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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Drew will always be high poverty. Sending Columbia Heights or Fairlington will not change it much. This is a systemic county wide problem that small Planning Units cannot fix. [/quote]

Fairlington isn't a small PU. Also, the small PUs can't "fix" all of the concentrated poverty, but they can keep it from becoming even worse. If Drew can be just barely Title 1 or 50/50, it's worth Abingdon going back up a couple percentage points to 50% or just under. [/quote]

1. [b]The Title 1 qualifications are 40%[/b] so it would take more than fairlington to get there. 
2. The data the school gives includes people who opt out so it's off. The actual numbers if you remove south Fairlington would be closer to 60% and this doesn't include the new APAH building in the Abingdon district which is supposed to add 50 or more kidss all FARMs.

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APS gives the bulk of its Title 1 money to elementary schools at or above 60% fr/l. [/quote]

Right but I'm trying to figure out what the acceptable number is. If you use the 60% standard than Drew is already there according to their data.

Between the schools being redistricted the average is 47% so if we can try to get all schools below like 50% or close to it than I would consider that acceptable. Moving South Fairlington wouldn't achieve that. Moving kids from other parts of Abingdon, Fleet and/or Oakridge will.

I don't live in South Fairlington to be clear and  I'm not trying to not get my kids moved with this argument. I just don't think making Abingdon above 60% Should be considered a success. [/quote]

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