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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are we fighting about this?  Let's just hope they create some form of capacity at the site in the near future.  [/quote]

They want people to fight so no one notices that by the time the kids in ES get to HS, [b]we will be short AN ENTIRE SCHOOL THAT THEY AREN'T BUILDING[/b]![/quote]

For the cheap seats. You want your walkable neighborhood school in your quaint little neighborhood, but get to the back of the line with that. We don't have the money or the space for all of the [b]wants[/b]. We can only accommodate the [b]needs[/b] at this point. We [b]need[/b] schools that can solve capacity problems in multiple areas, and we [b]need[/b] a new HS, otherwise our kids will be going to school in shifts. Not trailers, [b]SHIFTS[/b]. [/quote]

Um, you do realize that they are talking about seats at all 3 levels, right?  A neighborhood school doesn't impact HS seats, unless........

1.  Don't spend as much on Reed.  Make it a bit smaller and bring it online quickly as a neighborhood school.
2.  Turn ATS back into a neighborhood school, thereby providing more seats in Ballston.  
3.  Put ATS at Madison, a space that will never fill from the neighborhood.
4.  Take that money saved from not building another huge ES and spend it on HS seats at VHC or Career Center.
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[b]What is the deal with Madison?[/b]  It seems like a prime candidate for a new elementary school (choice or neighborhood).  Someone on DCUM once said that Madison could not be converted into an elementary school because of a historical designation (or something similar). Does anyone know if that is correct?  With land at such a premium, perhaps any such historic designation obstacles could be overcome?[/quote]

I was wondering this too so I googled it recently. The park adjacent to it, Fort Ethan Allen Park, is on the National Register of Historic Places due to its role in the Civil War. I'm not sure where the school (now rec center)/park boundary is and how this impacts doing anything with Madison. But I agree that in a county with such a massive shortage of school space, Madison should be put to use as a school somehow.  
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