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Arlington Tech is unlikely to ever shed the vocational school tag. This isn’t necessarily fair given what they are trying to do with the program and I love vocational schools. But perceptions will persist and it won’t really appeal to the Type A demographic that dominates Arlington.[/quote]

Unless they pump a ton of money into science labs (or things like that) and somehow make it “elite,” the number of kids zoned to Yorktown who go there will be painfully low. It won’t make a dent into overcrowding. And, because of that, the money put into it will be a waste. [/quote]

The kids going there now have come pretty equally from Yorktown, W-L, Wakefield zones.  [/quote]

I've heard anecdotes of students returning to their neighborhood schools -- is anyone tracking how many do that, and whether the returns are also balanced among schools?[/quote]

There have been a handful who've left - got off the HB waitlist, moved, or returned to home school.  I know a couple left in the 1st week (their parents made them 'try' it).  I think it was two who left at end of 1st quarter, neither to go to Yorktown.

I realize Yorktown has more than it's fair share of type-A and snobby parents but I don't think it's to the degree that it will limit growth of the program with the original plan of 200 kids per grade.  But, filling a larger school will obviously require more buy-in, and the ability to offer a lot more non-tech classes/activities right at the school.  A lot of the hurdle right now is not the program itself but that going there means you can't participate in band, orchestra, art classes, etc.  And there have been some difficulties with the going back to home-school for extracurriculars.  A lot of the long-term growth will depend on 1) the college placement of the first couple classes and 2) the quality of the facility they build there.[/quote]

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