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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who advocated for the swap outside the public view this summer?  The idea that there is broad consensus as opposed to wealthy interests advocating for this just doesn’t seem to match reality.  The “we’ll save a few bucks on buses” line does zero to explain why this isn’t being explored as part of the boundary process.[/quote]

nobody.  Seriously nobody.  There is no grand conspiracy of wealthy interests trying to 'steal key' so they can 'walk to school'.   APS has been totally transparent about why they are doing this.  1) ASFS is outside the walkzone of its current school.  2) if they draw a walkzone, 85% of the school changes; 3) they want to delay those type of changes until 2021 when Reed is coming on so they have a better idea of numbers.   [/quote]

+1. The swap is the least disruptive action to better align school populations and boundaries until the full boundary process kicks off with Reed.

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How is it less disruptive than achieving the same outcome using the boundary process that everyone else is forced to participate in?  I think there would be more confidence and acceptance of a swap  if the school board would subject it to a vote, as is pretty much always the case when a decision is going to move kids around.  This has the appearance of impropriety and that is reason enough to put on the brakes and follow ordinary procedure.[/quote]

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