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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not all about the "cohort".  Keep in mind that higher-FARMS schools don't offer anywhere near the number of higher-level courses that lower-FARMS schools offer.

Let's take 2 kids, one zoned for Annandale/FCHS/Justice, the other zoned for Oakton/Langley/McLean.  Both equally bright, motivated, not genius level, but smart and STEM-enthusiastic.  Both accelerated enough in ES/MS to be taking Alg II H in 8th grade.

Student A (A/F/J) will likely exceed their base school's math course offerings by 10th grade, maybe 11th. If they want to take Multi-Var or AP Statistics, it'll have to be through online / independent study, or trying to cross enroll for one period at a nearby school (a logistical nightmare to deal with different bell schedule, even if the kid has a way to commute on their own).  They may or may not have a class available for AP Phys C. They may or may not have an AP class for their foreign language, or even a 4th year language.

Student B (O/L/M) will have all of those courses at their base school, and then some.

So, which student does the county's public school system serve better with an assignment to TJ? The one who literally cannot take 4 years of math at their base school? Or the one who just wants a special class, even though they could get the same at their base school?[/quote]

I don’t think the rationale for TJ was or has been that it would serve primarily as the equivalent of an AAP center for kids zoned to a subset of FCPS high schools otherwise deemed crappy or failing.  But maybe it should, as that might be more honest and more closely align with what the School Board wants out of TJ now. [/quote]

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