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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Making Thoreau into a center isn't a desired goal for parents of AAP kids zoned for Thoreau b/c they can already do that if they wish --- or they can choose to mix and mingle at Jackson"

Agreed. Thoreau based parents or future Thoreau based parents want the best of both worlds at the expense of Jackson's future and the rest of our tax dollars.[/quote]

I'm the PP you are quoting.  I am fine with Thoreau becoming a center next year b/c then I don't have to make a decision where to send my rising 7th grader.  BUT, your premise is just wrong... there is no "at the expense of Jackson's future..."

JACKSON WANTS TO KEEP AS MANY HIGH ACHIEVING KIDS AS POSSIBLE TO KEEP THEIR TEST SCORES UP!  They WANT the Thoreau AAP kids to help their otherwise poor test scores.  So, don't act like the Thoreau-zoned AAP kids (2/3rds of whom choose to stay at Thoreau, BTW) are getting some big treat by being able to go to Jackson.  Jackson's getting a big benefit by having them in-house.

That said, I can imagine that if my kid was in-zone for Jackson as a base school, and it was as over-crowded as it is... I wouldn't be too happy about other kids having the option to opt in.  That is the fault of the low-effort school board not rezoning kids to Thoreau starting in 2016.  They had the space last fall.  There was no good reason to wait TWO+ years to fill up beautiful empty space at Thoreau while the Jackson kids are crammed in 19 trailers.  I get it.   But, Jackson's administration isn't exactly discouraging kids from coming to AAP there -- they want the AAP kids who transfer b/c they make Jackson look good.[/quote]

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