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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Telling people they cannot transfer and that they have to participate in a program that is not a good fit for most people is BS. Either place AP at every school or allow for transfers.

IB is harder to get college credits for and there are fewer credits to be had than AP. The math and science classes are not as rigorous as AP class options. 
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People shouldn’t choose to live at an IB base school and then try to transfer[/quote]

Nvm misunderstood the premise - I agree people shouldn’t be forced to attend IB[/quote]

They chose the IB school when they purchased their house.

The people in the next school who chose an AP school when they bought their house are the ones who should not be forced to attend an IB school.[/quote]

When we purchased our house, I had two toddlers.  High school was the last thing on my mind.  I just wanted a nice neighborhood with a walkable elementary school.  It worked out well for us, but some people purchase houses before they have kids.  IB/AP is likely the last thing they are considering.

I'd be willing to bet that there are a lot of people who are not familiar with this split.

Families who are able are using pupil placement to switch.  Some people are not able to do so.

IB may be a great program, but the statistics in FCPS do not indicate that at all.  
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Even so, you who purchased a home in an IB school zone should be the one whose kids should be made to attend the IB school as a first fix, not the kids of the people who purchased a home in an AP school.

Rezoning is not the answer to fixing these issues with IB schools, when 200-300 students transfer out of the IB school each year.

Eliminating transfers and residency checks should always be the very first steps long before rezoning, whether the school is undercrowded or overcrowded.[/quote]

Just did a quick review:  Total net transfers out of IB schools in FCPS:  1025
Only two IB schools had a net transfer in:  [b]South Lakes (due to one neighboring school) and Edison[/b].

I did not go through to determine how many transfers out were due to TJ.  But, the big picture would likely remain the same.  People are either leaving IB schools because they want AP, or they are using it as an excuse to get out of the school.

I would bet that if FCPS would do a survey of parents who are "in boundary" from the IB schools, they would overwhelmingly get a preference for AP.  It appears that Robinson parents feel that way and, from the parents I know, South Lakes would feel that way.

I would be interested to know how many of the kids who transfer in to South Lakes achieve the diploma.[/quote]

Kids aren't transfering in to Edison for IB, but for the auto academy and the STEM program.[/quote]

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