Thoreau AAP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think 99.99% of OHS bound kids are pleased with the decision to feed to TMS for Gen Ed.

As for OES...With Blake Lane ES in the works, I predict a major rezoning of Marshall Road, Mosby Woods, Flint Hill, and Oakton Elementary schools.

Yeah, because it makes so much sense to move to a middle school that already sends Gen Ed students to two other high schools than to stay at one where the Gen Ed kids only fed to one other high school.

But, it's a done deal w/no regard to balanced Gen Ed demographics. The rich people got their servants on the School Board (Hynes, Palchik, Keys-Gamarra) to carry their water yet again.

You post this argument all the time. Sooo glad about the change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think 99.99% of OHS bound kids are pleased with the decision to feed to TMS for Gen Ed.

As for OES...With Blake Lane ES in the works, I predict a major rezoning of Marshall Road, Mosby Woods, Flint Hill, and Oakton Elementary schools.

Yeah, because it makes so much sense to move to a middle school that already sends Gen Ed students to two other high schools than to stay at one where the Gen Ed kids only fed to one other high school.

But, it's a done deal w/no regard to balanced Gen Ed demographics. The rich people got their servants on the School Board (Hynes, Palchik, Keys-Gamarra) to carry their water yet again.

You post this argument all the time. Sooo glad about the change.

And I guess you’ll keep gloating until Thoreau gets overcrowded or you find out the new kids aren’t as welcome at Thoreau as you’d like to think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think 99.99% of OHS bound kids are pleased with the decision to feed to TMS for Gen Ed.

As for OES...With Blake Lane ES in the works, I predict a major rezoning of Marshall Road, Mosby Woods, Flint Hill, and Oakton Elementary schools.

Yeah, because it makes so much sense to move to a middle school that already sends Gen Ed students to two other high schools than to stay at one where the Gen Ed kids only fed to one other high school.

But, it's a done deal w/no regard to balanced Gen Ed demographics. The rich people got their servants on the School Board (Hynes, Palchik, Keys-Gamarra) to carry their water yet again.

You post this argument all the time. Sooo glad about the change.

And I guess you’ll keep gloating until Thoreau gets overcrowded or you find out the new kids aren’t as welcome at Thoreau as you’d like to think.

OMG. Really? That's what you've come to? That is just sad that you are resorting to such scare tactics. Try to find a better way to live.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think 99.99% of OHS bound kids are pleased with the decision to feed to TMS for Gen Ed.

As for OES...With Blake Lane ES in the works, I predict a major rezoning of Marshall Road, Mosby Woods, Flint Hill, and Oakton Elementary schools.

Yeah, because it makes so much sense to move to a middle school that already sends Gen Ed students to two other high schools than to stay at one where the Gen Ed kids only fed to one other high school.

But, it's a done deal w/no regard to balanced Gen Ed demographics. The rich people got their servants on the School Board (Hynes, Palchik, Keys-Gamarra) to carry their water yet again.

You post this argument all the time. Sooo glad about the change.

And I guess you’ll keep gloating until Thoreau gets overcrowded or you find out the new kids aren’t as welcome at Thoreau as you’d like to think.

OMG. Really? That's what you've come to? That is just sad that you are resorting to such scare tactics. Try to find a better way to live.

This. Thoreau would need to add hundreds of more students before it is overcrowded. Do tell what will happen to the new students. Is it like a Friday the 13th movie?

[Anonymous]

Any early estimates on the enrollments at Thoreau and Jackson this year? How many AAP students chose Thoreau over Jackson?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any early estimates on the enrollments at Thoreau and Jackson this year? How many AAP students chose Thoreau over Jackson?

You could FOIA request the info. on AAP and general membership.

[Anonymous]

It will be available in October.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It will be available in October.

Not really. The stats for LJMS will be posted in the profile membership section. But for middle schools that are not centers, they don't separate the AAP numbers out in their membership numbers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It will be available in October.

Not really. The stats for LJMS will be posted in the profile membership section. But for middle schools that are not centers, they don't separate the AAP numbers out in their membership numbers.

They do on dashboard, no?

[Anonymous]

Ask. It's not a secret.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It will be available in October.

Not really. The stats for LJMS will be posted in the profile membership section. But for middle schools that are not centers, they don't separate the AAP numbers out in their membership numbers.

They do on dashboard, no?

No. It would only show the number who transfer out (i.e. into LJMS). It wouldn't show those who stay. For middle schools they don't report them (if they are not centers).

[Anonymous]

Shouldn't we be able to tell from the total enrollment numbers at Jackson and Thoreau if there has been a big move to Thoreau?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't we be able to tell from the total enrollment numbers at Jackson and Thoreau if there has been a big move to Thoreau?

There will be a big move to TMS in overall student numbers b/c of the rezoning. The enrollment at TMS is around 1250 this year. What we don't know is how the AAP numbers have changed (or stayed the same) since FCPS does not publish AAP membership for schools that are not centers. Yes, we will be able to see LJMS's AAP membership numbers for the combined total in 7th grade and 8th grade. So, we can see if it is a departure from what they typically have. But, without knowing what TMS's AAP numbers are, you don't know if any change at LJMS is just a normal fluctuation or if it is actually a shift toward TMS.

I suspect there will be just a small shift to TMS (like maybe 10 more than normal). But, until someone gets the data, we are all just guessing. Even if LJMS loses 50 kids (which I'm pretty sure didn't happen this year), and TMS gained 50 AAP kids, LJMS would still have a perfectly fine AAP program (there are other middle school centers with smaller populations); and TMS and LJMS would be more even in terms of AAP membership.

[Anonymous]

Why does this matter at this point?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Shouldn't we be able to tell from the total enrollment numbers at Jackson and Thoreau if there has been a big move to Thoreau?

There will be a big move to TMS in overall student numbers b/c of the rezoning. The enrollment at TMS is around 1250 this year. What we don't know is how the AAP numbers have changed (or stayed the same) since FCPS does not publish AAP membership for schools that are not centers. Yes, we will be able to see LJMS's AAP membership numbers for the combined total in 7th grade and 8th grade. So, we can see if it is a departure from what they typically have. But, without knowing what TMS's AAP numbers are, you don't know if any change at LJMS is just a normal fluctuation or if it is actually a shift toward TMS.

I suspect there will be just a small shift to TMS (like maybe 10 more than normal). But, until someone gets the data, we are all just guessing. Even if LJMS loses 50 kids (which I'm pretty sure didn't happen this year), and TMS gained 50 AAP kids, LJMS would still have a perfectly fine AAP program (there are other middle school centers with smaller populations); and TMS and LJMS would be more even in terms of AAP membership.

But they aren't even in terms of demographics. The whole reason an AAP center was put at LJMS was to bring up the demographics.