Concentrations of AAP Students at Selected Schools

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is a bit of an aside but another side effect of having a larger AAP population than Gen Ed is it is harder for Gen Ed kids to get elected to student council. The AAP kids all know each other better and tend to vote for each other. I see it at DC'S center.

Good point.

You should suggest that they do it differently. At our Center, two students (one rep plus one alternate) are elected from each classroom.

In addition, there should be a rule saying that no child can be elected more than once to student council (regardless of GE/AAP). In our school, the same kids get elected year after year. What does that say to the other kids?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a bit of an aside but another side effect of having a larger AAP population than Gen Ed is it is harder for Gen Ed kids to get elected to student council. The AAP kids all know each other better and tend to vote for each other. I see it at DC'S center.

Good point.

You should suggest that they do it differently. At our Center, two students (one rep plus one alternate) are elected from each classroom.

In addition, there should be a rule saying that no child can be elected more than once to student council (regardless of GE/AAP). In our school, the same kids get elected year after year. What does that say to the other kids?

Are you serious? It tells them that they think some kids are leaders. It says that they need to campaign harder if they want to be elected instead.

In a few years, hardly anyone remembers who was on student council.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is a bit of an aside but another side effect of having a larger AAP population than Gen Ed is it is harder for Gen Ed kids to get elected to student council. The AAP kids all know each other better and tend to vote for each other. I see it at DC'S center.

Good point.

You should suggest that they do it differently. At our Center, two students (one rep plus one alternate) are elected from each classroom.

In addition, there should be a rule saying that no child can be elected more than once to student council (regardless of GE/AAP). In our school, the same kids get elected year after year. What does that say to the other kids?

Are you serious? It tells them that they think some kids are leaders. It says that they need to campaign harder if they want to be elected instead.

In a few years, hardly anyone remembers who was on student council.

No. It actually says some kids are more popular than others. Student council has very little to do with leadership, especially in elementary school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a bit of an aside but another side effect of having a larger AAP population than Gen Ed is it is harder for Gen Ed kids to get elected to student council. The AAP kids all know each other better and tend to vote for each other. I see it at DC'S center.

Good point.

You should suggest that they do it differently. At our Center, two students (one rep plus one alternate) are elected from each classroom.

In addition, there should be a rule saying that no child can be elected more than once to student council (regardless of GE/AAP). In our school, the same kids get elected year after year. What does that say to the other kids?

Are you serious? It tells them that they think some kids are leaders. It says that they need to campaign harder if they want to be elected instead.In a few years, hardly anyone remembers who was on student council.

Um, yes, I am serious. I'm talking about the kids who are elected classroom reps, not the older ones who actually have to campaign. The same kids are voted classroom reps, year after year. It's a popularity contest, plain and simple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:This is a bit of an aside but another side effect of having a larger AAP population than Gen Ed is it is harder for Gen Ed kids to get elected to student council. The AAP kids all know each other better and tend to vote for each other. I see it at DC'S center.

Good point.

You should suggest that they do it differently. At our Center, two students (one rep plus one alternate) are elected from each classroom.

In addition, there should be a rule saying that no child can be elected more than once to student council (regardless of GE/AAP). In our school, the same kids get elected year after year. What does that say to the other kids?

Are you serious? It tells them that they think some kids are leaders. It says that they need to campaign harder if they want to be elected instead.In a few years, hardly anyone remembers who was on student council.

Um, yes, I am serious. I'm talking about the kids who are elected classroom reps, not the older ones who actually have to campaign. The same kids are voted classroom reps, year after year. It's a popularity contest, plain and simple.

In that case, getting exercised because the popular kids win a popularity contest is a waste of time. Surely your unelected or unelectable child can find something else fun to do.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is a bit of an aside but another side effect of having a larger AAP population than Gen Ed is it is harder for Gen Ed kids to get elected to student council. The AAP kids all know each other better and tend to vote for each other. I see it at DC'S center.

Good point.

You should suggest that they do it differently. At our Center, two students (one rep plus one alternate) are elected from each classroom.

In addition, there should be a rule saying that no child can be elected more than once to student council (regardless of GE/AAP). In our school, the same kids get elected year after year. What does that say to the other kids?

Are you serious? It tells them that they think some kids are leaders. It says that they need to campaign harder if they want to be elected instead.In a few years, hardly anyone remembers who was on student council.

Um, yes, I am serious. I'm talking about the kids who are elected classroom reps, not the older ones who actually have to campaign. The same kids are voted classroom reps, year after year. It's a popularity contest, plain and simple.

In that case, getting exercised because the popular kids win a popularity contest is a waste of time. Surely your unelected or unelectable child can find something else fun to do.

Not the PP, but you sound like a charmer. Oh, I meant an asshole.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is a bit of an aside but another side effect of having a larger AAP population than Gen Ed is it is harder for Gen Ed kids to get elected to student council. The AAP kids all know each other better and tend to vote for each other. I see it at DC'S center.

Good point.

You should suggest that they do it differently. At our Center, two students (one rep plus one alternate) are elected from each classroom.

In addition, there should be a rule saying that no child can be elected more than once to student council (regardless of GE/AAP). In our school, the same kids get elected year after year. What does that say to the other kids?

Are you serious? It tells them that they think some kids are leaders. It says that they need to campaign harder if they want to be elected instead.In a few years, hardly anyone remembers who was on student council.

Um, yes, I am serious. I'm talking about the kids who are elected classroom reps, not the older ones who actually have to campaign. The same kids are voted classroom reps, year after year. It's a popularity contest, plain and simple.

In that case, getting exercised because the popular kids win a popularity contest is a waste of time. Surely your unelected or unelectable child can find something else fun to do.

Not the PP, but you sound like a charmer. Oh, I meant an asshole.

Bless your heart. And you sound like the type of PITA who makes good teachers and administrators leave the profession, because they just can't put up with the non-stop complaining over trivial shit any longer.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is a bit of an aside but another side effect of having a larger AAP population than Gen Ed is it is harder for Gen Ed kids to get elected to student council. The AAP kids all know each other better and tend to vote for each other. I see it at DC'S center.

Good point.

You should suggest that they do it differently. At our Center, two students (one rep plus one alternate) are elected from each classroom.

In addition, there should be a rule saying that no child can be elected more than once to student council (regardless of GE/AAP). In our school, the same kids get elected year after year. What does that say to the other kids?

Are you serious? It tells them that they think some kids are leaders. It says that they need to campaign harder if they want to be elected instead.In a few years, hardly anyone remembers who was on student council.

Um, yes, I am serious. I'm talking about the kids who are elected classroom reps, not the older ones who actually have to campaign. The same kids are voted classroom reps, year after year. It's a popularity contest, plain and simple.

In that case, getting exercised because the popular kids win a popularity contest is a waste of time. Surely your unelected or unelectable child can find something else fun to do.

Not the PP, but you sound like a charmer. Oh, I meant an asshole.

Bless your heart. And you sound like the type of PITA who makes good teachers and administrators leave the profession, because they just can't put up with the non-stop complaining over trivial shit any longer.

So you think having a rule that you can only be class rep once so as many students as possible can get the exposure to student council will make good teachers and administrators quit. If instituting a simple rule like that will make them quit, I'm not sure how good they were in the first place.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is a bit of an aside but another side effect of having a larger AAP population than Gen Ed is it is harder for Gen Ed kids to get elected to student council. The AAP kids all know each other better and tend to vote for each other. I see it at DC'S center.

Good point.

You should suggest that they do it differently. At our Center, two students (one rep plus one alternate) are elected from each classroom.

In addition, there should be a rule saying that no child can be elected more than once to student council (regardless of GE/AAP). In our school, the same kids get elected year after year. What does that say to the other kids?

Are you serious? It tells them that they think some kids are leaders. It says that they need to campaign harder if they want to be elected instead.In a few years, hardly anyone remembers who was on student council.

Um, yes, I am serious. I'm talking about the kids who are elected classroom reps, not the older ones who actually have to campaign. The same kids are voted classroom reps, year after year. It's a popularity contest, plain and simple.

In that case, getting exercised because the popular kids win a popularity contest is a waste of time. Surely your unelected or unelectable child can find something else fun to do.

Not the PP, but you sound like a charmer. Oh, I meant an asshole.

Bless your heart. And you sound like the type of PITA who makes good teachers and administrators leave the profession, because they just can't put up with the non-stop complaining over trivial shit any longer.

So you think having a rule that you can only be class rep once so as many students as possible can get the exposure to student council will make good teachers and administrators quit. If instituting a simple rule like that will make them quit, I'm not sure how good they were in the first place.

+100

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's a bit misleading since AAP is only for 4 out of the typical 7 years an elementary school holds. A better percentage would be the percentage from 3rd-6th grade.

I see your point. I don't think that information would be generally available, absent a special study, although it could probably be FOIA'd.

That information is on the FCPS website and updated monthly since it is a state reporting requirement. The AAP is one number while general ed is done by grades. You can see approximately how many base school moved from gen ed to AAP from grade2 to grade 3 by seeing the change. No information is given on how many go to centers v stay in the school for level iv.

Here is the link which used to be easy to find on the FCPS website. Now it is not:
http://www.fcps.edu/it/studentreporting/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a bit misleading since AAP is only for 4 out of the typical 7 years an elementary school holds. A better percentage would be the percentage from 3rd-6th grade.

I see your point. I don't think that information would be generally available, absent a special study, although it could probably be FOIA'd.

That information is on the FCPS website and updated monthly since it is a state reporting requirement. The AAP is one number while general ed is done by grades. You can see approximately how many base school moved from gen ed to AAP from grade2 to grade 3 by seeing the change. No information is given on how many go to centers v stay in the school for level iv.

Here is the link which used to be easy to find on the FCPS website. Now it is not:
http://www.fcps.edu/it/studentreporting/

This is only as good as how the data is reported, however. Last year during the AAP expansion discussions there were several examples of how the data were coded incorrectly in several schools. In some cases students that were not Center eligible but instead principal-placed in a Local Level IV program were counted as AAP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a bit of an aside but another side effect of having a larger AAP population than Gen Ed is it is harder for Gen Ed kids to get elected to student council. The AAP kids all know each other better and tend to vote for each other. I see it at DC'S center.

Good point.

You should suggest that they do it differently. At our Center, two students (one rep plus one alternate) are elected from each classroom.

In addition, there should be a rule saying that no child can be elected more than once to student council (regardless of GE/AAP). In our school, the same kids get elected year after year. What does that say to the other kids?

Are you serious? It tells them that they think some kids are leaders. It says that they need to campaign harder if they want to be elected instead.In a few years, hardly anyone remembers who was on student council.

Um, yes, I am serious. I'm talking about the kids who are elected classroom reps, not the older ones who actually have to campaign. The same kids are voted classroom reps, year after year. It's a popularity contest, plain and simple.

In that case, getting exercised because the popular kids win a popularity contest is a waste of time. Surely your unelected or unelectable child can find something else fun to do.

Karma's a bitch, honey.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is a bit of an aside but another side effect of having a larger AAP population than Gen Ed is it is harder for Gen Ed kids to get elected to student council. The AAP kids all know each other better and tend to vote for each other. I see it at DC'S center.

Good point.

You should suggest that they do it differently. At our Center, two students (one rep plus one alternate) are elected from each classroom.

In addition, there should be a rule saying that no child can be elected more than once to student council (regardless of GE/AAP). In our school, the same kids get elected year after year. What does that say to the other kids?

Are you serious? It tells them that they think some kids are leaders. It says that they need to campaign harder if they want to be elected instead.In a few years, hardly anyone remembers who was on student council.

Um, yes, I am serious. I'm talking about the kids who are elected classroom reps, not the older ones who actually have to campaign. The same kids are voted classroom reps, year after year. It's a popularity contest, plain and simple.

In that case, getting exercised because the popular kids win a popularity contest is a waste of time. Surely your unelected or unelectable child can find something else fun to do.

Karma's a bitch, honey.

NP here - what school do you ladies' kids go to? City? I'd hope to live somewhere with less hostility!

[Anonymous]

Seriously! Darla for Student Council President 2014!

She May Not Be AAP, But Her Mom Will Run You Over in the Parking Lot if You Re-Elect That Other Kid!

[Anonymous]

NP here; seems to me the reference to the PP's "unelectable child" deserved the karma response. Pretty rude.