Questions to ask during AAP orientation.

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Ask if there is flexible grouping for specials, so it is not "just AAP kids" in music, art, etc.

Ask about the homework load, especially in math, and ask what (if anything) should be done over the summer to get ready for times tables/timed math quizzes in the fall.

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If you are at the center AAP orientation, ask if there are kids from the gen ed. population of the center school who are "pushed in" to the AAP classes for language arts or math. If they say "no" ask how this is fair to those gen ed kids who happen to be zoned to a center school...why do they NOT get this opportunity??

So many Level IV AAP schools allow the principal to place 3-5 high-performing general education kids into the class for math or reading. If my kid is one of the general education population who just happens to be be at a center school, why shouldn't he get that same chance to benefit from the Level IV curriculum??

I know this was prob. not the question you had in mind, OP, but Center schools tend to brag about how your kid will ONLY be with county-eligible Level IV kids if you choose to send your kid to their school. But if this is true, then it isn't giving the gen ed kids at the Center the same access to those services that the kids at Level IV Local schools get. Not cool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are at the center AAP orientation, ask if there are kids from the gen ed. population of the center school who are "pushed in" to the AAP classes for language arts or math. If they say "no" ask how this is fair to those gen ed kids who happen to be zoned to a center school...why do they NOT get this opportunity??

So many Level IV AAP schools allow the principal to place 3-5 high-performing general education kids into the class for math or reading. If my kid is one of the general education population who just happens to be be at a center school, why shouldn't he get that same chance to benefit from the Level IV curriculum??

I know this was prob. not the question you had in mind, OP, but Center schools tend to brag about how your kid will ONLY be with county-eligible Level IV kids if you choose to send your kid to their school. But if this is true, then it isn't giving the gen ed kids at the Center the same access to those services that the kids at Level IV Local schools get. Not cool.

Agree. Our center does allow this although probably at a smaller rate to the LLIV program. That said, our LLIV program did not have as many resources for anyone and did a split math group for the class as if it was a combination class for the LLIII students whereas at the center, there is a group of kids in general ed that also take advanced math whether they are in the AAP classroom or not.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are at the center AAP orientation, ask if there are kids from the gen ed. population of the center school who are "pushed in" to the AAP classes for language arts or math. If they say "no" ask how this is fair to those gen ed kids who happen to be zoned to a center school...why do they NOT get this opportunity??

So many Level IV AAP schools allow the principal to place 3-5 high-performing general education kids into the class for math or reading. If my kid is one of the general education population who just happens to be be at a center school, why shouldn't he get that same chance to benefit from the Level IV curriculum??

I know this was prob. not the question you had in mind, OP, but Center schools tend to brag about how your kid will ONLY be with county-eligible Level IV kids if you choose to send your kid to their school. But if this is true, then it isn't giving the gen ed kids at the Center the same access to those services that the kids at Level IV Local schools get. Not cool.

Get off your soapbox. Inappropriate response to this question.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are at the center AAP orientation, ask if there are kids from the gen ed. population of the center school who are "pushed in" to the AAP classes for language arts or math. If they say "no" ask how this is fair to those gen ed kids who happen to be zoned to a center school...why do they NOT get this opportunity??

So many Level IV AAP schools allow the principal to place 3-5 high-performing general education kids into the class for math or reading. If my kid is one of the general education population who just happens to be be at a center school, why shouldn't he get that same chance to benefit from the Level IV curriculum??

I know this was prob. not the question you had in mind, OP, but Center schools tend to brag about how your kid will ONLY be with county-eligible Level IV kids if you choose to send your kid to their school. But if this is true, then it isn't giving the gen ed kids at the Center the same access to those services that the kids at Level IV Local schools get. Not cool.

Get off your soapbox. Inappropriate response to this question.

I think she should go to the aap orientation, and ask that question herself. Maybe she'll get the answer she's looking for.

[Anonymous]

Ask how disruptive children are handled in AAP classes.

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I didn’t personally ask any questions but I was interested to know about homework, and that was covered.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are at the center AAP orientation, ask if there are kids from the gen ed. population of the center school who are "pushed in" to the AAP classes for language arts or math. If they say "no" ask how this is fair to those gen ed kids who happen to be zoned to a center school...why do they NOT get this opportunity??

So many Level IV AAP schools allow the principal to place 3-5 high-performing general education kids into the class for math or reading. If my kid is one of the general education population who just happens to be be at a center school, why shouldn't he get that same chance to benefit from the Level IV curriculum??

I know this was prob. not the question you had in mind, OP, but Center schools tend to brag about how your kid will ONLY be with county-eligible Level IV kids if you choose to send your kid to their school. But if this is true, then it isn't giving the gen ed kids at the Center the same access to those services that the kids at Level IV Local schools get. Not cool.

Get off your soapbox. Inappropriate response to this question.

I think she should go to the aap orientation, and ask that question herself. Maybe she'll get the answer she's looking for.

NP here. I think she actually might get the answer she is looking for. As there are now about 58+ Local Level IV programs, PP raises a valid point that some students in general education at these schools are receiving single-subject AAP instruction that hasn't been available to non-AAP students at Center schools. But I've heard they're now offering this at centers too but are trying to keep it quiet because it takes away the special elite argument that centers use to lure parents to the center over the base school.

[Anonymous]

Ask what the percentage of students in their AAP program are Black, the percentage who are Hispanic and the percentage receiving free/reduced meals.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you are at the center AAP orientation, ask if there are kids from the gen ed. population of the center school who are "pushed in" to the AAP classes for language arts or math. If they say "no" ask how this is fair to those gen ed kids who happen to be zoned to a center school...why do they NOT get this opportunity??

So many Level IV AAP schools allow the principal to place 3-5 high-performing general education kids into the class for math or reading. If my kid is one of the general education population who just happens to be be at a center school, why shouldn't he get that same chance to benefit from the Level IV curriculum??

I know this was prob. not the question you had in mind, OP, but Center schools tend to brag about how your kid will ONLY be with county-eligible Level IV kids if you choose to send your kid to their school. But if this is true, then it isn't giving the gen ed kids at the Center the same access to those services that the kids at Level IV Local schools get. Not cool.

Get off your soapbox. Inappropriate response to this question.

I think she should go to the aap orientation, and ask that question herself. Maybe she'll get the answer she's looking for.

NP here. I think she actually might get the answer she is looking for. As there are now about 58+ Local Level IV programs, PP raises a valid point that some students in general education at these schools are receiving single-subject AAP instruction that hasn't been available to non-AAP students at Center schools. But I've heard they're now offering this at centers too but are trying to keep it quiet because it takes away the special elite argument that centers use to lure parents to the center over the base school.

Just strip already. I’m both a parent and former second grade teacher in fcps. Centers are not trying to woo anyone to their school. You want you kid there? Great. Don’t want your kid there? Great.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are at the center AAP orientation, ask if there are kids from the gen ed. population of the center school who are "pushed in" to the AAP classes for language arts or math. If they say "no" ask how this is fair to those gen ed kids who happen to be zoned to a center school...why do they NOT get this opportunity??

So many Level IV AAP schools allow the principal to place 3-5 high-performing general education kids into the class for math or reading. If my kid is one of the general education population who just happens to be be at a center school, why shouldn't he get that same chance to benefit from the Level IV curriculum??

I know this was prob. not the question you had in mind, OP, but Center schools tend to brag about how your kid will ONLY be with county-eligible Level IV kids if you choose to send your kid to their school. But if this is true, then it isn't giving the gen ed kids at the Center the same access to those services that the kids at Level IV Local schools get. Not cool.

Get off your soapbox. Inappropriate response to this question.

I think she should go to the aap orientation, and ask that question herself. Maybe she'll get the answer she's looking for.

NP here. I think she actually might get the answer she is looking for. As there are now about 58+ Local Level IV programs, PP raises a valid point that some students in general education at these schools are receiving single-subject AAP instruction that hasn't been available to non-AAP students at Center schools. But I've heard they're now offering this at centers too but are trying to keep it quiet because it takes away the special elite argument that centers use to lure parents to the center over the base school.

Just strip already. I’m both a parent and former second grade teacher in fcps. Centers are not trying to woo anyone to their school. You want you kid there? Great. Don’t want your kid there? Great.

NP here. DS attends an AAP center. His entire class is LLIV AAP as are 4 other classes that are also all LLIV AAP. Gen ed kids are in different classes and don't join the LLIV classes for specific classes.

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Anonymous wrote:Ask what the percentage of students in their AAP program are Black, the percentage who are Hispanic and the percentage receiving free/reduced meals.

This isn't the Senate. There's no need to ask questions for which you already know the answer.

[Anonymous]

At our orientation yesterday, the crowd was a mixed one. Although I didn’t do a head count, there were AA, Africans, Hispanic, white and Asians and south East Asians. The only race I didn’t see there were Martians.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are at the center AAP orientation, ask if there are kids from the gen ed. population of the center school who are "pushed in" to the AAP classes for language arts or math. If they say "no" ask how this is fair to those gen ed kids who happen to be zoned to a center school...why do they NOT get this opportunity??

So many Level IV AAP schools allow the principal to place 3-5 high-performing general education kids into the class for math or reading. If my kid is one of the general education population who just happens to be be at a center school, why shouldn't he get that same chance to benefit from the Level IV curriculum??

I know this was prob. not the question you had in mind, OP, but Center schools tend to brag about how your kid will ONLY be with county-eligible Level IV kids if you choose to send your kid to their school. But if this is true, then it isn't giving the gen ed kids at the Center the same access to those services that the kids at Level IV Local schools get. Not cool.

Get off your soapbox. Inappropriate response to this question.

I think she should go to the aap orientation, and ask that question herself. Maybe she'll get the answer she's looking for.

NP here. I think she actually might get the answer she is looking for. As there are now about 58+ Local Level IV programs, PP raises a valid point that some students in general education at these schools are receiving single-subject AAP instruction that hasn't been available to non-AAP students at Center schools. But I've heard they're now offering this at centers too but are trying to keep it quiet because it takes away the special elite argument that centers use to lure parents to the center over the base school.

Just strip already. I’m both a parent and former second grade teacher in fcps. Centers are not trying to woo anyone to their school. You want you kid there? Great. Don’t want your kid there? Great.

Strip?! No thanks!