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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][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]

Understood but you’re still getting a private school experience in a public school system that’s not available to the majority of kids.  It’s the #1 rates ES in the state.  Even other APS option schools aren’t rated nearly as high, so it’s more than just “involved parents.”  If something’s working this well, APS should make it more widely available.  Why would anyone disagree with this?[/quote]

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