ACPS Admin Transfers

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Well what do you suggest to those of us who can't afford private? We are trying to move but the real estate market has been crazy.

This line of logic floors me.

Recognize the freight train headed your way and manage it, like a grown up. If you can afford to live in the south part of Del Ray or some other "desirable" area that zones to J-H, you can figure out something. Make choices. Rent a freaking TH if you have to. Plenty of other people have managed to sort it out. You are not entitled to go to any public school you like. You are entitled to go to the one you are zoned to, which in this case hasn't changed in many years. But in general, boundaries can change and you might not like that either. There is no community compact ANYWHERE that says boundaries will never change. They will change and they do. So my advice is buy or rent property in a school system where you can live with several outcomes and you're comfortable with schools overall.

Does ACPS do home checks to make sure you're actually living in the rented TH? Or can you just rent and pay for a TH?

Given the number of cars w/Maryland plates that drop off @ TCW every day, I doubt they check much of anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Well what do you suggest to those of us who can't afford private? We are trying to move but the real estate market has been crazy.

This line of logic floors me.

Recognize the freight train headed your way and manage it, like a grown up. If you can afford to live in the south part of Del Ray or some other "desirable" area that zones to J-H, you can figure out something. Make choices. Rent a freaking TH if you have to. Plenty of other people have managed to sort it out. You are not entitled to go to any public school you like. You are entitled to go to the one you are zoned to, which in this case hasn't changed in many years. But in general, boundaries can change and you might not like that either. There is no community compact ANYWHERE that says boundaries will never change. They will change and they do. So my advice is buy or rent property in a school system where you can live with several outcomes and you're comfortable with schools overall.

Does ACPS do home checks to make sure you're actually living in the rented TH? Or can you just rent and pay for a TH?

Given the number of cars w/Maryland plates that drop off @ TCW every day, I doubt they check much of anything.

This. It's astounding. It just can't be that 15% of the students live in households in which one divorced parent is a Maryland resident who has daily cross-river drop-off duties. I don't believe it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Well what do you suggest to those of us who can't afford private? We are trying to move but the real estate market has been crazy.

This line of logic floors me.

Recognize the freight train headed your way and manage it, like a grown up. If you can afford to live in the south part of Del Ray or some other "desirable" area that zones to J-H, you can figure out something. Make choices. Rent a freaking TH if you have to. Plenty of other people have managed to sort it out. You are not entitled to go to any public school you like. You are entitled to go to the one you are zoned to, which in this case hasn't changed in many years. But in general, boundaries can change and you might not like that either. There is no community compact ANYWHERE that says boundaries will never change. They will change and they do. So my advice is buy or rent property in a school system where you can live with several outcomes and you're comfortable with schools overall.

Does ACPS do home checks to make sure you're actually living in the rented TH? Or can you just rent and pay for a TH?

Given the number of cars w/Maryland plates that drop off @ TCW every day, I doubt they check much of anything.

This. It's astounding. It just can't be that 15% of the students live in households in which one divorced parent is a Maryland resident who has daily cross-river drop-off duties. I don't believe it.

Those are VA car tax cheats, not residency frauds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Well what do you suggest to those of us who can't afford private? We are trying to move but the real estate market has been crazy.

This line of logic floors me.

Recognize the freight train headed your way and manage it, like a grown up. If you can afford to live in the south part of Del Ray or some other "desirable" area that zones to J-H, you can figure out something. Make choices. Rent a freaking TH if you have to. Plenty of other people have managed to sort it out. You are not entitled to go to any public school you like. You are entitled to go to the one you are zoned to, which in this case hasn't changed in many years. But in general, boundaries can change and you might not like that either. There is no community compact ANYWHERE that says boundaries will never change. They will change and they do. So my advice is buy or rent property in a school system where you can live with several outcomes and you're comfortable with schools overall.

Does ACPS do home checks to make sure you're actually living in the rented TH? Or can you just rent and pay for a TH?

I have no idea, but the idea is sell your home and live in a rented place if you are having trouble buying somewhere else. It's not as if homes in that part of Alexandria have any trouble selling.

However, if you can pay a mortgage and pay rent on a TH, then pay for private school.

Wow. I'll be sure to take anonymous financial advice concerning a $700,000 maneuver! Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: What do you suggest to those of us who can't afford private? We are trying to move but the real estate market has been crazy.

This line of logic floors me.

Recognize the freight train headed your way and manage it, like a grown up. If you can afford to live in the south part of Del Ray or some other "desirable" area that zones to J-H, you can figure out something. Make choices. Rent a freaking TH if you have to. Plenty of other people have managed to sort it out. You are not entitled to go to any public school you like. You are entitled to go to the one you are zoned to, which in this case hasn't changed in many years. But in general, boundaries can change and you might not like that either. There is no community compact ANYWHERE that says boundaries will never change. They will change and they do. So my advice is buy or rent property in a school system where you can live with several outcomes and you're comfortable with schools overall.

By that logic no one should be able to transfer into or out of MVCS either, which, of course, is allowed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: What do you suggest to those of us who can't afford private? We are trying to move but the real estate market has been crazy.

This line of logic floors me.

Recognize the freight train headed your way and manage it, like a grown up. If you can afford to live in the south part of Del Ray or some other "desirable" area that zones to J-H, you can figure out something. Make choices. Rent a freaking TH if you have to. Plenty of other people have managed to sort it out. You are not entitled to go to any public school you like. You are entitled to go to the one you are zoned to, which in this case hasn't changed in many years. But in general, boundaries can change and you might not like that either. There is no community compact ANYWHERE that says boundaries will never change. They will change and they do. So my advice is buy or rent property in a school system where you can live with several outcomes and you're comfortable with schools overall.

By that logic no one should be able to transfer into or out of MVCS either, which, of course, is allowed.

You are allowed because it is school board policy to allow it. Let's reframe for those of you like to nitpick. You are entitled to go to any public school you are eligible to attend under your school system's existing policies. The rules (should) apply to you and everyone else the same way. You're not special.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Well what do you suggest to those of us who can't afford private? We are trying to move but the real estate market has been crazy.

This line of logic floors me.

Recognize the freight train headed your way and manage it, like a grown up. If you can afford to live in the south part of Del Ray or some other "desirable" area that zones to J-H, you can figure out something. Make choices. Rent a freaking TH if you have to. Plenty of other people have managed to sort it out. You are not entitled to go to any public school you like. You are entitled to go to the one you are zoned to, which in this case hasn't changed in many years. But in general, boundaries can change and you might not like that either. There is no community compact ANYWHERE that says boundaries will never change. They will change and they do. So my advice is buy or rent property in a school system where you can live with several outcomes and you're comfortable with schools overall.

Does ACPS do home checks to make sure you're actually living in the rented TH? Or can you just rent and pay for a TH?

Given the number of cars w/Maryland plates that drop off @ TCW every day, I doubt they check much of anything.

This. It's astounding. It just can't be that 15% of the students live in households in which one divorced parent is a Maryland resident who has daily cross-river drop-off duties. I don't believe it.

How bad are these md schools? lol

[Anonymous]

You don't believe there are Maryland residents attending ACPS schools?

Bless your heart.