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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the only problem with the math is that it is clear ATS would be the school moving (if it happens) and it needs 650 seats. Several ATS parents have posted on AEM that they received notices that they're adding one grade per level and county 2021 projections echo that. Tuckahoe is trailered out, not more land for more so is capped way under that needed seats number. If ATS moves it needs more room than that very old school/land. Sure if the County Board were to eliminate the fields next to the school or remodel. But neither one is likely, one costs money, actually I guess both would cost money. So if one of these choice programs moves (read we all know it would be ATS) then it would have to be to a spot with more space for trailers or ATS size would need to be cut which I think we all know would never happen. So which of the schools has space for said 650 students? [/quote]

ATS is currently at 538, and Tuckahoe has 545 seats without trailers. If they decide to move ATS, they can always revisit the issue of how many classes ATS has (I tried to find the AEM posts you referenced but couldn't so I don't know exactly what the notices said).[/quote]

SOmething like 120 of that 545 is in trailers. They are just considered perm seats now. APS has all the trailer data on their website, you can see which schools have trailers as perm seats ect. [/quote]

Can you provide a link to this? I can't find it on the site and it's not consistent with the data I have found:

* https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Capacity_Utilization_FallProjections17-26_Final_Web.pdf - Shows Tuckahoe with capacity of 545, footnote says "Capacity only includes permanent seats [i]in the school building[/i]." (emphasis mine)

* https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Facilities-Optimization-Study.pdf - Shows Tuckahoe with capacity of 545 "Not Including Relocatable Classrooms"; also shows that Tuckahoe currently has four relocatable classrooms (and no capacity for additional relocatable classrooms) providing an extra 96 potential seats, making maximum capacity with relocatables 641.[/quote]

If I can later I will post the combined capacity/trailers/2021 data. I do know they have 5th grade this year completely in trailers where FLES ect was but APS moved that stuff elsewhere in the building as they thought it was a safety risk due to how close the front trailers are to road and ungated towards the road. They didn't want younger kids using those trailers. Not sure why it makes it ok for older kids? The school has trailers being used in front and back. Frankly, this is the third redistricting that has personally impacted my house and at this point I don't trust APS numbers. I have had parents at numerous schools point out errors to me. I do remember when we used to be there before McKinley took a few of our units they just used rooms that weren't supposed to be classrooms as classrooms like parts of the library as classrooms ect, or say the counselor didn't have their own office ect. Not sure if they have been able to restore those rooms to intended use or not but that's how they made extra students work then. So all the learning specialists shared space, like reading/math/handwriting and OT/PT. Less art room, no special ed full size classroom for larger group learning needs ect. It was not a good situation and the bathrooms regularly broke due to over use since the school was built for 400 and change. So the bathrooms in the actual building aren't made to service 500 and some kids. I hope the plumbing overuse issues have been resolved because it was truly TERRIBLE our last year there, you could just smell it.

[b]I think all these parents getting heated about which school to use should seriously do look around the properties ect. Look at all the surveys, really think about this.[/b] [/quote]

Yes, that would be what we've been doing this entire discussion. You're not the only one with a dramatic sob story about an overcrowded school.[/quote]

WOW! What kind adult like responses. OF course everyone in N Arlington has a sob story about overcrowding. Maybe a more appropriate grown up response would have been Gee we should band together and tell APS it is not ok to convert an existing school into a choice school unless it has actual capacity (non worst case capacity) or APS is going to address the actual structural needs of said school. Glad my kids are in middle school, that's apparently a way easier crowd then these elementary parents. Get more sleep![/quote]

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