the Key/ASFS building switch...

[Anonymous]

I sometimes think this is happening because moving immersion to ATS made lots of sense, but the combined force of ATS and Nottingham just killed that idea so the school board decided to go with the swap to pretend they did a thing.

[Anonymous]

Whatever happened with HBs murals anyways?

https://www.arlingtonmagazine.com/future-of-h-b-woodlawn-graffiti-art-uncertain/

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Anonymous wrote:Kill the swap. It accomplishes nothing.

But, it does. It puts seats in Rosalyn with a large and walkable population.

DP. That is correct. I am extremely pro-swap.

Or, have two neighborhood schools which puts seats near Rosslyn with a large and walkable population and keeps the lab intact. APS actually suggested that back at the end of April when it published its second analysis. It's completely shortsighted of APS to have only one neighborhood school in that area. It's also shortsighted for anyone to realistically think that APS is going to spend the funds needed to properly move and recreate that lab. The lab is just collateral damage in this process, which is a real shame given the time, energy and money that obviously went into it-- whether you like it or not, or think it's not that big of a deal, real money went into it. If someone spent $200K to remodel their kitchen just to gut it 4 years later, would you think that was a good use of money?

If someone spent $200k to remodel a public kitchen in a public building that they did not own or have any control over I would definitely not think that was a good use of money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whatever happened with HBs murals anyways?

https://www.arlingtonmagazine.com/future-of-h-b-woodlawn-graffiti-art-uncertain/

I believe a kid photographed the murals for his Eagle Scout project.

[Anonymous]

I personally think the whole purpose of the swamp is to eventually kill the Key program and turn that site into another neighborhood school. I know several Key parents (all spanish speaking) and they (and others like them) are very concerned that a large number of spanish speaking families will not go to the new location. Many parents living in the nearby low income housing don't place a high priority on bilingual ed. They go to Key because it is convenient. The wealthier bilingual families will stick with it, but they are a rather small percentage.

I think the move (and smaller incoming K) is a precursor to eliminating Key and making it a neighborhood school down the road. If Key cannot keep up the appropriate number of spanish speaking kids, the program cannot continue in its current form. I think APS is deliberately lowering the numbers to later justify elimination of the program. So much for placing bilingual ed where the spanish speakers are ... they have done the opposite.

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I personally think the whole purpose of the swamp is to eventually kill the Key program and turn that site into another neighborhood school. I know several Key parents (all spanish speaking) and they (and others like them) are very concerned that a large number of spanish speaking families will not go to the new location. Many parents living in the nearby low income housing don't place a high priority on bilingual ed. They go to Key because it is convenient. The wealthier bilingual families will stick with it, but they are a rather small percentage.

I think the move (and smaller incoming K) is a precursor to eliminating Key and making it a neighborhood school down the road. If Key cannot keep up the appropriate number of spanish speaking kids, the program cannot continue in its current form. I think APS is deliberately lowering the numbers to later justify elimination of the program. So much for placing bilingual ed where the spanish speakers are ... they have done the opposite.

Which is very annoying because they changed the whole transfer/choice policy because of all of the "demand for immersion".

[Anonymous]

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I personally think the whole purpose of the swamp is to eventually kill the Key program and turn that site into another neighborhood school. I know several Key parents (all spanish speaking) and they (and others like them) are very concerned that a large number of spanish speaking families will not go to the new location. Many parents living in the nearby low income housing don't place a high priority on bilingual ed. They go to Key because it is convenient. The wealthier bilingual families will stick with it, but they are a rather small percentage.

I think the move (and smaller incoming K) is a precursor to eliminating Key and making it a neighborhood school down the road. If Key cannot keep up the appropriate number of spanish speaking kids, the program cannot continue in its current form. I think APS is deliberately lowering the numbers to later justify elimination of the program. So much for placing bilingual ed where the spanish speakers are ... they have done the opposite.

Which is very annoying because they changed the whole transfer/choice policy because of all of the "demand for immersion".

There’s plenty of demand from English speakers. That’s why it makes sense to move it somewhere like Carlin Springs and then promote to the neighborhood families.

[Anonymous]

I’m fine with immersion, and could care less about the swap, but I’d love to see another language added.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m fine with immersion, and could care less about the swap, but I’d love to see another language added.

We do not have the resources to that. And the last thing we need is losing another neighborhood school to a new option program and the neighborhood protesting it.

[Anonymous]

What amazes me is that Murphy is giving the SB cover when they barely renewed his contract last time it was up for evaluation (3-2 vote). I bet it will be 5-0 next time!

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Anonymous wrote:What amazes me is that Murphy is giving the SB cover when they barely renewed his contract last time it was up for evaluation (3-2 vote). I bet it will be 5-0 next time!

Do you really think that Murphy stays when the County Board has made it clear that APS is going to start having to do more with less? He will jump off the sinking ship before he has to make hard decisions about what to cut.

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Anonymous wrote:What amazes me is that Murphy is giving the SB cover when they barely renewed his contract last time it was up for evaluation (3-2 vote). I bet it will be 5-0 next time!

Do you really think that Murphy stays when the County Board has made it clear that APS is going to start having to do more with less? He will jump off the sinking ship before he has to make hard decisions about what to cut.

Not if he doesn’t have another job.

They need to show him and Chadwick the door.

I don’t see how they have Murphy make this decision and then fire him/not renew his contract. He’s not going anywhere.

[Anonymous]

he has more than overstayed his welcome
he's been here nearly 10 years and the average superintendent's tenure is 3-6 years
so yeah he's on the way out

[Anonymous]

https://www.arlnow.com/2018/10/18/peters-take-science-focus-key-swap-cart-before-the-horse/

Someone who gets it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://www.arlnow.com/2018/10/18/peters-take-science-focus-key-swap-cart-before-the-horse/

Someone who gets it!

Swap is just red herring to tamp down discussion until SA boundaries are done.

The whole Key ASFS debate will be addressed when Reed boundaries are discussed.

On related note, how is LB capacity looking with new maps — can they take a chunk of Rosslyn?