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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Parents were civil and got their point across FINALLY. Something needed to be done for Janie Strauss to FINALLY answer questions without sugar coating her response like all of the past meetings."

Uh, no.  I was at the meeting, and the parents were screaming and yelling at Janie Strauss.  She couldn't even get through her presentation, because certain parents would not stop interrupting her.  The meeting was much less civil than the VP debates!

Regarding the AAP center, a center will open in Cluster 2 and Haycock is currently closed to any new out-of-boundary students.  The real issue is whether the current Cluster 2 AAP kids will be grandfathered or required to leave next year.[/quote]

My bet would be that, with the possible exception of rising 6th graders, there won't be any grandfathering.  It goes against what they are trying to achieve, which is a reduction in Haycock's enrollment.

The interesting thing is that it doesn't sound like FCPS has really engaged yet with parents at whatever Cluster 2 school is going to get a new AAP center.  Does Lemon Road have enough space?  If it does, my guess is that many parents there would welcome an AAP center.  But I can't see parents of GE kids at schools like Shrevewood or Westgate that are already pretty full jumping up and down in excitement at the prospect of getting an influx of AAP kids.

I hope the Shrevewood parent has a thick skin.  Before this is over, she's going to get the sense at times that nobody wants her kid(s) at their school, but once it's settled people usually get on board quickly.   [/quote]

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