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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Makes you wonder why ATS still exists.  If it's as good, not so much better, then neighborhood schools, [b]why not make it a neighborhood school[/b]?  Preschool for #2 and McK are so far apart. 3 miles.  Not looking forward to evening commute at all.  No alternative is ideal.[/quote]

Because the true believers are a vehement bunch. Maybe when the principal retires, it will change back to a neighborhood school? There's no budging it otherwise. [/quote]

It has really good SOL scores and pulls from all over the county. [b]They should go the other way--replicate the model in more schools. [/b]

Its been a countywide school forever so its not like anyone bought there thinking they could walk to a neighborhood school….not sure how this is any different from someone who lives 2 miles from the nearest elementary saying "they should build a school down the street so my kids can walk!" No, you should have bought a house in the walk zone for a neighborhood school if it was that important to you. [/quote]

No, just no. Plenty of us choose not to apply to ATS because we don't think the learning style would work for our kids. I don't want my child pushed into something that would be a disaster for him.[/quote]

And plenty of people live in areas where a very high proportion of kids are low-income, don't speak English at home, or live in short-term rentals and move in and out all the time. Shouldn't some of those kids get the opportunity to go to a stable school? If there's such a big wait list for ATS, seems like the demand is there for another choice program.  [/quote]

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