What's your experience having kids in two different schools (one AAP, one regular)?

[Anonymous]

How difficult is this when you are dealing with different start times and after care arrangements? I'm thinking this would be quite a headache.

FWIW, our Center's non-AAP population is much poorer and more second-lang. learners than our base school... people generally don't pupil-place their non-AAP siblings at the Center.

[Anonymous]

A nightmare, no.

[Anonymous]

Is the AAP center open for transfers? You can request the non AAP child to go there based on child care hardship (I think)

[Anonymous]

It's not that bad. You can make it work.

[Anonymous]

My two kids have always been at two schools.
Base school/preschool
Center/base school
Middle school/center...

It's really not that bad.

[Anonymous]

It's not bad. My two kids have only been (and likely will only be) at the same school for one year. They are three years apart and, like the PP said, we just make it work.

[Anonymous]

This is my first year doing it but, so far, it has been fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How difficult is this when you are dealing with different start times and after care arrangements? I'm thinking this would be quite a headache.

FWIW, our Center's non-AAP population is much poorer and more second-lang. learners than our base school... people generally don't pupil-place their non-AAP siblings at the Center.

You might need before care to juggle different start times.

[Anonymous]

I have had kids in three different schools-HS, MS, and elementary. It really does work out, you don't even think about it after a while.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have had kids in three different schools-HS, MS, and elementary. It really does work out, you don't even think about it after a while.

Isn't that kind of different than what OP is asking... when they are in middle and HS, they don't require help getting ready in the morning and they don't need aftercare.

[Anonymous]

Just like another PP, I've been juggling kids in different schools for years. Daycare and elementary? What's the big deal? Guessing you're a SAHM.

[Anonymous]

I have 2 kids that are 2 and a half years apart (3 grade levels). They have never been in the same school. The might be for a year of high school. You get used to it and you make it happen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just like another PP, I've been juggling kids in different schools for years. Daycare and elementary? What's the big deal? Guessing you're a SAHM.

Uncalled for, pop. WTH does OPs work status have to do with this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just like another PP, I've been juggling kids in different schools for years. Daycare and elementary? What's the big deal? Guessing you're a SAHM.

This doesn't even make sense. First of all, the OP asked about coordinating afterschool care- not usually something a sahp needs. Secondly, common sense indicates that a sahp schedule is more likely flexible enough to handle multiple school start times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have 2 kids that are 2 and a half years apart (3 grade levels). They have never been in the same school. The might be for a year of high school. You get used to it and you make it happen.

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