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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The 50-60 are OHS bound rising 8th graders.  Has nothing to do with Madison.  These are OHS kids who are currently in 7th grade at LJ and apparently want to switch to TMS for 8th grade.  (??? siblings?  are you suggesting they all have siblings who are one year younger and would be rising 7th graders?)[/quote]

Think of these kids as the "early adapters" who are bailing on LJ for Thoreau sooner rather than later.  That's the exact dynamic the School Board has set in motion, and it's not going to stop. [/quote]

There is no "sooner"  or later.  Either you are zoned for LJ or you are zoned for TMS (in the future).  What is there to "adapt" to (for families in 2019 and beyond)?

Info from fcps admin source.  The unexpected demand is not frim AAP growing at TMS.[/quote]

I don't see FCPS administration as an honest broker in this process.  There will be 8th graders in Gen Ed next year with a choice between LJ and TMS opting for TMS and then [b]going forward AAP kids zoned for TMS with a choice between LJ and TMS and increasingly opting for TMS[/b]. 
In addition to that, you'll have people avoiding LJ who would not have done in the past because the school will have higher ESOL/FARMS rates, fewer white kids, etc.  [/quote]

You don't know this.  You are just making up one scenario.  As it is now, 2 out of 3 Madison-bound kids choose TMS over LJ.  You will just have to be patient and see how the AAP part shakes out.  Your concerns have less validity when you just make up the facts to suit your fears.[/quote]

"As it is now" is not what it is going forward, after FCPS has both renovated Thoreau and sent a clear message that it doesn't care if LJ ends up like Poe or Lee.  PP already pointed out that more kids than expected are choosing to switch schools next year, and this trend will only continue.[/quote]

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