APS - Elementary School Boundaries

[Anonymous]

Okay ... I'm being lazy. How is the new proposal different? My school looked the same, and I don't see the other differences without looking it up.

[Anonymous]

Got rid of the ASFS island. Tuckahoe units at Reed. Grandfathering 4th graders

[Anonymous]

How come if they moved most of ASFS to Key the FARMS rate is still 27%? Was ASFS that high before, I thought it was 10%?

[Anonymous]

We are homeschooling for the year, will our 4th grader be able to grandfather into their original school? Was that discussed, its not like this was our preference but APS DL was not working for our situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are homeschooling for the year, will our 4th grader be able to grandfather into their original school? Was that discussed, its not like this was our preference but APS DL was not working for our situation.

Contact aps.

[Anonymous]

Can someone post a link?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can someone post a link?

https://www.apsva.us/engage/fall2020elementaryboundaries/

Scroll to 11/24 update

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How come if they moved most of ASFS to Key the FARMS rate is still 27%? Was ASFS that high before, I thought it was 10%?

ASFS is currently at 20%. A disproportionate number of the kids receiving meals live in the units moved to new Key and here we are. It’s a good idea to get a chunk of Lyon Village in there because there is a large CAF coming online soon that will add more lower income families to the boundary.

[Anonymous]

So 🤔

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are homeschooling for the year, will our 4th grader be able to grandfather into their original school? Was that discussed, its not like this was our preference but APS DL was not working for our situation.

No. You’re child is not a currently enrolled student, so there’s nothing to grandfather.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are homeschooling for the year, will our 4th grader be able to grandfather into their original school? Was that discussed, its not like this was our preference but APS DL was not working for our situation.

No. You’re child is not a currently enrolled student, so there’s nothing to grandfather.

You could re enroll at the end of the year. Not sure if that would work but you would be a student at year end.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are homeschooling for the year, will our 4th grader be able to grandfather into their original school? Was that discussed, its not like this was our preference but APS DL was not working for our situation.

No. You’re child is not a currently enrolled student, so there’s nothing to grandfather.

You could re enroll at the end of the year. Not sure if that would work but you would be a student at year end.

According to the slides the 4th graders need to be enrolled as of Dec 7, 2020 to be grandfathered.

[Anonymous]

Some of us north of lee highway got moved from ASFS to Taylor for an even longer trek. It's interesting since the new Key would be so easy to walk to. My kid meets the requirements to be grandfathered so we'll probably do that to avoid the disruption, especially after a year of being virtual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some of us north of lee highway got moved from ASFS to Taylor for an even longer trek. It's interesting since the new Key would be so easy to walk to. My kid meets the requirements to be grandfathered so we'll probably do that to avoid the disruption, especially after a year of being virtual.

It is dirty to spring it on you last minute over a holiday, but it was always a possibility with Taylor being empty and your units being outside the walk zone.

[Anonymous]

The thing that is disappointing with the changes is taylor is emptied. Like as empty as tuckahoe. There’s no option to fill it either since it’s boundary is surrounded by planning units either moved to key or asfs. They also moved out the one affordable housing building zoned to taylor, so not sure if the frl rate is inaccurate.

They got rid of the island but created a systemic inequality between two neighboring schools.