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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Churchill Road is the local Level IV center for the AAP program.[/quote]

Definitely a reason to avoid.  Center schools are the worst.[/quote]

Why? Be honest. [/quote]

They usually attract the families most motivated to get their kids into AAP, thus it’s more competitive. Then they tend to have at least half the classes from grade 3-6 as AAP, which creates a culture of AAP vs. non-AAP students, [b]even though there is very little difference in the curriculum between them[/b]. (I’m a Churchill Road parent so I don’t dislike the school, but that’s the common belief about center schools). If your kid gets into AAP, it’s great. If they don’t, it’s still fine but they might feel bad about it.[/quote]

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I would add, there is very little difference in both the curriculum, AND the abilities of the two groups of students.  Separating the vast middle is just nonsense.[/quote]

I have heard that the non AAP classes are full of disruptive kids. I have seen many families switch to private if kid does not get into AAP.[/quote]

True, but they also exist in the AAP classes - consider the parent popularuion. [/quote]

Pp here again. Like I said, we are part of this pyramid and community. The parents are well educated and seem vested in their children’s education. My child is currently in a very large class that also happens to have a lot of the poorly behaved kids. Some of the kids have some mild special needs. Others may just be poorly behaved. My other children have been in classes where there are only 20 kids and other classes where there are almost 30. There is a big difference between 20 and 30 kids, especially when the large class also has a lot of disruptive kids.[/quote]

DP Here. I agree. I think our most difficult years were first and second grade as far as having disruptive students. Then my kids were in AAP, and there were still troublemakers but I think it wasn't as bad as in GenEd. They mix all the classes for Specials and my kids had more disruptive students in class when they went in with GenEd. My kids are not perfectly behaved either, but it was noticeable. [/quote]

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