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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not sure what this poster is talking about. Arlington spends more per student and has a lower percentage of children than surrounding districts.[/quote]

Arlington has money but not a fourth HS.  Too bad.  [/quote]

I'm sure it will by the time OP's children attend high school.[/quote]

I wouldn't count on it. The next strategic plan will cover 2018-2024, and so far it doesn't sound like they're contemplating putting construction of a fourth high school into that plan. That would mean a new high school probably wouldn't be considered until after that, and would likely take a couple of years to open from when they decided on it (for reference, see the Reed School, they've known for a year they're going to turn it into an elementary school but that's not scheduled to open until 2021). I have a kindergartner (and an older child), she'll be in middle school before they do the 2025-2031 plan and if we're lucky they'll open a new high school when she's already in high school.[/quote]

Building a high school would be a capital plan, not a strategic plan. Although if people think buildings should be in a strategic plan, this planning process is going to be a real shitshow. [/quote]

It won't be in either plan, though it should be in both (if we're creating all these small programs rather than comprehensive schools wouldn't that need to be accounted for in a strategic plan? You know, pretend as if this is a deliberate strategy rather than a hastily thrown together idea to put out the latest fire.

Staff has no idea what it's doing and is too overwhelmed, and the community is divided over whether or not a 4th school should happen. Plenty of residents without kids don't want to spend the money on it, and plenty of parents become opposed to the idea once they realize it might be their children or homes zoned for the new school. Too many protracted fights about boundaries have led to a lack of will, and there isnt the money or land to build one in time for any currently living children. Don't move to Arlingotn OP. [/quote]

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