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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]25 kids out of 905 is about 2%.  Not a huge difference in the "atmosphere" of the school, but whatever.  keep up the fantasy.  Go ahead and make those last few Cluster 2 kids feel unwelcome.[/quote]

The PP was basically saying a smaller AAP program may change the dynamics.  It wasn't a slam against Cluster II kids.[/quote]

The point is that change basically already happened.  It's done, except for a few kids and those 25 kids leaving is not really going to change the dynamic.  All of the kids that are going to be there next year are already in grades for which the change has happened (i.e. so the ration of Non-AAP:AAP  has already changed).  The ones who it would actually effect the ratio for (the sixth graders) won't have that effect because they will graduate.[/quote]

It's not the departing kids that will impact the dynamic, but instead some of the departing parents, some of whom are still fighting old battles.  It will be better when they've moved on.   [/quote]

Trust me.  The cluster 2 parents are looking forward to it, too.[/quote]

Great.  When it was suggested previously that both Cluster 1 and Cluster 2 parents might be happier with a dedicated AAP center in Cluster 2, there was a lot of anxiety and resistance from some parents in Cluster 2.  It's good to know everyone agrees it's working out for the best.  That should improve the atmosphere not just at Haycock, but also at Lemon Road, where non-AAP heard Cluster 2 AAP parents asking pointed questions not long ago about whether the school would be good enough for their kids.  There's no point in pretending there haven't been hard feelings that need time to mend. [/quote]

There are hard feelings, but much of that will be gone when the 6th graders leave.  I think a lot of the 6th grade families still feel very unwelcome and will be happy when their kids graduate.  They know you wanted them to leave.

The resistance was that our kids were settled at Haycock and had friends there.  Many of us did not want our child to move to a third (or fourth for some kids) elementary school.  It was very ugly last year, though, and I know a lot of the 3rd and 4th parents were happy to leave after the way it went down, but their kids were very sad to leave their friends.  There were a lot of tears.  Like it or not, many children were very unhappy and the beginning of school was filled with a lot of anxiety for them.

Please do not create drama between the new Lemon Road families and the old ones.  Let's be accurate.  The concern last year was not that Lemon Road as a school wouldn't be good enough.  It was whether FCPS could set up an equivalent center at Lemon Road (or any other place a new center would have gone -- it was not Lemon Road specific) so the children were getting the same quality of education.  There were also questions as to whether a smaller center could offer the things that a larger center can (i.e. the very advanced math, the math competitions, etc.).   The Lemon Road families are wonderful and many of the Cluster 2 families are very happy with the school community and the other families.  Please don't sow your hate and nastiness at other schools. [/quote]

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