APS middle school boundary process

[Anonymous]

Pawned = presented

[Anonymous]

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But there will be no "H" or "J" or whatever--these aren't the final options and apparently were not intended that way.

Well, that's a shame, if not a surprise -- J is the option that manages to balance demographics (except for Williamsburg, which . . . I mean, who cares? Not Wmsbg families), balance capacity (except for the new MS, which, again, don't care <-- and that's the one we're zoned for), and preserve walkability for nearly 50% of students.

[Anonymous]

Are these possible scenarios still posted?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
But there will be no "H" or "J" or whatever--these aren't the final options and apparently were not intended that way.

Well, that's a shame, if not a surprise -- J is the option that manages to balance demographics (except for Williamsburg, which . . . I mean, who cares? Not Wmsbg families), balance capacity (except for the new MS, which, again, don't care <-- and that's the one we're zoned for), and preserve walkability for nearly 50% of students.

I think you mean H.

Were you at the meetings this week? I would love to hear a sense of the vibes in the room from parents in attendance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
But there will be no "H" or "J" or whatever--these aren't the final options and apparently were not intended that way.

Well, that's a shame, if not a surprise -- J is the option that manages to balance demographics (except for Williamsburg, which . . . I mean, who cares? Not Wmsbg families), balance capacity (except for the new MS, which, again, don't care <-- and that's the one we're zoned for), and preserve walkability for nearly 50% of students.

I think you mean H.

Were you at the meetings this week? I would love to hear a sense of the vibes in the room from parents in attendance.

NP, nope I think she meant J. It distributes econ disadvantage for every school except Wburg.

[Anonymous]

J has 55% at Kenmore, and is over capacity at Gunston. H has no school above 45% and is projecting over capacity at Stratford.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:J has 55% at Kenmore, and is over capacity at Gunston. H has no school above 45% and is projecting over capacity at Stratford.

H is the one that eliminates the ability to walk a block to middle school. Nope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:J has 55% at Kenmore, and is over capacity at Gunston. H has no school above 45% and is projecting over capacity at Stratford.

H is the one that eliminates the ability to walk a block to middle school. Nope.

I hope they pick it just because you people are being such selfish A$$holes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:J has 55% at Kenmore, and is over capacity at Gunston. H has no school above 45% and is projecting over capacity at Stratford.

H is the one that eliminates the ability to walk a block to middle school. Nope.

I hope they pick it just because you people are being such selfish A$$holes.

-- Signed a "Williamsburg parent" safely inside their boundary comfort zone

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:J has 55% at Kenmore, and is over capacity at Gunston. H has no school above 45% and is projecting over capacity at Stratford.

H is the one that eliminates the ability to walk a block to middle school. Nope.

I hope they pick it just because you people are being such selfish A$$holes.

-- Signed a "Williamsburg parent" safely inside their boundary comfort zone

Try parent zoned TJ.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:J has 55% at Kenmore, and is over capacity at Gunston. H has no school above 45% and is projecting over capacity at Stratford.

H is the one that eliminates the ability to walk a block to middle school. Nope.

I hope they pick it just because you people are being such selfish A$$holes.

-- Signed a "Williamsburg parent" safely inside their boundary comfort zone

Cool for you. Maybe you should try backing up your ridic 50% FARMS hard cutoff, hmm? So you're saying that poor kids can't score well on tests. What a bell-curve-esque thing to say (not surprising from someone sitting on their North of Lee Highway throne, though). And it's not true. Look at Hoffman-Boston elementary. Almost 55% farms and 8/10 on greatschools. You just can't admit the truth -- High FARMs rates have nothing to do with it. It has to do with bad teaching. If people are unwilling to demand rigor of their neighborhood schools, oh well. Maybe they should look to successful high FARMs schools and figure out what they're doing right rather than try to gerrymander school districts and make walkers ride buses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:J has 55% at Kenmore, and is over capacity at Gunston. H has no school above 45% and is projecting over capacity at Stratford.

H is the one that eliminates the ability to walk a block to middle school. Nope.

I hope they pick it just because you people are being such selfish A$$holes.

-- Signed a "Williamsburg parent" safely inside their boundary comfort zone

Cool for you. Maybe you should try backing up your ridic 50% FARMS hard cutoff, hmm? So you're saying that poor kids can't score well on tests. What a bell-curve-esque thing to say (not surprising from someone sitting on their North of Lee Highway throne, though). And it's not true. Look at Hoffman-Boston elementary. Almost 55% farms and 8/10 on greatschools. You just can't admit the truth -- High FARMs rates have nothing to do with it. It has to do with bad teaching. If people are unwilling to demand rigor of their neighborhood schools, oh well. Maybe they should look to successful high FARMs schools and figure out what they're doing right rather than try to gerrymander school districts and make walkers ride buses.

The teachers at Kenmore aren’t the problem, you moron.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:J has 55% at Kenmore, and is over capacity at Gunston. H has no school above 45% and is projecting over capacity at Stratford.

H is the one that eliminates the ability to walk a block to middle school. Nope.

I hope they pick it just because you people are being such selfish A$$holes.

-- Signed a "Williamsburg parent" safely inside their boundary comfort zone

Cool for you. Maybe you should try backing up your ridic 50% FARMS hard cutoff, hmm? So you're saying that poor kids can't score well on tests. What a bell-curve-esque thing to say (not surprising from someone sitting on their North of Lee Highway throne, though). And it's not true. Look at Hoffman-Boston elementary. Almost 55% farms and 8/10 on greatschools. You just can't admit the truth -- High FARMs rates have nothing to do with it. It has to do with bad teaching. If people are unwilling to demand rigor of their neighborhood schools, oh well. Maybe they should look to successful high FARMs schools and figure out what they're doing right rather than try to gerrymander school districts and make walkers ride buses.

The teachers at Kenmore aren’t the problem, you moron.

You're right -- it's the teachers at the elementary schools that feed into it, you moron.

[Anonymous]

Well, if it’s a teaching problem why bother trying to address diversity? Just get rid of the bad teachers who are the reason for low scores.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:J has 55% at Kenmore, and is over capacity at Gunston. H has no school above 45% and is projecting over capacity at Stratford.

H is the one that eliminates the ability to walk a block to middle school. Nope.

I hope they pick it just because you people are being such selfish A$$holes.

-- Signed a "Williamsburg parent" safely inside their boundary comfort zone

Cool for you. Maybe you should try backing up your ridic 50% FARMS hard cutoff, hmm? So you're saying that poor kids can't score well on tests. What a bell-curve-esque thing to say (not surprising from someone sitting on their North of Lee Highway throne, though). And it's not true. Look at Hoffman-Boston elementary. Almost 55% farms and 8/10 on greatschools. You just can't admit the truth -- High FARMs rates have nothing to do with it. It has to do with bad teaching. If people are unwilling to demand rigor of their neighborhood schools, oh well. Maybe they should look to successful high FARMs schools and figure out what they're doing right rather than try to gerrymander school districts and make walkers ride buses.

The teachers at Kenmore aren’t the problem, you moron.

You're right -- it's the teachers at the elementary schools that feed into it, you moron.

Boy I can’t wait for them to bus your PU.