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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, I do. However, those unintended consequences outweigh the benefits of that decision. And herein lies the problem, the staff and the SB are not planning well, or rather, are planning for a predetermined outcome and trying to make their “data” fit that outcome. [/quote]

The change to the lottery was what was fair and what was right. It was only a matter of time before everyone was shut out of that lottery, too. It's not like the school has infinite space. [/quote]

Yes, but why stuff a 700 plus student body into a substantially smaller ASFS building?  [/quote]
Honest question— if they moved the immersion program to reed (which is bigger), would everyone be ok with reverting key back to a neighborhood school?
Or what if they started a new immersion program at Carlin springs or Ashlawn (have it be collocated with a neighborhood school)? Is the issue with the swap that there is no other workable location for the key immersion program other than key, or is it that the program will shrink?
No one wants immersion to die, but the arguments the key community make it hard to figure out what the issue is and if there is an alternative that they would be ok with.[/quote]

The problem is that Key parents find the location very convenient and don’t want to give that up. That is why a site like Carlin Springs that has room to grow and is close to a large population of economically disadvantaged native Spanish speakers is unacceptable.[/quote]

This- what is good for the program does not necessarily line up with what is good for the current families.  It is very hard to have a rational discussion about this with Key people b/c there are several highly emotional people who live very close by in smaller living quarters than they would like because they thought they were guaranteeing their kids immersion.  So first APS removed their guarantee and they felt cheated, then they are talking about moving the school- and they are loosing it.
Also- a lot of the same people who are adamant against moving Key were pushing to have MS moved from Gunston to Kenmore.  So they really have to dismiss Carlin Springs and pretend its not an option b/c how can the location they thought would be so great for MS immersion be totally unacceptable for elementary immersion???[/quote]

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