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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teacher here. I don’t think AAP is going away, but I do think centers will eventually. The whole plan is to have every ES offer it and they are getting close to that goal. There will be no need for centers if services can be at the base school. [/quote]

That's the obvious plan, and in some places it's working as parents choose the base school over transferring to the center.  But in other places, the centers remain the first choice for families.  Rather than phasing out center schools altogether, the county is creating a dual system with some areas having robust centers and other areas having no centers.  I wonder how long that will last.[/quote]

I think eventually they will just phase out centers once every ES has LL4. Most districts do not offer kids to choose which school they attend. Honestly, as a teacher I think getting rid of centers is a good thing. [/quote]

I'm curious about this common sentiment - when I moved to this area, I lived in Arlington and worked in DC and everyone knew that Fairfax had the best gifted program (MoCo had an even better gifted program but it was impossible to get into) and, if your kids are gifted, move there. Otherwise, Arlington.

Getting rid of center schools will have an effect on the county, including high school.  High IQ families will broaden their housing searches and will choose based on other factors.  Some will choose Fairfax and others will choose elsewhere.[/quote]

[b]LLIV will exist. There will be an AAP class at every school[/b] and that is very different than what students get in other school districts. Choose your home based on the school your kid will attend. You won’t be able to buy a big house at a Title 1 school with the plan of changing your kids school because you won’t have a Center school to move to.

Buy what you can afford at a school you want your child to attend. [/quote]

Lol no.  The cluster model isn't LLIV.  If/when center schools are gone, then AAP and Level IV is gone.  [/quote]

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