Anonymous
Post 08/29/2013 21:49     Subject: 4 AAP classes, 2 GE (4th grade). What's wrong with this picture?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm sure they are not talking about Haycock. Now that the evil Cluster 2 kids are gone, I'm sure it's smaller.


From what I can tell, Haycock has actually added another third grade classroom this year, bringing the grand total to 7. I can't imagine the school will be any smaller than last year.


Yes, 7 classes but the distribution is different. In the past it was 5 AAP and 2 GE. This year there's 4 AAP and 3 GE. This reflects the growing base population and shrinking AAP population due to opening the center at Lemon Rd and possibly the new local level IV at Sherman. Finally, getting a little balanace at the school. FWIW, their was 5 second grade classes last year.


It also validates what the Cluster 2 parents said last year -- that the growth was not only caused by AAP but the base population itself. The situation is clearly not sustainable even without the Cluster 2 kids. I predict they lose the center all together or redistrict the base.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2013 21:29     Subject: 4 AAP classes, 2 GE (4th grade). What's wrong with this picture?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm sure they are not talking about Haycock. Now that the evil Cluster 2 kids are gone, I'm sure it's smaller.


From what I can tell, Haycock has actually added another third grade classroom this year, bringing the grand total to 7. I can't imagine the school will be any smaller than last year.


Yes, 7 classes but the distribution is different. In the past it was 5 AAP and 2 GE. This year there's 4 AAP and 3 GE. This reflects the growing base population and shrinking AAP population due to opening the center at Lemon Rd and possibly the new local level IV at Sherman. Finally, getting a little balanace at the school. FWIW, their was 5 second grade classes last year.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2013 20:46     Subject: 4 AAP classes, 2 GE (4th grade). What's wrong with this picture?
Anonymous wrote:I'm sure they are not talking about Haycock. Now that the evil Cluster 2 kids are gone, I'm sure it's smaller.


From what I can tell, Haycock has actually added another third grade classroom this year, bringing the grand total to 7. I can't imagine the school will be any smaller than last year.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2013 20:01     Subject: Re:4 AAP classes, 2 GE (4th grade). What's wrong with this picture?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Being accepted to AAP means so little now.


Is that why there are so many people doing everything in their power to get their kids in


No, it just means that while AAP is certainly an excellent program overall, being accepted is no longer unique or something to be particularly proud of due to the ridiculously large numbers.


+1000
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2013 19:47     Subject: Re:4 AAP classes, 2 GE (4th grade). What's wrong with this picture?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Being accepted to AAP means so little now.


Is that why there are so many people doing everything in their power to get their kids in


No, it just means that while AAP is certainly an excellent program overall, being accepted is no longer unique or something to be particularly proud of due to the ridiculously large numbers.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2013 19:45     Subject: Re:4 AAP classes, 2 GE (4th grade). What's wrong with this picture?
Anonymous wrote:Being accepted to AAP means so little now.


Is that why there are so many people doing everything in their power to get their kids in
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2013 18:06     Subject: Re:4 AAP classes, 2 GE (4th grade). What's wrong with this picture?
Being accepted to AAP means so little now.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2013 18:01     Subject: Re:4 AAP classes, 2 GE (4th grade). What's wrong with this picture?
Anonymous wrote:I've heard that my school has more AAP than GE. My kids are long out. They went back in the day when they were GT centers.


Mine too -- back when GT actually meant something!
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2013 17:41     Subject: Re:4 AAP classes, 2 GE (4th grade). What's wrong with this picture?
I've heard that my school has more AAP than GE. My kids are long out. They went back in the day when they were GT centers.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2013 17:25     Subject: 4 AAP classes, 2 GE (4th grade). What's wrong with this picture?
Perhaps the fact that your school is a center should have factored into your equation when you bought. Or did you think all of those pass advanced SOL scored were from the great teaching.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2013 17:15     Subject: Re:4 AAP classes, 2 GE (4th grade). What's wrong with this picture?
Does Colvin Run have more AAP classes than before? If so, perhaps part of the reason is that kids typically assigned to Louise Archer were required to attend Colvin Run this year. By next year, they should be allowed to go to Louise Archer.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2013 17:09     Subject: 4 AAP classes, 2 GE (4th grade). What's wrong with this picture?
OP here again -- the school is Colvin Run.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2013 17:06     Subject: Re:4 AAP classes, 2 GE (4th grade). What's wrong with this picture?
My guess is this is a parent at one of the new centers like Westbriar or Navy now upset that their school is an AAP center.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2013 17:02     Subject: 4 AAP classes, 2 GE (4th grade). What's wrong with this picture?
I'll play...the school in question is...Louise Archer!

Even better, the AAP fifth graders are segregated from the steerage class; all are housed in the modular. N'er the twain shall meet!
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2013 17:00     Subject: 4 AAP classes, 2 GE (4th grade). What's wrong with this picture?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP here -- yes, this is a center school. However, it's also our neighborhood school. Just seems like our Gen Ed kids should be able to go to school with the majority of other kids also being Gen Ed, rather than the other way around. AAP kids should be far fewer, representing the very top %, rather than the masses they are admitting.


Where's the remote? I swear I've seen this movie before.

Maybe FCPS should have dedicated AAP centers that are not also neighborhood schools. And since there's a lack of avaible real estate, they could just co-opt some of the existing neighborhood school buildings to turn them into AAP-only schools. And then they could re-boundary all the Gen Ed neighborhood kids into other nearby schools so they'd only be with Gen Ed. I'm sure people would go for losing their neighborhood school for the sake of making sure Gen Ed and AAP students don't come in contact with each other. Yeah, that would work.


I would prefer that instead of the system we have now!


Me too.