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[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]

It's possible that the LLIV programs will be stronger than center programs currently are.  One of the biggest issues for AAP is that kids receive permanent AAP status, even if they were early peakers who look pretty average by 6th grade or if they never should have been selected for AAP in the first place.  If all schools offer only a LLIV program, it would be easier to have kids test in every year and be removed from the program if they can't handle the rigor.  The other problem is that kids who are strong in only LA but average in math or vice versa either get into AAP and slow the program down for everyone else in their weak area, or they don't get in and thus don't receive services in their area of strength.  LLIV programs allow for placement in the area of strength with gen ed in the weaker subject.

Abolishing centers would only be a problem for schools that have too few kids above grade level in each subject.  [/quote]

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