Neen Wrote:
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> AP vs IB Wrote:
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> > Neen Wrote:
> >
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> > -----
> > > Fish or Cut Bait Wrote:
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> > > > That's exactly right, AP vs. IB, and at SL
> it
> > is
> > > a
> > > > volunteer position, so no extra money spent
> > > there.
> > > > FR is a know-it-all who is so smart that
> she
> > > > can't even admit that her IB info may be
> out
> > of
> > > > date or incorrect. Too bad for her. She
> is
> > > still
> > > > trapped in the Woodson glory days.
> > >
> > >
> > > Why are you so angry? Every IB school has an
> > IB
> > > coordinator. It is not an volunteer
> position,
> > it
> > > is a paid position. IB is dictated by the IB
> > > office in Europe. They decide how the
> program
> > is
> > > run, not FCPS.
> > >
http://www.ibo.org/council/
> > >
> > > When did Woodson lose its glory? Since FR
> > > currently has children at Woodson, you might
> > want
> > > to inform her that Woodson's glory days are
> > past.
> > > She and her children are not aware of the
> > passing.
> >
> > This was referring to the CAS position not the
> > coordinator position. There had been a
> discussion
> > on CAS and Forum Reader made a comment that I
> > responded to, and then Fish followed up. We
> know
> > the coordinator is paid, just like the AP
> > coordinator's are paid.
>
> Does every AP school require an AP coordinator?
> No, they don't. Does every IB school have an IB
> coordinator. Yes, they do.
Regardless, the initial post dealt with allegations the CAS person only handles "telling kids all about the lovely extracurriculars they can take." I pointed out that the CAS person at Stuart teaches fulltime, and simply collects forms/hours from students to make them part of the diploma candidate packet.
In FCPS, I believe all AP schools have AP coordinators. You are right that the College Board currently doesn't require that, but you would be surprised to find out that the College Board is replicating many aspects of the IB program with some new K-12 initiatives. One program in NY has a 6-12 model that replicates the MYP/IB diploma program in many ways, and the other is just focused more on the MYP aspect. These programs include coordinator type of positions. I will try to provide specific links later, but if you are interested just search in their K-12 section for new initiatives/programs.