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Anonymous wrote:No, it still sucks to move your kids due to career requirements. Ask anyone serving our country in the military and they will tell you that disrupting their kids' lives is one of the suckiest parts of the job.

Those of us who have moved their kids' schools out of job necessity know more than anyone else that moving children's schools unnecessarily is ill advised.

If you have a fourth grade AAP student, and are in one of the base schools slated for change, you will end up with 4 different schools in 5 years: base school (2nd grade), AAP center #1 (3rd-4th grade), AAP center #2 (5th-6th grade), middle school.

We have done 4 schools in 5 years with our military child, as have many of our friends. I promise you, it is a difficult thing for a child to face, and requires real effort on the part of the child, the schools and the families to get through that kind of change.

PP, you sound very bitter about the AAP center, and almost gleeful that kids are going to have to change schools. Why don't you spend a few years switching around your kids assigned schools so that your child can be a new kid at school 3-4 times, then come back and tell me if you feel differently about the matter.

No, I'm not bitter. I'm just pointing out that some of you have accepted or embraced multiple school changes in the past for various reasons, but want to treat this proposal as the straw that breaks the camel's back. I happen not to find it particularly convincing.

Well, when you buy a house or sign a multi year lease expecting that your child will finally get to spend 2-3 consecutive years in the same school, and someone changes the rules 1 year into it, yes, that is the straw that breaks the camel's back.

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Anonymous wrote:No, it still sucks to move your kids due to career requirements. Ask anyone serving our country in the military and they will tell you that disrupting their kids' lives is one of the suckiest parts of the job.

Those of us who have moved their kids' schools out of job necessity know more than anyone else that moving children's schools unnecessarily is ill advised.

If you have a fourth grade AAP student, and are in one of the base schools slated for change, you will end up with 4 different schools in 5 years: base school (2nd grade), AAP center #1 (3rd-4th grade), AAP center #2 (5th-6th grade), middle school.

We have done 4 schools in 5 years with our military child, as have many of our friends. I promise you, it is a difficult thing for a child to face, and requires real effort on the part of the child, the schools and the families to get through that kind of change.

PP, you sound very bitter about the AAP center, and almost gleeful that kids are going to have to change schools. Why don't you spend a few years switching around your kids assigned schools so that your child can be a new kid at school 3-4 times, then come back and tell me if you feel differently about the matter.

No, I'm not bitter. I'm just pointing out that some of you have accepted or embraced multiple school changes in the past for various reasons, but want to treat this proposal as the straw that breaks the camel's back. I happen not to find it particularly convincing.

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No, it still sucks to move your kids due to career requirements. Ask anyone serving our country in the military and they will tell you that disrupting their kids' lives is one of the suckiest parts of the job.

Those of us who have moved their kids' schools out of job necessity know more than anyone else that moving children's schools unnecessarily is ill advised.

If you have a fourth grade AAP student, and are in one of the base schools slated for change, you will end up with 4 different schools in 5 years: base school (2nd grade), AAP center #1 (3rd-4th grade), AAP center #2 (5th-6th grade), middle school.

We have done 4 schools in 5 years with our military child, as have many of our friends. I promise you, it is a difficult thing for a child to face, and requires real effort on the part of the child, the schools and the families to get through that kind of change.

PP, you sound very bitter about the AAP center, and almost gleeful that kids are going to have to change schools. Why don't you spend a few years switching around your kids assigned schools so that your child can be a new kid at school 3-4 times, then come back and tell me if you feel differently about the matter.

Anonymous wrote:Look at page 7.

This document does indeed show that White Oaks will lose its AAP center:

http://fcag.org/documents/level_iv_task_force_recs/aap_enr_by_ctr_fdr.pdf

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+1 My kids have also had to move for reasons related to my work (non-military government service) and I agree 100%

-1. So it's OK to move your kids around if it advances your career, but not if the county implements a plan that is intended to increase transparency and improve the access of students throughout the county to advanced academic programs?

Anonymous wrote:Since you understand the worksheet, can you tell me, name the aap centers for each pyramid. Ie what are the ES aap centers for Oakton, Madison, and Fairfax pyramids. Thanks!

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According to the Level IV Center Enrollment by Cluster worksheet, White Oaks AAP Center would not be closed.

http://www.fcag.org/documents/level_iv_task_force_recs/level_iv_ctr_enr_clu.pdf

White Oaks would be one of two AAP Centers for the Lake Braddock SS pyramid.

Since you understand the worksheet, can you tell me, name the aap centers for each pyramid. Ie what are the ES aap centers for Oakton, Madison, and Fairfax pyramids. Thanks!