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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Every school in the county is fighting being overcrowded.  Why should ATS be any different?  Much of the criticism of ATS comes off as sour grapes.  "Oh, poor us.  My kid didn't get into ATS so now we're going to trash the program at every opportunity."

Renovations were on the table at one point, and the school accepted the idea.  And then APS didn't have the money, so they pulled the proposal to renovate.

If the program moves, it moves.  But the community is coming out against being moved way over into a far corner of the county because it would adversely affect the kids from other parts of the county.  For example, moving to Tuckahoe would really disadvantage the South Arlington kids whose parents can't get there easily.

My original point was that all the schools are not the same size, so they don't all have the same capacity.  Adding trailers to a school does not necessarily add capacity.  Anyone who fails to understand that might need a refresher course on math.[/quote]

I'm looking at the Facilities Optimization Study right now, and it's showing that ATS can accommodate those 12 trailers and still have *tons* of open space. It further shows that, based on cafeteria capacity with a three-seating schedule, APS could accommodate up to 780 students. So don't sob that you can't possibly take more students, it's garbage.[/quote]

780 students in a building made for 465 students?  You are out of your mind!

No school currently has 780 students, and none ever will once the new schools are ready.

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