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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone have suggestions for how to best convey your support for a 4th high school without speaking at this meeting? I've attended a few forums on capacity before, namely one about a month ago at Discovery and a candidate forum about the Reed School. I have preschool aged kids and have found that most questions asked are pointed and pertain to very specific issues (like boundaries in a particular neighborhood, traffic on specific streets, etc). It was all interesting and important I know, but my concerns are more general - like [b]will my kids have the opportunity to attend all of their classes in an actual school building.[/b] Will extracurricular activities and shared facilities be expanded proportional to the student population. Will my children be expected to obtain internships to make up for the lack of capacity. [/quote] Given their ages, no. School districts don't build for peak enrollment, and APS won't have the bonding capacity to stay ahead of peak enrollment anyway. But it is important to tell the school board that (if this is the case), your top priority is for all students, including your kids, to attend 13 years of school in reasonably sized APS classes during a standard school day and standard school year. That you have no objection to allowing students to earn credit for internships, etc, but that programs need to be designed to meet the needs of students, not to accommodate shortcomings (don't use that word, they'll get defensive) in APS planning. Maybe write a column/letter to the editor for ArlNow? I think the school board looks for ways to pretend something isn't an issue that most people care about, just a few parents of current students. [/quote]
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