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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And [b]it still comes down to the close proximity of McK and Reed and Ashlawn make it really hard to draw a reasonable boundary for all there to be neighborhood schools[/b]. If McK wanted to stay put they needed to fight the charge to make Reed a neighborhood school. But that wasn't happening because a good chunk of McK is in Westover and they wanted a neighborhood school there.[/quote]

I'd want to see boundaries/walk zones map with Tuckahoe being option and compare that to option 1's map, before concluding the same, if I were McKinley PTA. Remember if one is not overwhelmingly 'better' then it's just a game of playing politics. [/quote]

If they move ATS to Tuckahoe rather than to McKinley, you can create a map that balances capacity and looks very similar to the proposal #1 map.  The problem with that proposal isn't the boundaries so much as how it will negatively affect ATS.  By moving it further from SA, you will reduce the number of students it pulls from SA schools (particularly low-income students), and you be basically prevent any further expansion of a very in-demand program because it will effectively max out Tuckahoe's capacity.  By putting it at McKinley, you keep it more accessible to low-income students and allow for future growth of the program.[/quote]

Move Key to Tuckahoe. A little bit tougher pill for current Key families to swallow than Option 1, but bigger net gain for APS as a whole.[/quote]

Moving an option program to tuckahoe is a terrible idea because the school cannot accommodate growth. It is only safely allowed
To have the trailers they have now. Our option programs need to be at sites that can take more kids when there are capacity issues. They absolutely shouldn’t get to hide in a growth locked location. [/quote]

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