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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do they know how many teachers to hire when they don’t know the student population yet?[/quote]

They know the number of students that they have currently. They need 9th and 10th grade teachers for all the core classes. They might even have an idea about the classes that the kids initially selected, they have the kids names and student information. If the class selections were electronically done they could have been sent to Skyview. The only school that could be a wildcard for selections would be SLHS students who were not able to select AP classes and some might make those choices now that they are available.[/quote]

How would anyone know yet what AP courses are available this fall  at Skyview?  [/quote]

FWIW, you do not even know what AP classes will be available at any school.  It depends on enrollment and other factors.  And, even if an AP class is offered at another school, it does not always mean there will be space for your child in it.
Another factor is whether or not there is more than one class of that AP class--and, it very well may be that your child will have a conflict with another class.  My DD had to change her loved elective because it was taught at the only time her AP language course was offered.[/quote]

Well, exactly.  And that only gets more complicated when you have a small and less stable enrollment, and haven’t worked through schedules or hired teachers yet.  What Oakton can make available to sophomores won’t necessarily be what Skyview can make work for sophomores.  [/quote]

Do you think that Oakton or any other high school can guarantee what classes will be filled?  They put out options for choices.  The  choices may not all be available or there may be "leftover' kids who cannot fit it in their schedule for one reason or another.
Naturally, all core classes will be available at all schools--to include Skyview and Oakton.[/quote]

There’s a bit of a disconnect between Reid touting 22nd Century learning and reassurances that Skyview will be able to offer “core classes,” which sounds more like a 20th Century baseline.

If they’d come up with fixed boundaries and told at least 9th and 10th graders in boundary that they are being assigned to the new school, Skyview would start with more kids and on a stronger academic footing.  [/quote]

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