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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was expecting a range of options on the demographics/equalizing FARMS dimension.  But options 1, 2 and 4 do basically nothing to improve on that front, or in some cases make things worse.  And option 3 is only a moderate improvement, the kind of thing I would have expected as a middle-ground option between "no improvement on demographics/diversity" and "significant improvement on demographics/diversity."

I feel like all the options other than #3 are non-starters. #3 has plenty of flaws but it feels like we need to focus on iterating off of it to make it better.  It's ridiculous to have some schools with 6% FARMS rates and some schools with over 60% FARMS rates (or up to 75% at some middle schools!) and have 3 of the 4 options not do a thing to try to address that. [/quote]

Option 3 has most wacky boundaries and you’re looking for even more wacky boundaries [/quote]

I think there are ways to fix #3 (especially if you focus on "kids not having too long of a commute" and not "avoiding boundaries that look weird") so let's figure that out and advocate for those changes.[/quote]

No. #3 is a terrible option. I don’t understand why we can’t have community schools. I’m tired of driving all over and my kids spending 90 minutes a day on the bus! [/quote]
We can have community schools.  It then have to realize they will be very disparate diversity and socioeconomic class wise given that they mirror those disparities in the community. So Whitman and "W" schools will remain as the lower FARMS rate schools and teachers having a much more resourced parent community and fewer kids who need additional help and those scores will be high. And other schools that need many more resources to even meet the base level requirements as the school tries to fix what they didn't break. And we will continue to have hiatal where parents pay for the renovations of field and high schools without adequate toilet paper and air conditioning because parents can't donate those things. [/quote]

I think you’ll have this no matter what. If option 3 happens, so many of those wealthier families will head to private school. [/quote]

Yup. They aren’t going to ask their kids to commute cross county.[/quote]

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