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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems to  me that if every middle school can send kids to TJ, then every middle school should be able to offer AAP.[/quote]

Not that straightforward because certain courses require certain requirements.  For example, a random teacher can’t just teach algebra and geometry (which is why algebra in 6th grade is crazy).  You need a math endorsement from VDOE.  Some local schools may not have the staff with those requirements.  [/quote]

I believe every MS has math teachers for Algebra 1 and most have a teacher for Geometry but those classes are not AAP classes.

But there are schools that do not have enough AAP students to offer AAP classes so the AAP kids are in honors classes. Center schools can offer AAP classes because they have more students and can offer multiple AAP classes in LA, Social Studies, and Science to meet the scheduling needs of the AAP kids at the school.

Some people will tell you that the honors courses are teaching the same material as the AAP courses, some people will tell you that the AAP courses go a bit more in depth. At a Center school, AAP kids will only be in classes with other AAP kids. Parents send their kids to the Center because they think the peer group is stronger and they don't like the open enrollment in Honors classes.

Every MS should hve enough kids who were selected for AAP that they have enough kids to fill out multiple sections of the 3 core AAP classes. There really isn't a need for MS Centers. [/quote]

Why are people so bothered by MS center schools?  What’s it to you if AAP kids choose to go to a center school over the local?  It has no effect on your kid. [/quote]

Boundary adjustments and transportation would be much more straightforward if all middle schools had AAP. I will give you an example of how having a center affects kids who are not in AAP: we live in an ES attendance island that FCPS now wants to get rid of. They won't move our kids to the elementary school that the rest of our neighborhood goes to because then it would make the middle school overcrowded. Why is that middle school overcrowded? Because it's an AAP center. So they want to move our kids to a different ES that makes no sense. [/quote]

You are attributing an FCPS failure to properly address your boundary issue to the existence of an AAP center.  It’s a stretch babe.[/quote]

Just because things have been a certain way doesn't mean they won't change. Buckle up babe![/quote]

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