APS elementary planning initiative called off

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Were there non-PTA members voting in the recent election?! Yikes!

They should have had a sign-in sheet.

That is not what pp said. PP said people who do not currently have children ASFS joined the PTA and then voted in the PTA election as valid voting members.

I am really surprised at the number of people who are cool with people who don’t have parents at a school joining and voting in a schools PTA... even if it didn’t happen that is whack and not sure why anyone is cool with it.

If they rezone the whole county this fall and I find out that in three years my kids will be going to a different school, I will probably go ahead and join that PTA as well this year so I can get to know the school and the PTA before the transition. The bylaws fully support this and I see nothing wrong with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The misinformation on this site about ASFS is appalling.

No one who isn’t currently at ASFS joined the PTA and voted in the recent election. Two people who live in the neighborhood who would like to eventually attend the school came to one meeting where no election was held.


However, at the meeting where elections were held, the attendance record reached an all time high with new members/attendees who currently attend ASFS but had never come to a previous meeting. They showed up with copies of the same email (probably from the same PP accusing neighborhood people of being racist for wanting to walk to school) telling them who to vote for/vote out. Once the vote was over (and before the results were announced), they all left.

If anything, all these posts about ASFS support the need for APS and the SB to redrawn boundaries around ASFS sooner rather than later so that we can all be spared any further threads on the issue.

thanks for the accurate description

Actually not accurate; Cherrydale parents are fine to meet with PTA and advocate for their kids to attend a school; it’s when they cross the line and recommend cutting the boundary at Barton and giving direction for children not their own that they went to far.

Current ASFS parents have advocated FOR a walk zone, and instead of kicking people out they put together a plan and the PTA recommended for making use of the Buck property temporarily to use as swing class space while this demographic bulge and rezoning morass is worked out.

That was the recommendation of the diabolical Rosslyn parents and their PTA leadership — expand into Cherrydale and make room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not an ASF parent, but walkable families deserve a walkable school. The status quo is plain stupid. Rosslyn busers can be bused elsewhere or go to key. Move along there is nothing to see here.

Buses anywhere? That’s ridiculous, why should they have to have a much longer bus ride than any current Taylor student?

And they can’t go to key, that was the decision that made this mess. Why don’t you keep up.

Why are they more entitled to a seat at ASFS than kids who can see it from their backyard?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Were there non-PTA members voting in the recent election?! Yikes!

They should have had a sign-in sheet.

That is not what pp said. PP said people who do not currently have children ASFS joined the PTA and then voted in the PTA election as valid voting members.

I am really surprised at the number of people who are cool with people who don’t have parents at a school joining and voting in a schools PTA... even if it didn’t happen that is whack and not sure why anyone is cool with it.

If they rezone the whole county this fall and I find out that in three years my kids will be going to a different school, I will probably go ahead and join that PTA as well this year so I can get to know the school and the PTA before the transition. The bylaws fully support this and I see nothing wrong with it.

And that’s appropriate bc at that point you will be zoned for that school. Though honestly VOTING when your kids aren’t attending for years... that would be crude

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not an ASF parent, but walkable families deserve a walkable school. The status quo is plain stupid. Rosslyn busers can be bused elsewhere or go to key. Move along there is nothing to see here.

Buses anywhere? That’s ridiculous, why should they have to have a much longer bus ride than any current Taylor student?

And they can’t go to key, that was the decision that made this mess. Why don’t you keep up.

Why are they more entitled to a seat at ASFS than kids who can see it from their backyard?

The same reason Lyon village can’t just claim Key school — it’s in use and needed by another population of APS students. No different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The misinformation on this site about ASFS is appalling.

No one who isn’t currently at ASFS joined the PTA and voted in the recent election. Two people who live in the neighborhood who would like to eventually attend the school came to one meeting where no election was held.


However, at the meeting where elections were held, the attendance record reached an all time high with new members/attendees who currently attend ASFS but had never come to a previous meeting. They showed up with copies of the same email (probably from the same PP accusing neighborhood people of being racist for wanting to walk to school) telling them who to vote for/vote out. Once the vote was over (and before the results were announced), they all left.

If anything, all these posts about ASFS support the need for APS and the SB to redrawn boundaries around ASFS sooner rather than later so that we can all be spared any further threads on the issue.

thanks for the accurate description

Actually not accurate; Cherrydale parents are fine to meet with PTA and advocate for their kids to attend a school; it’s when they cross the line and recommend cutting the boundary at Barton and giving direction for children not their own that they went to far.

Current ASFS parents have advocated FOR a walk zone, and instead of kicking people out they put together a plan and the PTA recommended for making use of the Buck property temporarily to use as swing class space while this demographic bulge and rezoning morass is worked out.

That was the recommendation of the diabolical Rosslyn parents and their PTA leadership — expand into Cherrydale and make room.

The county board has already nixed APS use of the Buck property other than for bus parking and storage for the foreseeable future. And even if they did agree to it, the buildings aren’t even properly equipped to house students, there are no classrooms and no money to renovate the buildings to create them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The misinformation on this site about ASFS is appalling.

No one who isn’t currently at ASFS joined the PTA and voted in the recent election. Two people who live in the neighborhood who would like to eventually attend the school came to one meeting where no election was held.


However, at the meeting where elections were held, the attendance record reached an all time high with new members/attendees who currently attend ASFS but had never come to a previous meeting. They showed up with copies of the same email (probably from the same PP accusing neighborhood people of being racist for wanting to walk to school) telling them who to vote for/vote out. Once the vote was over (and before the results were announced), they all left.

If anything, all these posts about ASFS support the need for APS and the SB to redrawn boundaries around ASFS sooner rather than later so that we can all be spared any further threads on the issue.

thanks for the accurate description

Actually not accurate; Cherrydale parents are fine to meet with PTA and advocate for their kids to attend a school; it’s when they cross the line and recommend cutting the boundary at Barton and giving direction for children not their own that they went to far.

Current ASFS parents have advocated FOR a walk zone, and instead of kicking people out they put together a plan and the PTA recommended for making use of the Buck property temporarily to use as swing class space while this demographic bulge and rezoning morass is worked out.

That was the recommendation of the diabolical Rosslyn parents and their PTA leadership — expand into Cherrydale and make room.

The county board has already nixed APS use of the Buck property other than for bus parking and storage for the foreseeable future. And even if they did agree to it, the buildings aren’t even properly equipped to house students, there are no classrooms and no money to renovate the buildings to create them.

Buck ain't happening folks ... wake up and smell the CIP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not an ASF parent, but walkable families deserve a walkable school. The status quo is plain stupid. Rosslyn busers can be bused elsewhere or go to key. Move along there is nothing to see here.

Buses anywhere? That’s ridiculous, why should they have to have a much longer bus ride than any current Taylor student?

And they can’t go to key, that was the decision that made this mess. Why don’t you keep up.

Why are they more entitled to a seat at ASFS than kids who can see it from their backyard?

The same reason Lyon village can’t just claim Key school — it’s in use and needed by another population of APS students. No different.

Except the SB can rezone ASFS in the next - wait for it - rezoning process! Rosslyn has no more of a claim on ASFS than students at any other school who may be rezoned to a different school during that process. Are you saying APS can’t do any rezoning because all of the schools already students there who are making use of them and need a seat somewhere?

Key is a different story, it’s currently an option program and a rezoning process doesn’t look at those unless a separate determination is made to reevaluate option school locations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The misinformation on this site about ASFS is appalling.

No one who isn’t currently at ASFS joined the PTA and voted in the recent election. Two people who live in the neighborhood who would like to eventually attend the school came to one meeting where no election was held.


However, at the meeting where elections were held, the attendance record reached an all time high with new members/attendees who currently attend ASFS but had never come to a previous meeting. They showed up with copies of the same email (probably from the same PP accusing neighborhood people of being racist for wanting to walk to school) telling them who to vote for/vote out. Once the vote was over (and before the results were announced), they all left.

If anything, all these posts about ASFS support the need for APS and the SB to redrawn boundaries around ASFS sooner rather than later so that we can all be spared any further threads on the issue.

thanks for the accurate description

Actually not accurate; Cherrydale parents are fine to meet with PTA and advocate for their kids to attend a school; it’s when they cross the line and recommend cutting the boundary at Barton and giving direction for children not their own that they went to far.

Current ASFS parents have advocated FOR a walk zone, and instead of kicking people out they put together a plan and the PTA recommended for making use of the Buck property temporarily to use as swing class space while this demographic bulge and rezoning morass is worked out.

That was the recommendation of the diabolical Rosslyn parents and their PTA leadership — expand into Cherrydale and make room.

The county board has already nixed APS use of the Buck property other than for bus parking and storage for the foreseeable future. And even if they did agree to it, the buildings aren’t even properly equipped to house students, there are no classrooms and no money to renovate the buildings to create them.

Buck ain't happening folks ... wake up and smell the CIP

Trailers, lots of trailers in the Buck parking lot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The misinformation on this site about ASFS is appalling.

No one who isn’t currently at ASFS joined the PTA and voted in the recent election. Two people who live in the neighborhood who would like to eventually attend the school came to one meeting where no election was held.


However, at the meeting where elections were held, the attendance record reached an all time high with new members/attendees who currently attend ASFS but had never come to a previous meeting. They showed up with copies of the same email (probably from the same PP accusing neighborhood people of being racist for wanting to walk to school) telling them who to vote for/vote out. Once the vote was over (and before the results were announced), they all left.

If anything, all these posts about ASFS support the need for APS and the SB to redrawn boundaries around ASFS sooner rather than later so that we can all be spared any further threads on the issue.

thanks for the accurate description

Actually not accurate; Cherrydale parents are fine to meet with PTA and advocate for their kids to attend a school; it’s when they cross the line and recommend cutting the boundary at Barton and giving direction for children not their own that they went to far.

Current ASFS parents have advocated FOR a walk zone, and instead of kicking people out they put together a plan and the PTA recommended for making use of the Buck property temporarily to use as swing class space while this demographic bulge and rezoning morass is worked out.

That was the recommendation of the diabolical Rosslyn parents and their PTA leadership — expand into Cherrydale and make room.

The county board has already nixed APS use of the Buck property other than for bus parking and storage for the foreseeable future. And even if they did agree to it, the buildings aren’t even properly equipped to house students, there are no classrooms and no money to renovate the buildings to create them.

These parents can't honestly want the Buck property. What parent wants an 1,000 seat elementary school? No way my school would go for that nor would I want that for my kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Were there non-PTA members voting in the recent election?! Yikes!

They should have had a sign-in sheet.

That is not what pp said. PP said people who do not currently have children ASFS joined the PTA and then voted in the PTA election as valid voting members.

I am really surprised at the number of people who are cool with people who don’t have parents at a school joining and voting in a schools PTA... even if it didn’t happen that is whack and not sure why anyone is cool with it.

If they rezone the whole county this fall and I find out that in three years my kids will be going to a different school, I will probably go ahead and join that PTA as well this year so I can get to know the school and the PTA before the transition. The bylaws fully support this and I see nothing wrong with it.

And that’s appropriate bc at that point you will be zoned for that school. Though honestly VOTING when your kids aren’t attending for years... that would be crude

That is your opinion. If National PTA felt this was problematic, they’d change the bylaws.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The misinformation on this site about ASFS is appalling.

No one who isn’t currently at ASFS joined the PTA and voted in the recent election. Two people who live in the neighborhood who would like to eventually attend the school came to one meeting where no election was held.


However, at the meeting where elections were held, the attendance record reached an all time high with new members/attendees who currently attend ASFS but had never come to a previous meeting. They showed up with copies of the same email (probably from the same PP accusing neighborhood people of being racist for wanting to walk to school) telling them who to vote for/vote out. Once the vote was over (and before the results were announced), they all left.

If anything, all these posts about ASFS support the need for APS and the SB to redrawn boundaries around ASFS sooner rather than later so that we can all be spared any further threads on the issue.

thanks for the accurate description

Actually not accurate; Cherrydale parents are fine to meet with PTA and advocate for their kids to attend a school; it’s when they cross the line and recommend cutting the boundary at Barton and giving direction for children not their own that they went to far.

Current ASFS parents have advocated FOR a walk zone, and instead of kicking people out they put together a plan and the PTA recommended for making use of the Buck property temporarily to use as swing class space while this demographic bulge and rezoning morass is worked out.

That was the recommendation of the diabolical Rosslyn parents and their PTA leadership — expand into Cherrydale and make room.

The county board has already nixed APS use of the Buck property other than for bus parking and storage for the foreseeable future. And even if they did agree to it, the buildings aren’t even properly equipped to house students, there are no classrooms and no money to renovate the buildings to create them.

Buck ain't happening folks ... wake up and smell the CIP

Trailers, lots of trailers in the Buck parking lot.

Mixed in with buses and impounded cars? Yeah, that’ll make for a great environment. Lovely air quality when all of the buses start warming up for middle school dismissal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The misinformation on this site about ASFS is appalling.

No one who isn’t currently at ASFS joined the PTA and voted in the recent election. Two people who live in the neighborhood who would like to eventually attend the school came to one meeting where no election was held.


However, at the meeting where elections were held, the attendance record reached an all time high with new members/attendees who currently attend ASFS but had never come to a previous meeting. They showed up with copies of the same email (probably from the same PP accusing neighborhood people of being racist for wanting to walk to school) telling them who to vote for/vote out. Once the vote was over (and before the results were announced), they all left.

If anything, all these posts about ASFS support the need for APS and the SB to redrawn boundaries around ASFS sooner rather than later so that we can all be spared any further threads on the issue.

thanks for the accurate description

Actually not accurate; Cherrydale parents are fine to meet with PTA and advocate for their kids to attend a school; it’s when they cross the line and recommend cutting the boundary at Barton and giving direction for children not their own that they went to far.

Current ASFS parents have advocated FOR a walk zone, and instead of kicking people out they put together a plan and the PTA recommended for making use of the Buck property temporarily to use as swing class space while this demographic bulge and rezoning morass is worked out.

That was the recommendation of the diabolical Rosslyn parents and their PTA leadership — expand into Cherrydale and make room.

The county board has already nixed APS use of the Buck property other than for bus parking and storage for the foreseeable future. And even if they did agree to it, the buildings aren’t even properly equipped to house students, there are no classrooms and no money to renovate the buildings to create them.

Buck ain't happening folks ... wake up and smell the CIP

Trailers, lots of trailers in the Buck parking lot.

cray cray is back
absolutely, eat lunch at police impound lot too; great ideas

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The misinformation on this site about ASFS is appalling.

No one who isn’t currently at ASFS joined the PTA and voted in the recent election. Two people who live in the neighborhood who would like to eventually attend the school came to one meeting where no election was held.


However, at the meeting where elections were held, the attendance record reached an all time high with new members/attendees who currently attend ASFS but had never come to a previous meeting. They showed up with copies of the same email (probably from the same PP accusing neighborhood people of being racist for wanting to walk to school) telling them who to vote for/vote out. Once the vote was over (and before the results were announced), they all left.

If anything, all these posts about ASFS support the need for APS and the SB to redrawn boundaries around ASFS sooner rather than later so that we can all be spared any further threads on the issue.

thanks for the accurate description

Actually not accurate; Cherrydale parents are fine to meet with PTA and advocate for their kids to attend a school; it’s when they cross the line and recommend cutting the boundary at Barton and giving direction for children not their own that they went to far.

Current ASFS parents have advocated FOR a walk zone, and instead of kicking people out they put together a plan and the PTA recommended for making use of the Buck property temporarily to use as swing class space while this demographic bulge and rezoning morass is worked out.

That was the recommendation of the diabolical Rosslyn parents and their PTA leadership — expand into Cherrydale and make room.

The county board has already nixed APS use of the Buck property other than for bus parking and storage for the foreseeable future. And even if they did agree to it, the buildings aren’t even properly equipped to house students, there are no classrooms and no money to renovate the buildings to create them.

Buck ain't happening folks ... wake up and smell the CIP

Trailers, lots of trailers in the Buck parking lot.

cray cray is back
absolutely, eat lunch at police impound lot too; great ideas

No kidding. Especially when you consider that this is being offered as a somehow better solution for Rosslyn than going to Taylor, which is about the same distance from Rosslyn as the Buck site.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Were there non-PTA members voting in the recent election?! Yikes!

They should have had a sign-in sheet.

That is not what pp said. PP said people who do not currently have children ASFS joined the PTA and then voted in the PTA election as valid voting members.

I am really surprised at the number of people who are cool with people who don’t have parents at a school joining and voting in a schools PTA... even if it didn’t happen that is whack and not sure why anyone is cool with it.

If they rezone the whole county this fall and I find out that in three years my kids will be going to a different school, I will probably go ahead and join that PTA as well this year so I can get to know the school and the PTA before the transition. The bylaws fully support this and I see nothing wrong with it.

And that’s appropriate bc at that point you will be zoned for that school. Though honestly VOTING when your kids aren’t attending for years... that would be crude

That is your opinion. If National PTA felt this was problematic, they’d change the bylaws.

There is a reason neighborhood schools are in their neighborhoods. Turns out neighbors care about what happens at schools (not just elementary) in their neighborhood, regardless of whether or not they have children in the school or not.