APS: New High School forum tonight 7-9 pm at Yorktown

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How about:



Doesn't seem to be any great way to geographically distribute kids. Maybe a choice school would make more sense.

This map works for me. I live in the WF zone. I'm comfortable with the current demographics. This map looks like it could slightly improve them, and that's nice. It would also keep YHS quite wealthy/white. This doesn't bother me because I assume people who choose to live there already know and like what they're getting. There are some people who care about diversity and some who don't. Assuming we can give all schools a fair shake at succeeding (i.e., don't crush one school with over 50% FARMS), then beyond that I think we should let people make their own choices. There is a lot of wealth in the north and no good way to break that up. The south is more mixed and this map helps to break up some of the concentrated areas.

Unclear to me whether the WL would mind being made more wealthy/white or not, but if it's really something they value enough, they can move. This looks like a decent solution for the entire county to me.

I think you are misreading this map. It would make WL The wealthier, whiter school and would change the dynamics of Yorktown. That sliver between col Pike and 50 has a very high concentration of affordable housing.

Certainly possible I'm misreading it to some extent. Which sliver between the Pike and 50 do you mean? Much of the green area currently zoned WF is not high AH, at least not compared to the far western Pike. Are you talking about Buckingham? Also, again, why doesn't this work for the whole county?

I have no problem with this map. It's hard to tell, but I'm thinking Arlington Mill is being drawn to YT. That would be a good thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's do a sum up!

- KENMORE OR BUST!
- wait. This effects me?
- nevermind

dang it i almost spill my coffee!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait, is Arlington giving me the finger in that map?

I thought it was something more phallic, but maybe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait, is Arlington giving me the finger in that map?

If you live in Glen Carlyn or 22204, then yes. The county is always giving you the finger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about:



Doesn't seem to be any great way to geographically distribute kids. Maybe a choice school would make more sense.

This map works for me. I live in the WF zone. I'm comfortable with the current demographics. This map looks like it could slightly improve them, and that's nice. It would also keep YHS quite wealthy/white. This doesn't bother me because I assume people who choose to live there already know and like what they're getting. There are some people who care about diversity and some who don't. Assuming we can give all schools a fair shake at succeeding (i.e., don't crush one school with over 50% FARMS), then beyond that I think we should let people make their own choices. There is a lot of wealth in the north and no good way to break that up. The south is more mixed and this map helps to break up some of the concentrated areas.

Unclear to me whether the WL would mind being made more wealthy/white or not, but if it's really something they value enough, they can move. This looks like a decent solution for the entire county to me.

I think you are misreading this map. It would make WL The wealthier, whiter school and would change the dynamics of Yorktown. That sliver between col Pike and 50 has a very high concentration of affordable housing.

Certainly possible I'm misreading it to some extent. Which sliver between the Pike and 50 do you mean? Much of the green area currently zoned WF is not high AH, at least not compared to the far western Pike. Are you talking about Buckingham? Also, again, why doesn't this work for the whole county?

I have no problem with this map. It's hard to tell, but I'm thinking Arlington Mill is being drawn to YT. That would be a good thing.

I read it as Arlington Mill goes to Kenmore. Arlington Mill is currently blue (WL).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:seriously WL folks, time to think positivie thoughts re: Ed Ctr and work to make it less unbearable to you or your children. nothing dramatic is going to happen - redrawing boundaries, new HS, fight CB for land, etc., none of that. it just doesn't work that way.

Plopping 4000 kids into one school is pretty dramatic.

for the last time nobody is supporting or even thinking that. it's catchy statement to stoke fear and mobilize moms of toddlers but also so baseless.

but keep throwing that out there and see what that'll get you.

why not focus on how to incorporate the added seats at Ed Ctr so they would be the least disruptive to WL students.

Where would the Ed Center kids eat, watch the variety show, play sports, etc?

they eat at Cafeteria at Ed Ctr.

they watch whatever at Black Box Theater at Ed Ctr.

they play sports at their home school.

next question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait, is Arlington giving me the finger in that map?

If you live in Glen Carlyn or 22204, then yes. The county is always giving you the finger.

give me a break. you're in WL zone which is the only reason your house worths $100K+ more than others in SA. the county is giving you a handout, not a finger.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let's do a sum up!

- KENMORE OR BUST!
- wait. This effects me?
- nevermind

No. Having a 4th comprehensive at Kenmore would benefit me at W-L, but I've been against it if it will not have a sufficient mix of rich and poor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can go all day....


Option 3

So Yorktown is hugging W-L? Eew.

It's like your creepy uncle who gives you a quarter when he visits. You'd rather go without the quarter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait, is Arlington giving me the finger in that map?

If you live in Glen Carlyn or 22204, then yes. The county is always giving you the finger.

give me a break. you're in WL zone which is the only reason your house worths $100K+ more than others in SA. the county is giving you a handout, not a finger.

Is the school-based value of houses in North Arlington a handout, too?

Does the county not collect property taxes in South Arlington?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let's do a sum up!

- KENMORE OR BUST!
- wait. This effects me?
- nevermind

No. Having a 4th comprehensive at Kenmore would benefit me at W-L, but I've been against it if it will not have a sufficient mix of rich and poor.

I don't think she's talking about you, unless you live in bluemont or boulevard manor. I think she's talking about Kenmore boosters who may not have realized that they may be the ones who actually attend a further away significantly more diverse school than the one they're at.

Lol of course you support someone else neighborhood being rezoned to Kenmore in the name of diversity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about:



Doesn't seem to be any great way to geographically distribute kids. Maybe a choice school would make more sense.

This map works for me. I live in the WF zone. I'm comfortable with the current demographics. This map looks like it could slightly improve them, and that's nice. It would also keep YHS quite wealthy/white. This doesn't bother me because I assume people who choose to live there already know and like what they're getting. There are some people who care about diversity and some who don't. Assuming we can give all schools a fair shake at succeeding (i.e., don't crush one school with over 50% FARMS), then beyond that I think we should let people make their own choices. There is a lot of wealth in the north and no good way to break that up. The south is more mixed and this map helps to break up some of the concentrated areas.

Unclear to me whether the WL would mind being made more wealthy/white or not, but if it's really something they value enough, they can move. This looks like a decent solution for the entire county to me.

I think you are misreading this map. It would make WL The wealthier, whiter school and would change the dynamics of Yorktown. That sliver between col Pike and 50 has a very high concentration of affordable housing.

Certainly possible I'm misreading it to some extent. Which sliver between the Pike and 50 do you mean? Much of the green area currently zoned WF is not high AH, at least not compared to the far western Pike. Are you talking about Buckingham? Also, again, why doesn't this work for the whole county?

I have no problem with this map. It's hard to tell, but I'm thinking Arlington Mill is being drawn to YT. That would be a good thing.

I read it as Arlington Mill goes to Kenmore. Arlington Mill is currently blue (WL).

Ah, yes I see.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait, is Arlington giving me the finger in that map?

If you live in Glen Carlyn or 22204, then yes. The county is always giving you the finger.

give me a break. you're in WL zone which is the only reason your house worths $100K+ more than others in SA. the county is giving you a handout, not a finger.

Almost all of 22204 goes to WF- which is where I'm zoned. THANK GOD!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:seriously WL folks, time to think positivie thoughts re: Ed Ctr and work to make it less unbearable to you or your children. nothing dramatic is going to happen - redrawing boundaries, new HS, fight CB for land, etc., none of that. it just doesn't work that way.

Plopping 4000 kids into one school is pretty dramatic.

for the last time nobody is supporting or even thinking that. it's catchy statement to stoke fear and mobilize moms of toddlers but also so baseless.

but keep throwing that out there and see what that'll get you.

why not focus on how to incorporate the added seats at Ed Ctr so they would be the least disruptive to WL students.

Where would the Ed Center kids eat, watch the variety show, play sports, etc?

they eat at Cafeteria at Ed Ctr.

they watch whatever at Black Box Theater at Ed Ctr.

they play sports at their home school.

next question.

How big would be the three home schools - including the kids from all of the choice schools? There still are large #s of kids at the home schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wait, is Arlington giving me the finger in that map?

If you live in Glen Carlyn or 22204, then yes. The county is always giving you the finger.

give me a break. you're in WL zone which is the only reason your house worths $100K+ more than others in SA. the county is giving you a handout, not a finger.

Is the school-based value of houses in North Arlington a handout, too?

Does the county not collect property taxes in South Arlington?

do you have a proble for Glen Carlyn to be rezoned to Wakefield or not?