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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]school board policy is not to make any new islands- it doesn't necessarily mean they have to get rid of an existing island.

I honestly don't think there is a good answer to a tough problem.  I hate to see economic disparity increased beyond what it currently is- but the only option that gets Williamsburg to a larger FARMS rate (17%), drops Swanson to 7% (Option B) and I don't see that as a net benefit to anyone.

H is probably about the most balanced- it has Gunston/Jefferson/Kenmore between 40-45% and Stratford Swanson at roughly 25%.  Of course it also puts Williamsburg at4% FARMS and only 93% capacity- and that doesn't seem right either.[/quote]

That's why J plus adding some (bus riders from Kenmore and Jefferson (adjacent) to Swanson, Stratford and the Williamsburg island might help address this.[/quote]

Exactly. [/quote]

J increases Kenmore's fr/l rate by 6 percentage points and Gunston's by 7 percentage points (not just 6 or 7 percent, for those of you who can do math).

To accept J, but with some islands carved out, is to say that we value diversity but only if it's the poor kids who have to get less sleep and travel farther far from their homes. This is a non-starter. What else have you got? [/quote]

Ok. Let's just go with H then. [/quote]

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