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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From the walk zone maps, it appears Barcroft ES will be losing some sfh’s from Alcova and gaining Caf’s From the new apt building. I’m skeptical changing the calendar one way or another will make a difference to the demographics.[/quote]

Alcova being re-districted elsewhere would be fewer SFHs to Barcroft; but what apartment building is adding CAF's in that attendance zone?  Food Star redevelopment is market rate - not affordable housing/CAFs.  There's a small condominium building under construction on Columbia Pike; but that's supposed to be ownership units, not affordable housing.  But I agree, the boundary changes in south Arlington are not going to help Carlin Springs, Randolph, or Barcroft.[/quote]

As someone else pointed out, Alcova is 4 planning units. Two are multi-family buildings, two predominately the increasingly expensive SFHs. I would think the Civic association would try to work as a monolith and have the whole area be zoned to the same school. However, I could see a scenario where the smallest PUs with the multi-family buildings go to Fleet, but keep the SFHs at Barcroft. You'd keep UMC families in Barcroft [i]and[/i] reduce the number of ELL and FARMs at Barcroft too. It would look better than all of Alcova fighting to go to Fleet, which is a virtual unknown, except that it will include the other majority SFH civic associations.[/quote]

Fleet is hardlyl going to be an unknown.  The vast majority of it will be the existing Patrick henry community.  The multi-unit housing on the northern side of Alcova, which is disconnected from the rest of the neighborhood by the fire station, is not just low-income ELL kids.  There are native English-speaking middle class families there, too.  And the condominiums and SFHs in that section also house middle class white families.  So, severing just part of Alcova isn't going to significantly lower the FRL % at Barcroft - any you've removed will be replaced by Gilliam Place.[/quote]

Well, you could move all of Alcova, or three out of 4 planning units. According to the current number of kids by planning unit, 50% of the kids in Alcova live in 3 units and the other 50% in 37050 (the one where Gilliam Place will be). If what people think is true, that it will end up being mostly families, not seniors, then that will add a lot of kids to either school. [/quote]

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