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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Montessori is moving to Henry. That is set in stone. Folks may think it would make more sense to move it to Tuckahoe, but the decision has been made. I'll never be surprised by craven things the Board does, but I really don't think they'll reconsider this one. The Staff has been very clear.

I'm not sure about the demand for Montessori. We are a Montessori family and I've always heard the demand drops off after PK. OTOH I've seen a lot of interest lately at meetings. Makes me wonder if it's due to Henry parents worried about getting zoned out of Fleet and trying to get into Montessori as an alternative. Total speculation on my part though.

IMO Key to ATS and ATS to Tuckahoe makes sense. ATS is a nice choice option for the county to have, I guess, but in reality it is just another elementary without a geographic "hook" like either immersion (better for it to be near the heavier Spanish-speaking populations) or Campbell (garden/nature center) that seems to require those schools have particular locations. [/quote]

Demand is higher than supply (seats at Henry) such that only children who did preschool Montessori in APS are for sure able to continue at Henry. Those programs themselves have waitlists. It's a lottery for k and 1st graders who went to a private M preschool or otherwise didn't get into APS preschool program. Dunno if demand is enough to fill a second building.[/quote]

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