Nancy Van Doren just went off the deep end

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there is so much demand and it can't be scaled, how about HB2 - in the Ed Center?

This is really the question I have. If HB is popular, a lot of kids are being denied each year, why doesn't the County create a second program, styled on this success?

Seriously. Or at the career center. I'm confused as to why they're not planning to expand an educational focus that parents have proven they want, rather than try to build a program without established demand. They could even move some of the teachers/kids from the existing H-B to H-B2 to keep it from feeling like a lesser, lamer version of H-B.

(Note - I'm really opposed to building more seats on the same campus as W-L. But at least a self-contained program like an HB would help keep W-L feeling small-ish.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there is so much demand and it can't be scaled, how about HB2 - in the Ed Center?

This is really the question I have. If HB is popular, a lot of kids are being denied each year, why doesn't the County create a second program, styled on this success?

Because they don't want to. It wouldn't be an elite program if more kids could access it.

[Anonymous]

I just wrote to the board. I'm so angry over this change. They give us crappy options for the 4th high school (that don't even solve our capacity issues) and then take away any real options if you have just one child or if you don't win the lottery the first time around. Ridiculous! Arlington really sucks. GRRRR!

[Anonymous]

There is no "sibling preference" at HB and no discussion of creating one. Siblings of current or past students do not get any preferential treatment in the lottery. Period, full stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no "sibling preference" at HB and no discussion of creating one. Siblings of current or past students do not get any preferential treatment in the lottery. Period, full stop.

You are wrong. That is exactly what is being proposed. Take a look at the documents before you come in spreading lies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no "sibling preference" at HB and no discussion of creating one. Siblings of current or past students do not get any preferential treatment in the lottery. Period, full stop.

There was no discussion, but it's in the new (proposed) transfer policy.

Nancy made them put it in there because she's unhinged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there is so much demand and it can't be scaled, how about HB2 - in the Ed Center?

This is really the question I have. If HB is popular, a lot of kids are being denied each year, why doesn't the County create a second program, styled on this success?

Seriously. Or at the career center. I'm confused as to why they're not planning to expand an educational focus that parents have proven they want, rather than try to build a program without established demand. They could even move some of the teachers/kids from the existing H-B to H-B2 to keep it from feeling like a lesser, lamer version of H-B.

(Note - I'm really opposed to building more seats on the same campus as W-L. But at least a self-contained program like an HB would help keep W-L feeling small-ish.)

What about HB-Jr & HB-Sr? One overall program, broken out by younger group & older group? Disclaimer - I'm not familiar with the program, just throwing out ideas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no "sibling preference" at HB and no discussion of creating one. Siblings of current or past students do not get any preferential treatment in the lottery. Period, full stop.

Well, then they marked up the policy incorrectly and "accidentally" made this change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there is so much demand and it can't be scaled, how about HB2 - in the Ed Center?

This is really the question I have. If HB is popular, a lot of kids are being denied each year, why doesn't the County create a second program, styled on this success?

Because they don't want to. It wouldn't be an elite program if more kids could access it.

It's not an "elite" program now... Might be coveted, but it's not "elite"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If there is so much demand and it can't be scaled, how about HB2 - in the Ed Center?

This is really the question I have. If HB is popular, a lot of kids are being denied each year, why doesn't the County create a second program, styled on this success?

Because they don't want to. It wouldn't be an elite program if more kids could access it.

It's not an "elite" program now... Might be coveted, but it's not "elite"

It was not designed to be elite, but that is what it's become, in addition to being coveted. It's like a charter school being paid for with public money. They refuse to meet all students' needs, so there are few ELL students, few who qualify for fr/l, and SpEd students are pushed out. Add in the capped enrollment and the fact that they're about to get an amazing new building in Rosslyn, I'm not sure how it can be considered anything other than elite. Don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining.

[Anonymous]

If they are trying to kill HB, they've stumbled upon a good way to do it. Implementing a sibling preference there means that far fewer families will have access to the program, significantly reducing HB's constituency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they are trying to kill HB, they've stumbled upon a good way to do it. Implementing a sibling preference there means that far fewer families will have access to the program, significantly reducing HB's constituency.

I just read on AEM that they'll just add extra seats to H-B for siblings. Doesn't this mean that their program can - and will - get bigger? So shouldn't they plan to build more seats at the new H-B campus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they are trying to kill HB, they've stumbled upon a good way to do it. Implementing a sibling preference there means that far fewer families will have access to the program, significantly reducing HB's constituency.

I just read on AEM that they'll just add extra seats to H-B for siblings. Doesn't this mean that their program can - and will - get bigger? So shouldn't they plan to build more seats at the new H-B campus?

I saw that, too. They aren't going to get bigger, though. The HB folks will fight it and siblings will continue to get in at a rate that defies statistics.

[Anonymous]

Also, the NVD mafia is coming out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they are trying to kill HB, they've stumbled upon a good way to do it. Implementing a sibling preference there means that far fewer families will have access to the program, significantly reducing HB's constituency.

I just read on AEM that they'll just add extra seats to H-B for siblings. Doesn't this mean that their program can - and will - get bigger? So shouldn't they plan to build more seats at the new H-B campus?

I saw that, too. They aren't going to get bigger, though. The HB folks will fight it and siblings will continue to get in at a rate that defies statistics.

So it'll just end up being a school for a few lucky families? Like another poster says, that seems like a great way to kill the program (and lie about how this is going to work).