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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it possible that the proposal to put level 4 in every ES is just a backdoor way of saying "no more centers."

How would there be any savings if you are putting local level 4 classes in every ES and still keeping all the existing centers?  Wouldn't that be more expensive????  Unless you are actually closing the centers ----->  thereby saving the costs of busing and perhaps saving the costs of selecting kids for centers.  Maybe part of the "savings" is that AARTs and teachers just place kids in local level 4s  (no busing, no "in pool" committees)? [/quote]

That couldn't be, that would just be tracking.  I agree, not sure how it saves money and might even cost more (as centers may maximize economies of scale).[/quote]

AAP as a whole is tracking!  It's one big tracking program, so they might as well end it and simply track kids into the appropriate group for them in each subject.  [/quote]

I'm the PP, I think tracking was found to be illegal[/quote]

You are living in a  bucket if you really believe it is not tracking.  It has become the PC way to track kids starting in K.  Open your eyes LaLa. Its tracking  gone wild.  In public education I believe it is grounds for a lawsuit if your up for the fight of the crazy entitled parents.  AAP is no different than the advanced track classes of my school aged years.  They even identify Young Scholars (low income, disadvantaged, at risk) so it appears inclusive.  It is all BD.It is tracking.  [/quote]

Not the PP, but I personally have no problem with tracking - if it's applied to everyone and if all students were "tracked" into the appropriate group for each subject, rather than a blanket grouping such as AAP/non-AAP.  Just have different levels (say three, for example) of all subjects.  Larla might be advanced in language arts and science, but grade-level in social studies and math.  So those are the classes she would attend, with the ability to move up or down when needed.  Everyone would have the opportunity to shine in their strong subjects and get the appropriate education that [b]all[/b] kids deserve.  If that's considered tracking, bring it on.  [/quote]

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