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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][quote=Anonymous]When they say “ missing middle”
I suspect they ( boomers) mean housing in north Arlington for their kids and grandkids.[/quote]

Pretty much. [/quote]

Maybe their kids can come and live in South Arlington. Then they'd care about the schools. [/quote]

I think most NA parents care deeply about SA schools, if nothing else if they improved it would likely alleviate overcrowding in the long term.

Na parents are happy to send money, resources, build new schools, whatever it takes. Sending their kids is a nonstarter both b/c of logistics and parental expectation.  That is unsurprising and not going to change.

So absent busing, what do SA schools need?  Is it simply the AH lobby dumping more and more ESOL students into the system?[/quote]

I wish that were true. There a voluntary PTA fund thru which APS school PTAs can donate to needier ones. Combined, over the last five years, the total contribution to that fund from NA schools is less than a fifth of what any single NA pta raises in a single year.

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WTF, who has time to sort through that?  PTA funds can’t be used for salaries, capital expenditures or core curriculum.

Being able to take more field trips won’t bridge achievement gap

Identify real academic needs, bring to SB, heck  make a bond measure. You will find the help. [/quote]

So now you’re angry that I pointed out NA is hardly as generous as claimed? And now it’s uo to the school board to do it, not these generous north Arlington parents? Lol. SA schools are already social sector centers. The issue is not funds. The issue is that they are so imbalanced demographically that they can’t do anything but function as social service centers and teach to the bottom.[/quote]

So you only answer is busing to balance demographics?[/quote]

So your only answer is to throw money at the problem so that your school can stay under 15 percent FRL?[/quote]

Well my school is 25%, but I know busing will turn us into ACPS as non-FARMS flee to FFX and FFC.

Basically all high FARMS schools need to be converted to sole attractive option, something compelling that will attract wealthier families. Lots of specialized equipment, great playgrounds, specialized faculty, and maybe an indoor slide.

What programs do you suggest that would give you a field of dreams moment?[/quote]

A $200k+ PTA funded science lab seems to be a pretty good selling point for Science focus. Would be nice to have one of those at all the high frl schools, instead of just weedy playgrounds and winter coat drives.[/quote]

Maybe Amazon can be a good neighbor had help close the gap. That would certainly be more popular that equally sharing PTA funds, capping them, or banning them outright. [/quote]

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