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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ATS isn’t in hot demand though. Lots of elementary parents (and research) don’t want the homework every day model, and are perfectly happy sending their kids to their neighborhood school.

But for those Type A parents, ATS’s lottery is there for you. There is value to having other learning models available to your kids. APE’s going to have a really hard time convincing the community otherwise.[/quote]

It actually is in hot demand. There were 320 applicants for kindergarten out of 1973 total kindergartners in the district. There are 25 elementary schools in APS and 16% of the incoming K kids were in the lottery for this one.

We didn't apply to the lottery for ATS because I'm not committing to being at the bus stop at 7:10am and traveling across the county to pick up for aftercare, but I certainly wouldn't mind if we implemented homework and other ATS-like elements in our school.

https://www.apsva.us/school-transfer-data/[/quote]

A whole 16%? Where are my fainting salts??

Please tell me also how many of the same parents entered other K lotteries and selected those schools instead.[/quote]

16% is a lot to choose a school that is in most cases much more inconvenient. It's 3.5 times the number that actually got in. Clearly there's something people like about it, probably should replicate that.

320 total applicants less 91 seats offered less 170 waitlisted students = about 59 students pulled from the waitlist for whatever reason. [/quote]

Oh gawd stop. This is terrible data analysis. Embarrassing. But APE keeps on trying to stay relevant. [/quote]

I'm not in APE. Could you tell me where my numbers are wrong?[/quote]

I also don't understand the APE accusations. How would someone know that an "APE" is replying? Are option schools a big part of their platform? I'm confused as I don't see anything about option schools on their website. I also can't tell whether the PP is claiming APE is pro option school (because MT sends her kids to one) or against option schools (because there was an opinion piece in the APE newsletter criticizing HBW inequity). [/quote]

They "know" it's an APE person when they express a different opinion.[/quote]

You know it's an APE when they cherry pick their data to suit their narrative. [/quote]

Such as? If you’re going to argue someone’s analysis is wrong you need to explain why and offer better context and data. [/quote]

Check out their  so-called data analysis for HB Woodlawn.  They pick one class to make their point.  And they’re ignorant of the staffing model there. [/quote]

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