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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]9:17 - to piggyback, the option schools that exist don't want to move into the upper northwest corner of Arlington because that would move them further away from the kids in South Arlington who really benefit from these programs.  I'm an ATS parent and PTA board member, and a fair amount of discussion recently has revolved around resisting proposals to move us (further North) because it would be an additional barrier to lower-income kids' parents.  (yes, we bus, but many/most working parents need to pick up from extended day.)[/quote]

This is where the balance of emphasis between neighborhood seats versus choice seats will have to be made.  The exercise right now is to help figure out exactly how many kids could in theory walk to every single elementary school location both now or with minor changes like the addition of a crossing guard.  Since Arlington has identified walkable schools as a priority, understanding where families truly are and could walk will help them figure out where neighborhood schools will provide the most bang for their buck in terms of keeping kids off of buses.  And if you look at the new APS budget, they need every dollar they can find and savings on bus routes, drivers, and fuel is one of the areas they could try to cut back as an added bonus in this round of rezoning.

Personally, I see the point of moving choice schools further from south Arlington.  OTOH, I think choice schools are a nice-to-have and therefore we need to take care of the needs first.  If a decision is made that the ATS site is best served as a neighborhood school, then I have no feelings about moving ATS to Tuckahoe vice Abingdon (to randomly pick a school deep in south arlington).  Use available capacity for niche programs rather than busing kids in order to protect special programs.  YMMV
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