Is Nottingham going to be the new option school in Arlington or its still being decided?

[Anonymous]

We are new to APS our kids will start this fall. Im confused trying to follow on the new boundries conversation. Is it set that Nottingham is going to be the next option school or its still up in the air?

[Anonymous]

Depends who you ask.

[Anonymous]

It's still being decided. And even if it does become an option school, that won't happen until 2021 so you don't have to worry about it for next year.

[Anonymous]

Probably will, I guess.

[Anonymous]

I’m going with not going to happen but hasn’t been decided. I see them moving Key Spanish immersion to ATS and the ATS program to S Arlington.

[Anonymous]

I don’t think the board has the political will to put an option school at Nottingham, even though it would probably be the right decision.

[Anonymous]

If they delay Reed, it certainly won't. However, it will end up with up with 12-18 trailers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think the board has the political will to put an option school at Nottingham, even though it would probably be the right decision.

My kids don’t go to Nottingham, but I don’t necessarily agree that it is the right decision. The only program they could move there is also the most popular and presents the best chance at a more diverse school. Why would they move that program to a Schools where less than 4% of the kids are ED. It makes no sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think the board has the political will to put an option school at Nottingham, even though it would probably be the right decision.

My kids don’t go to Nottingham, but I don’t necessarily agree that it is the right decision. The only program they could move there is also the most popular and presents the best chance at a more diverse school. Why would they move that program to a Schools where less than 4% of the kids are ED. It makes no sense.

And, same poster again, I implore Nottingham to start actually paying attention. So far your arguments have been only about you and not what is best for the community. This process has moved on from being about buses and bus drivers. Those still matter but now that adding diversity and such have been brought into the fray you need to change your talking points. You need to be talking about how an option school in your neck of the woods risks a lower access to ED families. How it is next to impossible to get to via public transit. And how historically kids at Nottingham, Tuckahoe and Discovery have transferred at lower rates than other schools, including Jamestown.

And please ditch the T Shirts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think the board has the political will to put an option school at Nottingham, even though it would probably be the right decision.

My kids don’t go to Nottingham, but I don’t necessarily agree that it is the right decision. The only program they could move there is also the most popular and presents the best chance at a more diverse school. Why would they move that program to a Schools where less than 4% of the kids are ED. It makes no sense.

And, same poster again, I implore Nottingham to start actually paying attention. So far your arguments have been only about you and not what is best for the community. This process has moved on from being about buses and bus drivers. Those still matter but now that adding diversity and such have been brought into the fray you need to change your talking points. You need to be talking about how an option school in your neck of the woods risks a lower access to ED families. How it is next to impossible to get to via public transit. And how historically kids at Nottingham, Tuckahoe and Discovery have transferred at lower rates than other schools, including Jamestown.

And please ditch the T Shirts.

If you think Nottingham isn’t talking about those things, you aren’t paying attention. Very little of Nottingham’s talking has been done here, it’s being done where it counts, to the people making the decisions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think the board has the political will to put an option school at Nottingham, even though it would probably be the right decision.

My kids don’t go to Nottingham, but I don’t necessarily agree that it is the right decision. The only program they could move there is also the most popular and presents the best chance at a more diverse school. Why would they move that program to a Schools where less than 4% of the kids are ED. It makes no sense.

And, same poster again, I implore Nottingham to start actually paying attention. So far your arguments have been only about you and not what is best for the community. This process has moved on from being about buses and bus drivers. Those still matter but now that adding diversity and such have been brought into the fray you need to change your talking points. You need to be talking about how an option school in your neck of the woods risks a lower access to ED families. How it is next to impossible to get to via public transit. And how historically kids at Nottingham, Tuckahoe and Discovery have transferred at lower rates than other schools, including Jamestown.

And please ditch the T Shirts.

You do realize they read your ridiculous NextDoor posts and will not be happy when you show up with your T Shirts?

And the bit about petitioning your Congressman is ridiculous?

I think Nottingham will stay a neighborhood school but it will be due to other factors and have nothing to do with your tone deaf lobbying efforts.

If you think Nottingham isn’t talking about those things, you aren’t paying attention. Very little of Nottingham’s talking has been done here, it’s being done where it counts, to the people making the decisions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think the board has the political will to put an option school at Nottingham, even though it would probably be the right decision.

My kids don’t go to Nottingham, but I don’t necessarily agree that it is the right decision. The only program they could move there is also the most popular and presents the best chance at a more diverse school. Why would they move that program to a Schools where less than 4% of the kids are ED. It makes no sense.

And, same poster again, I implore Nottingham to start actually paying attention. So far your arguments have been only about you and not what is best for the community. This process has moved on from being about buses and bus drivers. Those still matter but now that adding diversity and such have been brought into the fray you need to change your talking points. You need to be talking about how an option school in your neck of the woods risks a lower access to ED families. How it is next to impossible to get to via public transit. And how historically kids at Nottingham, Tuckahoe and Discovery have transferred at lower rates than other schools, including Jamestown.

And please ditch the T Shirts.

If you think Nottingham isn’t talking about those things, you aren’t paying attention. Very little of Nottingham’s talking has been done here, it’s being done where it counts, to the people making the decisions.

And further, if you think those arguments are so compelling, you should be making them too. Arguments from people outside of Nottingham about why it shouldn’t be an option school are more compelling than the same arguments from Nottingham parents because you can’t be so easily dismissed as self-interested.

[Anonymous]

actually- Nottingham has pretty good access to public transit. It is just a few blocks off of Lee Highway, and buses run up and down Lee Highway constantly.
Also, ,the whole need to be on public transit argument for an option school is pretty bogus anyway.
The only option school really be considered to move to Nottingham is ATS. ATS currently has .5 percent of students reporting that they use public transit to go home in the afternoon, and none in the morning.
https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Arlington_Traditional_v2.pdf

40% go in a car, 55% on the bus.


Just for grins- Nottingham has a similar percent of car riders- 39%, but significantly more walkers and less bus riders.
https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Nottingham_v2.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think the board has the political will to put an option school at Nottingham, even though it would probably be the right decision.

My kids don’t go to Nottingham, but I don’t necessarily agree that it is the right decision. The only program they could move there is also the most popular and presents the best chance at a more diverse school. Why would they move that program to a Schools where less than 4% of the kids are ED. It makes no sense.

Well, it might not be ultimately the right decision, but 'it makes no sense' is overstating it.

The system is looking at a surplus of seats near Nottingham, and a dearth of seats near Key. That gets them into moving an option school. If they want to maximize walking, and nearby schools system wide- then one of the 4 nearby schools (Reed, Nottingham, Tuckahoe, & Discovery) need to become an option school.
I would have thought it would be Tuckahoe- but I understand how the staff got to Nottingham.

[Anonymous]

I'm still thinking Tuckahoe or Jamestown would be better, but what do I know.