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[quote=Anonymous]I absolutely cannot believe I am writing this - but If the majority of people in Arlington want diversity, I am starting to believe Kenmore should be a comprehensive lottery high school.   According to the Arlington County's poorly written survey, residents favor NEIGHBORHOOD elementary and middle schools - so keep those neighborhood schools (don't open more lottery schools at that level).  But residents are more open to choice/lottery at the HS level if travel time is max 30 minutes.  Kenmore's is sorta centrally located (the best we have), so more kids could get there in 30 minutes.  The focus of the school (consistent with the survey) should be STEM.  The school should include some summer courses that help or encourage FARM kids to apply.  
Unlike the SB, I also believe choice schools should have a neighborhood option, meaning a small circle around and contiguous to the school, should have the option of going there or their "current" neighborhood school.  This will give the surrounding neighborhood some benefits to outweigh the costs (traffic congestion, environmental issues, etc) of having the lottery school in their neighborhood.  [/quote]

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