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[quote=Anonymous]We are zoned for Cooper, and this is the message we received.

Dear Parents:
Over the past three years, in response to growing student enrollment in Fairfax County Public Schools’ Advanced Academic Programs (AAP), Cooper Middle School has offered a Level IV Program for students identified to receive Level IV AAP services. During this time, Principal Arlene Randall met with parents from feeder schools within the Langley and McLean high school pyramids to better understand community desires for the Advanced Academic Program.  Simultaneously, the instructional team at Cooper developed a program based on the foundation of a rigorous curriculum delivered by a collaborative team of teachers and counselors certified and passionate about teaching gifted children.
Fairfax County Public Schools provides a wide variety of programming in its schools, and as such, school facilities are built and remodeled based on the programs offered in the school buildings. Although we are fortunate to have robust Advanced Academic Programs in our pyramids, the division’s continued enrollment growth has caused Kilmer and Longfellow middle schools to become overcrowded, while Cooper Middle School is under capacity by more than 300 students. Given that Cooper now offers a well-established Level IV Program, one solution to this problem is to designate Cooper Middle School as an AAP center.

We invite parents, students, and community members to attend a meeting with Principal Randall, instructional staff, and current AAP students and families to learn more about Cooper’s existing Level IV Advanced Academic Program and ask questions. The meetings will be held in Cooper Middle School’s Shirley Miller cafeteria on December 2 and December 8. Please attend the evening associated with the elementary school your child attends.
 
December 2              6:45 - 8:00 P.M.  	December 8        6:45 - 8:00 P.M.
Churchill Road, Franklin Sherman, and Spring Hill elementary schools	Colvin Run, Forestville, and Great Falls elementary schools
 
Additionally, we will share specific information about what is required for a school to operate as an AAP center and will seek feedback on two options for opening an AAP center at Cooper Middle School:

Timeline	Option 1
September 2016	Cooper based rising 7th grade center-eligible students currently assigned to Kilmer and Longfellow are required to attend the new Cooper MS center. Rising 8th grade center–eligible students have the option to attend Cooper or their current center.
September 2017	Cooper based rising 7th and 8th grade center-eligible students currently assigned to Kilmer and Longfellow are required to attend Cooper’s center.
September 2018	Cooper based rising 7th and 8th grade center-eligible students currently assigned to Kilmer and Longfellow are required to attend Cooper’s center

Option 2
September 2016 - Cooper based rising 7th and 8th grade center-eligible students currently assigned to Kilmer and Longfellow have the option to attend the new Cooper MS center or their current center.
September 2017 - Cooper based rising 7th grade students currently assigned to Kilmer and Longfellow are required to attend Cooper’s center. Rising 8th grade students have the option to attend Cooper or their current center. 
September 2018 - Cooper based rising 7th and 8th grade center-eligible students are required to attend Cooper’s center.

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