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[quote=Anonymous]Here's the thing about ATS, or another other choice program for that matter.
The parents who utilize these programs (of which I am one) argue that they should be centrally located, so as to improve access for everyone.  This is a totally valid argument, but ultimately I think it is not the most persuasive with the current standard of 'walkability' being our greatest good.
A disturbing number of families, when surveyed across choice programs, identify that they picked the choice school b/c it was actually closest to their house.  The transfer report bears this out, as it shows the most transfers from the nearby areas.  That suggests that those families would be just as happy, if not happier, if the choice program in their neighborhood was in fact a neighborhood school.  
If the families would stop opting for the choice program just because it was the closest, it would free up choice seats for those who really wanted to be in that environment.  
In other words- while I prefer the relatively central location of my choice program, and it works better for me then some of the places that they have proposed moving- I don't think it is fair to say that I should get an easily accessible choice program location at the expense of the kids who live right beside it who want a neighborhood school.   Or that they whole county should have weirdo boundaries so as to keep the choice programs in their prime central locations.[/quote]

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