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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For all those parents who can't wait for AAP kids from Shrevewood, Lemon Rd, Westgate, Franklin Sherman... to leave, have you considered why Haycock is considered such a good school?  Haycock is our base school and I'm perfectly happy with the education there.  But I believe the reason why Haycock has such a good rep is b/c of the unusally large number of AAP kids, not b/c its principal, teachers or facility is so much better than any other FFX Co school.  It just has a huge AAP population (3 to 4 AAP classes per grade compared to 2 Gen Ed classes).  So it just makes sense that the more AAP kids you have at a school, the better the test scores, better standing in academic competitions etc... hence the better overall reputation.  I don't think Haycock is doomed if these kids leave, but I do believe eventually if you bring the number of AAP kids down, it will be no worse or better than any other Center school. [/quote]

You're right, of course, but there can be too much of a good thing.  The school is overcrowded, and it's not necessarily in the community's interest to have a school where the AAP enrollment vastly overshadows the rest of the school.

I do wonder whether, if a private poll were taken, in-boundary parents would prefer an 850-student school with a smaller AAP cohort to a 1,000-student facility.  [/quote]

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