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Good score PP - since the school is contacting for numbers, does it mean that numbers/filling slots are a factor in making appeal decision by committee. I thought this was based on purely scores, looking at student portfolio as whole. [/quote]

It is based solely on the portfolio. Her child was accepted on appeal without any thought of numbers, just based on his/her packet. That means, for the base school, if her child leaves it will affect the number in children in that grade (let's just say it's third), which will affect the number of teachers in that grade. If they presently have 62 children planning to attend her base school in third grade they will get 3 teachers, because a class can not have more than 30 students (let's just say-  don't know the exact numbers), but if she and one other kid leave, then they have 30 kids per class which means they have to have large classes and get rid of a teacher. Principals want most classes and teachers planned by the end of June, as much as possible, and last minute students leaving for the center may mess up their numbers. I find it upsetting that they would call and ask someone to do that, as it is very self serving and everyone should make their AAP decision based on what is best for that child, but that is why a principal would call and ask someone to stay. [/quote]

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