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[quote=Anonymous]There is no Level IV at our base. I didn't parent refer. DH and I agreed if DC1 got in with test scores on his own - we would consider, but if not, we would leave DC1 at the base school in walking distance, with neighborhood kids and younger siblings, over parent referring. In the end, DC1 tested in so we had to consider whether to send him.

We accepted but it was a hard decision due to having younger siblings still at the base. (Some poster on here always says don't separate siblings.  I don't think it's always that cut and dry.  In this case my oldest is 2E with ADHD and I can see that the center teachers and the AAP program have more experience with 2E than our base and it is a better fit for DC1.  Our psychologist and pediatrician also recommended DC1 do AAP, but I digress).  It ended up being an easier decision because it ended up that many of DC1's friends were going to the center as well and I also really agree that he's found "his tribe" there.  I told DC1 that I thought he would like the accelerated math offered and he liked the school at the open house and was on board. Idk what would have happened if he didn't want to go.

Virtually everyone at our base who is admitted goes to the center. The few people who don't usually don't go due to being military and not wanting to do another school change. Not at our base school, but some others choose language immersion over AAP.  And finally, if they think their kid really wouldn't do well with a school change, for whatever reason, they keep at our base but this is a very small minority.

In the end, I decided if it was a mistake to go to the center, we could easily switch back to base. I thought it would be preferable for my kid to go to the center in 3rd grade when everyone else would be new and also start with the accelerated math rather than possibly being behind with that if DC1 stayed at base and went to the center in a later grade.

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