Reply to Is Nottingham going to be the new option school in Arlington or its still being decided?

Forum Index » Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)

Reply to "Is Nottingham going to be the new option school in Arlington or its still being decided?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP is absolutely right.  Without option schools to avoid low performing neighborhood schools, a large percentage of UMC families of all races in SA will flee. Many of them in fact move to SA once their kid is in choice, because then they don't have to worry about schools until middle and high school (and not even that if immersion). I know at least 8 families that have done that, two living now on my block. (In addition to the two families around the bend now moving before kids are in K because it is now too hard to get into any of the option schools).

Only those families who care not about schools, are satisfied with the local school, or cannot afford to move will stay.

I hate to bring up the subject of property values, but eliminating option schools for SA families would probably cause a measureable drop in property values in SA and an increase in NA - or people just leave the county.[/quote]
First of all, SA schools are good too. [b]The only reason people think NA schools are better is because there is fewer FARMS.  But in terms of teacher quality and resources, there is no difference[/b].  Second, only a few SA families will be able to move, it is expensive and there is a shortage of housing supply.  So what will happen if they eliminate option schools is that all of the middle income SA families will start attending the neighborhood schools and the school's average test scores will improve.  It's actually good for everyone.[/quote]

FARMs require more resources. They don't speak English, they are more likely to have behavior problems, they are less likely to have parents actively engaged in their education.

That leaves fewer resources for everyone else. That's the problem.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics