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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]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]

Yes, agree.

I think its sort of unspoken that ATS has drawn from the under performing South Arlington schools and to a lesser extent from minority families in North Arlington uncomfortable with the mostly white elementary schools for which they are zoned.   Most (white) families dominating the North Arlington zones prefer their neighborhood schools which are filled with the thing that ATS parents tout: involved parents who engage with the school.  [/quote]

APS changed how eligibility is calculated? Please explain.[/quote]

I’m talking about the fact of families who choose to enter the lottery and/or choose to take a ATS slot.  [/quote]

Nope. You said APS changed the threshold for Title 1 eligibility. Please explain the new process.[/quote]

We aren’t the same person. I’m the PP who said APS changed the way it calculates how title 1 eligibility is calculated. I don’t know the answer to your question. I am repeating what is in ATS’s faqs regarding title 1 status that was sent to all parents as well as what APS admin said in one of the school board meetings. You want to find out how exactly it changed? Pick the phone up at call Syphax. [/quote]

Hint: It didn’t change. VPI increased poverty in the school. That’s it.[/quote]

Also number of VPI students went down it seems

2022-2023: 46 students
2023-2024: 42 students
2024-2025: 31 students [/quote]

That's really interesting. Did they open more VPI spots at neighborhood schools?

Another reason that it's Title 1 is that when a kid gets into ATS, no  matter how, their siblings, younger and older, get preference. So when my child got in, and it was a 5-K-classroom cohort, there were only about 30 seats for non siblings. So while VPI went down, I doubt it impacted T1 status much. ANyway, the VPI students are so cute.[/quote]

I’m not sure but I think the principal announced last year that there will be slightly less spots for VPI students. Not sure why. My understanding is that there are all these complaints that ATS lottery is unfair because so many spots are already taken by VPI students and then so many spots are gone due to sibling preference. This doesn’t explain the drop from last year though. One thing I did hear in last school board meeting is there are less students in general entering kindergarten in Arlington public schools. Not sure if this is due to flight to private schools or people leaving the area all together. [/quote]

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