ACPS redistricting June 12 Vote

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Anonymous wrote:Amen, PP. Amen.

+1. I am a teacher at an over capacity school and agree with all of what PP says. It is infuriating to walk into MacArthur and see the half empty classrooms while we are bursting at the seams.

Then why aren't you volunteering to offer them free tutoring?

What? She’s literally the teacher at the school.

And she's getting paid.

Your points make zero sense.

Her point was that she’s seen the difference between an overcapacity and under capacity school. Volunteering (at her own school?) and getting paid (?) are irrelevant to that point.

My point was if she really cared about the situation she would help. But she doesn't

You can’t volunteer during the workday to alleviate the burden of overcrowding at a school you already work at during that same workday.

So? Use your weekends.

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Anonymous wrote:Amen, PP. Amen.

+1. I am a teacher at an over capacity school and agree with all of what PP says. It is infuriating to walk into MacArthur and see the half empty classrooms while we are bursting at the seams.

Then why aren't you volunteering to offer them free tutoring?

What? She’s literally the teacher at the school.

And she's getting paid.

Your points make zero sense.

Her point was that she’s seen the difference between an overcapacity and under capacity school. Volunteering (at her own school?) and getting paid (?) are irrelevant to that point.

My point was if she really cared about the situation she would help. But she doesn't

You can’t volunteer during the workday to alleviate the burden of overcrowding at a school you already work at during that same workday.

So? Use your weekends.

That doesn’t affect overcrowding during the school day…

Are you aware of what this discussion is about? Overcrowding issues go well beyond academic performance.

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Anonymous wrote:PP admit it. You don't feel bad for anyone who will have to lose their school communities and/or friends. It's obvious you could care less about these students and very clear that you don't have very upset children impacted by rezoning which is great for you. I kinda doubt you even have children. But WOW it's so bizarre that you are mansplaining and minimizing others personal lived experiences.

I feel bad for the people whose kids are at schools at 125% of their capacity, who you apparently want to see stuck in that situation while you get access to a sub-80% capacity school.

I feel bad for kids who would have to go to a middle school that would be at 140% of capacity all because some loud parents came up with a weak argument about how sending kids from one of the largest elementary schools to two different middle schools (for all of three years before they are in high school together again) is some life ruining thing.

I feel bad for the people who would no longer need transportation because they would benefit from these changes if only some parents weren’t trying to delay the process and preserve the advantages they have.

I don’t feel bad for people at an underutilized school that are resistant to adding poorer minority kids to their school, no. And I don’t feel bad for people making dishonest or embellished arguments and advocating for approaches that hurt way more kids than they help.

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Anonymous wrote:PP admit it. You don't feel bad for anyone who will have to lose their school communities and/or friends. It's obvious you could care less about these students and very clear that you don't have very upset children impacted by rezoning which is great for you. I kinda doubt you even have children. But WOW it's so bizarre that you are mansplaining and minimizing others personal lived experiences.

School communities only exist for those who are wealthy enough to make them happen by donating, volunteering and then complaining when things don't work out for them. Many kids in Alexandria and elsewhere move schools every year as their families struggle to find an affordable place to live. If your kids are upset by redistricting, consider it a learning experience and the first of (probably) many disappointments they will encounter in their lives.

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Can someone tell me what is currently being proposed? Also why are school board members' posting this information on their private pages instead of ACPS pages?

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Things currently seem to be trending toward the Triangle 2 map, which you can see here:

https://www.acps.k12.va.us/school-board/acps-redistricting

I would also bet on the board splitting up MacArthur for middle school because it’s the only logical thing to do.

Don’t miss reading through the policies, which specify some changes to sibling transfers, etc.

If you have a question about a specific school your redistricting advisory committee member should be able to help fill you in.

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Anonymous wrote:Can someone tell me what is currently being proposed? Also why are school board members' posting this information on their private pages instead of ACPS pages?

This is an excellent summary which will save you having to wade through 5 hours of public meeting: https://www.kellycarmichaelbooz.com/post/redistricting-update-where-things-stand-after-the-may-29-school-board-meeting

The obvious answer to your question is that there's a lot less red tape involved in providing these very useful summaries as private campaigns vs. as government documents.

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Am I correct in my understanding that the new Brooks district would remove most of the diversity that formerly existed in the student body? Or am I misinterpreting this?