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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone explain what this change would mean for Tech students?[/quote]
They could not really explain this last night, or the rationale for the change. [/quote]

I got the email and was having a hard time figuring out what they were talking. Worried that I was not alone in that.[/quote]

Apart from programmatic changes, this consolidation appears to be cost driven. Although APS said they wouldn't mothball current school sites, the plan would entail the relocation of the Langston Program out of Langston. Maybe the plan is to use Langston as a swing space?[/quote]
Last night Kim graves said it was not budget driven[/quote]

It almost sounds as if the concern is that Arlington Tech would have to share the new space with other programs? Wasn't that always the case? The ACC has a ton of programs in it, and some programs were in the old Human Services building that was where the Hopper Center is. Not surprised APS would bring back programs they moved elsewhere to free up space. Am I missing the point?[/quote]

They could've made it that simple, but the whole rebranding complicates simple moves like that. Also there are lingering questions on access to the career center courses. [/quote]
I got the feeling sometimes that the ulterior motive by some who advocated for Arlington Tech and the expanded building was to create a STEM focused HB Woodlawn in that neighborhood, and the idea that the space would be shared with "alternative" programs lessens the appeal? I know people who really like the Langston program. I feel like before Arl Tech, it was in the Career Center...

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This definitely push Arlington Tech towards the vocational tech perception [/quote] I do think that these changes with two separate degree pathways is going into negatively harm the reputation. We are a family that applied to TJ and Arlington tech for next year and I was really leaning towards Arlington Tech, but I’m not interested in my kid being the first class of a new model that they haven’t even thought out all the details of. I also have concerns about being in the same building with kids who removed from traditional school for mental health or violence issues.  [/quote]

The Langston Program has been successful over the many decades precisely due to its small building and small size. Many of those graduates have gone on to college and productive careers despite challenges in adolescence. Why mess with something that has worked. [/quote]

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