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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yep, barcroft is going to get even worse. The new school will be at TJ and the [b]kids living in alcova heights million dollar homes [/b]won't have to go to barcroft in 2019.

Got news for you school board, if you don't zone some of the kids in barcroft apartments to the new school at TJ! Barcroft elementary will be about 80-90 percent FARMs. Barcroft only has a small area of single family homes, and most are modest in comparison to alcova heights. If you don't do the boundary right you just put another school even further into the poverty hole, albeit less crowded until more affordable housing goes up.

So, you think those of us who live in barcroft could maybe see our tax assessments go down since our property values are about to tank even further? That may be the only positive that comes out of this.

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How did Alcova Heights end up sounding like N Arlington? I mean, its nice, but there aren't that many million dollar homes. There are plenty of us living in normal homes too here. But we all wants kids to get a good education. Is there some plan to rezone Alcova?[/quote]

Oh please give it a rest with the "southern" inferiority complex!  Have you walked through every neighborhood in Arlington?
Alcova Heights is just very nice, (a lot nicer looking in fact than several N. Arlington neighborhoods - nothing against the residents) - just talking about curb appeal, the streets and lots of gorgeous houses.   There are a lot of million dollar homes there - or if you will 900K to 1.2 mil.
But all the houses regardless of price are well kept, with inviting yards, beautiful flowers and trees...
For the record: I'm not an Alcova Heights resident (And not in real estate) - I just walk and drive through the neighborhood regularly.

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I'm one of the above posters and totally agree with Alcova Heights be really attractive. There is better pride of ownership across the board over there. I keep hoping it will spread over to the other side of Columbia Pike in my neighborhood. My hood is kind of a mixed bag....
Seems like there could be quite a bit of shake up with the new school and redrawing boundaries. [b]How are people currently zoned Henry going to take being rerouted to Drew without Montessori? [/b]What happens when Barcroft loses most of the SFH feeding into it? Does Randolph get touched at all? No plans for Carlin Springs other more low income density? 
It's great we will be getting more seats, but it's possible performance may go down significantly at some of these already underperforming schools.

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I don't think anyone currently zoned to Henry would be zoned away from Henry, if Henry is moved one 'square' to the adjacent planning unit, because it is currently a pretty small boundary, it doesn't extend that far south.   [b]Plus the new school would have more seats, so I think there would be new kids zoned in, but not current students zoned out. [/b] As far as from where the additional students would come - that will be wide open  - Alcova Heights would make so much sense, since the students could walk, but they could also walk to TJ from the current Long Branch boundary.  I think it really depends HOW MANY seats would open up in addition - and that will determine how much the zone for TJ- Henry could be enlarged!

However, if the new school is built on the current Drew property instead of TJ then seats will open up there instead and the current (closest to Drew )Henry students may be zoned away from Henry.  Then the Drew boundary would enlarge and pull other students to Drew. Is that what you meant?[/quote]

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