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Old 04-25-2019, 03:40 PM
 
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Take a look at South Lakes, it's on the east side of FV so should be an easy commute. That side of FV is also very convenient to downtown Raleigh, about 20 minutes off peak. Pretty sure the middle school is traditional calendar and the HS definitely is. Walking distance to the new Willow Spring HS which opens in August.

Tons of grocery stores, a new Harris Teeter just opened in the old Kroger location and a Wegmans is being built on the border of Holly Springs and FV.

For shopping you have Kohls, Walmart, Home Depot, Big Lots but for Target you might be 10-20 minutes away.

If not FV then you could look up around Lake Wheeler. Closer to Raleigh and lots of established neighborhoods with bigger lots. Check out Enchanted Oaks and surrounding neighborhoods.

If you are prepared to compromise a little on the house, you can definitely sneak into Cary, look at neighborhoods around Park Village or Arlington Ridge.

Something like this:
https://www.realtor.com/realestatean...-33460?view=qv

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Old 04-25-2019, 09:37 PM
 
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https://swake.org/

This school may be an option for your child with dyslexia. Moving and starting a new school may be more difficult for him than you realize. Message me if you like with any specific questions. Moved to FV six years ago.
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Old 04-25-2019, 10:00 PM
 
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There are no middle schools that offer AP classes (are there anywhere? AP are college level classes. Perhaps you meant AIG or honors).
The College Board does not allow neither AP nor Pre-AP classes to be offered in middle school -- except for foreign language; a few middle schools offer, say, AP Spanish primarily to native-speaker students.
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Old 04-25-2019, 10:06 PM
 
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All of the schools offer AIG classes in language and math. I wouldn’t count on being able to transfer out of any schools, especially if you’re zoned for schools in Fuquay Varina. The magnet schools have a weighted lottery based on diversity.
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Old 04-26-2019, 01:20 AM
 
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The College Board does not allow neither AP nor Pre-AP classes to be offered in middle school -- except for foreign language; a few middle schools offer, say, AP Spanish primarily to native-speaker students.
My daughter currently takes AP Language Arts, Social Studies, and Math in 6th grade and was also recommended for AP science as well but we felt it was too much her first year in jr high (she has been recommended for all AP next year, thus why I was asking if it’s offered there). I also took AP classes in jr high in same school district she’s in, over 35 years ago, therefore I don’t hardly think they are doing anything illegal. They can take the classes (upon recommendation of previous years teachers) but cannot take the tests to get college credits until 9th grade. Her AP teacher’s only teach AP courses. At this point, it is preparing them for what’s ahead. We can’t attach pictures or I’d attach a screen shot of her school schedule which shows AP classes. It’s after 1:00am here and she’s still up reading/studying after training in the gym for 4 hours - it’s definitely not for everyone but she needs the challenge or she gets bored.

Do any of the high schools there offer dual credits (not AP) with a local college? She was planning on going that route here for high school.
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Old 04-26-2019, 01:48 AM
 
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It sounds like your daughter might benefit from a GT/AIG magnet school like Ligon, but given that the magnet application period happened in February, the only way you could get in is by moving into the base zone near downtown Raleigh.

Wake County does have some early college programs that might suit her needs in high school. They are application schools as well, so she wouldn’t be able to attend in the fall.

https://www.wcpss.net/Page/27372

Are pre-AP classes different than AP classes? That’s what came up when I googled AP classes in sixth grade.
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Old 04-26-2019, 07:25 AM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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>4 bedrooms plus bonus, between 2500 to 3200 sq ft.
>House under 10 years old.
>Larger yard with no rear neighbors and I don’t want to be able to reach out and touch the house next door.
>New construction is OK if the houses aren’t piles on top of each other and will be finished soon but after reading a lot about issues with builders, I’m hesitant to buy new construction without being there.
>I’m unable to climb stairs sometimes with bad knees and we’re struggling to find either a larger 1 story or at least a home with 2 bedrooms downstairs, especially new construction plans.

>We’re ok with a commute under 40 miles but prefer for him to be closer to work (just east of Fuquay Varina) - he commuted 90 miles each way in CA and we’d like to avoid it if possible.

Unfortunately and frankly, you will probably compromise on something in the list.
Lot size and privacy will be difficult.
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Old 04-26-2019, 08:03 AM
 
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Per the link paytonc posted, The College Board, who administers the Advanced Placement tests, pretty clearly says that middle school classes, with the exception of world languages, are not authorized to be called AP.

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/c...ddle-school-ap
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Can courses offered in middle school be labeled AP?

The AP designation may only be applied to courses offered at or above the ninth-grade level that have received authorization through the annual AP Course Audit process. The AP label cannot be affixed to courses and transcripts earlier than ninth grade. There is one exception to this policy: AP world language and culture courses. These courses focus on linguistic proficiency and cultural competency, so in rare situations these courses can be successfully offered earlier than ninth grade among students who can already speak, read, and write the language with fluency. In summary, the AP Course Audit will only renew or authorize courses that are offered exclusively in grades 9–12, with the exception of AP world language and culture courses.
So maybe they use the designation "AP" to mean something else? Because it's not "Advanced Placement" which is trademarked.
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Old 05-03-2019, 01:22 PM
 
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Nope, they are definitely Advanced Placement classes. Run a google search for “AP classes in middle school” - the school district sites that come up are within TX (Mckenney comes up first, it’s in Dallas which is 4 hours from me), so obviously it is allowed here. I actually had never heard of a district NOT offering it in jr high, as most districts do here in Tx. As mentioned, I took them myself, eventually taking the tests. I graduated from high school and immediately went into my jr year of college, then onto get my doctorate.



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Per the link paytonc posted, The College Board, who administers the Advanced Placement tests, pretty clearly says that middle school classes, with the exception of world languages, are not authorized to be called AP.

https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/c...ddle-school-ap


So maybe they use the designation "AP" to mean something else? Because it's not "Advanced Placement" which is trademarked.
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Old 05-03-2019, 06:09 PM
 
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The McKinney School District lists them as Pre-AP classes.

https://www.mckinneyisd.net/curricul...ced-placement/
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