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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here you go:
https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/FY-2022-Adopted-Planning-Factors_final.pdf[/quote]

So they will have fewer Assistant Principals per student body, despite the fact that such a large crowded school will likely have more discipline needs.

Students	AP
450	1
900	2
1350	3
1500	3.5
2000	4
2500	4
3000	4

Only 2 librarians for 3000 students, versus HB which gets 1 librarian per 700. Only 1 gifted teacher.

Thanks this clarifies a lot of how they are failing to plan for this large school.[/quote]

If you are going to complain, at least complain about something worthwhile.  I love librarians but I'd bet anything that the average HS student has about 10 minutes of interaction with their school librarian a year, if that. And a lot of WL students walk one block and use the Central Library instead of the school library since it has such better resources and space.   I am surprised there is even one gifted teacher at WL.  With all the differentiation in class levels (intensified, AP, DE, IB), there really is not much need for a gifted teacher.  I say that as a parent of a recent WL graduate who was designated as gifted in a couple subjects.  Perhaps the future assistant principal situation will be an issue but I am not the type to dwell on problems that do not yet exist.  I get the sense that you just want to be miserable.

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That you think that is the extent of a librarians job speaks volumes to your lack of understanding of why short staffing multiple positions at what will be the largest school is something we should plan for rather than wait for “problems” to exist. But your kids are out of the system, so you really don’t care I suppose. [/quote]

I work at a big law firm that 10 years ago had a library that took up probably 20% of the firm’s office space and employed 2 librarians FT and an assistant.  Today almost everything is online, our library is smaller than the women’s bathroom and unfortunately the people in charge let the librarians go.  They new library space in the Ed Center will be all digital.  Have you seen the existing library at WL?  Have you seen how close by the Central
Library is to WL?  Like it or not (and I don’t) libraries are changing and with that is the need and role for librarians.  And not sure why you assume “my kids are out of the system” just bc I have a HS graduate. They’re not.  I’m just choosing what to get upset at APS about and the number of gifted teachers and librarians at WL in another couple years is not at the top of my list. [/quote]

This is a TERRIBLE analogy. You are an adult. We are talking about kids who don't have a fully developed frontal lobe.  Kids are still developing their interests and a good library is an awesome place to learn about themselves and to be able to touch and feel and open a book rather than scroll through their phones. Libraries and librarians were a great resource to my kids (both good readers, in large part, because of the selections made by school librarians).[/quote]

NP.  Curious if you have current HS students because you really sound clueless about how HS students use, or don't use, school libraries.  No one is arguing that school librarians and libraries aren't wonderful.  No one.  But when budgets are limited, so many schools are overcrowded, so many kids have learning loss and social and emotional needs due to APS's asinine decision to have school online for more than a year and not teach anything new to any student for almost an entire semester - well, there are just much bigger issues to get upset about than whether WL has 2 or 3 librarians in the next couple years.  Tell your precious snowflake to walk one block from WL to the Central Library when he or she attends WL. [/quote]

So you didn’t read any of the replies. It’s not just about librarians.  It’s about field space and club size. Staffing is just part of the ostrich planning for “Big Foot monster truck announcer voice” XXXXL WL[/quote]

Yes, I did read the replies.  I chose to respond to the poster whining about librarians.  Field space may be an issue but then again, Quincy Park and Oak Grove Park are literally across the street from WL in opposite directions so your snowflake may have to cross the street for soccer or marching band practice. I know my kids will survive that walk but you sound like the kind of parent who will have to hold their hand as they cross the street.  According to posters up thread, club size and sports teams, etc. are not real issues.  Of course a 2200 student HS is preferable to a 3000 student HS, just as when the new WL was built, a 1600 student HS was preferable to a now 2200 student HS. But there won't be a 4th HS and if you can't move, can't afford Catholic or private HS, can't send your kid to Arlington Tech, etc. then you've got two options: wallow in your self-pity and ensure that your kid has a terrible HS experience or you can make the best of it so that your kid is better equipped when s/he arrives at WL.  I'm choosing the second option for my kids.

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