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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The AAP students for both Luther Jackson and Thoreau will lose out if they split into two centers.  Luther Jackson will be going from 3 AAP teams to 2 or possibly 1.5 teams.   Luther Jackson will lose 1/3 of its AAP students.  To have a successful AAP Center, you will need at least 2 teams.  The more the better.  Look at other big successful AAP Centers like Longfellow, Kilmer, Rachel Carson, etc...   Again you need the [b]CRITICAL MASS[/b].  I don't get the arguments of proximity to the kids' home.  Most AAP kids want to travel long distance to go to Thomas Jefferson HS for more peers and better programs.  Why would Thoreau kids not want to form bigger center with more peers and strong programs?  Luther Jackson sent 22 kids to TJ last year and 19 kids the year before.  And the number will keep on increasing if Luther Jackson will not split up![/quote]

Lulz, the CRITICAL MASS crowd has resorted to SHOUTING because believing the myth is VERY IMPORTANT![/quote]

How is critical mass a myth? YOu cannot give a small group of MS students the exact same schedule and assume that they will be taking the same electives. There's one set of schools in the eastern part of the county that will have fewer than 40 and fewer than 80 students when fully populated as a MS Center. These are 6th-8th grade schools, and at two classrooms per grade, that's 180 children. While I'd like to think that you aren't talking about this in particular, let's be clear that some children will NOT receive services in the same manner as they cannot keep a group of 33 or 72 kids together for a full day and still allow their elective schedules to flow freely.  There's no myth here - this plan, if implemented as written where it expands the Center program to every MS that does not have one, will introduce an additional inequity that directly affects more than a handful of children. We aren't talking about a 15 minute bus ride, or staying with your peers through the transitions, which while important, aren't deal breakers for some of us. We are talking about creating a MS center for 33 kids, 72 kids, where you have fewer than one full class per grade (again, there two are K-6). THAT'S a reason for shouting. [/quote]

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