Fleeing APS schools for FFX County

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ you brought up busing. Please research and link if you are interested.

Ok. If not busing, then what are these “best practices” you want that the county won’t do?

Were you not around for the last boundary redraw? I think you can find a thread or two here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ you brought up busing. Please research and link if you are interested.

Ok. If not busing, then what are these “best practices” you want that the county won’t do?

Were you not around for the last boundary redraw? I think you can find a thread or two here.

DP. Plenty of us were around, we're still not impressed by your posturing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Quite the data dump. Definitely looks like the best schools in the region are in FCPS.

And also some of the worst.

Not so. The worst public schools in the region are in DC and PG. The worst schools in FCPS would be among the best there.

I only have data for VA schools. FCPS has some of the “worst” schools in close-in VA. See above. Want me to break out the data for you so it’s clearer. It’s a huge school system so not surprising. It’s not all sunshine and roses.

[Anonymous]

At the end of the day, this is ALL about UVA. And as far as that is concerned, you’d be better off moving to some dusty corner of the southwest part of the state and applying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ you brought up busing. Please research and link if you are interested.

Ok. If not busing, then what are these “best practices” you want that the county won’t do?

Were you not around for the last boundary redraw? I think you can find a thread or two here.

You’ve made some bold accusations. Are you able to back them up or not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Quite the data dump. Definitely looks like the best schools in the region are in FCPS.

And also some of the worst.

Not so. The worst public schools in the region are in DC and PG. The worst schools in FCPS would be among the best there.

I only have data for VA schools. FCPS has some of the “worst” schools in close-in VA. See above. Want me to break out the data for you so it’s clearer. It’s a huge school system so not surprising. It’s not all sunshine and roses.

That’s for sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Quite the data dump. Definitely looks like the best schools in the region are in FCPS.

And also some of the worst.

Not so. The worst public schools in the region are in DC and PG. The worst schools in FCPS would be among the best there.

I only have data for VA schools. FCPS has some of the “worst” schools in close-in VA. See above. Want me to break out the data for you so it’s clearer. It’s a huge school system so not surprising. It’s not all sunshine and roses.

In that case, OP should just accept the lack of a 4th high school in APS, because some of the elementary schools in FCPS are some of the worst in NoVA. Thanks for answering the question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ you brought up busing. Please research and link if you are interested.

Ok. If not busing, then what are these “best practices” you want that the county won’t do?

Were you not around for the last boundary redraw? I think you can find a thread or two here.

You’ve made some bold accusations. Are you able to back them up or not?

Not PP, but are you saying it's "bold" to say that concentrated poverty may have a deleterious effect on educational outcomes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Quite the data dump. Definitely looks like the best schools in the region are in FCPS.

And also some of the worst.

Not so. The worst public schools in the region are in DC and PG. The worst schools in FCPS would be among the best there.

I only have data for VA schools. FCPS has some of the “worst” schools in close-in VA. See above. Want me to break out the data for you so it’s clearer. It’s a huge school system so not surprising. It’s not all sunshine and roses.

In that case, OP should just accept the lack of a 4th high school in APS, because some of the elementary schools in FCPS are some of the worst in NoVA. Thanks for answering the question.

Yes, because blanketly saying FCPS has “the best” schools is helpful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ you brought up busing. Please research and link if you are interested.

Ok. If not busing, then what are these “best practices” you want that the county won’t do?

Were you not around for the last boundary redraw? I think you can find a thread or two here.

You’ve made some bold accusations. Are you able to back them up or not?

Not PP, but are you saying it's "bold" to say that concentrated poverty may have a deleterious effect on educational outcomes?

DP. Don't be obtuse. APS didn't create the concentrations of poverty, those are due to housing and economic development and policy that APS has no control over. They cannot change the geographic concentrations of poverty and have limited options for fixing the consequences of it for schools. If you have a specific thing you think APS can and should be doing, just say it. Otherwise you're not worth my time anymore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ you brought up busing. Please research and link if you are interested.

Ok. If not busing, then what are these “best practices” you want that the county won’t do?

Were you not around for the last boundary redraw? I think you can find a thread or two here.

You’ve made some bold accusations. Are you able to back them up or not?

Not PP, but are you saying it's "bold" to say that concentrated poverty may have a deleterious effect on educational outcomes?

DP. Don't be obtuse. APS didn't create the concentrations of poverty, those are due to housing and economic development and policy that APS has no control over. They cannot change the geographic concentrations of poverty and have limited options for fixing the consequences of it for schools. If you have a specific thing you think APS can and should be doing, just say it. Otherwise you're not worth my time anymore.

They literally just added more poverty to Wakefield. It was avoidable, and it is public record. Not that I care about your time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ you brought up busing. Please research and link if you are interested.

Ok. If not busing, then what are these “best practices” you want that the county won’t do?

Were you not around for the last boundary redraw? I think you can find a thread or two here.

You’ve made some bold accusations. Are you able to back them up or not?

Not PP, but are you saying it's "bold" to say that concentrated poverty may have a deleterious effect on educational outcomes?

No.

Bold comments:
#1
“Arlington has never needed GS as an excuse. The last boundary shift for high schools made that crystal clear. That was well before GS changed it’s methodology. Yorktown is richer and whiter as a result- no surprise. Now people’s choices aren’t hidden behind the score. I don’t see that as a bad thing.
“We chose the north Arlington schools because of their excellent rating”
... uh... no you didn’t, and now it’s obvious to all...”

#2
“Yes, when it becomes evident that the county will not engage in best practices, most parents make other arrangements. ”

Is PP able to back these comments up? Or I suspect she is just FOS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ you brought up busing. Please research and link if you are interested.

Ok. If not busing, then what are these “best practices” you want that the county won’t do?

Were you not around for the last boundary redraw? I think you can find a thread or two here.

You’ve made some bold accusations. Are you able to back them up or not?

Not PP, but are you saying it's "bold" to say that concentrated poverty may have a deleterious effect on educational outcomes?

DP. Don't be obtuse. APS didn't create the concentrations of poverty, those are due to housing and economic development and policy that APS has no control over. They cannot change the geographic concentrations of poverty and have limited options for fixing the consequences of it for schools. If you have a specific thing you think APS can and should be doing, just say it. Otherwise you're not worth my time anymore.

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^ you brought up busing. Please research and link if you are interested.

Ok. If not busing, then what are these “best practices” you want that the county won’t do?

Were you not around for the last boundary redraw? I think you can find a thread or two here.

You’ve made some bold accusations. Are you able to back them up or not?

Not PP, but are you saying it's "bold" to say that concentrated poverty may have a deleterious effect on educational outcomes?

No.

Bold comments:
#1
“Arlington has never needed GS as an excuse. The last boundary shift for high schools made that crystal clear. That was well before GS changed it’s methodology. Yorktown is richer and whiter as a result- no surprise. Now people’s choices aren’t hidden behind the score. I don’t see that as a bad thing.
“We chose the north Arlington schools because of their excellent rating”
... uh... no you didn’t, and now it’s obvious to all...”

#2
“Yes, when it becomes evident that the county will not engage in best practices, most parents make other arrangements. ”

Is PP able to back these comments up? Or I suspect she is just FOS.

Hardly bold

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Quite the data dump. Definitely looks like the best schools in the region are in FCPS.

And also some of the worst.

Not so. The worst public schools in the region are in DC and PG. The worst schools in FCPS would be among the best there.

I only have data for VA schools. FCPS has some of the “worst” schools in close-in VA. See above. Want me to break out the data for you so it’s clearer. It’s a huge school system so not surprising. It’s not all sunshine and roses.

In that case, OP should just accept the lack of a 4th high school in APS, because some of the elementary schools in FCPS are some of the worst in NoVA. Thanks for answering the question.

Yes, because blanketly saying FCPS has “the best” schools is helpful.

Uh, it would be lying to say that other districts have the best schools...