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[quote=Anonymous]MS and HS location/proximity aren’t as big a deterrent as ES proximity. MS and HS kids can navigate a lot more independently and there are far fewer parental obligations/volunteering at the school site.

Kenmore is a terrible location for the option program until they can address the fundamental issue of traffic flow and buses to the site. Also, making more bus riders across the system isn’t the best from a transportation perspective, especially at a time when it’s a challenge to find drivers.

The increasing density of the S and Central areas of Arlington are also a concern. Moving the option program to a higher growth corridor might mean this program will need to be relocated again in the future. A low growth area, like around Williamsburg, could mean more stability for the program. It’s not like six plexes and CAFs will be popping up soon around WMS, unlike the area zoned Kenmore.

It’s also a large assumption that location in proximity to Latino population will result in more buy-in from that community. Proximity isn’t usually sited as the concern, rather the fundamental desire for their children to gain fluency in English, as quickly as possible. Whether that’s the “right” attitude it’s not really for me to say, but I don’t think moving the program will bolster the Spanish-speaking side of the program. And moving Key didn’t kill the ES program, at least not that I have heard, so I don’t think it would kill the MS program either. 
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