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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

Not true in some cases. Take Lewis for example. Kids leave the pyramid for AAP middle school and then frequently transfer for high school (like at LBSS). This robs Lewis of high performing students and thus impacts the advanced courses Lewis can offer.[/quote]

It is not an AAP kid’s job to create opportunity for non-AAP students.  That is the job of FCPS.  If you want better programming, you need to ask the county to provide it.  Another student shouldn’t have to compromise on their education to trick FCPS into offering better programming.  [/quote]

Your kid can still have access to AAP if they offer it at every middle school.  You aren’t owed a massive AAP center that is fed by three or four middle schools. [/quote]

Why does it matter to you?  Why so bothered?[/quote]

You conflated me with other posters and now multiple other posters have responded to your response to me. Welcome to DCUM.

In any event I think having AAP at every middle school would reduce costs and simplify future decisions relating to facilities and boundaries.  It also means kids are more likely to stay in their pyramids through HS, and reduce the number of families who don’t feel invested in a pyramid when their kids are only at a school because of AAP. [/quote]

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