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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]and they admitted they disregarded pre-k and didn't leave room for VPI classrooms.  Their response is basically- take it up with APS, we didn't know we needed to do that.  Well- that is a fatal flaw in your map- yet you are still touting it and suggesting you have a better solution.[/quote]

They used the same information and same criteria that APS did.  It wasn't until last week that staff said "oh wait, we want to account for VPI which is part of this decision."  APS claimed not to be using demographics or other considerations since they weren't doing boundaries right now.  The people who did this used APS's data and the goals that APS stated at the time to see if there were in fact other potential options to generate discussion.  The staff fell in behind a single proposal almost immediately, and has changed their statements and goalposts repeatedly in order to make that seem like the only option.

And PP who quoted only part of the AEM poster was disingenuous.  For those not on there, she said they stopped roughly at Rt 50 because those doing the work didn't feel they had enough information about the schools and communities in the southern half of the county to reasonably shuffle things too much.  Again, parents with day jobs trying to see if they could offer up reasonable alternatives for staff and SB to consider rather than the one and only one that staff has stuck behind.[/quote]

Thank you for this side of the argument. I am not on AEM, am a South Arlington parent at ATS, but stay involved in school decisions that affect my neighborhood. Does the counter proposal map analyze PUs that would be little islands feeding into different middle schools (like be only PU from a particular elementary school to go to a particular middle school) and does it analyze demographics, which may be hard for those in North Arlington to understand how vital that is for SA boundary considerations. Does it analyze any PUs that would have to move again after just being moved in the SA boundary adjustments?

Basically, I’m a little suspect of alternatives that affect the entire county put forth by very self-motivated people. That will always be a flawed and unfair proposal because their self-interest drives the proposal. From my limited interactions with the planning staff, while imperfect, I get the impression they are genuinely in it for all of our children. From what I know of parents, myself included, we are driven by concern for our own kids, our conveniences, and our property values. [/quote]

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