Aps bond — yes or no

[Anonymous]

I will vote no. I don’t want to fund MPSA before the neighborhood schools get their needed renovations.

[Anonymous]

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Ignoring our SA schools is what’s inequitable. No more option school funding till neighborhood schools are fixed.

South Arlington schools were actually the first to be completely rebuilt / renovated since APS overhauled the CIP program over 30 years ago:
- A renovated Gunston Middle School after reopening in 1994
- A brand new Kenmore Middle School
- Completely renovated Hoffman Boston
- Completely new Washington-Lee (Washington-Liberty) campus

These are all schools that serve a majority (over 50%) of students from South Arlington.

I believe the next schools that are in dire need of a complete rebuild or historically sensitive renovation include, TJ, Taylor, and Barrett. One of those serves a majority South Arlington population.

Tell me which part of the county serves the greatest number of students. Go on. Tell me.

The beautiful, new W-L Annex just opened to serve the growing South Arlington population. Next up would likely be TJ.

You’re acting like they spruced up Wakefield. W-L is in NA, lady.

They didn't need to spruce up Wakefield, they tore down the old Wakefield and built a BRAND NEW high school not all that long ago.

When did they build a new Wakefield? I’m new to the area but have used their pool quite a bit. It seemed a little run down to me?

Run down??!! Are you sure you were at Wakefield?!

[Anonymous]

I can't believe there are people that would vote no on this. Sure, let's make our town worse. Great idea morons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe there are people that would vote no on this. Sure, let's make our town worse. Great idea morons.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Lolllllll

Ignoring our SA schools is what’s inequitable. No more option school funding till neighborhood schools are fixed.

South Arlington schools were actually the first to be completely rebuilt / renovated since APS overhauled the CIP program over 30 years ago:
- A renovated Gunston Middle School after reopening in 1994
- A brand new Kenmore Middle School
- Completely renovated Hoffman Boston
- Completely new Washington-Lee (Washington-Liberty) campus

These are all schools that serve a majority (over 50%) of students from South Arlington.

I believe the next schools that are in dire need of a complete rebuild or historically sensitive renovation include, TJ, Taylor, and Barrett. One of those serves a majority South Arlington population.

Tell me which part of the county serves the greatest number of students. Go on. Tell me.

The beautiful, new W-L Annex just opened to serve the growing South Arlington population. Next up would likely be TJ.

You’re acting like they spruced up Wakefield. W-L is in NA, lady.

The shiny new Wakefield building is less than 10 years old and just got a fancy new tech lab from Amazon. :roll:

The seats at W-L (and Tech) help offset the overcrowding at WHS.

TJ is on the list. That’s why they are doing the feasibility study.

Some people just like to complain.

TJ is on the list, except that won't go anywhere if the APEs and Rs get their way and the bond doesn't pass.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lolllllll

Ignoring our SA schools is what’s inequitable. No more option school funding till neighborhood schools are fixed.

South Arlington schools were actually the first to be completely rebuilt / renovated since APS overhauled the CIP program over 30 years ago:
- A renovated Gunston Middle School after reopening in 1994
- A brand new Kenmore Middle School
- Completely renovated Hoffman Boston
- Completely new Washington-Lee (Washington-Liberty) campus

These are all schools that serve a majority (over 50%) of students from South Arlington.

I believe the next schools that are in dire need of a complete rebuild or historically sensitive renovation include, TJ, Taylor, and Barrett. One of those serves a majority South Arlington population.

Tell me which part of the county serves the greatest number of students. Go on. Tell me.

The beautiful, new W-L Annex just opened to serve the growing South Arlington population. Next up would likely be TJ.

You’re acting like they spruced up Wakefield. W-L is in NA, lady.

The shiny new Wakefield building is less than 10 years old and just got a fancy new tech lab from Amazon. :roll:

The seats at W-L (and Tech) help offset the overcrowding at WHS.

TJ is on the list. That’s why they are doing the feasibility study.

Some people just like to complain.

TJ is on the list, except that won't go anywhere if the APEs and Rs get their way and the bond doesn't pass.

I’m not an R or APE but I’m a protest vote. TJMS gets a feasibility study and not a renovation. APS keeps funding vanity projects from old school board members instead of renovating neighborhood schools.

[Anonymous]

Stop saying TJ is on the list when all they get is a study.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stop saying TJ is on the list when all they get is a study.

Well that comes first, you don't just usually jump into something without the planning

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe there are people that would vote no on this. Sure, let's make our town worse. Great idea morons.

Well if you're trying to destroy public education, making public schools worse is the whole point

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Stop saying TJ is on the list when all they get is a study.

Well that comes first, you don't just usually jump into something without the planning

But MPSA gets dedicated funds? While the others get a lousy “study”

GTFOH

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Anonymous wrote:Stop saying TJ is on the list when all they get is a study.

Well that comes first, you don't just usually jump into something without the planning

But MPSA gets dedicated funds? While the others get a lousy “study”

GTFOH

Are you dense? This is how they start projects.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Stop saying TJ is on the list when all they get is a study.

Well that comes first, you don't just usually jump into something without the planning

But MPSA gets dedicated funds? While the others get a lousy “study”

GTFOH

Are you dense? This is how they start projects.

But they have committed NO funds! An easy way to make it seem like they care, while MPSA is a guaranteed thing!

No more option school funding until all neighborhood school issues have been addressed!

[Anonymous]

You all don’t understand long-term planning. The bond covers the next two years. There is also a 10 year CIP that includes funds for the next renovations. The decision about which of the five most in need schools will be next will be made by the SB in the next CIP process in 2026. The feasibility studies will inform that decision. So, yeah, vote no and delay everything another 2 years — kitchens, infrastructure, and that decision, everything.

[Anonymous]

MPSA was “dedicated” because it was part of the Career Center campus plan. It was master-planned a long time ago. Delaying that just lets old buildings sit idle or crumble and doesn’t move APS forward. TJ will not get done before the career center campus is completed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:MPSA was “dedicated” because it was part of the Career Center campus plan. It was master-planned a long time ago. Delaying that just lets old buildings sit idle or crumble and doesn’t move APS forward. TJ will not get done before the career center campus is completed.

That makes no sense. Projects can run in parallel. And neighborhood schools should be funded as need arises — broken HVACs and kitchens aren’t renovations those are functional maintenance.