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Is it school within a school time?

Let's face it - most of us can't move. Sure, some people have tons of equity and can move. Or maybe they like 66. The rest of us though, are staying. Choice would be great, but if not, we're going to the neighborhood school. And cram school on the weekends.[/quote]

Didn't we just abandon that at Drew? [/quote]

Good point. Did Drew gentrify enough?[/quote]

God no. But there are some community activists in Nauck who believe that was that only thing holding them back. I expect them to be putting up the biggest fight during the redraw. [/quote]

Yes, I think there is some truth to that. [b]Nauck activists did a good job of airing the dirty secret[/b] that the small traditional elementary program at Drew had test scores more dreadful than most can imagine. The arlnow story had the details. But aps was reporting school level stats, which meant the poor performance was being hidden by the better performing, much larger montesorri program.  It's baffling why any parent in Nauck wouldn't choose the montesorri program, since back then, they were guaranteed admission. So the trad program was likely disengaged parents who might not have known a much better option existed in the same building.

The other layer is the legacy of bussing. Montessori was there because of bussing. The neighborhood activists wanted the school back. I think they're prob in for a rude awakening in the years to come. I don't actually expect them to be very critical of potential boundaries this fall, since they've already got what they want - montessori out.[/quote]

See, and I am just spitballing here, but I am wondering if Barcroft became a choice school, wouldn't most of the surrounding PUs (SFHs north of the Pike) just opt in? Supposedly, by choosing to be there, the school gets better. All the parents who have no idea about that (like the ones at Drew) just get routed elsewhere.

Or is the real solution to make everyone opt-in somewhere? [/quote]

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