Tuckahoe by the numbers - how can it stay a neighborhood school?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What does that say for Key's location, since that study has it going up to 749. Right under 750!

I'm virtually certain they are going to move Key- and honestly I have not heard any real opposition.

I would imagine the 1/2 of the school which are currently neighborhood attendees would oppose it. But we have heard NOTHING from our PTA about Key moving, so how could we oppose it?

There is definitely a group out there, not currently at Key, who are asking for Key to swap with ASFS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does that say for Key's location, since that study has it going up to 749. Right under 750!

I'm virtually certain they are going to move Key- and honestly I have not heard any real opposition.

I would imagine the 1/2 of the school which are currently neighborhood attendees would oppose it. But we have heard NOTHING from our PTA about Key moving, so how could we oppose it?

There is definitely a group out there, not currently at Key, who are asking for Key to swap with ASFS.

Maybe they don't care about being moved as long as it's not to some far-away location? Maybe they assume they're just going to be swapped with another nearby school and aren't concerned that it would negatively affect the program. I'm guessing, I have no inside knowledge.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does that say for Key's location, since that study has it going up to 749. Right under 750!

I'm virtually certain they are going to move Key- and honestly I have not heard any real opposition.

I would imagine the 1/2 of the school which are currently neighborhood attendees would oppose it. But we have heard NOTHING from our PTA about Key moving, so how could we oppose it?

There is definitely a group out there, not currently at Key, who are asking for Key to swap with ASFS.

It's actually 42% (280 kids) that are neighborhood attendees at Key. The families of the 500+ Key zone kids at ASFS are the ones who would like to see them switch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does that say for Key's location, since that study has it going up to 749. Right under 750!

I'm virtually certain they are going to move Key- and honestly I have not heard any real opposition.

I would imagine the 1/2 of the school which are currently neighborhood attendees would oppose it. But we have heard NOTHING from our PTA about Key moving, so how could we oppose it?

There is definitely a group out there, not currently at Key, who are asking for Key to swap with ASFS.

Who are they and why are they pushing for this? No need to be coy, it's an anonymous forum.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does that say for Key's location, since that study has it going up to 749. Right under 750!

I'm virtually certain they are going to move Key- and honestly I have not heard any real opposition.

I would imagine the 1/2 of the school which are currently neighborhood attendees would oppose it. But we have heard NOTHING from our PTA about Key moving, so how could we oppose it?

There is definitely a group out there, not currently at Key, who are asking for Key to swap with ASFS.

Who are they and why are they pushing for this? No need to be coy, it's an anonymous forum.

I don't think they are pushing for Key to go to ASFS, I think they are the Key neighbors who don't want immersion and want a neighborhood school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does that say for Key's location, since that study has it going up to 749. Right under 750!

I'm virtually certain they are going to move Key- and honestly I have not heard any real opposition.

I would imagine the 1/2 of the school which are currently neighborhood attendees would oppose it. But we have heard NOTHING from our PTA about Key moving, so how could we oppose it?

There is definitely a group out there, not currently at Key, who are asking for Key to swap with ASFS.

Who are they and why are they pushing for this? No need to be coy, it's an anonymous forum.

Me? I live in Rosslyn and would rather have my neighborhood school be at Key rather than ASFS or (ugh) Taylor. I don't drive and it blows to try to get to either of those schools without a car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does that say for Key's location, since that study has it going up to 749. Right under 750!

I'm virtually certain they are going to move Key- and honestly I have not heard any real opposition.

I would imagine the 1/2 of the school which are currently neighborhood attendees would oppose it. But we have heard NOTHING from our PTA about Key moving, so how could we oppose it?

There is definitely a group out there, not currently at Key, who are asking for Key to swap with ASFS.

Who are they and why are they pushing for this? No need to be coy, it's an anonymous forum.

I don't think they are pushing for Key to go to ASFS, I think they are the Key neighbors who don't want immersion and want a neighborhood school.

Ah, I see. I misunderstood pp's implication. Doesn't it go without saying that people close to a school would probably prefer it to be neighborhood if they're not already in the option program there?

[Anonymous]

I think its not coming today- they just changed the engage website to reflect that they will be posting an 'analysis' whereas before they said they would post draft recommendations.
Schedule:

April 12 – School Board Work Session
April 12 – Staff will post analysis
April 16-21 – Community Input
Attend a Staff Office Hour session (Spanish-speaking staff available)
Monday, April 16: 7-8:30 p.m. in Wakefield H.S. cafeteria
Friday, April 20: 7:30-9 a.m. at the Education Center, Room 101
Saturday, April 21: 9:30-11 a.m. in Kenmore M.S. cafeteria
April 30 – Staff will publish draft recommendations on neighborhood and option school sites.

[Anonymous]

Maybe they couldn't make any final recommendations, given the data they had in hand?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think its not coming today- they just changed the engage website to reflect that they will be posting an 'analysis' whereas before they said they would post draft recommendations.
Schedule:

April 12 – School Board Work Session
April 12 – Staff will post analysis
April 16-21 – Community Input
Attend a Staff Office Hour session (Spanish-speaking staff available)
Monday, April 16: 7-8:30 p.m. in Wakefield H.S. cafeteria
Friday, April 20: 7:30-9 a.m. at the Education Center, Room 101
Saturday, April 21: 9:30-11 a.m. in Kenmore M.S. cafeteria
April 30 – Staff will publish draft recommendations on neighborhood and option school sites.

I just got this APS email but I don't see anything posted yet:

As part of the Elementary School Planning Initiative, staff has gathered community input on elementary school walk zones and on draft considerations for the review of neighborhood and option school locations Today, April 12, staff will post a School Location Review analysis of suitability for neighborhood and option elementary school sites at www.apsva.us/elementary-school-boundary-change/. This process may result in some neighborhood elementary schools becoming option school sites, and vice versa. In Phase 2, staff will develop attendance zones for new elementary schools and adjust boundaries for all neighborhood elementary schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe they couldn't make any final recommendations, given the data they had in hand?

I think they know the response to whatever they present is going to be ugly, so they're adding in an extra round of community engagement so no one can claim they didn't have an opportunity to offer input after finding out their school was on the chopping block.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does that say for Key's location, since that study has it going up to 749. Right under 750!

I'm virtually certain they are going to move Key- and honestly I have not heard any real opposition.

I would imagine the 1/2 of the school which are currently neighborhood attendees would oppose it. But we have heard NOTHING from our PTA about Key moving, so how could we oppose it?

There is definitely a group out there, not currently at Key, who are asking for Key to swap with ASFS.

Who are they and why are they pushing for this? No need to be coy, it's an anonymous forum.

I don't think they are pushing for Key to go to ASFS, I think they are the Key neighbors who don't want immersion and want a neighborhood school.

no one at asfs wants to move. Who wants this? Parents without school age kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think its not coming today- they just changed the engage website to reflect that they will be posting an 'analysis' whereas before they said they would post draft recommendations.
Schedule:

April 12 – School Board Work Session
April 12 – Staff will post analysis
April 16-21 – Community Input
Attend a Staff Office Hour session (Spanish-speaking staff available)
Monday, April 16: 7-8:30 p.m. in Wakefield H.S. cafeteria
Friday, April 20: 7:30-9 a.m. at the Education Center, Room 101
Saturday, April 21: 9:30-11 a.m. in Kenmore M.S. cafeteria
April 30 – Staff will publish draft recommendations on neighborhood and option school sites.

I just got this APS email but I don't see anything posted yet:

As part of the Elementary School Planning Initiative, staff has gathered community input on elementary school walk zones and on draft considerations for the review of neighborhood and option school locations Today, April 12, staff will post a School Location Review analysis of suitability for neighborhood and option elementary school sites at www.apsva.us/elementary-school-boundary-change/. This process may result in some neighborhood elementary schools becoming option school sites, and vice versa. In Phase 2, staff will develop attendance zones for new elementary schools and adjust boundaries for all neighborhood elementary schools.

I imagine they'll post it during/after the work session. If nothing else, I think the community has shown its hateful side far too often for the board and staff to subject themselves to it any more than necessary. I don't blame them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does that say for Key's location, since that study has it going up to 749. Right under 750!

I'm virtually certain they are going to move Key- and honestly I have not heard any real opposition.

I would imagine the 1/2 of the school which are currently neighborhood attendees would oppose it. But we have heard NOTHING from our PTA about Key moving, so how could we oppose it?

There is definitely a group out there, not currently at Key, who are asking for Key to swap with ASFS.

Who are they and why are they pushing for this? No need to be coy, it's an anonymous forum.

I don't think they are pushing for Key to go to ASFS, I think they are the Key neighbors who don't want immersion and want a neighborhood school.

no one at asfs wants to move. Who wants this? Parents without school age kids?

Um, maybe parents in the Key zone who would rather have the neighborhood school over there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does that say for Key's location, since that study has it going up to 749. Right under 750!

I'm virtually certain they are going to move Key- and honestly I have not heard any real opposition.

I would imagine the 1/2 of the school which are currently neighborhood attendees would oppose it. But we have heard NOTHING from our PTA about Key moving, so how could we oppose it?

There is definitely a group out there, not currently at Key, who are asking for Key to swap with ASFS.

Who are they and why are they pushing for this? No need to be coy, it's an anonymous forum.

I don't think they are pushing for Key to go to ASFS, I think they are the Key neighbors who don't want immersion and want a neighborhood school.

no one at asfs wants to move. Who wants this? Parents without school age kids?

I wouldn't assume that. There are a few different contingents, each with different priorities/interests.