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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's a suggestion: make Claremont a neighborhood school and move immersion into Drew. Makes the most sense. It's environmentally and economically responsible plus it doesn't increase traffic. [/quote]

Let's focus on real world solutions, we know this is not on the table. They have foreclosed moving any other option schools. If they just tweak the current Abingdon/Barcroft/Fleet/Drew boundaries slightly, there is the possibility of better alignment, diversity, and even proximity. Not sure about efficiency because I haven't done those calculations yet. [/quote]

I disagree. CF has been ferrying thier elementary school kids for over 30 years. Now we have e significant student population increase, It needs to be done. The SB makes tons of promises they don't keep. Why should this time be any different? CF needs to demand this. [/quote]

Look, I don't disagree with you, but the time to be demanding this was months ago. It's obvious and I have been saying this for months to anyone who'd listen, but you didn't go to office hours and pester the SB while the Henry parents did. And they have to make the decision within the next three months. It's too late for Immersion to be moved from Claremont, because they've already voted that Drew would be neighborhood and the only other spot it could move to (Carlin Springs) is not involved in this process. [/quote]

For 2020 Claremont switches to neighborhood. Claremont becoming a neighborhood school was first brought up in the  SAWG by the reps and by the staff running the working group.  CF was taken by surprise by this proposal. They didn't think they were going to be included until 2020, because schools much closer than Drew would be involved in 2020.[/quote]

Okay, so clearly if CF moves now, this isn't going to happen. [/quote]

Although Drew will be a neighborhood school, it would behoove APS to do a much better job of marketing the "STEAM" curriculum and making sure it's not simply window dressing. Allow admin transfers up to 1/3 of the school, differentiate the school, give it an identity other than "poorest in the county." Worry less about trying to draw boundaries that include UMC housing and think more about making it attractive to UMC. It's true that you can draw boundaries around UMC homes but they are under no obligation to attend. They can transfer or move, and many will.

- Nauck resident [/quote]

So basically, it needed to be an option school. Duh. So do all the neighborhood schools that cannot draw in enough UMC families with a boundary.

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