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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Didn't read the whole thread -- was it decided whether they were rezoning ASFS borders before the broader elem rezoning?[/quote]
Yes ASFS is decided by 2019 with s Arlington rezone. Any word on if there will be grandfathering (like is occurring at Key)[/quote]

Probably. I think it depends on just how the enrollment shakes out. [/quote]
I'm not sure how they can make a fair assessment of how crowded the school will be in 2019 since the enrollments and transfers policy wont be in effect until fall 2018, so the additional students won't even enroll until fall 2019.  They should hold off and do one boundary change for all of north arlington rather than doing one for asfs and then doing another one for the rest of north arlington later in the year.  Making the asfs boundary fixed makes balancing enrollment at taylor and glebe much harder -- they should leave it as is for another year and see what makes sense for the entire county.  
Also, sorry but how does zoning people from the current boundary out but keeping the 20% of the school that are transfers (from Taylor or Jamestown) in any way seem fair?[/quote]

Why do you think that’s an option? I don’t think everyone from the current boundary should be zoned elsewhere but I certainly think it’s fair in any new boundary to include the Taylor planning units that literally surround ASFS to attend ASFS.[/quote]
They are redoing all boundaries for elementary school this spring.  The south Arlington ones and asfs will be fixed this spring so they can plan for fleet opening.  The other north Arlington boundaries will be in play until spring 2019, and then there will be potentially huge changes (e.g. Moving option programs) starting 2020.  They laid it out at the last school board working meeting.  
I just think they should wait to redo asfs until when they redo the neighboring schools in fall 2019.  Since they originally said that was their plan before the asfs pta started lobbying, I'm not sure why rush it.  
And sorry but it seems like transfers who don't live in the new boundary should have to go back to their home school.  If the school is crowded to the point they need to adjust boundaries, why would you keep hundreds out of out of zone kids there (who don't necessarily live in the walk zone).[/quote]

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