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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah the latest draft only has them grandfathering the top grade of each school AND proposed no busing for that. [/quote]

By "latest draft" I assume you're referring to the latest draft of the revised boundary policy (never adopted) that was floating around in early 2019 before they got cold feet.

But, yes, I assume staff put that language in there because they didn't think liberal grandfathering and major boundary changes were compatible.

The most sensible approach going forward would be a combination of:

* Identify truly critical overcrowding or under-enrollment situations and change the minimal number of boundaries needed to address those truly extraordinary situations; and

* Accelerate the issuance of a new renovation queue to avoid unnecessary additions at schools that merely require renovations and facilitate needed additions at others.

As a sign of good faith, they should also have an emergency session to revisit whether Dunn Loring ES is necessary and, if not, promptly reallocate that money.   They can always make up something about how conditions have changed since the prior decision was made, but if they build that school when it's not needed they will have zero credibility if and when they come back and tell parents that boundary changes are needed because times are tough and there just isn't enough money for other additions, etc. [/quote]

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