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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous](OP) Thank you PP - good to know re: overall quality being the same.

One follow-up on the re-zoning discussions- I know Claremont has been discussed as a possible school to relocate (and not Abingdon).  I know this is the million dollar question- but what kind of odds would you put on Claremont moving- 50/50? If I knew for certain it was moving (even further from our home and a longer bus ride), it might push us toward Abingdon.  I know no one knows the real answer, but I guess I'm asking:  given the APS situation, and if it were you, would you go to Claremont if you didn't want to have to move schools?

Thanks-[/quote]

Out of curiosity, what is it about changing buildings that is worrisome?  Distance, or something else?  IF Claremont immersion moves, I would bet it goes to Carlin Springs.  It's a comparably sized building and a logical location for a Spanish immersion program.  I do believe, based on conversations I've had with APS staff members, that option school location schools will probably be incremental rather than all at once.  So, question is - will they start by moving Key immersion or Claremont immersion?[/quote]

there is no compelling reason to move Claremont immersion.  If you look at the location study- While Claremont could have some benefits as a neighborhood school, that area does not currently need seats, etc.  Claremont thinks it could be somewhat more attractive to native speakers by moving, but it is getting a decent amount of native speaker applicants.

there is a compelling reason to move Key.   They need a neighborhood school for the bursting Rosslyn/Courthouse school population.[/quote]

The location study was not about capacity or moving neighborhood seats where they are "needed." It was about moving option schools to locations where they make more sense. First, they were looking at just proximity and efficiency. Next, the other considerations of demographics, contiguity, stability, alignment. Since it's an option school, alignment and contiguity and stability don't really come into play. From the proximity, efficiency, and demographic criteria, Claremont makes more sense as a neighborhood school, and Carlin Springs makes more sense as an option school. These are the same reasons it's compelling to move Key. They probably won't move either, but that doesn't mean they should not or that there aren't compelling reasons to move them both. It just might not be feasible given the parental blowback from those who live near Claremont/Key and who are already in the program who don't want the schools to move further away. [/quote]

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