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Or perhaps they did some analysis of who drops out of the program and why? Perhaps those who'd have the furthest to travel for MS and HS under the new plan have exhibited a willingness to do so?

Also, the east-west divide for immersion is not new. It's been like this at the ES level since forever. It's just they're giving additional options at the MS and HS level. I'd imagine they'll adjust if it seems not to be working to balance populations for both the dual-immersion model and crowding. [/quote]

But currently Jamestown, Discovery and Barrett go to Key-- they are switching those three zones to Claremont.  That's a lot further for Discovery and Jamestown.  In the most recently available transfer report (2015-2016) there are 12 Nottingham students at Claremont and 5 Tuckahoe students and 15 McKinley students.  It's hard to say if those numbers are low b/c they don't want to go as far as Claremont or b/c they can't get into Claremont since it fills with neighborhood and sibling preference.

In that same transfer report Discovery was sending 15 kids to Key and Jamestown 17.  I don't see why if those families don't want to trek to Gunston for Middle School, that they would be willing to trek to Claremont for elementary.  Key is just a lot closer for them.  (As it is for Tuckahoe and Nottingham.)[/quote]

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