APS: Fall 2022 Boundary Changes will be Limited due to low enrollment

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People. They're just not doing the boundary adjustment next near They're not saying they'll never need to do it. They're making the decision based on the information they have right now. Which why disrupt kids and families when the schools aren't full????

Are you saying none of the schools are over capacity? That’s not true.

It is true.

Per the latest numbers…. A handful right at capacity 100-101%
Abingdon 103%
Barcroft 105%
Glebe 102%
Hoffman 105%
Most option schools are also over capacity (Claremont 113, key 133, Montessori 112).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People. They're just not doing the boundary adjustment next near They're not saying they'll never need to do it. They're making the decision based on the information they have right now. Which why disrupt kids and families when the schools aren't full????

Are you saying none of the schools are over capacity? That’s not true.

It is true.

I think some of the option schools are still over the permanent building capacity. That's their own fault, though. They could just go to their neighborhood school instead if it was a dealbreaker.

[Anonymous]

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https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022-02-09-Annual-Update-FINAL.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People. They're just not doing the boundary adjustment next near They're not saying they'll never need to do it. They're making the decision based on the information they have right now. Which why disrupt kids and families when the schools aren't full????

Are you saying none of the schools are over capacity? That’s not true.

It is true.

Someone else already posted the relevant data. I’m guessing your kid’s school is fine so you don’t see a problem at the ES level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People. They're just not doing the boundary adjustment next near They're not saying they'll never need to do it. They're making the decision based on the information they have right now. Which why disrupt kids and families when the schools aren't full????

Are you saying none of the schools are over capacity? That’s not true.

It is true.

I think some of the option schools are still over the permanent building capacity. That's their own fault, though. They could just go to their neighborhood school instead if it was a dealbreaker.

A lot of people at option schools are fleeing their neighborhood school. They are prolly happy to make that tradeoff. I don’t agree with options in a public school system but we would use one if we could.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People. They're just not doing the boundary adjustment next near They're not saying they'll never need to do it. They're making the decision based on the information they have right now. Which why disrupt kids and families when the schools aren't full????

Are you saying none of the schools are over capacity? That’s not true.

It is true.

I think some of the option schools are still over the permanent building capacity. That's their own fault, though. They could just go to their neighborhood school instead if it was a dealbreaker.

Key and Claremont are being shrunk (going from 6 K classes to 4 starting this year). Key was also moved to a smaller building this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People. They're just not doing the boundary adjustment next near They're not saying they'll never need to do it. They're making the decision based on the information they have right now. Which why disrupt kids and families when the schools aren't full????

Are you saying none of the schools are over capacity? That’s not true.

It is true.

I think some of the option schools are still over the permanent building capacity. That's their own fault, though. They could just go to their neighborhood school instead if it was a dealbreaker.

Key and Claremont are being shrunk (going from 6 K classes to 4 starting this year). Key was also moved to a smaller building this year.

So those kids then populate their neighborhood schools, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People. They're just not doing the boundary adjustment next near They're not saying they'll never need to do it. They're making the decision based on the information they have right now. Which why disrupt kids and families when the schools aren't full????

Are you saying none of the schools are over capacity? That’s not true.

It is true.

I think some of the option schools are still over the permanent building capacity. That's their own fault, though. They could just go to their neighborhood school instead if it was a dealbreaker.

Key and Claremont are being shrunk (going from 6 K classes to 4 starting this year). Key was also moved to a smaller building this year.

It seems like there is a demand for immersion at the elementary level (at least for native English speakers). Do they not have enough native Spanish speakers for the program? Are they shrinking it bc of attrition in MS / HS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People. They're just not doing the boundary adjustment next near They're not saying they'll never need to do it. They're making the decision based on the information they have right now. Which why disrupt kids and families when the schools aren't full????

Are you saying none of the schools are over capacity? That’s not true.

It is true.

Per the latest numbers…. A handful right at capacity 100-101%
Abingdon 103%
Barcroft 105%
Glebe 102%
Hoffman 105%
Most option schools are also over capacity (Claremont 113, key 133, Montessori 112).

Those are projections, not current numbers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People. They're just not doing the boundary adjustment next near They're not saying they'll never need to do it. They're making the decision based on the information they have right now. Which why disrupt kids and families when the schools aren't full????

Are you saying none of the schools are over capacity? That’s not true.

It is true.

Someone else already posted the relevant data. I’m guessing your kid’s school is fine so you don’t see a problem at the ES level.

New poster, usually they do boundary changes when schools are like 10-20% over capacity. 1-3% means 1-2 trailers. Most schools already have more than that from pre-pandemic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People. They're just not doing the boundary adjustment next near They're not saying they'll never need to do it. They're making the decision based on the information they have right now. Which why disrupt kids and families when the schools aren't full????

Are you saying none of the schools are over capacity? That’s not true.

It is true.

I think some of the option schools are still over the permanent building capacity. That's their own fault, though. They could just go to their neighborhood school instead if it was a dealbreaker.

Key and Claremont are being shrunk (going from 6 K classes to 4 starting this year). Key was also moved to a smaller building this year.

It seems like there is a demand for immersion at the elementary level (at least for native English speakers). Do they not have enough native Spanish speakers for the program? Are they shrinking it bc of attrition in MS / HS?

Key is shrinking their K classes because they moved to a smaller building. It was planned with the move so they fit in the mew space.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People. They're just not doing the boundary adjustment next near They're not saying they'll never need to do it. They're making the decision based on the information they have right now. Which why disrupt kids and families when the schools aren't full????

Are you saying none of the schools are over capacity? That’s not true.

It is true.

I think some of the option schools are still over the permanent building capacity. That's their own fault, though. They could just go to their neighborhood school instead if it was a dealbreaker.

Key and Claremont are being shrunk (going from 6 K classes to 4 starting this year). Key was also moved to a smaller building this year.

It seems like there is a demand for immersion at the elementary level (at least for native English speakers). Do they not have enough native Spanish speakers for the program? Are they shrinking it bc of attrition in MS / HS?

Key is shrinking their K classes because they moved to a smaller building. It was planned with the move so they fit in the mew space.

Programs shrinking due to building capacity means the kids that would have gone to the program are now populating their neighborhood school. It’s just a shift of the problem

[Anonymous]

The School Board voted 4-1 last night to rescind the request for Duran to do a comprehensive elementary boundary process in Fall 2022. In that discussion, they said no neighborhood schools are over enrolled at this time.

Goldstein was the dissenting vote. He said he wanted to wait to rescind the request until he saw September 2022 enrollment figures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People. They're just not doing the boundary adjustment next near They're not saying they'll never need to do it. They're making the decision based on the information they have right now. Which why disrupt kids and families when the schools aren't full????

Are you saying none of the schools are over capacity? That’s not true.

It is true.

I think some of the option schools are still over the permanent building capacity. That's their own fault, though. They could just go to their neighborhood school instead if it was a dealbreaker.

Key and Claremont are being shrunk (going from 6 K classes to 4 starting this year). Key was also moved to a smaller building this year.

It seems like there is a demand for immersion at the elementary level (at least for native English speakers). Do they not have enough native Spanish speakers for the program? Are they shrinking it bc of attrition in MS / HS?

Key is shrinking their K classes because they moved to a smaller building. It was planned with the move so they fit in the mew space.

Programs shrinking due to building capacity means the kids that would have gone to the program are now populating their neighborhood school. It’s just a shift of the problem

That wasn't the question. The PP asked if the program was shrinking because of a shortage of native Spanish speakers. But that isn't why the enrollment was shrunk--it was building size.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People. They're just not doing the boundary adjustment next near They're not saying they'll never need to do it. They're making the decision based on the information they have right now. Which why disrupt kids and families when the schools aren't full????

Are you saying none of the schools are over capacity? That’s not true.

It is true.

I think some of the option schools are still over the permanent building capacity. That's their own fault, though. They could just go to their neighborhood school instead if it was a dealbreaker.

Key and Claremont are being shrunk (going from 6 K classes to 4 starting this year). Key was also moved to a smaller building this year.

It seems like there is a demand for immersion at the elementary level (at least for native English speakers). Do they not have enough native Spanish speakers for the program? Are they shrinking it bc of attrition in MS / HS?

Key is shrinking their K classes because they moved to a smaller building. It was planned with the move so they fit in the mew space.

Programs shrinking due to building capacity means the kids that would have gone to the program are now populating their neighborhood school. It’s just a shift of the problem

That wasn't the question. The PP asked if the program was shrinking because of a shortage of native Spanish speakers. But that isn't why the enrollment was shrunk--it was building size.

It seems as if this new format on the site doesn’t allow people to keep up with the flow of conversation. Yes that is what they asked and that’s the answer they received. Simply continuing the conversation saying that when you take classes away from option schools, it’s going to add to some of the capacity issues at neighborhood schools. Trickle down effect.