APS: Think the "no move" campaign is going to work?

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Neighborhood Key will be integrated because of the neighborhood, Immersion at ATS will be integrated because of the location and program, and ATS at McKinley will be waaay more diverse than neighborhood McKinley. Moving schools creates an additional diverse neighborhood school vs no moves.

Escuela Key is already diverse, ATS is already diverse. Drawing boundaries across Rt 50 could make McKinley diverse. No need to do this "lego block" shuffling and move 3 schools in the process.

So instead move neighborhood kids all over the place so Key can continue to attract 35 Spanish speaking K students every year? Sounds fair.

Or face the reality that more seats are simply needed in the area. Better utilization of county resources is not shuffling entire schools to different buildings and making the decision to do this in 3 months. This is your taxpayer money too.

Spending $75 million on a new elementary school in the RB-corridor just so an immersion school with dwindling Spanish-speaking enrollment can stay put doesn't sound like the best use of our tax dollars either.

Even if there was a site, which there is not. Dawson’s Terrace is not viable in the 10 year timeframe (or ever). Building up on Key is not viable. Where is this magical new school going to go?

PP here - that's my point. It'd be a futile waste of money just to accommodate a tiny sliver of the school population.

Oh I agree. It was an add on

[Anonymous]

Spending $75 million on a new elementary school in the RB-corridor just so an immersion school with dwindling Spanish-speaking enrollment can stay put doesn't sound like the best use of our tax dollars either.

Even if there was a site, which there is not. Dawson’s Terrace is not viable in the 10 year timeframe (or ever). Building up on Key is not viable. Where is this magical new school going to go?

PP here - that's my point. It'd be a futile waste of money just to accommodate a tiny sliver of the school population.

So then why are we accommodating by kicking out 2 other schools?

[Anonymous]

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Spending $75 million on a new elementary school in the RB-corridor just so an immersion school with dwindling Spanish-speaking enrollment can stay put doesn't sound like the best use of our tax dollars either.

Even if there was a site, which there is not. Dawson’s Terrace is not viable in the 10 year timeframe (or ever). Building up on Key is not viable. Where is this magical new school going to go?

PP here - that's my point. It'd be a futile waste of money just to accommodate a tiny sliver of the school population.

So then why are we accommodating by kicking out 2 other schools?

You’re right, we should just dissolve the immersion program at Key and return it to neighborhood that way.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Spending $75 million on a new elementary school in the RB-corridor just so an immersion school with dwindling Spanish-speaking enrollment can stay put doesn't sound like the best use of our tax dollars either.

Even if there was a site, which there is not. Dawson’s Terrace is not viable in the 10 year timeframe (or ever). Building up on Key is not viable. Where is this magical new school going to go?

PP here - that's my point. It'd be a futile waste of money just to accommodate a tiny sliver of the school population.

So then why are we accommodating by kicking out 2 other schools?

You’re right, we should just dissolve the immersion program at Key and return it to neighborhood that way.

Then we can dissolve Claremont and relieve overcrowding at Abingdon. Next step, dissolve the other option schools

[Anonymous]

The speakers making a big deal about how their jobs are all about data analysis are showing a surprising inability to do so here.

[Anonymous]

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I think there are probably a handful of families who may have logistical issues around public transportation/walkability. One thing the wealthy and outraged could consider is carpooling/dropping students off on their way home. I know that I have helped other parents and have been helped when I was in a bind. If these communities are really strong and committed to equity among their families it should be easy to set up.

right- there's actually a variety of ways to solve this particular problem- buses to school events, carpooling, extended day at 'neighborhood schools with transportation. APS policy actually already provides for paying for taxi's home for ill students whose parents cannot afford to transport them- https://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/arlington/Board.nsf/files/AZ6PE26430E1/$file/E-5.1%20PIP-1%20Pupil%20Transportation.pdf
the problem is- the lobby of parents who are throwing up this as a barrier don't want to solve the problem, they want to throw up a barrier in an attempt to stop the move.

Why should the families with logistical issues have to beg for carpooling assistance, when it isn't what they signed up for when they enrolled their kid in kindergarten? Extended day at 'neighborhood schools with transportation would be amazing, but we know that APS can't be counted on for any promises. Many extended day programs are over capacity and have waitlists.
Many parents lobbying are saying this process has been rushed, and is not considering the ways in which two option schools being affected here serve minority students.


Hahahaha. None of us signed up for this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Spending $75 million on a new elementary school in the RB-corridor just so an immersion school with dwindling Spanish-speaking enrollment can stay put doesn't sound like the best use of our tax dollars either.

Even if there was a site, which there is not. Dawson’s Terrace is not viable in the 10 year timeframe (or ever). Building up on Key is not viable. Where is this magical new school going to go?

PP here - that's my point. It'd be a futile waste of money just to accommodate a tiny sliver of the school population.

So then why are we accommodating by kicking out 2 other schools?

You’re right, we should just dissolve the immersion program at Key and return it to neighborhood that way.

Then we can dissolve Claremont and relieve overcrowding at Abingdon. Next step, dissolve the other option schools

And then we can build affordable housing in your neighborhood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Spending $75 million on a new elementary school in the RB-corridor just so an immersion school with dwindling Spanish-speaking enrollment can stay put doesn't sound like the best use of our tax dollars either.

Even if there was a site, which there is not. Dawson’s Terrace is not viable in the 10 year timeframe (or ever). Building up on Key is not viable. Where is this magical new school going to go?

PP here - that's my point. It'd be a futile waste of money just to accommodate a tiny sliver of the school population.

So then why are we accommodating by kicking out 2 other schools?

You’re right, we should just dissolve the immersion program at Key and return it to neighborhood that way.

Then we can dissolve Claremont and relieve overcrowding at Abingdon. Next step, dissolve the other option schools

And then we can build affordable housing in your neighborhood.

I already live in South Arlington

[Anonymous]

Mr. “older and wiser” white dude who based called Cintia Johnson and illegitimate superintendent is a straight-up asshole.

[Anonymous]

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Neighborhood Key will be integrated because of the neighborhood, Immersion at ATS will be integrated because of the location and program, and ATS at McKinley will be waaay more diverse than neighborhood McKinley. Moving schools creates an additional diverse neighborhood school vs no moves.

Escuela Key is already diverse, ATS is already diverse. Drawing boundaries across Rt 50 could make McKinley diverse. No need to do this "lego block" shuffling and move 3 schools in the process.

Okay, Steven.

[Anonymous]

ha! busted.

This isn't helping his campaign.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh, and here come the kids!

Whhhhhhy? Why would you do that to your child? I totally believe he wrote that script himself.

He’s not doing that science fair project himself either, because Mother will make sure it is done properly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh, and here come the kids!

Whhhhhhy? Why would you do that to your child? I totally believe he wrote that script himself.

He’s not doing that science fair project himself either, because Mother will make sure it is done properly.

He looked really nervous. That's really brave for a 3rd grader. I am sure the kid was not forced. Probably encouraged, but not forced. His point is valid though, in that the data supporting moving three schools is not there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ha! busted.

This isn't helping his campaign.

His campaign looks quite transparent and honest. I don't think he's hiding any secret agendas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh, and here come the kids!

Whhhhhhy? Why would you do that to your child? I totally believe he wrote that script himself.

He’s not doing that science fair project himself either, because Mother will make sure it is done properly.

He looked really nervous. That's really brave for a 3rd grader. I am sure the kid was not forced. Probably encouraged, but not forced. His point is valid though, in that the data supporting moving three schools is not there.

His point or his mom’s point? Sad to see kids used, we are the adults.