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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op - Ignore the Nottingham troll. It’s a tired, old shtick and people don’t fall for it anymore. Expect to see the troll anytime crowding at McKinley is mentioned. [/quote]

Will do! But I'm confused over the background story/history.[/quote]

A short version is that when APS was doing some last minute boundary refinements and had the option to move some planning units out of Nottingham and to other schools, including McKinley, the Nottingham community rallied hard and successfully pushed all the units away.  The McKinley community tried to point out to APS that the forecasting numbers they were using were wrong and they were going to drastically overcrowd McK, but APS listened to the louder voices and used their own forecasting numbers.  Fast-forward two years, APS admits they made a mistake and their math was wrong.  One of the Nottingham parents who was most vocal has privately apologized to some McKinley parents, and McKinley is drastically overcrowded while there is space at both Nottingham and Discovery.

The good news for OP's family with young kids is that in 2021 when her little one is in school the opening of Reed will hopefully provide relief to all the schools in the area, including McKinley, so this will be ancient history.[/quote]

OP again. Thanks for the history! Looks like Reed willresolve the McKinley overcrowding issue. [b]I feel lucky being surrounded by so many great schools :)[/b][/quote]

OP, I think this exactly the attitude to keep on this issue. No matter where you end up, your child will go to an excellent school with wonderful opportunities. That doesn't mean there aren't some real issues within APS that need to addressed, just that perspective is important. I know several McKinley families, and while they all hate the overcrowding, they all still love their school and aren't looking to go elsewhere.[/quote]

There’s no way Discovery could handle full capacity being such a new school. Nottingham is fine as is, but also would have broken from an influx of new kids. McKinley functions well for most kids, and could absorb an extra 120-150 for the good of North Arlington as a whole.

They’ll get their boutique-sized school when Reed opens.[/quote]

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