APS Boundaries Work Session Watch Thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tuckahoe could easily fill up if the Madison Manor families (who will be on buses no matter what) were sent to Tuckahoe. That would be much better than going to from a full McK to a full Reed. They can't see the forest......

Why don't people want to go to Ashlawn? I generally hear good things about the school. Is it just about not wanting to be split up?

I think they believe their kids will be traumatized by being split up. Parents really set a bad tone here. My kids were at McK when Tuckahoe families moved in and became friends with many of the new students. Those kids all adjusted fine and had no problems being in a new school.

My friends at Ashlawn have been very happy, happier than many of us at McK, quite frankly.

[Anonymous]

Ashlawn is a great school. We have lots of friends there who love it. They have a global focus for their school specialization and they have a terrific reputation for special needs kids (unlike McKinley). They also have a school gardening program with a nearby non-profit community garden that they can walk to from school. Sounds great to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tuckahoe could easily fill up if the Madison Manor families (who will be on buses no matter what) were sent to Tuckahoe. That would be much better than going to from a full McK to a full Reed. They can't see the forest......

I've made this suggestion, but APS doesn't seem to want to hear this. Let's just toss some more money down the drain when we are in a budget shortfall...smart. We are in 16060. Reed is a 5 min walk for us. I'm just pissed because this is kicking the can. We will likely be moved in two years. If they are going to move us, just move us know. It's not going to piss those McKinley babies off any less in two years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tuckahoe could easily fill up if the Madison Manor families (who will be on buses no matter what) were sent to Tuckahoe. That would be much better than going to from a full McK to a full Reed. They can't see the forest......

Why don't people want to go to Ashlawn? I generally hear good things about the school. Is it just about not wanting to be split up?

Being zoned for Ashlawn is seen as a stepping stone to being zoned for Kenmore.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tuckahoe could easily fill up if the Madison Manor families (who will be on buses no matter what) were sent to Tuckahoe. That would be much better than going to from a full McK to a full Reed. They can't see the forest......

Why don't people want to go to Ashlawn? I generally hear good things about the school. Is it just about not wanting to be split up?

A lot don't care if they go to Ashlawn. They just aren't as vocal as the others. It's more about the overcrowding. Moving from one overcrowded school to another.

I live in the PU that can walk to McK (not Dominion Hills) but my kid is too old to be impacted. Most of my the people I know don't care if they to go to Ashlawn but they're not as vocal as the other group. Some actually would prefer to go in order to get away from the principal.

Ashlawn is just as good, if not better than McK.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tuckahoe could easily fill up if the Madison Manor families (who will be on buses no matter what) were sent to Tuckahoe. That would be much better than going to from a full McK to a full Reed. They can't see the forest......

Why don't people want to go to Ashlawn? I generally hear good things about the school. Is it just about not wanting to be split up?

A lot don't care if they go to Ashlawn. They just aren't as vocal as the others. It's more about the overcrowding. Moving from one overcrowded school to another.

I live in the PU that can walk to Ashlawn (not Dominion Hills) but my kid is too old to be impacted. Most of my the people I know don't care if they to go to Ashlawn but they're not as vocal as the other group. Some actually would prefer to go in order to get away from the principal.

Ashlawn is just as good, if not better than McK.

oops, corrected. We can walk to Ashlawn

[Anonymous]

Well, those complainers are trying to overcrowd Reed the minute it opens. APS never does that b/c it leaves no wiggle room. Plus, it has the no-trailer situation like Discovery and Fleet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not a McKinley parent, but I don't have a problem with Reed not sitting inside its attendance zone. The school wasn't built in the right place - it was just built where they could get land. Why should Tuckahoe families go to an undercrowded school for years and then get to go to a brand new school? Why should they be better off than the rest of the county?

Great news for you- the handful of kids in 16061 who have been at Tuckahoe "for years" will now get to move to Reed - sorry, "McKinley at Reed" - with basically none of their classmates or friends. Don't worry, I'm fairly certain it will be a crappy situation for them too. You're welcome!

[Anonymous]

16061 is literally the planning unit where Reed sits. Of course it should be Reed. 16090 should also be Reed. 14100, 14101 and 14110 make makes WAY less sense.I mean. This absurd "McK at Reed" plans keeps all the convoluted boundaries when this process was supposed to help fix them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tuckahoe could easily fill up if the Madison Manor families (who will be on buses no matter what) were sent to Tuckahoe. That would be much better than going to from a full McK to a full Reed. They can't see the forest......

Why don't people want to go to Ashlawn? I generally hear good things about the school. Is it just about not wanting to be split up?

I think they believe their kids will be traumatized by being split up during a pandemic when the new school would be massively overcrowded. Parents really set a bad tone here. My kids were at McK when Tuckahoe families moved in and became friends with many of the new students. Those kids all adjusted fine and had no problems being in a new school.

My friends at Ashlawn have been very happy, happier than many of us at McK, quite frankly.

See my bold addition. My family isn't impacted but I know many who are fighting this fight. Ashlawn is great, they were prepared to go there pre-covid. APS said they want to make as few changes as possible during this time. Options A and B show ways that still don't fix the entire APS problem, but move even fewer kids in this short-term unprecedented scenario.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:16061 is literally the planning unit where Reed sits. Of course it should be Reed. 16090 should also be Reed. 14100, 14101 and 14110 make makes WAY less sense.I mean. This absurd "McK at Reed" plans keeps all the convoluted boundaries when this process was supposed to help fix them.

Some of those families actually don't want to move their kids away from Tuckahoe during a pandemic either. They haven't made their voices heard, but I know families that want their kids at Tuckahoe for now, even if they could walk to Reed next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tuckahoe could easily fill up if the Madison Manor families (who will be on buses no matter what) were sent to Tuckahoe. That would be much better than going to from a full McK to a full Reed. They can't see the forest......

Why don't people want to go to Ashlawn? I generally hear good things about the school. Is it just about not wanting to be split up?

I think they believe their kids will be traumatized by being split up during a pandemic when the new school would be massively overcrowded. Parents really set a bad tone here. My kids were at McK when Tuckahoe families moved in and became friends with many of the new students. Those kids all adjusted fine and had no problems being in a new school.

My friends at Ashlawn have been very happy, happier than many of us at McK, quite frankly.

See my bold addition. My family isn't impacted but I know many who are fighting this fight. Ashlawn is great, they were prepared to go there pre-covid. APS said they want to make as few changes as possible during this time. Options A and B show ways that still don't fix the entire APS problem, but move even fewer kids in this short-term unprecedented scenario.

Again. Parents are setting a bad tone hear. The pandemic is just an excuse to dig in their heels.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

So it looks like a couple of planning units left the Key Zone but none were added? It looks like two new apartment buildings will go into Courthouse in coming years. One on top of the metro and another in the old Wendy's lot. I'm sure there are others, but those are two recent developments in the headlines. The Queen's Court development is already in the planning numbers. Would these next set of buildings be accounted for in the next round of numbers in a couple of years? It seems like Key will be bursting at the seams in a few years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So it looks like a couple of planning units left the Key Zone but none were added? It looks like two new apartment buildings will go into Courthouse in coming years. One on top of the metro and another in the old Wendy's lot. I'm sure there are others, but those are two recent developments in the headlines. The Queen's Court development is already in the planning numbers. Would these next set of buildings be accounted for in the next round of numbers in a couple of years? It seems like Key will be bursting at the seams in a few years.

This is why APS needs to get the entire county process done. See not just Queen's Court but multiple other multi-family housing developments coming online. Within the next 3yrs there is the potential for 40ish single family homes to come online in the current McKinley zone. Those will present a few dozen more kids headed to Reed or Ashlawn as well. APS has to get the whole county done. Regardless of which of the options they select, they can't leave schools sitting at 80% or below capacity with others at 115% or more.