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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ATS doesn’t follow a different curriculum, and yes, they use iPads in the classroom.

One benefit of homework is that parents catch when their child isn’t grasping a concept, and can work on it at home. There’s no surprise at the end of the year that your child was struggling.

At the end of the day, it’s still a public school with large class sizes. If you can afford it, there are many private schools in the area that are far superior.

Also, ATS crossed the threshold this year to become a Title 1 (high poverty) school. Only time will tell if they can remain one of our higher performing elementary schools.[/quote]

ATS didn’t cross some threshold. The demographics didn’t suddenly change. Arlington changed the way title 1 eligibility is calculated. That’s it.[/quote]

Demographics HAVE changed due to increased focus on getting more VPI kids in the school.[/quote]

Clearly you aren’t an ATS parent
Cuz u have no idea what’s going on. Actually there are less spots for VPI students now. Disappointing because they added a lot to diversity of school. This was the result of APS deciding that lottery was unfair because so many seats are taken by VPI students.[/quote]

And yet… it’s Title 1.[/quote]

You don’t get it do you? We are excited that it is a title 1 school. It means more resources for ATS kids. There is nothing wrong with being a title 1 school unless of course you are a person that hates poor people. [/quote]
That may be true of current parents, but there are families who won't apply to ATS going forward because it's a Title 1 school and that is often equated with lower performance, attendance issues and behavior issues.  Those may or may not be issues for ATS specifically, but being Title 1 isn't universally viewed as beneficial.[/quote]

That’s great. That would just mean a slightly shorter waitlist. The immigrants who apply to ATS, rich or poor, are the type of people who care about behavior and rigorous education standards. Now if a bunch of dumb superficial parents are no longer going to apply because of the title 1 designation then so be it. [/quote]

To add to this. ATS has two things that turns many parents away: homework and grades. The type of parents who apply to ATS will always be the type that want their kids to have homework and want their kids to have grades.[/quote]

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