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[quote=Anonymous]Actually...I think a LOT of you here would be sadly and surprisingly disappointed if fcps moved wll the center kids back to their base schools and switched to LLIV with principal placement to fill out the class.  You are working under the assumption that of course MY kid will now get these services and be the one placed in the LLIV class, but when that does not happen imagine the uproar.

If they only need a handful or even a few more kids, it is just not possible that all of the currently "top" performers will remain at the top or even get placed in the class as a filler.

Smaller centere make the most sense, except for the few regions that send scores of kids to AAP

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is not need to "get mad".  You clearly have a child in an AAP center that gets bussed and you don't want that to change.  That's a pretty normal thought process but the school system has to think of all kids, not just yours.

What you want is not want is best for the entire school system, period.  While AAP centers and bussing have been great perks, when there needs to be a budget realignment perks get put on the chopping block.[/quote]

You are missing PP's point. Perhaps, to you, busing is a 'perk,' but for many families it is the only way that their kids can obtain the services that they need. There are some kids, the top 5% maybe, who really need these services. The people hurt by these cuts are those who can't afford to drive their kids around. So now you're basically just saying that Centers themselves are a 'perk,' or that they're a 'perk' that should only be supplied to wealthy families in FCPS.

I agree with others who say the AAP is bloated, but that's all the more reason to protect the Centers, IMHO. The kids who need AAP really need it. It shouldn't be a program for kinda smart kids with pushy parents. Stop over-identifying the # of kids for this program, and shrink it overall... but don't throw out the whole program. Centers are the basis of the program. Don't make hasty cuts that have long-reaching consequences.[/quote]

If a school has enough kids to create a whole AAP classroom, why is a center better?  Aren't 25 level IV kids plus a few Level III kids enough peers in common?[/quote]

Heck 5 level IV kids plus 20 Level III kids are enough peers in common[/quote][/quote]

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