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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is APS hobbling AT out the gate by colocating with students with absentees issues, criminal records, drug use and court mandated treatment, and students up to the age of 21?

My 7th grade DD is a nerdy science loving kid, but this mixed environment makes it a non starter for us. [/quote]

HB has been colocated with an English Language Learner program with students up to age 21 for many years, meaning you have 11 year olds in the same building as 20 year olds. Seems to work out ok. [/quote]

Always heard about Stratford program. What ELL program is colocated at the Heights?[/quote]
My kid is at HB and it looks like it's just the support system in place for the kids who need those services and win the lottery but I'm not positive. BTW, my kid loves having the Shriver students co-located. [/quote]

No that is not correct. There are students in a specific ELL program at HB and they are up to age 21 (at least). They do not get in through the regular lottery. [/quote]

Why cant you post a link about this program?[/quote]

No. Do your own research. I found it using the googler.[/quote]

I did google it. PP did too.  Clearly you know the program and the specific terms to search for, but we dont. Or you imagined it. [/quote]

Sure. Just because you are uninformed and lack capacity to do a little research, I must have imagined it! I will stop providing information to you now, since you just insult my efforts. [/quote]

I reviewed the FY 2026 School Board's Adopted Budget and also ran it through two language models for clarity.

You can find the budget document here:

https://www.apsva.us/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2025/07/FY-2026-School-Boards-Adopted-Budget-Document.pdf

I noticed that there’s no mention of additional ELL transfers to HBW, nor is there any indication that adult students will remain there. Since students at HB are considered part of their neighborhood schools (it's a program, not a school), all 20-year-olds are transferred to Langston.

If such a language transfer does exist, I welcome any references or page numbers to clarify, but it seems this would not lead to as many or as old adults at HN as having Langston at GHC, which was the original claim.

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https://hbwoodlawn.apsva.us/parents-pages/pac-site/frequently-asked-questions/
“HBW’s program, and as such HBW benefits from a number of co-enrolled students in the Shriver Program (secondary program for students with special needs) and the EL program (English Learners – secondary education and English for new immigrants, up to age 22).  Students in these two programs have opportunities to attend classes and participate in activities with other HBW students. In addition, HBW includes Arlington’s Secondary Program for Autism (AS), which fully integrates into the school a number of middle and high school students with Asperger’s Syndrome.”
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