Ideas of How APS Can Solve High School Overcrowding

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cross-posting from the other thread about emailing the county and school boards:

The County Board apparently thinks that parents aren't paying attention. As mentioned pages and pages ago, John Vihstadt joked during the Joint Work Session about giving teens coffee so that they'll go to zero period classes.

I also just got a form letter response to the email I sent to the County Board, and it was signed by Libby Garvey. It reads in part: For this proposed CIP Budget, the School Board showed us a 10-year plan to meet nearly all of the increasing capacity demand at the elementary, middle and high school levels through new construction projects and through renovation and modification of existing school buildings. This is an outright lie. The CIP shows a TBD line for 1,000 HS seats. The County Board either still doesn't get it, or really thinks they can just punt this down the road. My letter to the School Board got a form response signed by the chair, indicating that their final decisions would take into account community input. I'll be emailing back today, treating it as if it were a real email, asking exactly what they mean by that since it's great to hear that they are listening to the concerns of the taxpayers (can you sense my sarcasm?).

If you haven't already, please reach out to the school and county board!

I emailed last week. Willing to do it again.

Might even show up at that VOICE meeting, unless it will turn out to be a way to paint people as uncaring.

[Anonymous]

I received the same disappointing email from Libby Garvey. It also said, "As you know, the ultimate decision in the allocation of the 2017-2026 CIP funds will rest with the School Board." This indicates to me that the County Board has no intention of allocating further funds for the schools. I plan to send more emails.

[Anonymous]

I feel like it's time to get local news outlets involved, but I don't know how.

[Anonymous]

Several parents are working on a petition to the School and County Boards (to be circulated soon) and also sent a letter to the editor of the Sun Gazette.

[Anonymous]

Do petitions ever make an impact?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do petitions ever make an impact?

Why don't you ask AST?

Arlingtonians for sensible transit?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Several parents are working on a petition to the School and County Boards (to be circulated soon) and also sent a letter to the editor of the Sun Gazette.

Please let us know when this is ready. Definitely want to sign this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do petitions ever make an impact?

Why don't you ask AST?

Arlingtonians for sensible transit?

Their website is no longer live. Did they have a petition to stop the streetcar?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Several parents are working on a petition to the School and County Boards (to be circulated soon) and also sent a letter to the editor of the Sun Gazette.

I hope this comes out soon. The vote is just around the corner!! I'll definitely distribute to my neighborhood, sports teams and friends around town.

[Anonymous]

Eminent domain Bishop O'Connell. There's already a school there. APS just needs to rip down the crosses and move in. Or Washington Golf. The disadvantage is that they'd need to build a school, and it's kind of hilly for athletic fields.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Several parents are working on a petition to the School and County Boards (to be circulated soon) and also sent a letter to the editor of the Sun Gazette.

I hope this comes out soon. The vote is just around the corner!! I'll definitely distribute to my neighborhood, sports teams and friends around town.

The letter is with the Sun Gazette. Unclear yet if it will be in the hard copy newspaper or just online. The petition should hopefully go live in the next 24hrs is my understanding from the author.

[Anonymous]

Saw this today: http://www.insidenova.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/letter-plan-to-address-arlington-school-crowding-falls-short/article_340d5e90-27ca-11e6-a0aa-138e874ea3cb.html


I wish there was a way to get more attention!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do petitions ever make an impact?

Why don't you ask AST?

Arlingtonians for sensible transit?

Their website is no longer live. Did they have a petition to stop the streetcar?

You're joking right?
Yes. They killed the streetcar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do petitions ever make an impact?

Why don't you ask AST?

Arlingtonians for sensible transit?

Their website is no longer live. Did they have a petition to stop the streetcar?

You're joking right?
Yes. They killed the streetcar.

I didn't live here back then.

[Anonymous]

"Back then" was a year and a half ago.