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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Since they haven’t really done the work to assess demand for all these new programs up front, have they said what they’ll do if there’s insufficient interest to fill programs in a region? Seems like they could either:
- end the program in that region, which would go against the stated goal of equal opportunities for all students
- offer interested kids the option to attend the program in  another region (presumably without transportation), which would again go against the stated goal of equal opportunities for all students
- keep the program with small class sizes, thus increasing class sizes in non-program classes[/quote]
I'm worried that the demand will not be equal, so some schools will remain over capacity.

The premise of the new boundaries is based on the regional models.  It seems to me that they are assuming equal swap of the number of students within a given school, but I don't think that's how it's going to play out.

For example: in Option H,  RMHS is under capacity without any boundary changes. How in the world did they come up with the capacity number?
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That’s a mystery to me too, even assuming the equal swap. [/quote]

It's very poorly thought out. Based on the limited data they shared, they are assuming similar numbers of kids leaving each school. This is despite the fact that historically some schools have a small percentage of kids leave and some have a lot leave. They also did not consider that some high schools have a lot more students than others. They did not survey families to get a sense of interest level in proposed programs either. I've asked about this and been told basically "we'll figure it out." I suggested there is no reason to link the boundary changes and regional model if they have no sense of numbers anyway, but I was told the plans are "inextricably linked." [/quote]

It’s also mind boggling that the vast majority of families agree with you and yet this is being rammed through in spite of legitimate concerns. [/quote]

The vast majority of families don't really understand the proposal and have gone along with "more programs closer to home sounds good ." [/quote]

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