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[quote=Anonymous]I don't know where folks have gotten the impression that Alcova Heights is lobbying hard to be redistricted to Fleet.  As an active Alcova resident, I've not heard any discussion of it and there certainly has been no formal discussion or advocacy effort from the civic association.  There are some Barcroft students south of Columbia Pike who are also districted to Jefferson; so Alcova Heights kids are not the only ones from Barcroft attending Jefferson as their neighborhood school.  Alcova has always been within the walk-zone for Patrick Henry.  Clearly that has not guaranteed Alcova's inclusion in the Henry boundary.  In fact, its location right between Arlington Heights and Barcroft makes it prime for being moved to either school at any time.  In fact, I would argue Alcova is more in the walk zone for the existing PH building than the future Fleet building.  Middle schoolers walk to Jefferson; but the current Henry building is more "walkable" for the youngest elementary students in terms of safety and proximity.

Re some previously posted comments regarding Barcroft Elementary, as a current Barcroft parent I can assure everyone the modified school calendar remains in effect this year and next.  Whether admin has a plan to eliminate it or not beyond that or to coincide with the new 2019 boundaries is another matter; but there has been ZERO indication of such a plan brought to the Barcroft school community.  And that calendar has advantages for everyone regardless of social class or language proficiency, and there are many middle class white families for whom it works well and who will lament its loss.  Nevertheless, the alternative calendar could have been more effective from an academic standpoint if it had received full support from APS over the years.

One other comment:  I understand people not wanting to attend the Drew neighborhood program as it has been in the past several years.  But I do not understand the intensity of the fear of being districted to the new Drew in 2019.  Perhaps the first few years will be transitional - but it will be an essentially brand new student body.  The majority of students will be students currently attending other schools.  Unless, of course, the SB once again screws up the opportunity to make a good boundary decision and allows Drew to have a 40, 50, 60% FRL rate.[/quote]

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