Can students pay tuition to attend APS schools?

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Anonymous wrote:Why on earth would you want to?

You can in Falls Church City but I want to say it was $17k when we looked into it.

We are in ACPS and gave this some serious thought. Cheaper than private school but a better alternative to ACHS.

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Anonymous wrote:Why on earth would you want to?

You can in Falls Church City but I want to say it was $17k when we looked into it.

You pick the school?

Have you looked at FCC? There’s only one school for each level. No you don’t get to pick.

Well, they want to go to a better school than FCPS, so why would they look at Falls Church City?

You do realize FCPS and FCC are completely different school systems. FCC is better than all 3 of the neighboring systems.

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Anonymous wrote:Why on earth would you want to?

You can in Falls Church City but I want to say it was $17k when we looked into it.

You pick the school?

Have you looked at FCC? There’s only one school for each level. No you don’t get to pick.

No……this thread is about paying for APS 🙄

[Anonymous]

This is OP. Thank you to the person upthread who posted the policy. I emailed and they said no. Or rather “not at this time.”

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Anonymous wrote:Why on earth would you want to?

You can in Falls Church City but I want to say it was $17k when we looked into it.

You pick the school?

Have you looked at FCC? There’s only one school for each level. No you don’t get to pick.

Well, they want to go to a better school than FCPS, so why would they look at Falls Church City?

You do realize FCPS and FCC are completely different school systems. FCC is better than all 3 of the neighboring systems.

Yes I do and no it isn’t. Much like a private school, it’s successful because it’s small, rich and exclusive to families who have the means to make it successful, not because the schools are great.

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Anonymous wrote:Why on earth would you want to?

You can in Falls Church City but I want to say it was $17k when we looked into it.

You pick the school?

Have you looked at FCC? There’s only one school for each level. No you don’t get to pick.

Well, they want to go to a better school than FCPS, so why would they look at Falls Church City?

You do realize FCPS and FCC are completely different school systems. FCC is better than all 3 of the neighboring systems.

Yes I do and no it isn’t. Much like a private school, it’s successful because it’s small, rich and exclusive to families who have the means to make it successful, not because the schools are great.

But isn't the average kid going to learn more in that kind of an environment than surrounded by kids with less support at home?

[Anonymous]

Why would you want to??? If you are going to pay tuition, pay for private.

We paid to get out of APS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. Thank you to the person upthread who posted the policy. I emailed and they said no. Or rather “not at this time.”

Interesting! Thanks for following up OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would you want to??? If you are going to pay tuition, pay for private.

We paid to get out of APS.

Same. Where are you moving in FCPS with worse schools??

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Anonymous wrote:Why on earth would you want to?

You can in Falls Church City but I want to say it was $17k when we looked into it.

You pick the school?

Have you looked at FCC? There’s only one school for each level. No you don’t get to pick.

Well, they want to go to a better school than FCPS, so why would they look at Falls Church City?

You do realize FCPS and FCC are completely different school systems. FCC is better than all 3 of the neighboring systems.

Yes I do and no it isn’t. Much like a private school, it’s successful because it’s small, rich and exclusive to families who have the means to make it successful, not because the schools are great.

But isn't the average kid going to learn more in that kind of an environment than surrounded by kids with less support at home?

That would require The average kid’s family to be able to afford to live there in the first place, which they can’t. Just like private school, the cost of entry is prohibitive for almost everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Why on earth would you want to?

You can in Falls Church City but I want to say it was $17k when we looked into it.

You pick the school?

Have you looked at FCC? There’s only one school for each level. No you don’t get to pick.

Well, they want to go to a better school than FCPS, so why would they look at Falls Church City?

You do realize FCPS and FCC are completely different school systems. FCC is better than all 3 of the neighboring systems.

Yes I do and no it isn’t. Much like a private school, it’s successful because it’s small, rich and exclusive to families who have the means to make it successful, not because the schools are great.

But isn't the average kid going to learn more in that kind of an environment than surrounded by kids with less support at home?

That would require The average kid’s family to be able to afford to live there in the first place, which they can’t. Just like private school, the cost of entry is prohibitive for almost everyone.

Moreover, the average family pays a premium for Arlington schools, especially north of rt 50.

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Anonymous wrote:Why on earth would you want to?

You can in Falls Church City but I want to say it was $17k when we looked into it.

You pick the school?

Have you looked at FCC? There’s only one school for each level. No you don’t get to pick.

Well, they want to go to a better school than FCPS, so why would they look at Falls Church City?

You do realize FCPS and FCC are completely different school systems. FCC is better than all 3 of the neighboring systems.

Yes I do and no it isn’t. Much like a private school, it’s successful because it’s small, rich and exclusive to families who have the means to make it successful, not because the schools are great.

But isn't the average kid going to learn more in that kind of an environment than surrounded by kids with less support at home?

That would require The average kid’s family to be able to afford to live there in the first place, which they can’t. Just like private school, the cost of entry is prohibitive for almost everyone.

Moreover, the average family pays a premium for Arlington schools, especially north of rt 50.

But why? What is so special about any of the Arlington schools, other than ATS? Are any of them that great??? We considered moving to N Arlington but like our current location better and didn’t see that the schools were extraordinary. They seem fine but nothing special.

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Anonymous wrote:Why on earth would you want to?

You can in Falls Church City but I want to say it was $17k when we looked into it.

You pick the school?

Have you looked at FCC? There’s only one school for each level. No you don’t get to pick.

Well, they want to go to a better school than FCPS, so why would they look at Falls Church City?

You do realize FCPS and FCC are completely different school systems. FCC is better than all 3 of the neighboring systems.

Yes I do and no it isn’t. Much like a private school, it’s successful because it’s small, rich and exclusive to families who have the means to make it successful, not because the schools are great.

I generally agree but did you know the #1 public elementary school in all of Virginia is Arlington Traditional, with a 30 percent FARMS rate? It’s closing the achievement gap and it’s a lottery school. So presumably all parents have the wherewithal to apply for the lottery, but that’s it. It’s better than the “rich” schools in North Arlington.

I have no idea what they are doing but I wish schools would try and duplicate it.

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Anonymous wrote:Why on earth would you want to?

You can in Falls Church City but I want to say it was $17k when we looked into it.

You pick the school?

Have you looked at FCC? There’s only one school for each level. No you don’t get to pick.

Well, they want to go to a better school than FCPS, so why would they look at Falls Church City?

You do realize FCPS and FCC are completely different school systems. FCC is better than all 3 of the neighboring systems.

Yes I do and no it isn’t. Much like a private school, it’s successful because it’s small, rich and exclusive to families who have the means to make it successful, not because the schools are great.

I generally agree but did you know the #1 public elementary school in all of Virginia is Arlington Traditional, with a 30 percent FARMS rate? It’s closing the achievement gap and it’s a lottery school. So presumably all parents have the wherewithal to apply for the lottery, but that’s it. It’s better than the “rich” schools in North Arlington.

I have no idea what they are doing but I wish schools would try and duplicate it.

Keeping out families who don’t have the wherewithal to apply for the lottery.

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Anonymous wrote:Why on earth would you want to?

You can in Falls Church City but I want to say it was $17k when we looked into it.

You pick the school?

Have you looked at FCC? There’s only one school for each level. No you don’t get to pick.

Well, they want to go to a better school than FCPS, so why would they look at Falls Church City?

You do realize FCPS and FCC are completely different school systems. FCC is better than all 3 of the neighboring systems.

Yes I do and no it isn’t. Much like a private school, it’s successful because it’s small, rich and exclusive to families who have the means to make it successful, not because the schools are great.

I generally agree but did you know the #1 public elementary school in all of Virginia is Arlington Traditional, with a 30 percent FARMS rate? It’s closing the achievement gap and it’s a lottery school. So presumably all parents have the wherewithal to apply for the lottery, but that’s it. It’s better than the “rich” schools in North Arlington.

I have no idea what they are doing but I wish schools would try and duplicate it.

Keeping out families who don’t have the wherewithal to apply for the lottery.

So is your point that it won’t help students to try and duplicate the program elsewhere?