APS Superintendent High School Overcrowding Plan

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Anonymous wrote:How real are these projected numbers? I know FCPS can be wildly wrong when predicting short-term and long-term numbers. Is APS really going to have that many additional high school students in just a couple years?

If those are real, reliable numbers, then just build the fourth high school. Expensive, yes, but needed.

Where?

The Henry/Fenwick area

Yes, instead of "Arlington Tech"
We need a full High School utilizing the entire space of the entire parcel.


I can't think of anywhere else in Arlington where that type of space is available - unless maybe around the Pentagon area??

Ok, sorry, just caught up with the thread!
I didn't know VHC is offering up 12 acres at their South Arlington site!
That would be awesome! Is this certain?
If it is, what are APS and the County waiting for?

Patrick Henry is an elementary school that will house the Montessori program. Even if they weren't using it as such- that and the career center are nowhere near the space needed for a fourth high school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Has there been any word about how they plan to use the 6 acre parcel the County acquired adjacent to Washington Lee HS? I had heard whispers about possibly using that as a 9th grade academy of sorts, but as far as I know the County also has not decided whether the parcel is even available for use by APS.

People like to point at it, but it doesn't belong to APS. That's a call for the county board.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Has there been any word about how they plan to use the 6 acre parcel the County acquired adjacent to Washington Lee HS? I had heard whispers about possibly using that as a 9th grade academy of sorts, but as far as I know the County also has not decided whether the parcel is even available for use by APS.

People like to point at it, but it doesn't belong to APS. That's a call for the county board.

Right, I know- I was asking whether anyone knows where the County is on the process of deciding how the property will be used.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Has there been any word about how they plan to use the 6 acre parcel the County acquired adjacent to Washington Lee HS? I had heard whispers about possibly using that as a 9th grade academy of sorts, but as far as I know the County also has not decided whether the parcel is even available for use by APS.

People like to point at it, but it doesn't belong to APS. That's a call for the county board.

Right, I know- I was asking whether anyone knows where the County is on the process of deciding how the property will be used.

I thought bus storage etc....

[Anonymous]

Probably more affordable housing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Has there been any word about how they plan to use the 6 acre parcel the County acquired adjacent to Washington Lee HS? I had heard whispers about possibly using that as a 9th grade academy of sorts, but as far as I know the County also has not decided whether the parcel is even available for use by APS.

People like to point at it, but it doesn't belong to APS. That's a call for the county board.

Right, I know- I was asking whether anyone knows where the County is on the process of deciding how the property will be used.

I thought bus storage etc....

I don't know. I was asking where they are because, in thinking about writing to the Board to urge them to make more land available to APS, I thought of that specific parcel (in addition to the Carlin Springs one discussed above).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Has there been any word about how they plan to use the 6 acre parcel the County acquired adjacent to Washington Lee HS? I had heard whispers about possibly using that as a 9th grade academy of sorts, but as far as I know the County also has not decided whether the parcel is even available for use by APS.

People like to point at it, but it doesn't belong to APS. That's a call for the county board.

Right, I know- I was asking whether anyone knows where the County is on the process of deciding how the property will be used.

I thought bus storage etc....

I don't know. I was asking where they are because, in thinking about writing to the Board to urge them to make more land available to APS, I thought of that specific parcel (in addition to the Carlin Springs one discussed above).

I think that is a good idea.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Probably more affordable housing.

Guaranteed. I'm certian VOICE, AHC, AHS - have already gotten mobilized for that. We are always 10 steps behind.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Probably more affordable housing.

Guaranteed. I'm certian VOICE, AHC, AHS - have already gotten mobilized for that. We are always 10 steps behind.

Oh no! I was joking.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Probably more affordable housing.

Guaranteed. I'm certian VOICE, AHC, AHS - have already gotten mobilized for that. We are always 10 steps behind.

Oh no! I was joking.

I'm sure they've had meetings. We are so naive to underestimate how entrenched and well organized those groups are. I do believe they are not the majority of arlingtonians. They have a disproportionate sway over county policy.

[Anonymous]

Do the elementary and middle school PTAs pay attention to this and inform their schools what's going on?

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What's the parcel adjacent to WL? Is it across Quincy St where the old Syphax building was?

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Anonymous wrote:What's the parcel adjacent to WL? Is it across Quincy St where the old Syphax building was?

Yes, county has an option to buy in a year or two

[Anonymous]

Pretty lame article in yesterday's Sun Gazette. No mention of how overcrowded the high schools really will be. Hopefully some of us on here will write letters to the editor in response!

[Anonymous]

Looks like the school board wants to focus on high school seats, per today's APS School Talk news release. That's good news.