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[b]I also think I called it earlier[/b] when I said one of Discovery, Jamestown or Nottingham will become an option school, ATS or otherwise. They specifically said too many times that they'd look at areas with overlapping walk zones as places where you could move an option school. There are PUs that are within the walk zone for all three of those schools. My guess would be Jamestown, because so many of the students there are already bus riders, it really doesn't affect them to ride a bus to Discovery or Taylor instead. Plus it will give them an excuse to given Jamestown a much-needed renovation without it being prioritizing North Arlington students at the expense of others.[/quote]

I can't stop laughing at the smug.

[b]Moving a choice program so far from SArl eliminates attendance by parents who need to use public transportation and extended day. Talk about prioritizing the privileged.[/b] [/quote]

Absolutely.  And then people will say that ATS isn't diverse enough.  Choice programs should be in the middle of the county wherever possible.  ATS's location right now makes perfect sense.[/quote]

+1.  ATS is in a great spot right now for county-wide access.  If it moves, it should be to somewhere in the central part of the county (north or south).  Jamestown wouldn't work.  The only other true county-wide program - Montessori - is moving closer to the center of the county (from Drew to Henry), not further away.  [/quote]

ATS IS NOT in a great location for county-wide access. It's about a 30 min. drive from the bottom of the county. It's convenient for N. ARL parents only. It would relive crowding at 4 overcrowded schools if converted to a neighborhood school and diversity would drastically increase if moved down county.

Did you know that there is a bus that busses N Arl white children .4 miles (about 4 blocks) to ATS? That is an absolute waste of taxpayer money since there is a walking path to the school and a few cross-walks with patrols at them. [/quote]

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