Our school's AAP orientation is tomorrow and no acceptance/rejection letter received.

[Anonymous]

Do kids who are not accepted into the program get a letter after the kids that are accepted? Since the orientation is tomorrow...

[Anonymous]

Everyone receives their letters around the same time. I thought that orientations weren't supposed to start until the week of April 18th.

Which school, OP?

[Anonymous]

Colin Powell, it's in the calendar.

[Anonymous]

My guess is that's a wrong date. The letters aren't out.

[Anonymous]

They must have not updated the date to account for the revised schedule of notifying acceptance/rejection.

[Anonymous]

Thank you ladies!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you ladies!

Why thanks to just ladies?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you ladies!

Why thanks to just ladies?

You are right. Thank you ladies and gentlemen

[Anonymous]

I've never understood why FCPS leaves so little time for parents. Scores come out after applications are due, decision letters come out after orientation dates - or right before, etc.

They tell us to be involved with our kids' education, but never give any planning time. As for working parents - forget us! All events are now during the daytime. If I didn't work part- time as a physician in a field that is family friendly, i would never get to attend any of DD's school events.

Wish I could meet with Garza and share this with her...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've never understood why FCPS leaves so little time for parents. Scores come out after applications are due, decision letters come out after orientation dates - or right before, etc.

They tell us to be involved with our kids' education, but never give any planning time. As for working parents - forget us! All events are now during the daytime. If I didn't work part- time as a physician in a field that is family friendly, i would never get to attend any of DD's school events.

Wish I could meet with Garza and share this with her...

You are in luck! Dr. Garza will be at Chantilly HS on April 13 at 6:30 p.m. for her listening tour.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've never understood why FCPS leaves so little time for parents. Scores come out after applications are due, decision letters come out after orientation dates - or right before, etc.

They tell us to be involved with our kids' education, but never give any planning time. As for working parents - forget us! All events are now during the daytime. If I didn't work part- time as a physician in a field that is family friendly, i would never get to attend any of DD's school events.

Wish I could meet with Garza and share this with her...

Both the scores and the admission letters are or were before the deadline/orientation. If more events were in the evening, stay at home parents would complain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Both the scores and the admission letters are or were before the deadline/orientation. If more events were in the evening, stay at home parents would complain.

In this area I would think working parents are a majority...

[Anonymous]

The people who work at the schools work during the day-so, events are during the workday. It's unreasonable to expect them to stay for 12 hour workdays as a convenience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The people who work at the schools work during the day-so, events are during the workday. It's unreasonable to expect them to stay for 12 hour workdays as a convenience.

Doesn't matter - it is like anything else. If you need to get your kid to a dental appointment or a doctor's appointment, go to a parent/teacher meeting, some recitals, etc. are during typical work hours. Find a way to make it work, or don't, but don't complain about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've never understood why FCPS leaves so little time for parents. Scores come out after applications are due, decision letters come out after orientation dates - or right before, etc.

They tell us to be involved with our kids' education, but never give any planning time. As for working parents - forget us! All events are now during the daytime. If I didn't work part- time as a physician in a field that is family friendly, i would never get to attend any of DD's school events.

Wish I could meet with Garza and share this with her...

Both the scores and the admission letters are or were before the deadline/orientation. If more events were in the evening, stay at home parents would complain.

Not OP, but a few schools dropped the ball during this year's tight timeline. Some parents received their scores 1 or 2 days prior to the deadline. The timeline was too tight this year. I remember just a few years back, I had plenty of time to get recommendation letters and work samples. I was very rushed this time.