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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the poster that wrote about the "closing of Hunters Woods."  I'm sorry I didn't clarify.  It is not closing this year, but likely will pretty soon.

First off, all kids who were in HW AAP as of last year are grandfathered in, so no change.

If you have a rising 3rd grader starting at HW this year (base school Waples Mill), things are up in the air.  First, as of June 2013, Ms. Cope, the HW Principal, could not guarantee that there would be at least 2 classes per grade for this group of kids.  She also floated the idea of a combined 3rd/4th grade class if there were too many students for one but too few for two classes.  However, she hoped that there would be enough students for two third grade classes.  I imagine this issue is now resolved, but I don't know what the solution was.  I do know, anecdotally, that several of the "good" third grade teachers (meaning well-liked by parents and students) are moving to other grades, since there will only be one or two AAP classes instead of the previous 5 AAP classes for third grade.

Second, there is no guarantee that these students will be grandfathered in for 4th grade, should the AAP center for Waples Mill change to Mosby Woods in 2014-15 (as desired by the School Board and school administration).  And, if they are grandfathered, questions remain.  For example, what teachers will remain to teach in a program that is slated to end the following year (5 teachers, down to 1-2 teachers, down to no teachers the following year)?  And what about transportation?  As fewer and fewer students from the Waples Mill area ride the bus each day to HW (as the older grades graduate and no younger grades replace them), will they combine bus routes?  How long will the bus ride be?  All three bus routes currently serving the Waples Mill base area are between 55 and 65 minutes long already.

I have faith in the HW faculty and administration to give the best school experience to our children as possible.  But the key here is "as possible."  Rising 3rd grade AAP students going to HW (base school Waples Mill) have been dealt a bad hand.  Once the school year starts, I hope we can all work together to make lemons into lemonade.[/quote]

Thanks for clarifying.  I had asked if hw was closing.[/quote]

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