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[quote=Anonymous]Longfellow is current at capacity.  Yes according to the dashboard it is 15 students under capacity but come on- that is basically at capacity.  The projected 5 year enrollment is to grow by 219, so it is expected to be over capacity shortly.

http://www.fcps.edu/fts/dashboard/enrollment/msenroll13-14.html

Cooper is currently 141 under capacity and projected to grow by 4 students, so it is expected to remain under capacity for the foreseeable future.

However, Kilmer is currently 140 over capacity and projected to grow by 215.  So Kilmer's over crowding is what should be driving the push for an AAP center at Cooper.  Cooper has the population to have a robust AAP program within its current boundaries and it has the building capacity to hold the additional students.

Overshadowing all of this is the expected growth of Tyson's.  Cooper cannot remain under capacity when its neighboring schools are over capacity.  If anything, the school board should be looking at long term ways to increase capacity at all schools in the Tysons area as well as build new schools.  My suggestion is to build up so that the field space can be kept.  If the 100,000 projected new residents becomes a reality, this area of the county should look to urban schools as a guide- not sprawling suburban campuses.[/quote]

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