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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Given the inputs I heard from yesterday's hearing, I have the impression that SB will approve the current recommended map with a slight modification of grandfathering policy. I was surprised that none of the south of Wilson Blvd. spoke up at yesterday's meeting to have their PU included within the Key zone. Some of them are literally just 2 streets away, like 5 mins walking distance.[/quote]

I thought there was at least one from one of those PU's who complained about the current proposal.[/quote]

Yeah, there was at least one who sounded hella pissed and maybe another one or two who were calmer. I totally understand why she's angry. Unfortunately there is no way to do the zone around Key that doesn't screw someone over, but they really are getting hosed. [/quote]

They raised a HUGE fuss during the middle school boundary at how being zoned for TJ was cruel for their children who had to leave friends (even though they had ALWAYS been zoned for TJ before, just ASFS had split resort of kids between SW and WB). Assume staff didn’t want water works taking them from beloved ASFS. [/quote]

She’s been all over the map about what she wants and why— ultimately always wanted to be at Key but as ASFS (huge proponent of the Swap).  Really pushed the upper/lower idea to keep all of ASFS together.  She absolutely has a point that it’s ridiculous to start ASFS off as overcapacity while Key (and Taylor) are under-capacity but I think APS is going to do the ultimate screw over and send them to Long Branch in a few years.   Have to wonder if it’s not payback for how pushy they were during the middle school boundary process (and this process).  [/quote]
The upper/lower was coming from Lyon Village, it was because no one wants to intentionally create a title 1 school within a half mile of a school with close to no f/rl kids at it.  That’s not equity, especially since you are not even honoring the walk zone of said title 1 school.  In fact you are bussing the rich kids out of the title 1 school (and not even by choice— it’s how they drew the boundary).  
The woman you’re talking about above (“she”) won’t be affected by the next boundary process, her youngest is in fourth grade.  The woman who cried in middle schools a few years ago has her youngest in sixth grade this year, she won’t be affected by any rezoning unless they don’t grandfather eighth graders.
I’m not sure why you think anyone in courthouse-Clarendon was especially pushy this go around— I read exactly three emails in what is published on engage.  The civic association letter just calls out that they are violating stability by moving those planning units twice (since no one else from ASFS is staying there, they are being really hypocritical by not calling it a move).  [/quote]

Wrong—for “she”, her youngest is in K[/quote]

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