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[quote=Anonymous]Innovation is a newer school, established as a second neighborhood school for the Lyon Village/Courthouse area when APS redrew boundaries because ASFS was overcrowded (at that time, there were over 800 students for a school that has capacity to hold 550).  A number of teachers from ASFS left to help start Innovation, which also included a number of ASFS families that had previously been zoned for ASFS. ASFS historically has been an exceptionally strong school -- nationally known.  For example, former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sent his children there, when he served in his cabinet role. However, ASFS now has a new principal as of this 2023-24 school year, and she has been controversial, to put it mildly.  Some say she is in over her head, has a clear political agenda, tries to enact change for the sake of change without a reasonable basis, and cares more about securing her next promotion than about the teachers or students she is charged with leading.  While the teaching staff care about the students and are themselves strong, the educational quality has gone down, as teacher morale has plummeted, including the morale of many new teachers who joined the school this year, for lack of support.  It has been sad to see this, but your family is probably better off, both in terms of educational quality and cultural environment at Innovation.  [/quote]

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