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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why on earth would you want to?

You can in Falls Church City but I want to say it was $17k when we looked into it. [/quote]

You pick the school?[/quote]

Have you looked at FCC?  There’s only one school for each level. No you don’t get to pick. [/quote]

Well, they want to go to a better school than FCPS, so why would they look at Falls Church City?[/quote]

You do realize FCPS and FCC are completely different school systems.  FCC is better than all 3 of the neighboring systems. [/quote]

Yes I do and no it isn’t. Much like a private school, it’s successful because it’s small, rich and exclusive to families who have the means to make it successful, not because the schools are great. [/quote]

I generally agree but did you know the #1 public elementary school in all of Virginia is Arlington Traditional, with a 30 percent FARMS rate?  It’s closing the achievement gap and it’s a lottery school.  So presumably all parents have the wherewithal to apply for the lottery, but that’s it. It’s better than the “rich” schools in North Arlington.

[b]I have no idea what they are doing but I wish schools would try and duplicate it.[/b][/quote]

Keeping out families who don’t have the wherewithal to apply for the lottery.[/quote]

That still doesn’t explain why it would perform better than a “rich” school like the ones people are discussing upthread.  The school deserves some credit.[/quote]

The families may not all be rich, but 100% of them give a d@mn about their child’s education. They can try to replicate it elsewhere, but it may not be as successful. You can’t make people care.[/quote]

But the waitlist could form a whole school.   Don’t you think you could start up a second ATS (if APS resources weren’t an issue) and the school would succeed?    If the theories on this board are right about parental involvement and wherewithal to sign up?

I don’t understand what a school like this isn’t duplicated given the interest, unless resources are the issue.

Also-  can I assume ELL kids can’t apply?  Given what has been stated above?  So that would be part of it?[/quote]
34% of ATS students receive ELL support. I don’t know the WIDA breakdown though, I’d assume fewer level 1-2[/quote]

I guess I still think it would be valuable to offer a second program in Arlington if ELL kids are in included.

I mean in reality I think it should just be neighborhood schools, but once you’re offering options in a public school system, it’s not fair to make it so exclusive.[/quote]
It’s not exclusive in the sense that anyone who applied has a shot at getting in[/quote]

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