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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As an ATS parent, I think the demand is there for a second ATS, given that there are often 300+ applications for a class of 72-100 kids.  I don't think it would be terribly difficult to replicate if you found a great principal and dedicated teachers.  Part of what makes the school great is that parents really want their kids to be there.[/quote]

This idea has been explored in the past and rejected because when they poll parents, everyone still wants to be in the original ATS rather than the new ATS because they're concerned the new ATS won't be able to properly recreate the results of the original ATS. If they create a second ATS and it's hard to fill because people opt to stay in the known neighborhood school rather than the untested new ATS, that doesn't help a whole lot. Our school system doesn't have the luxury of a choice program staying under capacity for five or ten years until it proves itself, any new program would have to be one that there's sufficient enthusiasm for that they know they'll be able to fill it from year one.[/quote]

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