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Reply to "IB Program- What is it? IB or AP?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] You have made your point many times over. What are you trying to do - shame OP into pupil-placing in AP school because IB is SOOO BAAADDD for society?[/quote] Touch a nerve? The point is that if we put AP in the IB schools, FCPS would save over 1.5 Million dollars. That is a start. It is not insignificant. [/quote] Sure, it a lot of money, but let's do some math. In 2014, 3200 students took at least 1 IB exam. Assuming the 1.5 million dollar number is right, that's about $470/pupil. FCPS cost per pupil is around $13,500. So, we're looking at less than a 3-4% add on per pupil, generally over only 2 years. Given that many IB kids take more than 1 class, (6 for a diploma) that doesn't seem unreasonable for a special program. I'd be shocked (having seen no numbers and totally guessing here) if the AAP surcharge wasn't much higher (busing, credentia[/quote]
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