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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b][quote=Anonymous]This argument has nothing to do with the second round options. Stay on topic please![/quote][/b]

Actually it has a lot to do with the boundary options. Some posters, and I suspect you are one of them, care about options from one perspective and one perspective only - what option will get them to avoid ending up in Woodward.

[b]More thoughtful discussion is how to give Woodward a chance to be a good school[/b] so it is not a matter of life and death if you end up there. Not placing a useless arts magnet in Woodward would be a step in right direction.[/quote]

1 - By not making much higher FARMS than WJ
2 - By not playing Art magnet there
3 - Put a STEM oriented program like plan was for second new school( Crown)

Otherwise all three factors are going to ensure that Woodward won't have enough high level kids. Yes, there are many in Tilden, but they will try to opt for WJ and who ever can't get will be forced to stay in Woodward. Einsten Art program attracted many Art students, but did nothing to imporve the school. Most high level kids from that region opted to attend other schools. Woodward situation will be similar.

I think 3 is hard to do because Wheaton has established Stem program and it will be better to let it that way, but 1 & 2 can be done to give a new school best chance to succeed.
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+1.  They're setting Woodward up for failure.[/quote]

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