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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That’s what has been advocated upthread essentially. Someone wa saying make Randolph/Barcroft a limited choice situation. One school is IB or some other program. The other school has a really intense high needs program similar to Carlin Springs. Parents in those boundaries can choose which school is right for their child.
Of course it’s been said over and over it’s a non starter, because north Arlington doesn’t like the team model anymore, and north Arlington only wants walkable schools.,
I mean that’s all true. 
Why should we be discussing a separate situation south of 50? Sure our problems and needs are completely different, but essentially irrelevant. We couldn’t possibly have a different policy that was more beneficial for the elementary schools in south Arlington. That just couldn’t possibly happen. Everyone knows that the ship has sailed and if you are just now coming to this process because you have toddlers, well, f#ck you and your kids. You knew your schools sucked when you bought down in south Arlington.[/quote]

No, what was advocated for upthread is simply moving poor kids from one school into another. Limited choice would be countywide and would involve clusters of at least 4 schools, and each school would have a program that would be appealing to many families, and everyone would be entered into a lottery (not just parents at two schools in the county). PP suggested using programs that already exist and have proven popular in Arlington, such as Traditional, Immersion, Montessori, EL.

The thing is: if you thought you were staying at Henry, would you still be advocating for this? Or would you be mad that parents who didn't buy into Henry are taking away your "good" neighborhood school? If you're waiting for the Henry parents, or even Oakridge parents, who are in effective walk zones to agree to a limited choice model in south Arlington, you're going to be waiting for a long time. And if you're waiting for north Arlington to get on board, well, they gave their two cents last year when the K-12 vision had a similar proposal of limited choice mixed in with neighborhood schools with the county divided E/W. You would not even believe the things that were said if I told you. Maybe in another generation. Or maybe not. [/quote]

NO what was advocated upthread was having a school that appeals to middle class families and one that appeals to a high needs population, as there is not enough umc families split between the two schools to make a meaningful difference in demographics. [/quote]

What was advocated up thread is a policy that explicitly encourages rather than discourages segregation and increases busing. Do you hear how ridiculous that sounds? It should not and will never happen.

Barcroft has a lot of MC kids in its walk zone. They have a new principal who I hear good things about. If they did away with the year-round calendar, there's a chance it would garner more interest from MC families in the neighborhood. [/quote]

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