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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes looks like AARTs are notified on March 28, which is today. Parents will be notified this Friday or Monday April 4. They want to avoid parents asking questions so they will let us know before spring break when schools and FCPS office is closed. [/quote]

What questions? Also, who would we go to if we have questions anyway?[/quote]

They want to avoid the freak outs from the parents of kids not accepted. They call asking why why why? And they are mad. Give them a week, they calm down. [/quote]

How is that professional and respectful treatment of FCPS parents? FCPS is in charge of the timeline, and they could have selected any dates that work for them. Toying with parents after the fact (to avoid answering their questions?) is disrespectful and maybe it is time that we (parents) demand change.[/quote]

I think it’s really a pretty good idea. Having a week to calm down really works. The parents are much calmer after time to reflect - it’s really a win win. [/quote]

“A week to calm down”? We are talking about adults. It seems that FCPS finds themselves yet again in artificial need to play a role of an only adult in the room. How about demanding mutual respect? I don’t know the current protocol, but FCPS should have straightforward repercussions for any parent mistreating FCPS personnel. Likewise, attempts to implement infantile practices such as “calming down period for the general FCPC parent population” should be grounds for employment termination. Fair enough?
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And yet you have parents threatening the school with FERPA requests because the school followed FCPS policy that parents need to wait until after results are determined to distribute packets. And there have been posts were parents complained about their kids GBRSs and were upset that the AART would not redo the GBRSs so they could be resubmitted for appeals. And all the posts were parents complain about low GBRS when their kid score whatever on the CogAT and the only reason the kid doesn't do their work at school or participate is because they are bored and the Teacher doesn't like their kid.

So yes, there is a small percentage of parents who are totally unreasonable and need a period of time to chill out before they talk to the school. The school shouldn't have to deal with those parents when they are incapable of waiting a day or two to calm down before calling the school. There are parents who are far too invested in this one program. It really isn't the end all and be all. There are benefits to being in it but plenty of parents of kids in AAP are supplementing because it is not all that advanced. A kid on the cusp in Gen Ed will be fine, especially if the parents supplement at home. [/quote]

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