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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Am I the only one starting to get highly annoyed that the SB is so focused on creating even more lottery options rather than facing the really difficult problem of finding real seats for neighborhood schools?[/quote]

If you watch the SB video from the other night, APS and the SB have the perception (right or wrong) that Arlington families want options-- and that the opposition to HB and ATS isn't because families don't like choice schools, but rather because there are not enough of them and so only the "lucky few" get in. In that meeting, there were a number of comments about the long waiting lists  for our choice programs-- which the SB and APS interprets as showing intense interest in those alternate models. At one point in the meeting, Nancy Van Doren says that in the new model these will truly be "options" seats and not lottery anymore, because there will be enough seats for everyone to go where they want to go. I don't know if Dr. Natress believes that, but it is definitely how the School Board will be trying to sell it to the community. [/quote]

It's not just a perception. Many of us DO want more options. If you don't want an option, you go to your neighborhood school. That doesn't change with this proposal. It just allows those of us who do prioritize a distinct program, like language immersion or Montessori, have that option. I'd still like a fourth comprehensive HS, because I think that's what the majority want and we need it, but I don't think we need to abandon HB in order to get it (not an HB family, BTW). We should be able to have both. [/quote]

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