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Because.....we wouldn't be paying to educate those kids in the other schools....? |
There are increased busing costs, not to mentioned the $100M building |
The building was needed whether for HB or Hamm. If you think the building was too much, go advocate to the board the next time they want to build a new building to lower the cost. The actual program doesn’t cost more than at a standard HS, other than busing. And I don’t see anyone complaining about the busing at Claremont, Key, MPSA, ATS, or Gunston. |
And regarding busing, APS already owned the site and wanted to use it for a brand new school. Busing would have been a component whatever the program or school. |
Plenty of people complain about the busing to those programs. All option programs cost most than neighborhood schools. HB costs significantly more because it, on avg, has smaller class sizes than the comprehensive high schools and staff is the largest cost. |
That's not true. |
No. Absolutely not. HB doesn't have staff that don't teach, even administrators like principals and vice principals at HB teach, they don't have counselors and other non-teaching administrators, so there is no extra cost!!!! It does NOT cost more. Do not spread misinformation. |
Not if they made it an elementary school, which is needed in Rosslyn |
I complain about option school busing all the time. |
Yeah they don’t need dedicated counselors because the problem children with checked out or incarcerated parents aren’t at HB, because there is zero change they would navigate the lottery and deadline. |
No. The teachers act as counselors. They have "TA" classes every few days and check in with their assigned TAs. It works. I have a kid who had problems in elementary school and has an IEP, and we are at HB now. We were lucky to get in. There are benefits and trade offs but this is a much better fit for us than our elementary school experience. From my kid's friends and classmates there are definitely other kids with problems at the school. I mean, I guess I'm not incarcerated or checked out, so maybe my kid doesn't count to you. |
You are misinformed about the busing. With hub stops, institutes pre-pandemic, costs are down and it is a more efficient way to transport the kids. My HB DD takes the bus and picks it up at a hub stop. It also stops at the career center. At one time it stopped at the Arlington HS at the Langston building. I'd rather start a discussion about how many parents drop their kids off at school - more cars on the road, more pollution, blocking intersections waiting for their kids at the end of the day. |
Oh right. Lots of 5, 6 and 7 year olds walking to and from school at that site. Have you actually been there? Walked around? I can't imagine many Arlington parents wanting their little ones walking to school in that quagmire of construction, sidewalks, and city mess. Plus, since HB opened at that location, there have been so many construction projects going on. It made sense to make it a school where older kids attended. |
1) exactly. They don’t need dedicated counselors, the teachers do it on adhoc basis. I’m assuming the WL and YHS counselors aren’t sitting around munching edibles all day, but I guess it’s possible. 2) you are like the opposite of the problem parents — you took the initiative and had resources to obtain an IEP. But you won’t get kids bringing tasers to school. Any school requiring extra effort to attend has that barrier to entry for families with challenges. You are so obtuse. “ While HBW’s demographic profile does not mirror the county’s overall makeup (61 percent of HBW’s students are white compared with 47 percent among all students in the county), HBW’s student population is significantly more diverse than it would be if HBW served as a neighborhood school. HBW’s students come from 46 different countries and speak 27 different languages at home. In addition, HBW’s student body matches the county’s distribution of special education students. HBW’s special education students make up 15.8% of the student body compared to 14 percent county-wide.” Curious, aren’t “gifted” considers special education students? But I’m sure the IEP crowd counts too, again with plugged in parents. https://hbwoodlawn.apsva.us/parents-pages/pac-site/pac/frequently-asked-questions/ And 12% free lunch, vs WL 26%. It’s closer to Yorktown’s 9%. For a county wide program. https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/SNPMonthlyEligibilityReport.pdf |