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[quote=Anonymous]Making SEES a magnet AAP center for the area would be nice.... but the kids zoned for SEES as their neighborhood school probably wouldn't like being moved out.  Garfield and Forestdale would have some room.  But that's not a realistic option.

Edison pyramid may not have its own elementary school center, but it has two local level 4 programs plus an immersion option AND it holds the middle school AAP center.  Some are making this into a "victim" scenario "why are we being overlooked?"   Edison pyramid isn't being overlooked.

If anyone is being overlooked, it might be the Hayfield pyramid elementary students.  only about 45 kids in the entire Hayfield pyramid have access to any level of AAP services (elementary or middle school level) within their own pyramid.  There are no local level 4 schools in Hayfield's zone.  There is no AAP center/middle school in Hayfield's zone.  If divving things out by pyramid is the standard by which we are measuring, then Hayfield kids are getting the short end of the stick more than Edison kids.

But, I don't think this should be about measuring resources within pyramids alone.   Look at the whole program.   Look at ALL the kids involved and affected.  Make decisions that help the most kids across the most pyramids with the LEAST detriment to kids across all pyramids as well.

Maybe if there was at least one local level 4 in the Hayfield zone, fewer would go to Springfield Estates (in Lee pyramid) and that would alleviate the enrollment somewhat at SEES for any of the kids who want the full center experience (whether they be from Edison pyramid or Hayfield or Lee pyramids).  Maybe the schools that send the most kids to SEES (i.e. Franconia or any other) should get local level 4.

There are options that might be more equitable than having two local level 4s programs, a center AND an immersion program in Edison's pyramid.... while Lee has one center, at least one or two local level 4s; and Hayfield has a center that is primarily used by kids from another pyramid (South County), no local level 4s and no immersion.

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