Is APS really looking to close a N. Arlington elem school again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's a much better idea to make use of surplus seats in North Arlington for the Montessori program rather than spend $50 million to convert the old Career Center building into an elementary school. Plus, then the Career Center can be saved to provide additional space for the Arlington Tech / CC program.

"convert" the Career Center? How? It's peak 1960s prison chic.

[Anonymous]

Yes some board members have expressed this preference. I don’t understand people saying let’s close MPSA but are fine with the other option schools. The point of options is to let people have options to choose from…then why not close immersion, ATS and Campbell. Just because you wouldn’t choose Montessori doesn’t mean you should take away that choice from others.

On a side note, I had one child go through this school and the scope and rigor of their education was much more and higher quality than at my neighborhood school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most MPSA students come from south Arlington. There is a need for seats in SA, the question is how many people would stick with it if moved across the county and would neighborhood schools have the space to handle those who didn’t?

Then make it another ATS which has a wait list long enough to fill it.

+100.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It does not make one iota of sense to keep Nottingham open as a neighborhood school. We all know it. They just screamed so loud last time that they kicked the can down the road.

They should close tuckahoe. Too many busses for Nottingham.

[Anonymous]

Did the AEC guy just put Taylor on to troll us after the failed DHMS redistricting a few years ago? Taylor isn’t under-enrolled, nor is it near other elementary schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe open a 2nd ATS-like school. There is plenty of demand for ATS.

Or make all schools like ATS like we had in the olden days? Throw chairs around the room? Bye bye. Consequences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes some board members have expressed this preference. I don’t understand people saying let’s close MPSA but are fine with the other option schools. The point of options is to let people have options to choose from…then why not close immersion, ATS and Campbell. Just because you wouldn’t choose Montessori doesn’t mean you should take away that choice from others.

On a side note, I had one child go through this school and the scope and rigor of their education was much more and higher quality than at my neighborhood school.

Which board members? Names please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes some board members have expressed this preference. I don’t understand people saying let’s close MPSA but are fine with the other option schools. The point of options is to let people have options to choose from…then why not close immersion, ATS and Campbell. Just because you wouldn’t choose Montessori doesn’t mean you should take away that choice from others.

On a side note, I had one child go through this school and the scope and rigor of their education was much more and higher quality than at my neighborhood school.

Which board members? Names please.

Mary Kadera but she’s on her way out.
Another solution is that we could close one of the North Arlington schools and still renovate the career center for MPSA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most MPSA students come from south Arlington. There is a need for seats in SA, the question is how many people would stick with it if moved across the county and would neighborhood schools have the space to handle those who didn’t?

The MPSA parents are like a cult. They will stick with it wherever it is located.

Just like Nottingham parents- total cult. Seems like a good place for them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most MPSA students come from south Arlington. There is a need for seats in SA, the question is how many people would stick with it if moved across the county and would neighborhood schools have the space to handle those who didn’t?

The MPSA parents are like a cult. They will stick with it wherever it is located.

Samuel, but the North Arlington to South Arlington extended day pick up or 30 minute bus ride is a deterrent for a lot of people.

It doesn’t deter all the South Arlington parents who choose ATS.

[Anonymous]

It makes sense to close one of the 4 schools on the northwestern border of the county. Could be Jamestown, Discovery, Nottingham, or Tuckahoe, but the numbers don’t support keeping them all open regardless of what they do with Montessori.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It makes sense to close one of the 4 schools on the northwestern border of the county. Could be Jamestown, Discovery, Nottingham, or Tuckahoe, but the numbers don’t support keeping them all open regardless of what they do with Montessori.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it's a much better idea to make use of surplus seats in North Arlington for the Montessori program rather than spend $50 million to convert the old Career Center building into an elementary school. Plus, then the Career Center can be saved to provide additional space for the Arlington Tech / CC program.

"convert" the Career Center? How? It's peak 1960s prison chic.

+1 it’s a terrible idea to turn it into an elementary school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It makes sense to close one of the 4 schools on the northwestern border of the county. Could be Jamestown, Discovery, Nottingham, or Tuckahoe, but the numbers don’t support keeping them all open regardless of what they do with Montessori.

+1

I agree, though it makes no sense to close Discovery given how new it is. They also cannot give discovery to an option school for that same reason.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes some board members have expressed this preference. I don’t understand people saying let’s close MPSA but are fine with the other option schools. The point of options is to let people have options to choose from…then why not close immersion, ATS and Campbell. Just because you wouldn’t choose Montessori doesn’t mean you should take away that choice from others.

On a side note, I had one child go through this school and the scope and rigor of their education was much more and higher quality than at my neighborhood school.

Which board members? Names please.

Mary Kadera but she’s on her way out.
Another solution is that we could close one of the North Arlington schools and still renovate the career center for MPSA

I'd love them to tear down and fully rebuild ASFS, and use the extra seats in a North Arlington schools as swing space for the renovation.