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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - thanks Carson parent for your reply. I just realised I made a typo!!! My DD gets into Middle School in Fall 2019, not 2018. What do you advise?[/quote]

Watch and wait. My personal sense is that they are dragging their feet on a change neither Carson nor Franklin wants. And that they will do Thoreau first, because that is more popular.  Plus, the fact that Franklin is becoming more popular as an LLIV Center means that it is taking the overcrowding pressure off of Carson.  In fact, Carson enrollment went down this year.  But it all depends on the priorities of the new superintendent.  If they start the community meetings, go and be vocal.  Push for grandfathering of your kid, especially if it happens next year, when she is in 6th.

Also realize, half of Franklin kids are Carson based. Franklin will become a powerhouse in its own right if the the AAP kids are forced back.  It already has a great reputation.  The education should every bit be as good.  The only downside is TJ admissions. Carson is a TJ admission machine.  They have the teacher knowledge on how to write recommendations, administrative involvement, extracurriculars, etc. to make it happen. Franklin may lag for a year or two, as they get used to a huge TJ admissions pool. [/quote]

FYI -- there is no plan at all to make Thoreau a center.  The first thing that absolutely will happen is that some kids from Jackson's base school will be rezoned to Thoreau.  Some of those kids are AAP kids and they will choose to attend Thoreau's AAP (local level 4) program rather than go to the center (Jackson).  But, there is no discussion of making Thoreau a center.  I actually think it should become one just to keep kids from leaving and going to an already-over-crowded school (Jackson).  BUT, I'm sure the school board and the Jackson administrators WANT those AAP center kids coming so that they can skew the Jackson scores higher.  Thoreau's scores are good with or without the AAP kids, so they don't care or have any motivation to become a center.  Thoreau is happy to offer AAP for those who want it, but doesn't really care about being a "center" (which in this case would only have the effect of keeping some AAP kids from going to Jackson).

Back to the discussion about Franklin and Carson....[/quote]

Thoreau will become a center regardless [b]because of the high school feeder and so people can keep their kids away from the poors[/b]. The school board has already been put on notice from the last go round of public meetings.[/quote]

I don't think you understand what it means to be a center.  And I don't think you understand what the current situation is.  Thoreau-based AAP kids have the option of going to Jackson (where there are "the poors" -- using your language), or staying at Thoreau.  Anyone who wants to avoid the poors can choose to stay at Thoreau currently.  Making Thoreau into a center isn't a desired goal for parents of AAP kids zoned for Thoreau b/c they can already do that if they wish --- or they can choose to mix and mingle at Jackson (although there might not be that much mixing and mingling since the AAP center kids have the core classes with only AAP kids at both Jackson and Thoreau).  There is no real benefit to the Thoreau-zoned community to become an official center.  It only takes away options for some kids to go to Jackson.  And, as I explained above, there is no motivation for the Jackson community to divest the Thoreau-based kids b/c they help bring the Jackson scores up.  The current situation is pretty much a win/win.

Your assertions don't make sense.[/quote]

DP here.  Thoreau has enough kids for AAP, just like Cooper, so there's no reason we should keep giving AAP kids zoned for Thoreau an option other kids don't have to take the bus to another school for AAP.  [/quote]

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