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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you. What is principal placed? I have heard that happens but also heard it doesn't anymore. Our principal pidgeon-holded my kid's personality as not being outgoing. She is shy . but  she's very sociable once she knows people,  especially after finding her footing in the last year after a year of utter boredom in online classes. His comments about her really bother me. I feel it's like all first impressions. Sometimes a good person can profile you and form an opinion but it's really hard to change minds. How can 1 principal get to know hundreds of kids. Seems unfair if I'm not there.[/quote]

Principal Placed usually occurs more in the Local LLIV programs and is generally tied to the class size.  It can happen in the Center schools as well, but it's harder to qualify given the larger sizes and students coming in from other schools.

Essentially, a local school may have 12-15 children who are Level IV and decided not to go to the center school, which isn't enough to have equal class sizing with the rest of Gen Ed classes that are 25+.  They'll take the highest performers (or the ones who the principal favors or parent complain the most if you believe this forum), and place them in the LLIV class to round out even numbers.  If there's already an overbalance of AAP students, which is common in the Centers, there is essentially no room to principal place other kids in, so it is highly school and even year dependent.

This (along with the lack of some extra curriculars that Center schools offer) is also why a lot of parents think that Local IV programs are watered down and inferior to the Center schools, regardless of FFX county stating it's the same curriculum.

Principal Placed Students are NOT guaranteed to stay in the AAP classroom year to year, and are NOT eligible to attend Center Schools or AAP middle-schools, thus the reason why many of them tend to apply again in 3rd grade.

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