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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did anyone see the analysis sheet up on the aps engage site?   Looks like the key map is actually cheaper than the proposal.  I support the moves, but honestly if I was a school board member, I would be questioning it at this point.[/quote]

Can you point me to this cost “analysis”?[/quote]

https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Quantitative-Comparison-of-APS-School-Moves-Scenarios-v1.pdf

It’s not really clear who made it. Also, it’s not indicating no moves, just picking a different target. I think it looks like a McKinley product.[/quote]

Got it. So, nothing truly new and based on the parent-created maps and a guess of what the APS boundary map would look like if a move were to happen.

Also, please stop telling lies that the Welcome Center is purposely not directing Spanish speaking families to immersion to drive down Key’s numbers, like it’s some evil conspiracy to make the move look like a better idea. Why would that employee want to do that? What benefit could that person possibly receive that would make such nefarious and devious behavior worth it? [/quote]

Are they going to cover this chart in today's webinar? Curious to hear the APS staff address this... 
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It looks like APS staff created that chart -- the thing that is surprising is the boundary change only scenario looking so good.  This combined building on Buck (which has been estimated really low, I think less than 10 million) makes it seem like they really don't need to move immersion.  
I'm a big proponent of the move and part of me thinks that we should just bite the bullet here, but I really do feel like staff dug in early on (maybe because of mcCrazy) and its possible that there are better solutions that we aren't seeing because we aren't all working as a team.  The posts here about how they are moving walkers from Key to Long Branch or ASF has me really concerned that the proposal map is just based off of nothing.  [/quote]

The reason boundary only looks good is because it defines the R-B corridor as Long Branch, ASFS, Key and Taylor. However, when you look at the boundary only map, the kids who actually LIVE in the R-B corridor west of Clarendon are being sent to McKinley or Ashlawn. Basically, they are "adding" seat to the corridor by busing the kids to a school 3 miles away.[/quote]

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