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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, I’m voting for the diversity map!
Anyone else?[/quote]

Unless you live in Fleet or Oakridge its a no brainer.

Though the maps are for discussion purposes only, aspects will become real. Some takeaways, IMHO:

1. The northern half of oakridges zone seems likely to go to HB in any reasonable  scenario. I do expect that this area has been lobbying all year to avoid that, and probably would prefer to relieve overcrowding at Oakridge by dumping arna valley and long branch creek, which are poorer and in the Oakridge walk zone. So I won't be surprised to see a scenario that does just that.

2. Drew seems likely to end up with some tentacles. As expected, there will be a scenario where the zone snakes a half mile down Glebe road to include the Berkeley, a large AH complex currently being doubled in size. I think these kids currently walk to oakridge so it doesn't make much sense to me in terms of bussing costs, and it sure doesn't make sense from a diversity or compactness standpoint either. That these tentacles even exist indicates to me that planners may have to resort to some really weird boundaries to fill Drew. And if planners give Drew a high farms rate, that will worsen the problem as parents decide to send their kids to option, move, or go private.

3. The "alignment" map is a dream for alcova heights, because it sends them to fleet. It's visually appealing in that the boundaries aren't crazy looking and resemble current ones. For that reason I'd bet it does a very poor job of managing capacity. I expect under that scenario that Fleet would be very crowded, Oakridge still crowded, and Drew maybe not even at 90% of capacity, and maybe less. I would guess it's also the least diversity minded map, too. [/quote]

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