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Focusing on the PUs with no walkers, I think you take the Abingdon-Kenmore units and send them to Barcroft or Randolph, put more of eastern Barcroft to Fleet, and put the south-of-pike Fleet units to Drew. It's not great for Barcroft but my math suggests doing it that way would have both Barcroft and Drew in the 60s for fr/l rate, vs. in the 40s for Barcroft and over 80 for Drew under the current proposal.[/quote]

I don't think that works.   I only see 1 Eastern Barcroft planning unit that is not in the walkzone (37050)  It has about 50 kids- 18 of which are FARMS.  
So under that theory Barcroft could pick up about 1/3 of Columbia Heights.  In terms of putting Columbia Heights at Randolph- randolph currently only has 2 non walkking PU's.  38050 and 38100.  Its a total of about 33 kids- of which 31 are FARMS? (I think there is a DATA problem with 38050 b/c it reflects a higher number of FARMS students than total students).   Either way if you figure out a way to move out those two units from Randoph- which would probably mean sending them to Drew, you still don't have any seats for Columbia Heights even split between Randolph and Barcroft.   
Drew is getting Columbia Heights b/c of the walkzone issue.   You are going to have to move at least one PU that is in a walkzone in order to send Columbia Heights anywhere other than Drew.  [/quote]

Are you guys confusing Columbia Heights and Columbia Forest? Unless I’m reading the proposed map incorrectly, Columbia Heights is staying Henry/Fleet and not going to Drew.[/quote]

The "Columbia" with homes in the $800-900k range gets its way, and goes to Fleet. The "other Columbia" with much lower-income students gets bused two miles away - even though there are THREE other elementary schools closer to their homes. And they say there's no gerrymandering...  :roll:  What APS is doing here is just shameful[/quote].

What 3 schools? [/quote]

Since I don't see that anyone answered your question:  Carlin Springs, Barcroft, and Randolph.[/quote]

Drew is 1.3 miles away, Barcroft is 1.2 and CS is 1.8 
And Randolph can’t handle buses so unless someone can figure that part out it’s a non issue. 
I get that the boundaries are hard and nobody wants to go to Drew but it’s not like people are being busses 7 miles away [/quote]
I don't see why Randolph couldn't handle a few buses, they have a bus lane and a SPED bus daily[/quote]

I don’t know since I’m not a Randolph I’ve just been told that the SPED busses have trouble as it is so full sized busses wouldntoov [/quote]

They could drop-off and pick-up directly on the road rather than trying to turn onto the property.  Just need to block-off that part of the road from other traffic during those times or make sure crossing guards are blocking it off.[/quote]

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