Reply to South Arlington elementary school boundary adjustments 2019

Forum Index » Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS)

Reply to "South Arlington elementary school boundary adjustments 2019"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honest question -- is it only MC families in South Arlington who think South Arlington elementary schools need improvement? MC students are the minority at schools like Randolph and Carlin Springs, both of which have free/reduced meal rate near or above 80%. Unless the parents of the 80% think their children are getting a substandard education, I'm not sure I see anything other than losing accreditation really motivating elected officials to do things differently.[/quote]

You have to see this from the 80% viewpoint, I think: APS is doing so much for the students - they really have support on all aspects (the whole child) from therapists to behavioral to high intensity language to special needs to free extended care, free enrichment, free summer school, free translators, community support with Thanksgiving dinners, winter coats, Christmas gifts, .. it’s way more (!!) than other school districts offer as support - why should these parents cbe unhappy? They aren’t!

It’s the MC/ UMC Kids that don’t qualify for any of these services that may find the environment lacking in some way, (minor behavioral or academic issues that go unnoticed longer, kid is not challenged enough, no money/time/parent involvement to make desirable things happen in addition to what’s offered, lack of a peer group of sorts).
[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics