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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have FCPS kids, so I’m not bothered, but I can see it being hard to filter out FCPS as an APS, FCCPS, LCPS, etc parent.

If you create a separate FCPS forum, consider how FCPS dominates the AAP forum. I realize it is for advanced academics elsewhere but the term AAP is used only in FCPS (I think). I hate having AAP in that title, because AAP has four levels of which Level IV (maybe Level III) is really discussed.  The other three levels fall into the Gen Ed category. Maybe the forum name could be a little less FCPS centered.[/quote]

I mean, the forum listing says that AAP the forum _IS_ primarily intended for the FCPS program... and yes, it is focused on the Level IV programs (local or center) colloquially referred to as "AAP" (even though technically AAP covers other levels).  If anything if there's confusion about this I'd either make it more FCPS-centered... like "AAP Level IV" forum or similar... or less FCPS-centered like "Programs for Academically Advanced Students".

I'm indifferent about splitting out the FCPS forum... preference would be that we just establish a standard that any threads/topics that are district-specific have the district acronym as the first element of the thread title... e.g.:

[FCPS] Which FCPS schools may need name changes?
[APS] School Boundary Study
Governor Northam announces Phase 3 Guidance
[FCPS] McLean/Langley Boundary Adjustment

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PP here — Well if AAP is kept in the title, I agree it should say AAP Level 4. However, that forum is for advanced academic programs / honors (also known by other names) in other districts. It’s a catch all for DC, VA and MD schools programs.  Without a name change, it looks like there are two FCPS forums (one gen ed and one for AAP (Level 4)) to me.  And remember to parents of younger kids and people new to FCPS, FCPS advertises how it has this great four level system, so technically all FCPS kids are AAP.

I agree with others that if we all started threads with the school district abbreviations, we wouldn’t need another forum, but you know that will take some time and people will still flub it.[/quote]

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