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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not gonna lie, if they move to Kingsbury, I will be thrilled! (LAMB parent here). The campus is beautiful - and within walking distance! Hopefully then they will consider some sort of bus system for the folks not in Ward 4. [/quote]

If they don't, be prepared for a battle. Wards 5 6 7 8 won't let this slide. [/quote]

LAMB is not going to organize a bus system. If parents want one, the parents will have to organize and pay for it.

Wards 6, 7, and 8 account for 12% of current enrollment. A material percentage, but still very much a minority. I don't know how much W5 families (as I'm not one) will fight a consolidation at Kingsbury. We, parents, knew Walter Reed is our future for MS and HS.[/quote]

Then be prepared for letters to come in from parents who feel this is a great way to whiten the white school.

And also be prepared for us to testify to the fact that other schools are expanding into wards 8 (Mundo, stokes). Why should lamb be approved to go in the other direction.  We will force their hand.

And of course I love how this move, so close to another good bilingual school reduces bilingual access to the rest of the city. Now the rich get two tries to get into a bilingual school.

I don't care what the school wants or doesn't want. They will be forced into it. 
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So what would make you happy a move to the poor SE as opposed to "rich" Ward 4? Or are you upset because you live in the NE and LAMB is not moving there?  The school is already a white school, are you working towards integrating "poor Latino families" at the school? do you socialize with them and invite them to your house for dinner? Because the way I see it every morning the white parents greet and chat with each other and the poor Latino parents chat with each other or run out the door to their jobs.  Have you ever noticed that the listserve is used by white parents or well educated Latinos but not working class Latinos?  Go and testify and try to force the school's hand, I suspect that such efforts will not change the course of this deal. You should know that if they are letting parents know then there's 80% chance this deal is almost done. [/quote]

How is LAMB a white school?

Black 14%
White non-Hispanic 27%
Latino 51%
Multiracial 5%

ELL 37.4%
Economically disadvantaged 27.8%
Special Education 12%
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Hmm have you seen the kids at the school lately? Check your kid's classroom list and tell me how many true Latino students are in each classroom.  The bilingual immersion model is at jeopardy at LAMB because they are not getting enough Spanish speaking students and have instead focused on growing the school to cater to white and wealthier families, there are families that had kids with Latino nannies and speak a few words of Spanish and thus the school qualifies those kids as Spanish speaking.  I know many people at LAMB who are in the "Latino" group for school census purposes but the only Latino thing about them is their last name.  LAMB had a Latino majority years ago, the demographic has changed dramatically as it has changed for the rest of the city. [/quote]

What does "true Latino" mean?

LAMB does not have a separate lottery for Spanish dominant children. I don't think the PCSB allows it. The demographics are changing because a broader group of families is entering the lottery. The way to get more Latinos and native speakers in the school is to increase outreach so that they are aware of the program and its separate lottery. I know the school had Spanish language brochures and targeted outreach this year but they could probably do more.

As for the move, I suspect it is driven by real estate availability. The bus question is interesting. Someone should ask MV families how that bus is working out. I think the school almost cancelled it at one time.[/quote]

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