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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Slightly OT, but can someone explain the origin of the team concept (Taylor, Jamestown, ASFS etc.) that is now being dismantled? What was it supposed to accomplish?[/quote]

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, when the team was created, APS was not overcrowded.  So when ASFS (and Key?) opened, the thought was that students within the four schools' boundaries could attend any of the schools as a way to populate ASFS and Key. Once all the team students were accommodated, any student from anywhere in Arlington could attend ASFS or Key.  And it was thought that Key boundary students would also enroll at Taylor or Jamestown if they did not want Spanish immersion.  But as it turned out, the Key students who didn't want immersion pretty much all enrolled in ASFS instead, and as ASFS's reputation grew and as the student population increased, it just became much more difficult for a Taylor or Jamestown student to "win" the lottery to attend ASFS.  So essentially, the team concept no longer functioned as envisioned.
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