ATS

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Anonymous wrote:Why don't they make a second ATS if there's so much demand for it?

I don’t understand it. Parents love ATS, the kids do well there, and there is parent demand! Why wouldn’t they have more schools be like ATS.

We don’t have space for more elementary schools period. They won’t convert a neighborhood school

Then why not convert Tuckahoe/Jamestown/one of the ones with overlapping walk zones? Give all existing tuckahoe kids preference (or they could get rezoned but then make the rest of the seats countywide like ats. Within a few years, you’d have another countywide ats and I bet the neighborhood wouldn’t fight it as much.

This. The key is to grandfather and give options to the existing students. Start off as a “school within a school” at K, then add a grade to the ATS program each year. It would take a few years, but there would be another ATS option before long, and existing students would not be disrupted. Give siblings of existing (older) students at that school a preferential option to be in the ATS program there, so that families are not forcibly split across schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:we are another happy family at ATS and so grateful we got in.

two kids are currently there. one of them was an above average reader going into the school. since he is so advanced he has been given the same amount of work but at a bit more advanced level. his teachers have also gone above and beyond in providing extra stuff for him too for over the summer and during the week if it's needed.

our other child that attends ATS is very much average in all subjects and has also had a positive experience.

I just don't understand why they don't do this at all of the schools.

Me too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are on the waitlist for K. Started off mid thirties and now down to the teens. Do you think we have a shot

No

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:we are another happy family at ATS and so grateful we got in.

two kids are currently there. one of them was an above average reader going into the school. since he is so advanced he has been given the same amount of work but at a bit more advanced level. his teachers have also gone above and beyond in providing extra stuff for him too for over the summer and during the week if it's needed.

our other child that attends ATS is very much average in all subjects and has also had a positive experience.

I just don't understand why they don't do this at all of the schools.

Me too!

The model requires parent and teacher buy-in to be successful and not everyone wants that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:we are another happy family at ATS and so grateful we got in.

two kids are currently there. one of them was an above average reader going into the school. since he is so advanced he has been given the same amount of work but at a bit more advanced level. his teachers have also gone above and beyond in providing extra stuff for him too for over the summer and during the week if it's needed.

our other child that attends ATS is very much average in all subjects and has also had a positive experience.

I just don't understand why they don't do this at all of the schools.

Me too!

The model requires parent and teacher buy-in to be successful and not everyone wants that.

I grew up poor and the ATS model looks like school when I was a kid. Small amounts of nightly homework that we sometimes miss and parents asked to sign a weekly note. It's not onerous and I bet the vast majority of APS parents would like more insight into what their kids are working on and how they're doing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As we consider our options for K next year, I was wondering if a current ATS family might be able to answer some questions:

Does ATS use Core Knowledge for ELA? Science? History?

If my child is already a strong reader, what differentiation is provided to make sure they are adequately challenged?

Thank you for your help!

Oh FFS.

[Anonymous]

Do ATS kids perform better in MS and HS? Are they the ones being accepted to top colleges while their peers who went to neighborhood elementaries are getting into lesser universities?

I’m not sure why all of this matters, or that any of these schools are very good at all. Sure, they may be at the top of the list for public schools in VA, but that’s not that prestigious of an award.

The best slice of government cheese is still… government cheese.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do ATS kids perform better in MS and HS? Are they the ones being accepted to top colleges while their peers who went to neighborhood elementaries are getting into lesser universities?

I’m not sure why all of this matters, or that any of these schools are very good at all. Sure, they may be at the top of the list for public schools in VA, but that’s not that prestigious of an award.

The best slice of government cheese is still… government cheese.

It's also Velveeta; same recipe. "American Cheese" is a USDA thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why don't they make a second ATS if there's so much demand for it?

I don’t understand it. Parents love ATS, the kids do well there, and there is parent demand! Why wouldn’t they have more schools be like ATS.

We don’t have space for more elementary schools period. They won’t convert a neighborhood school

Then why not convert Tuckahoe/Jamestown/one of the ones with overlapping walk zones? Give all existing tuckahoe kids preference (or they could get rezoned but then make the rest of the seats countywide like ats. Within a few years, you’d have another countywide ats and I bet the neighborhood wouldn’t fight it as much.

This. The key is to grandfather and give options to the existing students. Start off as a “school within a school” at K, then add a grade to the ATS program each year. It would take a few years, but there would be another ATS option before long, and existing students would not be disrupted. Give siblings of existing (older) students at that school a preferential option to be in the ATS program there, so that families are not forcibly split across schools.

Or, just educate students in all schools the way they educate students ATS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:we are another happy family at ATS and so grateful we got in.

two kids are currently there. one of them was an above average reader going into the school. since he is so advanced he has been given the same amount of work but at a bit more advanced level. his teachers have also gone above and beyond in providing extra stuff for him too for over the summer and during the week if it's needed.

our other child that attends ATS is very much average in all subjects and has also had a positive experience.

I just don't understand why they don't do this at all of the schools.

Me too!

The model requires parent and teacher buy-in to be successful and not everyone wants that.

BS. "To be successful" as in top statistics for the school as a whole? Maybe. But to be successful in teaching kids generally? No.
Those who "buy-in" are successful wherever they are in whatever program they're in and those who don't "buy-in" aren't 'successful' wherever they are in whatever program they're in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:we are another happy family at ATS and so grateful we got in.

two kids are currently there. one of them was an above average reader going into the school. since he is so advanced he has been given the same amount of work but at a bit more advanced level. his teachers have also gone above and beyond in providing extra stuff for him too for over the summer and during the week if it's needed.

our other child that attends ATS is very much average in all subjects and has also had a positive experience.

I just don't understand why they don't do this at all of the schools.

Me too!

The model requires parent and teacher buy-in to be successful and not everyone wants that.

If the instructional model requires parents, it shouldn't be a specified unique educational model. All "instructional models" benefit with parental support.
So, what part of the instructional model requires parental buy-in? Completing homework? or adhering to the dress code? Same would apply to the success of any school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do ATS kids perform better in MS and HS? Are they the ones being accepted to top colleges while their peers who went to neighborhood elementaries are getting into lesser universities?

I’m not sure why all of this matters, or that any of these schools are very good at all. Sure, they may be at the top of the list for public schools in VA, but that’s not that prestigious of an award.

The best slice of government cheese is still… government cheese.

It's also Velveeta; same recipe. "American Cheese" is a USDA thing.

The point went over your head. Enjoy your top-scoring slice of Velveeta.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do ATS kids perform better in MS and HS? Are they the ones being accepted to top colleges while their peers who went to neighborhood elementaries are getting into lesser universities?

I’m not sure why all of this matters, or that any of these schools are very good at all. Sure, they may be at the top of the list for public schools in VA, but that’s not that prestigious of an award.

The best slice of government cheese is still… government cheese.

It's also Velveeta; same recipe. "American Cheese" is a USDA thing.

The point went over your head. Enjoy your top-scoring slice of Velveeta.

LOL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do ATS kids perform better in MS and HS? Are they the ones being accepted to top colleges while their peers who went to neighborhood elementaries are getting into lesser universities?

I’m not sure why all of this matters, or that any of these schools are very good at all. Sure, they may be at the top of the list for public schools in VA, but that’s not that prestigious of an award.

The best slice of government cheese is still… government cheese.

It's also Velveeta; same recipe. "American Cheese" is a USDA thing.

The point went over your head. Enjoy your top-scoring slice of Velveeta.

no it didn't. I was messing with you. It's Friday!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do ATS kids perform better in MS and HS? Are they the ones being accepted to top colleges while their peers who went to neighborhood elementaries are getting into lesser universities?

I’m not sure why all of this matters, or that any of these schools are very good at all. Sure, they may be at the top of the list for public schools in VA, but that’s not that prestigious of an award.

The best slice of government cheese is still… government cheese.

It's also Velveeta; same recipe. "American Cheese" is a USDA thing.

The point went over your head. Enjoy your top-scoring slice of Velveeta.

no it didn't. I was messing with you. It's Friday!

Kinda seems like you didn’t get it.