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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think instead of chopping AAP centers, the local school level III, II, I should be chopped.. Does high school have AAP centers ? . We have so many AAP teachers scattered in all the these base schools , which is waste of money.

All the AAP center school could really have truly gifted students thats it end of the story. only top 1-5 % from all base schools, with emphasis on STEM.. These could be like mini TJ schools, which cater to the truly gifted..[/quote]

"Truly gifted" kids in most other jurisdictions aren't shipped off to centers and do just fine.  Centers should be cut and the teachers can differentiate as appropriate for the gifted kids.  Fairfax County has become this crazy place where people think that without AAP and TJ kids will be total failures.  I'm not sure how people from other parts of the country manage to get jobs without AAP and TJ.  And before I get accused of being a bitter parent whose kids didn't get into AAP, I have two kids in AAP.  I think centers are completely unnecessary, and the focus should be on improving the academics at the base schools.  My kids' base school has no level IV, and does a poor job differentiating in the gen ed classrooms, so I send my kids to the center.  I would way prefer a better gen ed curriculum at the base school than busing them to a center.  Unfortunately the AAP craziness is too engrained in FCPS so centers aren't going anywhere anytime soon.[/quote]

You are so right.  People use the excuse that families will leave FCPS if centers are cut.  That's just not the case.  People will adjust just fine, just as they have to other changes FCPS has made.  Most will stay and insist FCPS get its act together and improve the curriculum for [b]all [/b]students, which would be a huge accomplishment.  [/quote]

And what happens to the truly 1-3%-ers that most likely won't get what they need from teachers trying to differentiate in a gen ed classroom?  These kids are just as much in need of special ed as the other ed of the special ed spectrum.  The base schools don't seem to be able to deliver that service even in our base school that offers LIV services.[/quote]

You do what we do.  Supplement supplement supplement.  We have a child who is in the 1% AND has LDs and a few other things.  Don't be so quick to ask for special ed designation.  It isn't what you think it is.  If you think the law is the floor for services, think again.  It is the ceiling.  BTDTGTT and the PTSD. [/quote]

My DD is in the top 1% and she deserves an education just like every otter kid.  We do supplement but why should my child sit for 8 hours a day waiting for your child to "get" a concept in order to move on to more material.  She's been told she can't ask the questions she wants to ask and have conversations with the teachers about the material being covered because they are too busy with the rest of the class.  So, she brings in books to read and that's what the majority of her day consisted of before 3rd grade.  It is a ridiculous waste of her time and a huge frustration to the teachers.

I have another child that is too young for aap, but I don't think he will need it.  He's a smart kid and a hard worker, but learns very traditionally and the classes have been great for him so far.  Maybe because I have two kids that are very different in the way and speed that they learn and how they comprehend material, I see the real need for "something else" for kids like her.  If they cut the centers I hope that they figure out a way to create the atmosphere and teaching style that we currently see in our center.[/quote]

I agree, your DC deserves it, but this isn't the reality.  My DC is also in the 1% with LDs and other things and it is a hard slog to get the services he "deserves". many of which are private funded by us.  Live in a dream world if you want.   I work and advocate for the dream, but I make decision in the real world.  You cannot rely on the public school system to do everything.  That is the reality. [/quote]

This is not the case in my school.  I'm close friends with several parents who have kids with LDs that are recieving the appropriate amount of special needs accommodations.  They are very pleased with the services they receiving.  Why shouldn't my child deserve the same accommodations.

The reality right now is that she is receiving these services through the center school.  If they cut those, the base school should be required to provide the same level of services she was receiving before.  [/quote]

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