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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The issue with Immersion to ATS is that it doesn't help break up the high poverty schools along the west Pike. There is literally nothing that can be done to address demographics at Carlin Springs or Barcroft if they are neighborhood schools. There's more flex if the surrounding PUs to either of those schools can be dispersed to multiple schools.

And, in theory, there's tons of potential Immersion/Spanish students right there in the school's neighborhood. APS has all kinds of surveys showing that most parents want a close-by school, even including Spanish-speaking families who we the UMC community think might be better off in an immersion program. So, let's put the program we think will serve them best as close as possible and see how things shake out. ATS is in an okay location for Spanish speakers but probably not closer to them than Barrett already is.[/quote]

Pretty sure that certain members of the school board would take offense at your characterizations. TT just recently asked "Do all our schools need to look the same?" See also the treatment of Randolph. [/quote]

It was a bit tongue in cheek on what makes certain communities "better off." But I do think it makes sense to put Immersion in a convenient location for the students we want to attract to the program, and in point of fact Spanish speakers are needed to achieve the 50/50 ratio. I also think it makes sense to break up the Western Pike high poverty schools. Immersion to Carlin Springs serves both separate needs, even if I lumped them together a bit in the first post. [/quote]

Oh and, I wouldn't propose touching Randolph. It is its own beast per the last boundary process.

On a related note, while I am not sure I agree with TT, I also know Randolph families who love the school and wouldn't change it. My own child is at a high poverty SA school and I am also very happy with it. Different strokes for different folks is a very valid point and I'm not sure it's wrong. I am concerned that not all students are meeting their potential though. It's a tough issue and I didn't mean to be as flip as maybe I came across.[/quote]

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