AAP IV class sizes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This year, I will teach three sections of LIV (middle school). They currently have 32, 31, and 26 students. My other classes, both general education, currently have 30 and 29 students.

In elementary school, this would be the tough class with the tough students. Not sure if that holds for middle school.

No, that's not true in middle school. Class sizes wildly vary depending on multiple variables.

[Anonymous]

Sorry to ask but making sure understanding thread: Level IV classes at a non-center school is same as AAP at a center school, right? And if so Level IV at non-center school, student can do advanced academics at middle school or can they only do middle school advanced if went to center school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry to ask but making sure understanding thread: Level IV classes at a non-center school is same as AAP at a center school, right? And if so Level IV at non-center school, student can do advanced academics at middle school or can they only do middle school advanced if went to center school?

If you're a LIV student (And not just one who was placed in the LLIV classroom because they need to equalize class size), then you would also be Level IV for middle-school. If you're LIV, you can choose to attend your base Middle-school or go to the Center Middle School if it's different (just like Elementary school).

If not, they can usually open enroll in Honors courses at the base school, or apply for the Level IV again each year up through 7th grade.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry to ask but making sure understanding thread: Level IV classes at a non-center school is same as AAP at a center school, right? And if so Level IV at non-center school, student can do advanced academics at middle school or can they only do middle school advanced if went to center school?

If you're a LIV student (And not just one who was placed in the LLIV classroom because they need to equalize class size), then you would also be Level IV for middle-school. If you're LIV, you can choose to attend your base Middle-school or go to the Center Middle School if it's different (just like Elementary school).

If not, they can usually open enroll in Honors courses at the base school, or apply for the Level IV again each year up through 7th grade.

Thank you. Answer really helpful.

[Anonymous]

In our 6th grade AAP class, we have 26 kids vs 19-21 in the other 3 GenEd classes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In our 6th grade AAP class, we have 26 kids vs 19-21 in the other 3 GenEd classes

My kid is at LL4 and the AAP class has 20 kids. Gen Ed classes have 18ish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This year, I will teach three sections of LIV (middle school). They currently have 32, 31, and 26 students. My other classes, both general education, currently have 30 and 29 students.

Why not 30, 30, 29?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This year, I will teach three sections of LIV (middle school). They currently have 32, 31, and 26 students. My other classes, both general education, currently have 30 and 29 students.

Why not 30, 30, 29?

Because middle school schedules are complicated. Duh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This year, I will teach three sections of LIV (middle school). They currently have 32, 31, and 26 students. My other classes, both general education, currently have 30 and 29 students.

Why not 30, 30, 29?

I suppose they couldn't make that work in the schedule?

Last year, my AA classes were significantly smaller.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, for centers it’s completely dependent on school numbers. Our LIV numbers dropped significantly when one of our feeder schools became a center several years ago and the 2 others started LLIV programs.

Last year and this year we have a grade that has 1 LIV class and they are over 30. The grade above that has just enough LIV kids to require 2 teachers, so they’re at 18-19 kids.

I talked to a LIV at a nearby center school, and they are busting at the seams with multiple level IV teachers at each grade.

(For the PP who said they put level III kids in a level IV center class to fill it, I’m surprised. We were told at my center school that is not allowed under any circumstances!)

You can’t do that at center schools. But it can be done at local level IV schools. It’s called principal placement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry to ask but making sure understanding thread: Level IV classes at a non-center school is same as AAP at a center school, right? And if so Level IV at non-center school, student can do advanced academics at middle school or can they only do middle school advanced if went to center school?

If they were found eligible for Level IV by the central committee they can do AA (AAP classes) at the center middle school. If they were principal placed in local level IV they will not be enrolled in AA (AAP) at the center middle school. I don’t know what they would do at the base school if it’s not a center. Maybe they would pupil place in AAP then.

[Anonymous]

About 29 students, most are level III, Gen Ed low 20’s.