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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's almost as if they didn't do this they are doing a really bad job of managing taxpayer resources.  Because leaving 400+ seats empty when there [b]aren't any signs they're filling back up again anytime soon [/b]would be bad management.[/quote]

That’s really the question, isn’t it? APS says there are fewer births in VA so there will be fewer students. Common sense says Boomers are cashing out of APS in droves, properties are being redeveloped, and people are moving in with 2-3 kids because of the schools. FCCPS is a much smaller district and got caught completely unawares of enrollment growth this year. If you plan for 95%-100% capacity you can’t accommodate anything that isn’t dictated by birth data from 5 years ago limited to people who lived in APS at the time. [/quote]

Or as the other active thread suggests, Arlington is getting wealthier and wealthier and the exodus to private school will continue (probably at a slow trickle).  Your assertion that boomers are leaving in droves and people are moving in with 2-3 kids is speculation.  Doesn't really seem like the basis to leave 400+ seats of schools in a single part of the County under enrolled when the space could smartly be used to save what will amount to a lot of money  (no renting or building out appropriate swing space and ability to move faster and cheaper and not stage school renovation projects).

I don't think FCCPS is particularly relevant to APS.
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