor" = "stupid," "immigrant," or "dishonest" and therefore indicative of school "quality" when all it really means is people who need assistance in paying for food for their children.

The prevailing assumption is actually a bit more subtle, which is that FARMS children are more likely to require not just subsidized meals, but also extra academic support that will result in other children receiving less attention in school systems that are already strapped for resources. Now that assumption also may be flawed, at least part of the time, but it's not the same as equating FARMS status with stupidity, much less dishonesty.

[Anonymous]

It also suggests that kids who live in precarious financial situations also come to school with less preparation, less attention, and fewer academically enhancing experiences to rely on and share. Statistically, it seems to be true that the more kids who are FARM in a school, the lower the test scores.

[Anonymous]

as discussed in other topics, education research has shown that both middle/upper-income as well as lower-income students perform more poorly when a school is dominantly lower-income.

there are a few schools around, Barrett in N Arlington, for example which have very mixed reviews given that they are basically now evenly split between low income and middle/upper income students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:as discussed in other topics, education research has shown that both middle/upper-income as well as lower-income students perform more poorly when a school is dominantly lower-income.

there are a few schools around, Barrett in N Arlington, for example which have very mixed reviews given that they are basically now evenly split between low income and middle/upper income students.

If the PP has any links to studies on this topic, I would really be interested in reading them (seriously). Google isn't really turning up much on point (with respect to the impact on middle/upper income kids), and this is an important question for our family in deciding whether to stay in our current FCPS pyramid or move to another.