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Anonymous wrote:There is no AAP in HS. You can take honors, AP or IB classes with whoever else signs up.

Or a better way to say this is that AAP services at the high school level consist of AP, IB and admission to TJ. This is how it’s presented on the slide at parent information nights for AAP.

Not really, because those courses are not AAP specific services. Unlike elementary and middle school, anybody can sign up for those classes regardless of their individual AAP status. Many former AAP kids do take them, but so do many non AAP kids.

I'm confused - so these aren't advanced options, because teens not identified as advanced in 2nd grade are allowed to access them?

LOL! I love that someone actually took this comment seriously.

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Anonymous wrote:I was just confused about what happens to these kids who end up going to school in a better neighborhood for several years. They mostly just get sent back to their base unceremoniously? That's unfortunate. As far as I know, it is difficult to pupil place in a more competitive pyramid.

There is nothing "unceremonious" about it, they go to their base school. All of the HS have advanced options in the form of honors classes and AP/IB classes. There is conversation about ending MS centers because all of the MS should have enough AAP students to have their own AAP classes at the MS. There is no need for a center.

You can pupil place for language or a specific program, AP vs IB, but then you are assigned to the school that is closest to you that has room for pupil placement. I kid from South Lakes that wants to pupil place for AP will go to Herndon High School. I kid from South Lakes that wants to pupil place for Russian would go to Langley. A kid from SLHS that wants AP and Japanese will go to Oakton. A kid from Herndon would pupil place at SLHS for IB or Japanese. Pupil placement is dependent on space at the school and taking classes in the specific subjects/program that you want to take. If a school is over crowded, it will not accept pupil placements.

What I meant is that it feels insensitive. For example, my child has half a class of peers right now who are from other, less-advantaged base schools (transferred to the center) and one day those kids will all be gone, whether back to their base h/s or somewhere else. They likely wouldn't get pupil placed in the h/s that my dc will go to because it's possibly overcrowded and is a semi competitive pyramid. I understand now that AAP is just for elementary and middle and thanks for the added info. Just lamenting this a bit. (I get it if you don't care, just move along then.)

I don't see how it is insensitive. Parents choose to send their kids to the center in ES and MS knowing that their kid will return to their base HS. It is a choice that parents are making. Parents can choose to make different choices. If parents are concerned about the social ramifications of attending a different school, then the kids that they went to ES and MS, than parents can choose not to send their kids to the center.

We were at a language immersion program. Parents choose to send their kids to the school. The kids may or may not move to the same MS as the LI ES, if the parents want to keep the LI program going. They might end up at a different HS that happens to have that language with a different group of kids.

If you don't want kids to leave friends that they made in school, don't send them to Centers.

That's very easy for you to say. These kids are receiving a unique opportunity and then have to say bye come 9th grade.

Anyway, if you don't see how that's a bit sad, then sorry, move along.

DP. It's not any more sad than the kids at your elementary school that are already slated to go to another high school. My kid goes to the elementary school we are zoned for (it's also a center), and a third of the kids zoned for this elementary school are zoned for a different high school from the get go. A couple of my kids friends have moved away because of parents jobs. A lot of my kid's friends go to different schools already because we know the friends from pre-school or an extracurricular activity--it's life, and they still get to be friends outside of school, the friends don't just evaporate.

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Anonymous wrote:I was just confused about what happens to these kids who end up going to school in a better neighborhood for several years. They mostly just get sent back to their base unceremoniously? That's unfortunate. As far as I know, it is difficult to pupil place in a more competitive pyramid.

There is nothing "unceremonious" about it, they go to their base school. All of the HS have advanced options in the form of honors classes and AP/IB classes. There is conversation about ending MS centers because all of the MS should have enough AAP students to have their own AAP classes at the MS. There is no need for a center.

You can pupil place for language or a specific program, AP vs IB, but then you are assigned to the school that is closest to you that has room for pupil placement. I kid from South Lakes that wants to pupil place for AP will go to Herndon High School. I kid from South Lakes that wants to pupil place for Russian would go to Langley. A kid from SLHS that wants AP and Japanese will go to Oakton. A kid from Herndon would pupil place at SLHS for IB or Japanese. Pupil placement is dependent on space at the school and taking classes in the specific subjects/program that you want to take. If a school is over crowded, it will not accept pupil placements.

What I meant is that it feels insensitive. For example, my child has half a class of peers right now who are from other, less-advantaged base schools (transferred to the center) and one day those kids will all be gone, whether back to their base h/s or somewhere else. They likely wouldn't get pupil placed in the h/s that my dc will go to because it's possibly overcrowded and is a semi competitive pyramid. I understand now that AAP is just for elementary and middle and thanks for the added info. Just lamenting this a bit. (I get it if you don't care, just move along then.)

I don't see how it is insensitive. Parents choose to send their kids to the center in ES and MS knowing that their kid will return to their base HS. It is a choice that parents are making. Parents can choose to make different choices. If parents are concerned about the social ramifications of attending a different school, then the kids that they went to ES and MS, than parents can choose not to send their kids to the center.

We were at a language immersion program. Parents choose to send their kids to the school. The kids may or may not move to the same MS as the LI ES, if the parents want to keep the LI program going. They might end up at a different HS that happens to have that language with a different group of kids.

If you don't want kids to leave friends that they made in school, don't send them to Centers.

That's very easy for you to say. These kids are receiving a unique opportunity and then have to say bye come 9th grade.

Anyway, if you don't see how that's a bit sad, then sorry, move along.

DP. You call it a unique opportunity, I call it freeloading. Buy a home in the boundary of the school you want. Most of them have a range of price points.

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Anonymous wrote:I was just confused about what happens to these kids who end up going to school in a better neighborhood for several years. They mostly just get sent back to their base unceremoniously? That's unfortunate. As far as I know, it is difficult to pupil place in a more competitive pyramid.

There is nothing "unceremonious" about it, they go to their base school. All of the HS have advanced options in the form of honors classes and AP/IB classes. There is conversation about ending MS centers because all of the MS should have enough AAP students to have their own AAP classes at the MS. There is no need for a center.

You can pupil place for language or a specific program, AP vs IB, but then you are assigned to the school that is closest to you that has room for pupil placement. I kid from South Lakes that wants to pupil place for AP will go to Herndon High School. I kid from South Lakes that wants to pupil place for Russian would go to Langley. A kid from SLHS that wants AP and Japanese will go to Oakton. A kid from Herndon would pupil place at SLHS for IB or Japanese. Pupil placement is dependent on space at the school and taking classes in the specific subjects/program that you want to take. If a school is over crowded, it will not accept pupil placements.

What I meant is that it feels insensitive. For example, my child has half a class of peers right now who are from other, less-advantaged base schools (transferred to the center) and one day those kids will all be gone, whether back to their base h/s or somewhere else. They likely wouldn't get pupil placed in the h/s that my dc will go to because it's possibly overcrowded and is a semi competitive pyramid. I understand now that AAP is just for elementary and middle and thanks for the added info. Just lamenting this a bit. (I get it if you don't care, just move along then.)

I don't see how it is insensitive. Parents choose to send their kids to the center in ES and MS knowing that their kid will return to their base HS. It is a choice that parents are making. Parents can choose to make different choices. If parents are concerned about the social ramifications of attending a different school, then the kids that they went to ES and MS, than parents can choose not to send their kids to the center.

We were at a language immersion program. Parents choose to send their kids to the school. The kids may or may not move to the same MS as the LI ES, if the parents want to keep the LI program going. They might end up at a different HS that happens to have that language with a different group of kids.

If you don't want kids to leave friends that they made in school, don't send them to Centers.

That's very easy for you to say. These kids are receiving a unique opportunity and then have to say bye come 9th grade.

Anyway, if you don't see how that's a bit sad, then sorry, move along.

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Anonymous wrote:I was just confused about what happens to these kids who end up going to school in a better neighborhood for several years. They mostly just get sent back to their base unceremoniously? That's unfortunate. As far as I know, it is difficult to pupil place in a more competitive pyramid.

There is nothing "unceremonious" about it, they go to their base school. All of the HS have advanced options in the form of honors classes and AP/IB classes. There is conversation about ending MS centers because all of the MS should have enough AAP students to have their own AAP classes at the MS. There is no need for a center.

You can pupil place for language or a specific program, AP vs IB, but then you are assigned to the school that is closest to you that has room for pupil placement. I kid from South Lakes that wants to pupil place for AP will go to Herndon High School. I kid from South Lakes that wants to pupil place for Russian would go to Langley. A kid from SLHS that wants AP and Japanese will go to Oakton. A kid from Herndon would pupil place at SLHS for IB or Japanese. Pupil placement is dependent on space at the school and taking classes in the specific subjects/program that you want to take. If a school is over crowded, it will not accept pupil placements.

What I meant is that it feels insensitive. For example, my child has half a class of peers right now who are from other, less-advantaged base schools (transferred to the center) and one day those kids will all be gone, whether back to their base h/s or somewhere else. They likely wouldn't get pupil placed in the h/s that my dc will go to because it's possibly overcrowded and is a semi competitive pyramid. I understand now that AAP is just for elementary and middle and thanks for the added info. Just lamenting this a bit. (I get it if you don't care, just move along then.)

I don't see how it is insensitive. Parents choose to send their kids to the center in ES and MS knowing that their kid will return to their base HS. It is a choice that parents are making. Parents can choose to make different choices. If parents are concerned about the social ramifications of attending a different school, then the kids that they went to ES and MS, than parents can choose not to send their kids to the center.

We were at a language immersion program. Parents choose to send their kids to the school. The kids may or may not move to the same MS as the LI ES, if the parents want to keep the LI program going. They might end up at a different HS that happens to have that language with a different group of kids.

If you don't want kids to leave friends that they made in school, don't send them to Centers.

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Anonymous wrote:I was just confused about what happens to these kids who end up going to school in a better neighborhood for several years. They mostly just get sent back to their base unceremoniously? That's unfortunate. As far as I know, it is difficult to pupil place in a more competitive pyramid.

There is nothing "unceremonious" about it, they go to their base school. All of the HS have advanced options in the form of honors classes and AP/IB classes. There is conversation about ending MS centers because all of the MS should have enough AAP students to have their own AAP classes at the MS. There is no need for a center.

You can pupil place for language or a specific program, AP vs IB, but then you are assigned to the school that is closest to you that has room for pupil placement. I kid from South Lakes that wants to pupil place for AP will go to Herndon High School. I kid from South Lakes that wants to pupil place for Russian would go to Langley. A kid from SLHS that wants AP and Japanese will go to Oakton. A kid from Herndon would pupil place at SLHS for IB or Japanese. Pupil placement is dependent on space at the school and taking classes in the specific subjects/program that you want to take. If a school is over crowded, it will not accept pupil placements.

What I meant is that it feels insensitive. For example, my child has half a class of peers right now who are from other, less-advantaged base schools (transferred to the center) and one day those kids will all be gone, whether back to their base h/s or somewhere else. They likely wouldn't get pupil placed in the h/s that my dc will go to because it's possibly overcrowded and is a semi competitive pyramid. I understand now that AAP is just for elementary and middle and thanks for the added info. Just lamenting this a bit. (I get it if you don't care, just move along then.)

Anonymous wrote:I was just confused about what happens to these kids who end up going to school in a better neighborhood for several years. They mostly just get sent back to their base unceremoniously? That's unfortunate. As far as I know, it is difficult to pupil place in a more competitive pyramid.

There is nothing "unceremonious" about it, they go to their base school. All of the HS have advanced options in the form of honors classes and AP/IB classes. There is conversation about ending MS centers because all of the MS should have enough AAP students to have their own AAP classes at the MS. There is no need for a center.

You can pupil place for language or a specific program, AP vs IB, but then you are assigned to the school that is closest to you that has room for pupil placement. I kid from South Lakes that wants to pupil place for AP will go to Herndon High School. I kid from South Lakes that wants to pupil place for Russian would go to Langley. A kid from SLHS that wants AP and Japanese will go to Oakton. A kid from Herndon would pupil place at SLHS for IB or Japanese. Pupil placement is dependent on space at the school and taking classes in the specific subjects/program that you want to take. If a school is over crowded, it will not accept pupil placements.

I was just confused about what happens to these kids who end up going to school in a better neighborhood for several years. They mostly just get sent back to their base unceremoniously? That's unfortunate. As far as I know, it is difficult to pupil place in a more competitive pyramid.

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Anonymous wrote:There is no AAP in HS. You can take honors, AP or IB classes with whoever else signs up.

Or a better way to say this is that AAP services at the high school level consist of AP, IB and admission to TJ. This is how it’s presented on the slide at parent information nights for AAP.

Not really, because those courses are not AAP specific services. Unlike elementary and middle school, anybody can sign up for those classes regardless of their individual AAP status. Many former AAP kids do take them, but so do many non AAP kids.

I'm confused - so these aren't advanced options, because teens not identified as advanced in 2nd grade are allowed to access them?

They are advanced options but they are open to anyone. AAP in ES and MS is based on committee or principal placement.

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Anonymous wrote:There is no AAP in HS. You can take honors, AP or IB classes with whoever else signs up.

Or a better way to say this is that AAP services at the high school level consist of AP, IB and admission to TJ. This is how it’s presented on the slide at parent information nights for AAP.

Not really, because those courses are not AAP specific services. Unlike elementary and middle school, anybody can sign up for those classes regardless of their individual AAP status. Many former AAP kids do take them, but so do many non AAP kids.

I'm confused - so these aren't advanced options, because teens not identified as advanced in 2nd grade are allowed to access them?

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Anonymous wrote:There is no AAP in HS. You can take honors, AP or IB classes with whoever else signs up.

Or a better way to say this is that AAP services at the high school level consist of AP, IB and admission to TJ. This is how it’s presented on the slide at parent information nights for AAP.

Not really, because those courses are not AAP specific services. Unlike elementary and middle school, anybody can sign up for those classes regardless of their individual AAP status. Many former AAP kids do take them, but so do many non AAP kids.

Anonymous wrote:There is no AAP in HS. You can take honors, AP or IB classes with whoever else signs up.

Or a better way to say this is that AAP services at the high school level consist of AP, IB and admission to TJ. This is how it’s presented on the slide at parent information nights for AAP.

There is no AAP in HS. You can take honors, AP or IB classes with whoever else signs up.

Yes, the base hs is the default in this case.

Some kids will find a reason unrelated to AAP to stay at a different school. The one I am familiar with is LBSS, which is an AAP center for middle school. Some kids zoned for Robinson will pupil placement there for the AP program in order to stay with friends. But there is no transportation when you do that.

What happens in h/s to the kids who transfer to the AAP center in elementary and middle from their base school? Do they go back to their base h/s?