anAsian Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I moved here only for good school district . If RD > happens I will move again. Will NEVER NEVER send > my kid to South Lakes. > > Don'tThinkSo Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I can say for all my friends from Asian, we > live > > here mainly becaus
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leave_us_alone Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ItsTheMasterSchedule Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > leave_us_alone Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > > > > > > Are you suggesting, the anticipated students > > from
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leave_us_alone Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Are you suggesting, the anticipated students from > Fox Mill, MI and Floris will tilt the balance in > AP favor? In all fairness, is this the right way > to wage the battle? I do not think it is > practical/democratic to force an IB program on > kids that are being redistricted. To this, they
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WHY_IB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This is what I said, and I stand by it. I will not > sugar coat it. > > I am so fed up with this RD business, I am going > to lay down my theory in very raw words. > > IB is put in schools which are struggling with > minorities and underenrollment problem because, > > *** THEY DO NOT WANT TH
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > ItsTheMasterSchedule Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Floris Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Why SLHS cannot conduct a Woodson style > survey, > > > where pro-IB and pro-AP folks have e
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Another Fed Up Parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We did not elect these people kings and queens. > To say this is a representative democracy, as if > that allows politicians the right to make > decisions with no basis is just inaccurate. They > have a responsibility to consider their > constituents input. If they did not they would > no
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Floris Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Why SLHS cannot conduct a Woodson style survey, > where pro-IB and pro-AP folks have equal number of > representatives in a committee and conduct the > research/survey? Is the results too obvious? Uh, I > forget, they don't want majority rules. If enough parents within a school raised their voices the sound w
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to add to your analogy, both teams reports to a board of directors that is responsible for optimizing performance across the teams. at times, that committee makes decisions that may alter the strength of one team to gain improvements across both team. that board of directors is the SB. they are doing the job that they should be doing. FFX Dad Wrote: -------------------------------------------
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What ever the source, the numbers include 250-300 MMR students that were placed into SL because space was available. So the non-MMR population at SLHS is closer to 1100 students.
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The curricula nor the school sizes should have to be the same, however, any student at any school should be able to gain variety in his course schedule each semester. If every core course is offered every period than any student can take any elective offered. If core classes are limited than the options to take electives are limited. Floris Parent Wrote: -----------------------------------
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The curricula nor the school sizes should have to be the same, however, any student at any school should be able to gain variety in his course schedule each semester. If every core course is offered every period than any student can take any elective offered. If core classes are limited than the options to take electives are limited. Floris Parent Wrote: -----------------------------------
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I believe in your message of choice, however, the “P” in FCPS stands for public, which means that taxpayers fund education in Fairfax County. In that situation you are subject to the rules and governance of the SB and FCPS. One such rule is that the SB has the authority to redraw its boundary lines to manage the school system. I believe that the SB should do a better job of communicating the f
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I believe in your message of choice, however, the “P” in FCPS stands for public, which means that taxpayers fund education in Fairfax County. In that situation you are subject to the rules and governance of the SB and FCPS. One such rule is that the SB has the authority to redraw its boundary lines to manage the school system. I believe that the SB should do a better job of communicating the f
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