Jackson/Oakton -- non-AAP experience and overcrowding?
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Anonymous
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If you are zoned for Jackson MS and Oakton HS, are your concerned about over-crowding?
If your child is not in AAP (therefore not going to Thoreau for AAP in the future), are you concerned about the high percentage of needy kids in Jackson -- and any effects from the AAP kids moving out? What is Jackson like for non-ESOL, non-Farms, non-AAP kids? Are they lost somewhere between the needy and the "gifted"? |
Anonymous
| AAP kids-- and concerned enough that we moved from a Jackson/ Oakton. |
Anonymous
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At Jackson now. Love it! Love it! Love it!
BTW, Jackson is the AAP center not Thoreau. Oakton is awesome! |
Anonymous
Are your kids AAP? Yes, I know Jackson is the center now for the Madison and some Oakton kids, but that will change in 2017 when the Madison/Oakton AAP kids go to Thoreau -- which could have a negative impact on Jackson's overall ratings/scores. Can you speak to the non-AAP experience at Jackson? |
Anonymous
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This is from my DD, who is an AAP 8th grader at Jackson. In the electives and PE, she intermingles with the non-AAP kids. At Jackson, there really are two schools: AAP and Non-AAP. Non-app kids (according to my daughter) are rougher; drug use is prevalent.
My DD was sexually harassed last year in an elective; she did not complain at the time, but fell in to a deep depression. |
Anonymous
This was proposed, but is not official and I thought it was not recommended by aapac. PP with 8th grade DD, I'm very sorry to hear about her experiences there. I hope she's doing alright now. Was the administration involved? If so, we're they helpful? |
Anonymous
When was this decided? I do not see anything on BoardDocs from School Board meetings about such a decision. |
Anonymous
I thought this was the point of renovating Thoreau -- so that its capacity will be around 1200/1300 rather than 950. Maybe I just read it in the CIP and assumed it was confirmed. The renovation of Thoreau was clearly linked to bringing back the AAP kids and reducing overcrowding at Jackson. What are they saying at Thoreau? |
Anonymous
| I sure hope it is true! |
Anonymous
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A few facts:
1. If your kid is Jackson/Oakton, the proposal for Thoreau id for ALL Mosby woods and Oakton elem kids who go to OHS to move to Thoreau! Everyone moves not just AAP kids. 2. My DD is in AAP at Jackson and knows of, they aren't her "friends", 3 girls who are sexually active. All 3 girls are in AAP!!! 3. My DD has friends from AAP and monAAP. She says the only difference is the way the kids learn. 4. If you moved away and your kid never attended, I question the relevancy of your reply. |
Anonymous
| The CIP clearly notes the move of MWES and OES kids from Jackson to Thoreau. It's proposed for 2017 school year. So NEXT school year, not the one coming up. |
Anonymous
The drug use among the rich Madison and Oakton AAP kids at Jackson and in HS is higher than in the non-AAP population, most of whom go to Falls Church. Sorry if your daughter was harassed, but you are also spreading misinformation here. |
Anonymous
Bingo! A girl from our area who's from a "good" aka "rich" family is nothing but trouble! |
Anonymous
Where can I find information about this? Any link?? Thanks!
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Anonymous
Look at pages 41, 45 and 51 of the latest CIP: http://www.fcps.edu/fts/planning/cip/cipbookfy2017-21.pdf Note that the School Board would still need to vote on this before it took effect and, depending on the number of students involved, there might need to be a formal boundary study. In any event, FCPS Staff has not suggested it would occur before the fall of 2018. Only the planning (or "scoping") for a change is proposed to start in the 2017-18 school year. |