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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm just going to be really upset if the Oakton moms have their way and my child ends up being literally the only kids from Carson that go to Oakton. [/quote]

They'll switch Crossfield to Franklin, I'm sure.  But, Crossfield would be at new school if they used objective standards.[/quote]

Ugh, I don't want my kids to go to Franklin. Carson is such a great school.[/quote]
Franklin is slated to be renovated in 2029 according to the latest CIP. If they get rid of middle school centers so that Franklin has all the in-boundary kids that currently go to Carson it will be just as great of a school.  Bring back those AAP kids and watch the test scores (and school rating) go up.
I still think Crossfield should stay at Carson and go to the new Western school - but if they stay at Oakton instead then it is only logical to move them to Franklin and Oak Hill to Carson.  Such an easy way to fix part of the worst split feeder situation in the county.[/quote]

All of this. Carson is artificially propped up by the exceptionally high number of AAP kids coming from other middle schools. Each middle school should have its own AAP program and bussing Franklin kids to Carson should stop. And when they finally set the boundaries for the new HS they should clean up the Carson /Franklin boundaries as well. [/quote]

Franklin is super close to Carson, there cant be all that much of a savings [/quote]

Putting AAP at every MS would be a county-wide decision, but you knew that.  Carson may be close to Franklin, but the savings would add up.

Carson is the prime example, however, of an AAP middle school whose reputation is largely derived from kids with a different base school. [/quote]

Why is that a problem? Sounds like a great opportunity for those kids![/quote]
It takes away opportunities from the schools they leave behind. There are fewer clubs and teams at the other schools when the motivated students (and their parents) are concentrated at one school.  The same thing happens with kids leaving Lewis.  It will never improve until they force a change.[/quote]

There are plenty of kids at Franklin who could start the clubs they want that are at Carson and not Franklin. [/quote]

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