I';m probably going to get this wrong but isn't Nottingham under capacity and Tuckahoe right at capacity? I don't see how, under any circumstance, those two are at parity capacity-wise. I'm all for doing away with all options and just make all school PUs go to the school that they are closer to but nobody likes that in APS |
It would be nice if all schools could be a bit below capacity, but there are so many competing considerations there will never be parity across the board. |
Take a close look at the "Actual Reed Walkzone" everything not in the walkzone could be bused elsewhere. https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ES_Reed_WZ_Policy_Final.pdf |
| The no move does not go a better job at anything other than placating some DH/MM families. |
If the moves go forward and APS genuinely aims to balance boundaries across the county, some of the NW capacity might be absorbed by those shifts (but I don't know enough to say if that makes sense). Some capacity will be lost because Reed is smaller than the number of students currently at McKinley. But your question makes the point of the move proposal well--if it's not clear how to make this work if McKinley were closed, how the heck would it work if it were open? |
Stop spreading rumors. Everything south of Lee will be at Reed. |
This makes sense. But then how do we fill Tuckahoe and Nottingham? |
| Not all of Tuckahoe south of 29 will be going to read. Tuckahoe will also absorb some of the Mckinley units that are closer to Sycamore |
Where has your outrage been for the last several YEARS of APS children being bussed when they could instead walk to schools near them? Not invested, yeah right. Yet, you're still here touting your upper/lower garbage. Just move on to your MS and HS arguments. No one is buying what you are selling here. |
So you’ll be invested until you won’t be invested? |
Like APS preemptively did with summer enrichment? |
how convenient this keeps your kids in ASFS and your children experience no moves because they are older |
Seriously. Give me a break. This upper and lower business is a non-starter and APS knows that so don't waste your time with this. I have middle school and elementary children so you are asking me to be involved in yet another PTA, attend events at multiple elementary schools in addition to middle schools, sorry, no that does not work. And don't worry yourself with diversity - you don't need upper and lower schools to ensure this - these are much more diverse areas than other NA by comparison. It will be plenty diverse at both sites. If you care so much about this precious diversity, what are you doing to diversify Jamestown, Discovery, Taylor, Nottingham, and on and on. If young families are worried about "losing the science" why would they just not work to advocate for a science focus at the new neighborhood school. Key Science Focus Elementary (KSFS) coming to a neighborhood near you! |
We don’t need a poll every time APS needs to make a decision. I’m glad they didn’t seek input before discontinuing subsidized summer enrichment. |
Stop spreading rumors. Everything south of Lee will be at Reed. This makes sense. But then how do we fill Tuckahoe and Nottingham? It all depends on growth rates. Currently APS forecast doesn't have the NW schools growing by that much. Their most recent predictions have the north west arlington neighborhood schools growing by 343 students fewer over the next 4 years than these schools grew over the last 4 years, not including pre-K. IF these schools have the same growth they did over the past 4 years, rather than APS's drastically lower predictions than they are all over capacity (except for 21 open seats at Discovery and 10 seats at Nottingham) with zero pre-K students included. These schools currently house 184 pre-K students. For K-5 enrollment the north western neighborhood schools: Jamestown - 2015-2019: increased 55 students. 2020-2024: APS predicts enrollment will decrease by 17. Discovery - '15-'19: enrollment increased by 51 students. 2020-2024: APS predicts enrollment will increase by 6. Nottingham - '15-'19 enrollment increased by 31. 2020-2024: APS predicts enrollment will decrease by 36. Tuckahoe/McK (combined because of boundary changes growth during this period is hard to separate) -'15-'19 enrollment increased by 39 students. 2020-2024: APS predicts enrollment will decrease by 39 students. Ashlawn - '15-'19 enrollment increased by 73. 2020-2024: APS predicts enrollment will increase by 57. Glebe - '15-'9 enrollment decreased by19. 2020-2024: APS predicts enrollment will decrease by 54. |