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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll just point out again that it's not Longfellow enrollment trends that will force changes at Cooper.  It's the declining enrollment at Cooper and the overcrowding at Kilmer, which gets the Cooper AAP kids from Great Falls. [/quote]

PP here-I believe I already stated that I wasn't qualified to comment on Kilmer, so the above snotty comment wasn't necessary.

I really don't get why the school board feels it makes sense to have AAP in all middle achools. In Cluster 1, it makes most sense for Longfellow to be THE center for middle school. They clearly have the teaching resources and extracurricular infrastructure already in place as well as the renovated building. It would also solve the problems of critical mass and AAP vs Non AAP populations. If transportation is the issue do limited or no bussing. I would gladly drive my kid for an advanced education in an established center-and I'm sure others feel the same, since clearly the main issue here is money (or lack thereof in FCPS) driving these decisions.[/quote]

It wasn't intended as a snotty comment.  But expressing an opinion about what should or should not be done at Cooper vis-a-vis Longfellow is besides the point when it's the projected overcrowding at Kilmer, due in large part to AAP kids coming from Cooper, that will force the issue because the overcrowding is going to be a major problem at Kilmer.

However, I don't think you have a grasp of the numbers.  Longfellow currently has its own AAP kids and 1/2 the AAP kids zoned for Cooper, and it's still looking at being overcrowded in a few years even with expanded capacity.  What you're suggesting would make a bad situation far worse, since you're proposing to send the remaining AAP kids from Cooper now at Kilmer and the AAP kids from Herndon (also in Cluster 1) now at Hughes to Longfellow as well.  Longfellow does not have the resources or space for this.  Longfellow would also end up at least 65% AAP students, which would leave GenEd parents there furious, and rightfully so. [/quote]

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