ASFS/Key Swap Off . . .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Immersion to ATS. ATS to Nottingham. Let’s see it happen.

+1

[Anonymous]

"At the elementary level, enrollment growth is expected to be 21%, which is higher than last year’s projection."

The new elementary projections are 1,000 higher than last year's projection. This is based on births to Arlington parents and future affordable housing developments and will be felt around 2022.

Oh gee, you mean they have to figure out where to put at least 1,000 more kids right after they do boundaries in 2021? Hmmmm, sounds like they may need two neighborhood schools along the Orange Line.

[Anonymous]

No swap should (at least) make ASFS happy. The lab stays intact, the neighborhood gets a walkable school, and everyone concerned about keeping the "current" community together will get to stay with their community at the Key neighborhood school. And Rosslyn will be guaranteed a short bus ride. It's a win-win for everyone at ASFS!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No swap should (at least) make ASFS happy. The lab stays intact, the neighborhood gets a walkable school, and everyone concerned about keeping the "current" community together will get to stay with their community at the Key neighborhood school. And Rosslyn will be guaranteed a short bus ride. It's a win-win for everyone at ASFS!

That’s assuming that key is moving to south Arlington or ats. If key is staying where it is, then Rosslyn is likely screwed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No swap should (at least) make ASFS happy. The lab stays intact, the neighborhood gets a walkable school, and everyone concerned about keeping the "current" community together will get to stay with their community at the Key neighborhood school. And Rosslyn will be guaranteed a short bus ride. It's a win-win for everyone at ASFS!

That’s assuming that key is moving to south Arlington or ats. If key is staying where it is, then Rosslyn is likely screwed.

Clearly Key also needs to be a neighborhood school. I can't believe APS would go through all this just to leave immersion at Key. That area needs more neighborhood seats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No swap should (at least) make ASFS happy. The lab stays intact, the neighborhood gets a walkable school, and everyone concerned about keeping the "current" community together will get to stay with their community at the Key neighborhood school. And Rosslyn will be guaranteed a short bus ride. It's a win-win for everyone at ASFS!

That’s assuming that key is moving to south Arlington or ats. If key is staying where it is, then Rosslyn is likely screwed.

I don't think we'd be undergoing a process to figure out where to put immersion if staying put was an option

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No swap should (at least) make ASFS happy. The lab stays intact, the neighborhood gets a walkable school, and everyone concerned about keeping the "current" community together will get to stay with their community at the Key neighborhood school. And Rosslyn will be guaranteed a short bus ride. It's a win-win for everyone at ASFS!

That’s assuming that key is moving to south Arlington or ats. If key is staying where it is, then Rosslyn is likely screwed.

I don't think we'd be undergoing a process to figure out where to put immersion if staying put was an option

Or undergo an 8 month (further) process just to swap ASFS/Key. Murphy and APS came out pretty strong in August that they studied the swap, it made sense, it was a done deal. To say now that they need to go back and "reevaluate" and look at other schools pretty much demonstrates that they jumped the gun and all their analyzes and memos couldn't hold up to scrutiny once released. They are not going to spend almost another year to just say, yep, we were right in August 2018!

Guess they didn't read all the prior threads with the one poster who kept calling everyone stupid and to stop whining about swap because it was what was best for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No swap should (at least) make ASFS happy. The lab stays intact, the neighborhood gets a walkable school, and everyone concerned about keeping the "current" community together will get to stay with their community at the Key neighborhood school. And Rosslyn will be guaranteed a short bus ride. It's a win-win for everyone at ASFS!

The lab goes in any scenario. That’s two classrooms worth of seats they need.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No swap should (at least) make ASFS happy. The lab stays intact, the neighborhood gets a walkable school, and everyone concerned about keeping the "current" community together will get to stay with their community at the Key neighborhood school. And Rosslyn will be guaranteed a short bus ride. It's a win-win for everyone at ASFS!

The lab goes in any scenario. That’s two classrooms worth of seats they need.

And here we go . . . if I can't have the lab, you can't have it either. The swap proponents would rather burn it to the ground than let Cherrydale have it.

Once they open Reed, and make ASFS and Key neighborhood schools, there will enough room to keep the lab. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No swap should (at least) make ASFS happy. The lab stays intact, the neighborhood gets a walkable school, and everyone concerned about keeping the "current" community together will get to stay with their community at the Key neighborhood school. And Rosslyn will be guaranteed a short bus ride. It's a win-win for everyone at ASFS!

The lab goes in any scenario. That’s two classrooms worth of seats they need.

And here we go . . . if I can't have the lab, you can't have it either. The swap proponents would rather burn it to the ground than let Cherrydale have it.

Once they open Reed, and make ASFS and Key neighborhood schools, there will enough room to keep the lab. Sorry.

I have been in that lab. No idea how it could be two classrooms... and it’s location right at front office is not ideal. What a weird proposition. Maybe it could make a music room or something?

So other schools don’t have a separate science room?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No swap should (at least) make ASFS happy. The lab stays intact, the neighborhood gets a walkable school, and everyone concerned about keeping the "current" community together will get to stay with their community at the Key neighborhood school. And Rosslyn will be guaranteed a short bus ride. It's a win-win for everyone at ASFS!

The lab goes in any scenario. That’s two classrooms worth of seats they need.

And here we go . . . if I can't have the lab, you can't have it either. The swap proponents would rather burn it to the ground than let Cherrydale have it.

Once they open Reed, and make ASFS and Key neighborhood schools, there will enough room to keep the lab. Sorry.

I agree there will be some burn it to the ground proponents, but they should be ignored. Two neighborhood schools, leave the murals, leave the lab. Everyone will survive and 5 years later no one will remember it was a thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No swap should (at least) make ASFS happy. The lab stays intact, the neighborhood gets a walkable school, and everyone concerned about keeping the "current" community together will get to stay with their community at the Key neighborhood school. And Rosslyn will be guaranteed a short bus ride. It's a win-win for everyone at ASFS!

The lab goes in any scenario. That’s two classrooms worth of seats they need.

And here we go . . . if I can't have the lab, you can't have it either. The swap proponents would rather burn it to the ground than let Cherrydale have it.

Once they open Reed, and make ASFS and Key neighborhood schools, there will enough room to keep the lab. Sorry.

I have been in that lab. No idea how it could be two classrooms... and it’s location right at front office is not ideal. What a weird proposition. Maybe it could make a music room or something?

So other schools don’t have a separate science room?

No. Other elementary schools do not have science rooms. Other elementary schools have multiple trailers and special ED and ESL pull pull-outs happening in hallways, closets and stairwells.

[Anonymous]

Poor Murphy, couldn't quite admit that they totally acted like idiots in August when the announced the swap. Remember, it was HIS decision. Had nothing to do with boundaries, SB didn't have to be involved, etc. But now they need another 8 months (because the first 12 months weren't enough) to engage the community. And they have to decide by December so it can be part of the 2020 BOUNDARY process.

His belly must be full with all that crow he had to eat. Loved Reid's nervous laugh when he asked who was going to present the immersion part. How awkward. What the hell were they thinking in August???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Poor Murphy, couldn't quite admit that they totally acted like idiots in August when the announced the swap. Remember, it was HIS decision. Had nothing to do with boundaries, SB didn't have to be involved, etc. But now they need another 8 months (because the first 12 months weren't enough) to engage the community. And they have to decide by December so it can be part of the 2020 BOUNDARY process.

His belly must be full with all that crow he had to eat. Loved Reid's nervous laugh when he asked who was going to present the immersion part. How awkward. What the hell were they thinking in August???

In August they just wanted Key/ASFS to shut up so they could do S Arlington. Would it have been better to just announce that zone was delayed because immersion was going to move to a location TBD? Maybe yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No swap should (at least) make ASFS happy. The lab stays intact, the neighborhood gets a walkable school, and everyone concerned about keeping the "current" community together will get to stay with their community at the Key neighborhood school. And Rosslyn will be guaranteed a short bus ride. It's a win-win for everyone at ASFS!

The lab goes in any scenario. That’s two classrooms worth of seats they need.

And here we go . . . if I can't have the lab, you can't have it either. The swap proponents would rather burn it to the ground than let Cherrydale have it.

Once they open Reed, and make ASFS and Key neighborhood schools, there will enough room to keep the lab. Sorry.

I agree there will be some burn it to the ground proponents, but they should be ignored. Two neighborhood schools, leave the murals, leave the lab. Everyone will survive and 5 years later no one will remember it was a thing.

I agree with this + 100