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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Shouldn't we be able to tell from the total enrollment numbers at Jackson and Thoreau if there has been a big move to Thoreau?[/quote]

There will be a big move to TMS in overall student numbers b/c of the rezoning.  The enrollment at TMS is around 1250 this year.  What we don't know is how the AAP numbers have changed (or stayed the same) since FCPS does not publish AAP membership for schools that are not centers.  Yes, we will be able to see LJMS's AAP membership numbers for the combined total in 7th grade and 8th grade.     So, we can see if it is a departure from what they typically have.  But, without knowing what TMS's AAP numbers are, you don't know if any change at LJMS is just a normal fluctuation or if it is actually a shift toward TMS.

I suspect there will be just a small shift to TMS (like maybe 10 more than normal).   But, until someone gets the data, we are all just guessing.  Even if LJMS loses 50 kids (which I'm pretty sure didn't happen this year), and TMS gained 50 AAP kids, LJMS would still have a perfectly fine AAP program (there are other middle school centers with smaller populations); and TMS and LJMS would be more even in terms of AAP membership.

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But they aren't even in terms of demographics. The whole reason an AAP center was put at LJMS was to bring up the demographics.[/quote]

So this is essentially "busing" for smart kids?[/quote]

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