I don't believe that you have 2 kids (5th and 6th graders) in AAP and yet you are "unclear on this whole AAP process".

That said, for your level 2 student, you can apply each year for her to be accepted into level 4. You missed the cutoff for applying for next year, and frankly, it probably isn't worth applying just for 8th grade.

For your level 4 student, you can just decline Algebra I HN in 6th grade if you don't think he is ready.

It sounds like your kids are at their base school rather than an AAP center. I don't think anyone who isn't at that school would know why they did the student mix that you described.

Your school has an AART - AAP Resource Teacher. They are the best person to ask these questions to.

Anonymous wrote:Your writing style is very unclear.

What part aren't you understanding? Maybe it's unclear because I'm unclear on this whole AAP process.

Anonymous wrote:Your writing style is very unclear.

That is because instead of figuring out which math is best for both other kids, OP is pretending not to “understand” AAP.

Your writing style is very unclear.

Anonymous wrote:They email about the AAP meetings every year. They send home communication in folders.

maybe your school does

Anonymous wrote:In middle school centers the full-time aap kids are segregated into full time aap only classes
Non center middle school they mix with the kids who choose honors.
It does seem to be mostly the same thing....but with the segregation....

Seems stupid to segregate a level 2 from 2nd grade through 6th grade. Then all their friends are in AAP, but they get left behind in MS with a different group of kids that they haven't built relationships with.

They email about the AAP meetings every year. They send home communication in folders.

In middle school centers the full-time aap kids are segregated into full time aap only classes
Non center middle school they mix with the kids who choose honors.
It does seem to be mostly the same thing....but with the segregation....

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Anonymous wrote:Interesting. I've never hear of AAP nights.

My Level 2 child is in 6th grade, but the class is all AAP students.

My level 4 child is in 5th grade, but the class is 50/50 AAP/non-AAP because they have so few teachers. They have 35 in the class, 20 being AAP.

Why would they continue to allow my younger child who is the weaker student, to join Algebra 1 and MS AAP classes? Is there some kind of review that could allow my Level 2 student to switch to Level 4, considering he's one of the top performers in the Level 4 classroom?

What level the school decides to put them in in 2nd grade shouldn't determine their possibilities in 7th with no further review.

They could be reviewed every single year - twice a year (application and appeal). You simply need to initiate that as the parent.

Hmmm, that was never mentioned in any parent-teacher meeting. My confusion really comes from them being in 2 different levels yet learning the same material. Also, my 5th grade level 4 is in a classroom with 50% non-aap kids who are also learning the same material too. These aren't even pupil placed aap kids.

Anonymous wrote:Interesting. I've never hear of AAP nights.

My Level 2 child is in 6th grade, but the class is all AAP students.

My level 4 child is in 5th grade, but the class is 50/50 AAP/non-AAP because they have so few teachers. They have 35 in the class, 20 being AAP.

Why would they continue to allow my younger child who is the weaker student, to join Algebra 1 and MS AAP classes? Is there some kind of review that could allow my Level 2 student to switch to Level 4, considering he's one of the top performers in the Level 4 classroom?

What level the school decides to put them in in 2nd grade shouldn't determine their possibilities in 7th with no further review.

They could be reviewed every single year - twice a year (application and appeal). You simply need to initiate that as the parent.

What people do not realize is that GT and AAP are not the same.
In the past, when we gave the IQ tests in school, the kids had not seen them before. Now, many kids have done the in practice classes.

An IQ test is supposed to test a child's ability to answer questions on unfamiliar material. These tests are not perfect, but they are an indicator. Unfortunately, these tests are no longer under lock and key and some have access to them for practice.

And, you are correct, there is no way you can know in second grade if the child should definitely take algebra in sixth. (In my opinion, very few should be taking algebra in sixth. Too many variables..

As for the disappointment of your older child to not take it in sixth, I think I'd be grateful.

I've taught kids that were late bloomers. Smart kids, but maybe a little immature. I've also taught kids who naturally worked very hard and wanted to succeed but took longer to learn some concepts. They did well on paper, but it was by hard work.

Nothing wrong with either, but labeling kids in second grade is not a good thing.

Interesting. I've never hear of AAP nights.

My Level 2 child is in 6th grade, but the class is all AAP students.

My level 4 child is in 5th grade, but the class is 50/50 AAP/non-AAP because they have so few teachers. They have 35 in the class, 20 being AAP.

Why would they continue to allow my younger child who is the weaker student, to join Algebra 1 and MS AAP classes? Is there some kind of review that could allow my Level 2 student to switch to Level 4, considering he's one of the top performers in the Level 4 classroom?

What level the school decides to put them in in 2nd grade shouldn't determine their possibilities in 7th with no further review.

And write it more clearly. I am very confused.

Is your older child principal placed in the LIV classroom, you said she was receiving level 2 services. Unless kids are moving in and out of the class for different subjects, they are in a LIV class. She scored too low for A1H in 6th grade, there is nothing wring with that.

What grade is your son? If he is in fifth grade it is possible they offered A1H in 6th, they seemed to have changed to criteria this year.

Your daughter can sign up for honors classes because she was not in LIV even though it sounds like she was principal placed in the LIV classroom. Your son can sign up for AAP class because he is in LIV. He can choose between his base school and the Center school for MS.

I bet the school does explains all of it, you have to go to the AAP nights at the beginning of the school year though.

You should probably ask this in the AAP forum...

Both my children have been in AAP for years and I'm just realizing they're not the same. My older child, much stronger in all subjects, is a level 2. Her class is 100% AAP students, some only in one subject but still AAP. My younger child is a year lower and level 4. He is not as strong a student especially in math. My older child was upset because she couldn't take Algebra 1 in 6th grade, she was told because she scored 2 points too low in 5th grade. My son however, hasn't even taken the SOLs this year but we just received an email asking if he wanted to take algebra 1. How can they possibly know in 2nd grade who the stronger student will be in 6th grade? Also, what does this mean as they go into MS. My older child wasn't given the choice to take any AAP classes. Will my younger child have different options to choose from when they reach 7th grade due to being level 4 AAP? Will they have to go to different schools ie Franklin and Carson for AAP? The school does not explain ANY of this!