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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]13:26. People did bring this up, but you have to remember that at the time the boundary consideration was fluid, so there were more people from Fairhill for instance asking to be part of the group that would move verses being the ones left at Jackson. FCPS never asked the people remaining what they thought directly either. I agree, it was poor thinking on facilities part, but am not surprised because they also initiated the other poor facility movements. I also think that Vienna residents have been asking facilities for awhile to move to Thoreau. That is why Thoreau started a LLIV program there just a few years ago.[/quote]

No, that is not why Thoreau stated Level 4.  They started it b/c they had a significant number of AAP kids (who are eventually going to go on to Madison HS).  And parents did not think it was great for their kids to go out of the pyramid for MS, and then come to HS without having those friendships.  It is much better to allow kids to build friendships in MS so that they have a peer group to take with them to HS.  Although we are in Madison pyramid, my kid is already out of pyramid for elem. school AAP.  I'm glad that TMS has AAP so that my kid can get with the group s/he will ultimately be with for HS.  As it is now, s/he will have to build all new friendships in 7th grade -- but if the rezoning goes through, there is a possibility that my kid might actually know SOMEONE (perhaps) in the 7th grade.  Without the rezoning, my kid will be starting from scratch... but better to get started on that in 7th grade than wait 'til 9th grade (as would happen if there was no AAP at TMS and DC had to go to LJ for AAP).

AAP at TMS was something parents wanted so that kids could be with a single peer group rather than being torn away from friends several times.  It wasn't a secret plot to escape LJ.[/quote]

A peer group which is incredibly white and wealthy when they arrive at Madison.[/quote]

That is beside the point I was making -- but clearly, you see everything in terms of "wealthy and white" vs. "the rest of us" (I bet you are at least as "wealthy" as I am, if not moreso).  My kid would like to have friends for more than 2 years.  It is not easy for kids to make real bonds... especially for kids who aren't super mature and outgoing.   MS will be my kid's 4th school in fcps.  I would like it to be with kids he can stay with through 12 grade.

No one knows how many AAP kids will stay at LJ or go to TMS.   If you read the other thread about TMS, you might think it is a 2nd rate school -- so obviously, anyone who cares about academics would go to LJ!  FCPS doesn't know how many will go to either school b/c until they make the decision on rezoning, many of the LJ AAP kids can't go their.  The rezoning should have been done long ago rather than wait until the last minute and put
 all these kids and parents in limbo with their decision. [/quote]

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