What do you expect from APS staff (option/neighborhood) on 4/30?

[Anonymous]

A narrowed down list?

A broader list?

A recommendation?

[Anonymous]

It will not be recommendation, they've been clear about that. I think it will be the same format as last time, but will have a broader list of candidates. I think this will be the case because (1) they are looking at more schools this time around; and (2) they will be including more criteria, which means there's more room for a school to miss a couple of criteria and still look favorable. Nottingham will be off the list, but another school from NW will be on the list. My bet is Tuckahoe or maybe McKinley. It should be Jamestown, but I'm not sure the staff will have the nerve to go there.

[Anonymous]

Getting the popcorn ready (and a large bottle of wine) should be an interesting evening. I think Ashlawn or McK are on the short list.

[Anonymous]

When will they post?

[Anonymous]

Full disclosure: I am a Jamestown parent.

Jamestown SHOULD be on the short list, and I’m going to be disappointed (but not surprised) if it’s not at least listed as an option (for an option-ha!). And actually I will go farther; I am in favor of Jamestown becoming option, as long as walkers are allowed to attend if they want. I feel that way about ANY neighborhood school that is going to be turned option, actually. Many people factor in a neighborhood school within walking distance when looking for a house-i know we did (although we ended up in bussing territory). I really think it would be crappy if the SB to pull a thing like this to the people who live literally across the street/down the road from a school.

Jamestown is the best choice for a variety of reasons-but I don’t think the SB will piss off this tax base. Worms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Getting the popcorn ready (and a large bottle of wine) should be an interesting evening. I think Ashlawn or McK are on the short list.

I won’t be surprised, but there were multiple schools who scored higher on the criteria than either, including Nottingham. Tuckahoe and Jamestown would have too if they hadn’t been magically re iced from consideration. If suddenly 22205 is on the block, then APas will have totally caved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Getting the popcorn ready (and a large bottle of wine) should be an interesting evening. I think Ashlawn or McK are on the short list.

I won’t be surprised, but there were multiple schools who scored higher on the criteria than either, including Nottingham. Tuckahoe and Jamestown would have too if they hadn’t been magically re iced from consideration. If suddenly 22205 is on the block, then APas will have totally caved.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Full disclosure: I am a Jamestown parent.

Jamestown SHOULD be on the short list, and I’m going to be disappointed (but not surprised) if it’s not at least listed as an option (for an option-ha!). And actually I will go farther; I am in favor of Jamestown becoming option, as long as walkers are allowed to attend if they want. I feel that way about ANY neighborhood school that is going to be turned option, actually. Many people factor in a neighborhood school within walking distance when looking for a house-i know we did (although we ended up in bussing territory). I really think it would be crappy if the SB to pull a thing like this to the people who live literally across the street/down the road from a school.

Jamestown is the best choice for a variety of reasons-but I don’t think the SB will piss off this tax base. Worms.

Regardless of what people think should or should not happen, there will be no neighborhood preference. Not for anyone at in any program at any site.

As to whether they should or not, I think if they did what you suggested, what would happen is that the really affluent families who wanted a particular choice school would buy their way in via houses in the designated walk zone, resulting in lower-income families being pushed out even more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Getting the popcorn ready (and a large bottle of wine) should be an interesting evening. I think Ashlawn or McK are on the short list.

I won’t be surprised, but there were multiple schools who scored higher on the criteria than either, including Nottingham. Tuckahoe and Jamestown would have too if they hadn’t been magically re iced from consideration. If suddenly 22205 is on the block, then APas will have totally caved.

Nottingham and McKinley were 1s once the staff corrected their errors. Ashlawn is a 2. Staff has said previously that they're going to bring the corner schools back in, so Tuckahoe and Jamestown are potentially back on the table.

[Anonymous]

I can't even guess what will happen tonight because it's really strange to post an updated document with no School Board Mtg or even work session also taking place. What, they're going to drop a pdf on apsva and that's it?

I don't understand this process.

[Anonymous]

Yes. They will drop the proposal and then there is a community meeting scheduled. They followed the same process for MS boundaries this fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't even guess what will happen tonight because it's really strange to post an updated document with no School Board Mtg or even work session also taking place. What, they're going to drop a pdf on apsva and that's it?

I don't understand this process.

They might send out an email and provide a few ways to give feedback (online form, email, meeting dates coming up). It's not that strange.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can't even guess what will happen tonight because it's really strange to post an updated document with no School Board Mtg or even work session also taking place. What, they're going to drop a pdf on apsva and that's it?

I don't understand this process.

They might send out an email and provide a few ways to give feedback (online form, email, meeting dates coming up). It's not that strange.

I just find it odd that there's no meeting to explain any new document. I don't receive emails--is there a way to sign up for those if you don't have school aged kids? Mine are in preschool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't even guess what will happen tonight because it's really strange to post an updated document with no School Board Mtg or even work session also taking place. What, they're going to drop a pdf on apsva and that's it?

I don't understand this process.

The problem is that the first round of analysis caught the SB off-guard (I suspect because the staff brought in their own agenda that sent the analysis in a different direction than the SB expected), both in its results and in the resulting community outcry. Now they're scrambling to do a more thorough analysis and engagement process without blowing the end-of-calendar-year deadline to have not just the locations but all of the boundaries set before the option lottery process for 2019-20 starts in January. Yes, it would have been handled differently at the outset, but once we were in the middle of it and faced with either having an awkward community engagement process or having virtually no community engagement at all, awkward was preferable to none.

[Anonymous]

so whatever will be the decision, when do the changes go into effect? for the 2018-19 school year or 2019-2020?