APS: Can we just move Key to ATS and get rid of the Traditional program?

[Anonymous]

If the goal is to reduce busing, ATS sucks up the most number of buses of any school. 13! If you make Key a neighborhood school, move immersion to ATS and the drop the Traditional program altogether, haven’t you reduced bussing?

And the big argument for the Traditional program is it draws from S Arlington and is centrally located. I get they have some other features, but do this really justify 13 buses?! If you move it further NW, it becomes less accessible and caters to N Arlington.

[Anonymous]

The biggest goal of the school system is to educate children, and ATS consistently shows the strongest scores for all economic and racial groups in the county. So it seems pretty dumb to get rid of that model for whatever 13 buses costs.

[Anonymous]

Amen! ATS is just a regular school. Get rid of it. It creates too many constraints in a time when we need flexibility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The biggest goal of the school system is to educate children, and ATS consistently shows the strongest scores for all economic and racial groups in the county. So it seems pretty dumb to get rid of that model for whatever 13 buses costs.

Nice talking points. It will be all white rich kids in North Arlington if they move it so they might as well get rid of it. There is nothing special about the program.

[Anonymous]

ATS is the most in-demand option program in the county. They are not going to disband it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The biggest goal of the school system is to educate children, and ATS consistently shows the strongest scores for all economic and racial groups in the county. So it seems pretty dumb to get rid of that model for whatever 13 buses costs.

If only we could expand the model (involved parents who care enough to enter the lottery) across the county! Scores would skyrocket without all the dead weight! Really though, it’s not going to be dissolved despite its lack of an actual differentiated curriculum. Move it to Carlin Springs if that would make people feel better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The biggest goal of the school system is to educate children, and ATS consistently shows the strongest scores for all economic and racial groups in the county. So it seems pretty dumb to get rid of that model for whatever 13 buses costs.

They should implement the same model at every elementary school then.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The biggest goal of the school system is to educate children, and ATS consistently shows the strongest scores for all economic and racial groups in the county. So it seems pretty dumb to get rid of that model for whatever 13 buses costs.

They should implement the same model at every elementary school then.

No, they shouldn't because it's not the right model for every student. ATS is a great program, but we didn't apply for it because we didn't feel it would be a good fit for our child. I'm still glad it's available for other families for whom it is a good fit, though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The biggest goal of the school system is to educate children, and ATS consistently shows the strongest scores for all economic and racial groups in the county. So it seems pretty dumb to get rid of that model for whatever 13 buses costs.

They should implement the same model at every elementary school then.

No, they shouldn't because it's not the right model for every student. ATS is a great program, but we didn't apply for it because we didn't feel it would be a good fit for our child. I'm still glad it's available for other families for whom it is a good fit, though.

But who gets in has nothing to do with for so I wish people would stop it. People use it in a number of ways, one of which is fit. But for many, it is a way to escap their poor or overcrowded neighborhood school.

And while it may be a great program, it is t anywhere near the largest school but consumes the most number of buses (even of the all the option schools). It needs to go in this current environment. Or at a minimum be debated. This whole thing APS is doing is a farse. They claim they are looking at everything yet won’t take a hard look at the value of the option programs. Bunch of wimps.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The biggest goal of the school system is to educate children, and ATS consistently shows the strongest scores for all economic and racial groups in the county. So it seems pretty dumb to get rid of that model for whatever 13 buses costs.

They should implement the same model at every elementary school then.

No, they shouldn't because it's not the right model for every student. ATS is a great program, but we didn't apply for it because we didn't feel it would be a good fit for our child. I'm still glad it's available for other families for whom it is a good fit, though.

But who gets in has nothing to do with for so I wish people would stop it. People use it in a number of ways, one of which is fit. But for many, it is a way to escap their poor or overcrowded neighborhood school.

And while it may be a great program, it is t anywhere near the largest school but consumes the most number of buses (even of the all the option schools). It needs to go in this current environment. Or at a minimum be debated. This whole thing APS is doing is a farse. They claim they are looking at everything yet won’t take a hard look at the value of the option programs. Bunch of wimps.

Yeah! If you're a poor kid sucking up vital APS resources, you only deserve to go to a school that you've been redlined to and you can walk there with all of your poor neighbors, even if that means your mom loses a half hour of wages to escort you there!!!!! MAGA

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The biggest goal of the school system is to educate children, and ATS consistently shows the strongest scores for all economic and racial groups in the county. So it seems pretty dumb to get rid of that model for whatever 13 buses costs.

They should implement the same model at every elementary school then.

No, they shouldn't because it's not the right model for every student. ATS is a great program, but we didn't apply for it because we didn't feel it would be a good fit for our child. I'm still glad it's available for other families for whom it is a good fit, though.

But who gets in has nothing to do with for so I wish people would stop it. People use it in a number of ways, one of which is fit. But for many, it is a way to escap their poor or overcrowded neighborhood school.

And while it may be a great program, it is t anywhere near the largest school but consumes the most number of buses (even of the all the option schools). It needs to go in this current environment. Or at a minimum be debated. This whole thing APS is doing is a farse. They claim they are looking at everything yet won’t take a hard look at the value of the option programs. Bunch of wimps.

Yeah! If you're a poor kid sucking up vital APS resources, you only deserve to go to a school that you've been redlined to and you can walk there with all of your poor neighbors, even if that means your mom loses a half hour of wages to escort you there!!!!! MAGA

Get ahold of yourself. You move ATS to Nottingham and many economically disadvantaged kids won’t be able to go there. Practically inaccessible by public transit. And if their home school is that bad, maybe APS can invest the bus money it saves in it.

[Anonymous]

And if APS has more money because it doesn’t pay for a ridiculous amount of busses for one option school? That money can go to help all students, not just the lucky few who get into ATS.

It needs to go. We can’t afford the disproportionate amount of funds it sucks out of other schools with all those buses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And if APS has more money because it doesn’t pay for a ridiculous amount of busses for one option school? That money can go to help all students, not just the lucky few who get into ATS.

It needs to go. We can’t afford the disproportionate amount of funds it sucks out of other schools with all those buses.

What you think is a waste (transportation), many members of our community feel is a good use of funds, one that helps them work longer hours to afford the feed their children and keep roofs over their heads. Time that they would spend walking their young kids to school is time that they can't be working. Forcing everyone to walk, to save money for the overall system to use in ways that may or may not benefit every student, is not equity. It's uniformity. The two words don't mean the same thing. Not all students or families need the same or would benefit from the same thing. This isn't about ATS per se, but all option schools. Just because you don't place value in something does not mean there isn't value for some family or some child. Who are you to tell others what is best? Not everything is best for everyone.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The biggest goal of the school system is to educate children, and ATS consistently shows the strongest scores for all economic and racial groups in the county. So it seems pretty dumb to get rid of that model for whatever 13 buses costs.

They should implement the same model at every elementary school then.

Yes, maybe they should? What they do really works; while nearly all other schools dropped, ATS was the one school that maintained their 10/10 Great Schools rating. There is no achievement gap. Student body is very diverse, racially and economically.

ATS is NOT just another school. They are so on top of their students, and on top of all their parents. They have a much higher emphasis on arts and theater than the neighborhood schools as well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:And if APS has more money because it doesn’t pay for a ridiculous amount of busses for one option school? That money can go to help all students, not just the lucky few who get into ATS.

It needs to go. We can’t afford the disproportionate amount of funds it sucks out of other schools with all those buses.

What you think is a waste (transportation), many members of our community feel is a good use of funds, one that helps them work longer hours to afford the feed their children and keep roofs over their heads. Time that they would spend walking their young kids to school is time that they can't be working. Forcing everyone to walk, to save money for the overall system to use in ways that may or may not benefit every student, is not equity. It's uniformity. The two words don't mean the same thing. Not all students or families need the same or would benefit from the same thing. This isn't about ATS per se, but all option schools. Just because you don't place value in something does not mean there isn't value for some family or some child. Who are you to tell others what is best? Not everything is best for everyone.

You have no idea what you are talking about. APS is set on reducing transportation costs. It can’t find enough bus drivers and we have nowhere to park more buses. No one outside of a walk zone isn’t getting a bus unless they transfer from one neighborhood school to another. You really must get a clue before posting something so stupid.