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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Scenario 3 was better for that area of wolftrap. No more attendance island [/quote]

It's not a Wolftrap ES island.  It's a Westbriar ES island.

Moving that island to Wolftrap would have been the obvious solution and avoided the new problems they've created (they've turned the island into an ES/MS/HS island rather than just an ES island, and they're crowding Thoreau).

But it will be hard to put the genie back in the bottle once they've offered the Wolftrap families now at Marshall a one-way ticket out of IB to a wealthier school.  [/quote]

For those of us currently zoned Wolftrap/Kilmer/Marshall and the perfect student body mix at Marshall with strong academic performance here's hoping this boundary review process crashes and burns and no change is made.  [/quote]

Marshall Pride is nice but judging from the revisions to Scenario 3 and the comments at public meetings most of those zoned for Wolftrap/Kilmer/Marshall clearly welcome the Scenario 4 proposal to move to Thoreau/Madison.  They haven't just quietly acquiesced in the change; they've come out in droves to say they support it. [/quote]

I'm lost - is this a popularity contest?  How are we measuring things?   What was the "voter turnout"?  Is it the wishes of parents of students now versus those that have come before or will come in the future?  Is it focused on parents of students currently at a particular stage of schooling versus those at another (i.e., elementary versus high school)?  Is it which moves makes neighborhoods more valuable?  Is it to reduce the economic and/or ethnic diversity at certain schools while concentrating needs at certain schools?  I hope this work is being done to ensure schools can handle capacity over the next 10 - 20 years, improve transportation, try to balance needs across schools, and provide the best education possible for all.  [/quote]

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