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Well this whole key neighborhood-&gt; lottery and team dissolution came out of NOWHERE.  And the results are likely the most over capacity school in APS if they delay re zoning.  For example we might move to a new place if we are going to be zoned for Long Branch anyways bc that would afford a much nicer house. [/quote]

um- no it didn't?  The school board listed the changes to the options and transfers policy on its agenda starting last school year 2015/2016.  Then they had an incredibly open community discussion about this. [b] A quick change to the policy was to get rid of the neighborhood preferences for options schools[/b].  I'm not sure what else APS could have done to publicize this.[/quote]

Exactly, the major impact was from the "quick change".  Almost feels like a bait-and-switch.[/quote]

how on earth is that a bait and switch??????  Seriously- I don't understand how you could think that.  The old policy had the neighborhood preference.  One of the first questions asked by APS to the public in the 'getting started' meetings was what about preferences- http://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Getting-Started-Meetings-02-22-17-final.pdf.   
The community surveys overwhelmingly supported getting rid of those preferences.[/quote]

My point was that the agenda item did not mention the neighborhood preference elimination (and the subsequent tidal wave of students zoned for ASFS); that was only apparent later with your 'quick change.'  They can change the policy and then plan accordingly to ensure balanced size schools across APS, but they chose not to and are gambling to do this cascaded re-zoning for over half a dozen schools within a year.[/quote]

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