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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The largest numbers at Drew are from perceived under-performing schools. I would love to know how many of these people applied to more than one lottery just to get away from their home school, regardless of the program.[/quote]

Why does it matter?[/quote]

Because there really isn’t a clamoring for Montessori like AMAC tries to lead us to believe. There are a few Montessori zealots who are happy for Arlington to pay for essentially private school for their kids. The vast majority of Drew is people fleeing under-performing schools. Break up the extreme pockets of poverty, raise school performance levels and people won’t feel the need to leave[/quote]

For f$cks sake, how many times does it need to be pointed out that 2/3rds of montesorri seats in aps preschool are reserved for low to middle income families, and that aps preschool now completely fills the Drew/Henry program? It's by design a mixed income cohort.[/quote]

So, in order to ensure that mixed-income design at every grade level, would sibling preferences take a back seat to lower-income applicants?  Why do I think not?  And what is the actual income mix %ages, anyway?  How closely does it really align to the design?  And how will it change with relocation of the program?[/quote]

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