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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been watching this whole debate from the sidelines. What I don’t get- ats isn’t close to Spanish speakers. Barcroft is. So is Carlin springs. Moving to ats site isn’t going to make any difference if the goal is to get more Spanish speakers to apply.

I understand why no one wants to upset Carlin springs, but why not barcroft? Huge Spanish speaking community blocks away. And little buy in from the neighborhood, most kids transfer out. Aps has toyed with taking Alcova out of that zone anyways, but there has been pushback because it would make the school too poor. So make it key, that would change everything for that school. [/quote]

The problem is it’s a highly walkable school, even if many of kids in the actual walk zone opt for other schools. They won’t turn any neighborhood school into options if they have the potential for a lot of walkers, even if it satisfies another objective, like being walking distance to Spanish speakers (like Barrett). Carlin Springs isn’t walkable for Spanish speakers either, but it is proximate. Moving Spanish Immersion to ATS makes it more proximate to kids attending Barrett, and Barcroft, even if they can’t walk, or so the thinking goes, especially if the parents needing to use public transportation is vital to participation (bus line along George Mason from those schools to ATS). ATS will always be some option school, because it’s not walkable due to being right up against those busy roads. Eventually, I think they will come back to Carlin Springs, because it has a similar profile and they’d rather it become an option school rather than a neighborhood school because it’s not walkable. [/quote]

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