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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Circling the drain.[/quote]

Are you talking about the school system?

I am very concerned that they are always late to the game with new seats.  I'm even more concerned that they aren't balancing the seats they have or have added.  Why spend tax payer money on building a new school and then leave it undercapacity when there are students only a mile away who are in very overcrowded schools? They come up with bounadary changes years out and when the data changes, they dig in their heels at the expense of education.[/quote]

The issue is that the actual numbers were significantly different from the projections APS was working from when they decided last year to move those extra planning units to McKinley. They can't rebalance numbers every year, kids need some consistency, not bouncing from school to school each year. Also, you have to look at long-term projections. If you look at what's expected to happen in 2020, McKinley's enrollment is expected to be down from where it is now, but Discovery is expected to gain nearly 100 students and Nottingham is projected to gain almost 150. I realize that's cold comfort for people whose kids won't be in McKinley in 2020, but the school board can't just ignore it. [/quote]

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