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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let’s say the new school is a magnet in disguise. Why are people mad about it? If it pulls from all traditional overcrowded schools (albeit potentially unevenly) how does the opt in bother people more than the slight carve outs to their neighborhoods?  People seem to be really insistent that “we need a new traditional” school but when pressed it’s due to overpopulation at other schools so if we reduce that and are a magnet school why does anyone care? Can anyone explain this other than jealousy of their kids are not interested in the pathways? I can’t.  50% of white collar jobs are predicted to be gone in 10 years. Is it time for a new school with a new perspective? I’d say it is.   [/quote]

The opt in was for one year and only occurred because the School Board wouldn’t set the boundaries to tell people that their kids were assigned to the school. They didn’t want to leave the school unused for a second year so they decided to let kids opt-in to the school. It was limited to the 5 pyramids that might have kids attend and was supposed to be set up so that the kids who were listed in the 4 maps had priority if more then 500 kids opted in.

All we know now is that they did not reach the 1,000 kids they wanted but  have not seen numbers for the 9th grade and 10th grade classes. I would guess that 9th grade is close to 500 and 10th grade is not. I would guess that we will have a better idea after the February meeting for students and parents. [/quote]]]This is not true. Kids were told if they opt in, they have to stay for all of HS.[/quote]

Yes, that is true. Kids who opted in agreed to attend all 4 years.

By the opt in being for this first year I meant it is the only year that kids can choose to attend Western and that is only because the boundaries have not been set. Next year there will be boundaries and those are the kids who will attend, kids from outside the boundaries will not be given the option.

Next year anyone who is from outside the boundary area will have to look at pupil placing, which will require that they have a reason for changing schools, have Western as the closest school available, and pay the $100 fee to process the application. SLHS kids looking for AP might be able to pupil place at Western because it will be the closest AP school for some of the kids. I don’t know if they will let kids pupil place for the pathways. We have no idea if Western will be open for pupil placement or not. [/quote]

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