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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And, once you pull out the AAP center, get ready for your school's average SOL scores to drop, which makes your school's Great Schools number drop, which hurts your real estate values.  Louise Archer GE parents may hate  having the AAP kids at the school, but they don't complain about their Great Schools 9.  Be careful what you ask for...[/quote]

I see this as an argument for center elimination, not retention. If the only thing propping up a school's scores are AAP kids, then their presence is preventing administrators (and parents) from having an accurate picture of the school's needs. Yes, the scores, Great Schools rating, and property values may decrease without the out-of-boundary AAP kids, but I think the more honest measure of a true neighborhood school that would result is ultimately in the best interests of the kids being taught there.[/quote]

Absolutely agree.  AAP centers, and the resulting Great Schools rating, provide a false measure of how well ALL the kids at that school are doing.  [/quote]

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