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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In the coming years, APS will have real capacity issues and, depending on where you are, redistricting to less crowded, lower performing schools is also a possibility.  The new construction was poorly planned. [/quote]

I attended last week's APS School Board meeting and was surprised to hear the facilities staff recommend that the Board reevaluate the timing and/or need for the new choice elementary school at the Carlin Springs/Kenmore site in favor of a new middle school.  So basically the kids in the northern part of the County are taken care of with their new school coming online in 2015 while the kids in the southern part of the county would have to wait a few more years in their mostly overcrowded facilities (through 2017/2018) before a new school get reconsidered!  As someone whose child will be going to one of those overcrowded schools, I was disappointed.  I will say that the facilities staff mentioned something about waiting to receive current enrollment numbers to make new projections and looking at specific planning units.  It seems there is the belief that certain areas won't become as overcrowded as anticipated and the need for the new choice school no longer urgent.  It will be interesting to see how this evolves...[/quote]

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