Anonymous
Post 02/10/2020 21:06     Subject: Shrevewood Elementary
The school board just voted to pass the Capital Improvement Plan for 2021-25 and Shrevewood ES is getting a boundary adjustment to be determined this spring and to go into effect in school year 2021-22.

Most of the discussion centers around the more contentious McLean/Langley boundary adjustment, but what do you think will happen with Shrevewood? I'm thinking the area near the Dunn Loring Metro that is walkable to Stenwood will get rezoned there like some have already suggested.
Anonymous
Post 11/25/2019 16:50     Subject: Shrevewood Elementary
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I predict AAP will be a thing of the past, as it doesn’t seem to fit within “One Fairfax.”


That's illegal, aap is a special needs mandated by law


And special needs don’t get their own classrooms. They get rips.
Anonymous
Post 11/25/2019 14:55     Subject: Shrevewood Elementary
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I predict AAP will be a thing of the past, as it doesn’t seem to fit within “One Fairfax.”


That's illegal, aap is a special needs mandated by law


PP is right. A school system can meet its obligations to serve the needs of academically advanced students without a bloated AAP program. The next School Board will almost surely dismantle the current system in FCPS, which tracks (and segregates) kids from grades 3-8.
Anonymous
Post 11/25/2019 14:39     Subject: Shrevewood Elementary
Anonymous wrote:I predict AAP will be a thing of the past, as it doesn’t seem to fit within “One Fairfax.”


That's illegal, aap is a special needs mandated by law
Anonymous
Post 11/23/2019 12:13     Subject: Shrevewood Elementary
I predict AAP will be a thing of the past, as it doesn’t seem to fit within “One Fairfax.”
Anonymous
Post 11/23/2019 10:50     Subject: Shrevewood Elementary
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not sure where the numbers are coming from. 4th grade AAP has 23 kids. All other 4th grade classes have 32 kids!!!!!

So I support the aap kids moving to lemon road. Further, Shrevewood invests far too much of its very limited budget on aap and advanced academics. They recently got rid of a guidance counselor but hired the AART full time. She has her own full size classroom and brand new furniture. This type of egregious favoritism is elitist and is what is making Shrevewood an unsuccessful school. They need to focus on their general education population promptly.


Why the imbalance? I've read that other schools, the Principal typically moves kids into AAP to even out class size. Why hasn't Shrevewood done this?

I could be wrong, but I don't think FCPS funded the AART teacher's classroom furniture, I think the PTA did. Just like they were able to have the new front office furniture donated by Bassett.


Again, the online AtoZ directory for Shrevewood does not show huge imbalances between the AAP and gen ed classrooms, even in 4th grade. I see 4th grade classroom sizes of 23, 27, 25, and 27. Also keep in mind that some kids join the AAP class for math or language arts instruction. Finally, the principal just started in August, and has been working to get to know all the staff and teachers. There may be rebalancing next year.

Yes, I believe the PTA has funded several projects recently.

Finally, you should definitely reach out to Mr. D - he gets back to folks fairly quickly. Also, he comes to all of the PTA meetings and takes questions.


He’s very approachable. I just think the former principal left a disaster of an imbalance between aap and general Ed. Also, they can’t just even out the classes for the sake of evening. A kid needs to belong in aap. So while I recognize the imbalance and the need for space at Shrevewood and that the easy solution is to move aap to Lemon Rd (something I don’t support), I also don’t support “evening” out classes in aap. If we fall short, I understand why there is a movement to move aap back to Lemon Road. Also, it appears that mostly pushy parents kids get their kids placed in AAP. This is elitist.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2019 16:08     Subject: Shrevewood Elementary
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Not sure where the numbers are coming from. 4th grade AAP has 23 kids. All other 4th grade classes have 32 kids!!!!!

So I support the aap kids moving to lemon road. Further, Shrevewood invests far too much of its very limited budget on aap and advanced academics. They recently got rid of a guidance counselor but hired the AART full time. She has her own full size classroom and brand new furniture. This type of egregious favoritism is elitist and is what is making Shrevewood an unsuccessful school. They need to focus on their general education population promptly.


Why the imbalance? I've read that other schools, the Principal typically moves kids into AAP to even out class size. Why hasn't Shrevewood done this?

I could be wrong, but I don't think FCPS funded the AART teacher's classroom furniture, I think the PTA did. Just like they were able to have the new front office furniture donated by Bassett.


Again, the online AtoZ directory for Shrevewood does not show huge imbalances between the AAP and gen ed classrooms, even in 4th grade. I see 4th grade classroom sizes of 23, 27, 25, and 27. Also keep in mind that some kids join the AAP class for math or language arts instruction. Finally, the principal just started in August, and has been working to get to know all the staff and teachers. There may be rebalancing next year.

Yes, I believe the PTA has funded several projects recently.

Finally, you should definitely reach out to Mr. D - he gets back to folks fairly quickly. Also, he comes to all of the PTA meetings and takes questions.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2019 15:35     Subject: Shrevewood Elementary
Anonymous wrote:Not sure where the numbers are coming from. 4th grade AAP has 23 kids. All other 4th grade classes have 32 kids!!!!!

So I support the aap kids moving to lemon road. Further, Shrevewood invests far too much of its very limited budget on aap and advanced academics. They recently got rid of a guidance counselor but hired the AART full time. She has her own full size classroom and brand new furniture. This type of egregious favoritism is elitist and is what is making Shrevewood an unsuccessful school. They need to focus on their general education population promptly.


Why the imbalance? I've read that other schools, the Principal typically moves kids into AAP to even out class size. Why hasn't Shrevewood done this?

I could be wrong, but I don't think FCPS funded the AART teacher's classroom furniture, I think the PTA did. Just like they were able to have the new front office furniture donated by Bassett.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2019 14:12     Subject: Shrevewood Elementary
Not sure where the numbers are coming from. 4th grade AAP has 23 kids. All other 4th grade classes have 32 kids!!!!!

So I support the aap kids moving to lemon road. Further, Shrevewood invests far too much of its very limited budget on aap and advanced academics. They recently got rid of a guidance counselor but hired the AART full time. She has her own full size classroom and brand new furniture. This type of egregious favoritism is elitist and is what is making Shrevewood an unsuccessful school. They need to focus on their general education population promptly.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2019 13:57     Subject: Shrevewood Elementary
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Shrevewood is overcrowded. They not only could benefit from a boundary change but their aap classes are empty in comparison to the gen ed classes. They should move them to lemon road and free up the space and the resources.


My kid is too little for AAP but I was under the impression that the LLIV classes in Shrevewood just started in the past few years and that families still have the choice to send their kids to Lemon Road for AAP if they would like to.


Exactly. Leaving very small AAP classes at Shrevewood. These kids should be moved to Lemon Road because the overcrowding at Shrevewood is an emergency. The school could use those teachers and those classrooms ASAP.


This is outrageous.


Again, this is not true. The AAP classes get larger each year. The sixth grade AAP class is the same size as the other sixth grade classes (and all 4 are in the trailers outside).

In third grade, the AAP class is smaller than the other classes by less than a handful of kids. (I'm seeing third grade class sizes of 20, 21, 23, 21, and 20 in the online directory).
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2019 13:27     Subject: Shrevewood Elementary
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Shrevewood is overcrowded. They not only could benefit from a boundary change but their aap classes are empty in comparison to the gen ed classes. They should move them to lemon road and free up the space and the resources.


My kid is too little for AAP but I was under the impression that the LLIV classes in Shrevewood just started in the past few years and that families still have the choice to send their kids to Lemon Road for AAP if they would like to.


Exactly. Leaving very small AAP classes at Shrevewood. These kids should be moved to Lemon Road because the overcrowding at Shrevewood is an emergency. The school could use those teachers and those classrooms ASAP.


This is outrageous.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2019 12:13     Subject: Shrevewood Elementary
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Shrevewood is overcrowded. They not only could benefit from a boundary change but their aap classes are empty in comparison to the gen ed classes. They should move them to lemon road and free up the space and the resources.


My kid is too little for AAP but I was under the impression that the LLIV classes in Shrevewood just started in the past few years and that families still have the choice to send their kids to Lemon Road for AAP if they would like to.


Exactly. Leaving very small AAP classes at Shrevewood. These kids should be moved to Lemon Road because the overcrowding at Shrevewood is an emergency. The school could use those teachers and those classrooms ASAP.
Anonymous
Post 11/20/2019 09:35     Subject: Shrevewood Elementary
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Shrevewood is overcrowded. They not only could benefit from a boundary change but their aap classes are empty in comparison to the gen ed classes. They should move them to lemon road and free up the space and the resources.


My kid is too little for AAP but I was under the impression that the LLIV classes in Shrevewood just started in the past few years and that families still have the choice to send their kids to Lemon Road for AAP if they would like to.


Shrevewood's AAP classes get larger each year, as more kids test into LLIV. This year's third grade AAP class is small, whereas the sixth grade AAP class is large.
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2019 23:02     Subject: Shrevewood Elementary
Anonymous wrote:Shrevewood is overcrowded. They not only could benefit from a boundary change but their aap classes are empty in comparison to the gen ed classes. They should move them to lemon road and free up the space and the resources.


My kid is too little for AAP but I was under the impression that the LLIV classes in Shrevewood just started in the past few years and that families still have the choice to send their kids to Lemon Road for AAP if they would like to.
Anonymous
Post 11/19/2019 22:09     Subject: Shrevewood Elementary
Anonymous wrote:Shrevewood is overcrowded. They not only could benefit from a boundary change but their aap classes are empty in comparison to the gen ed classes. They should move them to lemon road and free up the space and the teachers.