Is this the beginning of the end for Level IV AAP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no way 1 teacher can handle additional differentiation ( especially on the upside) in a class of 25+.

The only reason they cater to those performing on the low end is that they have to meet SOL standards.

But there are no such restrictions on the high end.

I don't see a) FCPS rolling this out to each school and therefore b) this has nothing to do with AAP centers.

I think they are just trying to see if its feasible to better serve the needs of kids who can be challenged more.

But knowing how overloaded teachers already are, I dont see this taking off.

It has a lot to do with Haycock. Haycock is the only AAP center that will be piloting the program.
Does anyone know if the Haycock AAP center program will remain intact during this pilot or if the kids will be grouped in with the general ed kids?

[Anonymous]

Kids will stay in the center. They aren't, making the whole school aap, they are just adding new curriculum to gen ed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no way 1 teacher can handle additional differentiation ( especially on the upside) in a class of 25+.

The only reason they cater to those performing on the low end is that they have to meet SOL standards.

But there are no such restrictions on the high end.

I don't see a) FCPS rolling this out to each school and therefore b) this has nothing to do with AAP centers.

I think they are just trying to see if its feasible to better serve the needs of kids who can be challenged more.

But knowing how overloaded teachers already are, I dont see this taking off.

Does your FFX school have only 25 students per grade? It's really not hard to differentiate. Schools have been doing it for decades. Lets stop all the extra bus costs and teach your kid at the local school.

Why do you want the aap kids back at your school so much. They would still be in a separate classroom taking seperate classes than gen Ed.. Just like at a center where gen Ed is separate. Why do you care that they bus the kids so more of them can be together. Bringing the asp kids back to our ES would mean overcrowding and trailers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no way 1 teacher can handle additional differentiation ( especially on the upside) in a class of 25+.

The only reason they cater to those performing on the low end is that they have to meet SOL standards.

But there are no such restrictions on the high end.

I don't see a) FCPS rolling this out to each school and therefore b) this has nothing to do with AAP centers.

I think they are just trying to see if its feasible to better serve the needs of kids who can be challenged more.

But knowing how overloaded teachers already are, I dont see this taking off.

Does your FFX school have only 25 students per grade? It's really not hard to differentiate. Schools have been doing it for decades. Lets stop all the extra bus costs and teach your kid at the local school.

Why do you want the aap kids back at your school so much. They would still be in a separate classroom taking seperate classes than gen Ed.. Just like at a center where gen Ed is separate. Why do you care that they bus the kids so more of them can be together. Bringing the asp kids back to our ES would mean overcrowding and trailers.

Not at our base school which is already 40% AAP and less than 3 kids per year go to the center. I think the resources are better spent elsewhere (maybe on instruction instead of the extra bus). Why is that so hard to imagine?

[Anonymous]

And may I give a special thanks to every one of you who didn't bother to cast a ballot last year and allowed this Board to be re-elected. By the next election, they'll have probably torn everything down so thoroughly that it will be too late to even try and rebuild.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And may I give a special thanks to every one of you who didn't bother to cast a ballot last year and allowed this Board to be re-elected. By the next election, they'll have probably torn everything down so thoroughly that it will be too late to even try and rebuild.

Good. It's about frikking time.

[Anonymous]

You guys just need some new topic to chase up the tree.

Nothing changing. AAP Centers are not going anywhere. If at all, education at Base Schools may actually improve.

Now lets go back to harassing parents who dare 'prep' their DC for the GT exams

[Anonymous]

Is this to help overcrowding at Haycock?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no way 1 teacher can handle additional differentiation ( especially on the upside) in a class of 25+.

The only reason they cater to those performing on the low end is that they have to meet SOL standards.

But there are no such restrictions on the high end.

I don't see a) FCPS rolling this out to each school and therefore b) this has nothing to do with AAP centers.

I think they are just trying to see if its feasible to better serve the needs of kids who can be challenged more.

But knowing how overloaded teachers already are, I dont see this taking off.

It has a lot to do with Haycock. Haycock is the only AAP center that will be piloting the program.
Does anyone know if the Haycock AAP center program will remain intact during this pilot or if the kids will be grouped in with the general ed kids?

[Anonymous]

I heard that the kids who are qualified for the AAP can choose to stay at their Level 4 base school or go to the center. IS this true?

[Anonymous]

Yes - true. You can also stay at your base school even if it doesn't have local Level 4.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes - true. You can also stay at your base school even if it doesn't have local Level 4.

Exactly. You can opt to defer AAP placement until anytime up to 8th grade.

http://www.fcps.edu/is/aap/forms.shtml

AAP Reactivation Full-Time (Level IV) Program
The Form must be submitted at least 3 weeks before semester begins.

[Anonymous]

If this goes forward, would that mean that kids currently in AAP center schools would return to their base schools? Our base school is a center as well and I'm curious as to how this would affect the enrollment at the centers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If this goes forward, would that mean that kids currently in AAP center schools would return to their base schools? Our base school is a center as well and I'm curious as to how this would affect the enrollment at the centers.

If they roll out AAP everywhere, I would guess that would be the end of centers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard that the kids who are qualified for the AAP can choose to stay at their Level 4 base school or go to the center. Is this true?

True and a misuse of tax dollars.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I heard that the kids who are qualified for the AAP can choose to stay at their Level 4 base school or go to the center. Is this true?

True and a misuse of tax dollars.

How?