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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like the creative thinking this represents- but I don't think the east/west zones they are proposing are realistic.
What I heard at the work session is the reason for adding additional middle school and high school immersion options was the thought that kids were dropping out of immersion b/c they didn't want to go all the way to Gunston.  
But now- they expect kids to go to Claremont for elementary- which is next door to Wakefield- but then trek all the way to Williamsburg for middle, and Yorktown for Highschool- when they live next to Wakefield?

By the last transfer report I could find- there were only 42 kids who transferred to Wakefield for Immersion, and 227 who transferred to Gunston.  None of those transferred from Williamsburg, and 3 transferred from Swanson.  
So I get why they might think that kids are being lost to immersion b/c they have to trek to Gunston.
However- I think this sets up most of the Claremont population to also drop out of immersion if they are told to go to Williamsburg.
If the concern is distance- they need to draw the zones North/South.[/quote]

I love the Williamsburg proposal!  I also agree, however, that they will face similar geography problems with this arrangement as they have faced with Gunston.  I hope they figure out an arrangement that gives people increased flexibility.  For example, the way the lines are drawn, some folks who live very close to Williamsburg will still be expected to go to Gunston (with a similar problem w/r/t proximity to Gunston and being assigned to Williamsburg).  I do think many more people would continue with the program - which participants seem to really love - if there were a wider range of options to make it more convenient at the higher levels.  [/quote]

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