Middle School after Colvin Run

[Anonymous]

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I sincerely hope that Cooper does not become a center. It's a great school just as it is. When is this AAP madness going to stop?

I feel exactly the same way.

So, what is your (viable) solution to relieve the over crowding at Longfellow and Kilmer when Cooper is underenrolled?

Not the PP, but agree with the other poster who suggested drastically reducing the number of kids admitted to elementary school AAP, which would directly impact the population at middle school centers; a huge reduction, thus no overcrowding. Very simple and matter-of-fact and should have been implemented several years ago. AAP was never intended to educate huge amounts of kids who should be in Gen Ed classes instead.

So overhauling the ENTIRE AAP program to accommodate overcrowding in two MS schools is viable? It is much easier to open another Center, especially when it would also allow more children to go to the neighborhood school.

Yes, that's the sensible solution: open yet another center so that even more kids who don't need it can be in AAP. "Overhauling the ENTIRE AAP program" is exactly what is called for. It's become a runaway train, completely out of control. And in reponse to the PP who asked how this would be done when there are so many "connected" parents who are demanding AAP for their children: too bad! FCPS needs to find a backbone and reform this situation so that only the truly "gifted" kids receive special services, period (and of course, special needs kids on the other end of the spectrum). All the rest need to be in Gen Ed, and Gen Ed also needs a drastic overhaul.

Special needs children can be found at all parts of the spectrum- even the gifted end.

I think you know what the pp was trying to say. Yes, we are all aware that special needs kids can be found at both ends of the spectrum. Sheesh.

[Anonymous]

^^^^^ You would be surprised how many don't know that.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^