Sorry county is full. Get your neighbors to go to the school and FARMs will drop. |
30yrs ago the Halls Hill planning units hadn’t been moved to Swanson. Hamm didn’t exist. Yes, also more gentrification. |
This response is why it’s unacceptable to force boundary changes that don’t involve upper north schools. This attitude of “sucks to be the rest of you who aren’t as wealthy as we are. Thanks for taking the hit so we can all feel better.” |
Admin at the HB info night last week said the start time is not intentional, it's directly related to transportation issues. They're the last bus run after they drop off the rest of the elementary and secondary kids. |
+10000! |
Yep. NIMBY-ism at its finest. |
The numbers of "total students" in this sheet are inaccurate for many of the schools. Makes me doubt the accuracy of the percentages.
Check APS's own "Monthly Enrollment" data from Oct 31, 2022 (Total amount of students by grade/school). https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/U-Mem_281_Membership_Summary-All.pdf Compare it to its own "FARMS" data sheet, supposedly pulled from the system on the exact same date. Most of the school enrollments are different - W-L's enrollment is somehow off by 300 (!) students. https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/FREE-REDUCED-OCTOBER-31-2022.pdf Combine that with the top 5 FARMS schools all being within a percentage point of each other, and this sheet seems suspect. Not that the problems stated in much of this thread aren't real - but the data can't be accurate. Not sure whether this is intentional, or incompetent, but either way, something's up. |
Aw, and you believed them? |
What hit are you talking about? The schools were as they were when you moved there. We all made choices based upon the facts on the ground. Just because now you realize you can’t afford private school you want to make everyone suffer? Nobody rich or poor wants long bus rides and busing as you imagine. Nobody. I would oppose more AH and high density build anywhere in the county; the school board is unable to address overcrowding so we need the county board to moderate population growth. |
What type of boundary changes do you want? If you want to significantly change #s it will require significant bussing. |
My kid goes to one of the community eligible schools. They get the numbers from snap, wic, tanf, and other social safety net programs. I honestly think the numbers are lower than that. A 75% rate would mean only 4-5 kids per class would not be FARMS and I know for a fact that has not been my kid's experience. Definitely over 50%, but under 75. |
I think the career center/Arl Tech kids are the difference for higher school. |
no it is the fact that I know for a fact you can not apply for FRL at these schools and that all of the schools that are part of the program are less than .2% of each other tells me something. WIC, FAMIS and SNAP also do not ask what school your kids go to. So I know my kid is not included in these numbers. Like if you really want I can ask the school? but the numbers kinda speak for itself no? |
Heck even FCCPS is above the lowest ones! |
That comment has been made and responded to multiple times in this thread. The NIMBY comment was in response to the previous post - read it. Langston Blvd should mirror CP. PP's comment about taking the hit so the rest can fell better reflects the south taking all the density and majority of affordably housing, no room for more including in the north, so thanks! |