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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting how many folks are concerned about adding onto their child’s commute (or theirs) when they chose to live in an area where they found their neighborhood/closest school unacceptable.  Why was proximity not a high priority before?  And why is Long Branch so unacceptable? Although Taylor would undoubtedly add to a commute from Rosslyn, Long Branch shouldn’t (or even be closer).[/quote]

Long Branch is very much acceptable, but not likely to have room. Also, people who would have chosen Key under the previous neighborhood preference regime are now also stuck with whatever zoning changes are enacted. There are apparently some nutso people at ASFS right now, but the decisions made will hit those of us with toddlers who have nothing to do with it for much longer.[/quote]

If I had a toddler in rosslyn I would move, bc shlepping out to Taylor, whether on a 45 minute bus ride or driving in rush hour to aftercare will completely eradicate any benefit to living in Rosslyn for its good commute to DC[/quote]

You must be dense or something.  Key will be a neighborhood school making for a short shlep. I would stay put for now.[/quote]

I thought consensus was that there was no political will to move key Immersion?[/quote]

PP is posturing. No one knows if it will happen or not.[/quote]

DP-  I'm not sure if Key will be moved or not.  I think it is clearly the right decision for the good of the school system (and I am a Key parent and the move will present a hardship for us.)  I think that APS gave up the fight b/c they decided they would be in a better position to move Key if they demonstrated what boundaries will look like without moving Key.   Whether the school board will opt for crazy strange boundaries or moving Key remains to be seen.  They will be better politically covered to move Key if they have the crazy strange boundaries in front of them.  People who don't like the boundaries will support moving Key.  Otherwise that were looking at moving Key when no one really supported the move.
Incidentally- the same logic applies to converting Nottingham, or one of other northwest corner schools to Option.[/quote]

I think, and sincerely hope, this is exactly what they are doing.[/quote]

Lots of great solutions out there - we just need a better way to get there. 
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I think they would have a lot less resistance to boundary changes if they just rolled them in slowly -- basically have it start with a new Kindergarten grade, and roll in from there.  Siblings could opt to move earlier with their lower grade peers.  It would mean I guess maybe 5 years of non-optimal busing, but the amount of $$$$ we are wasting on meeting, staff times is not insignificant, and we could end up with some bastardized solution that is awful for bus efficiency for far longer than 5 years.[/quote]

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