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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, let's all wait and see what happens with the soon-to-be "other" county-wide "choice" school. Next year Campbell will be county-wide - it is currently for south arlington families only.

Campbell is a title I school by choice, with about 60% of the kids on fr/l. The majority of the kids entering K are from the large VPI program at the school. Only about 20 or so non-VPI kids get in via lottery. In the past, there was little to no wait list - that has changed. I don't know if it is the continuation of higher SES south arlington families opting out of failing neighborhood schools, or Campbell's unique (and I hear terrific) "Expeditionary Learning" teaching method. That is not a school full of worksheets, it is hands on, project-based learning.

If you look at the scores for the white kids - they are on par with north arlington schools. And, even the fr/l kids are doing pretty darn well.

So, will north arlington parents flock to Campbell? Will they make noise about the large VPI class taking up most of the seats? Or will they avoid the school because of the title I status? That will tell you a lot.[/quote]
I don't know -- I think a lot is driven by convenience and not some base urge to avoid Title I status.  I live in N. Arlington and don't want to have my kid at a school on the other side of town -- it's just too far.  Most people who live in Arlington are driven by convenience -- we work in DC and want short commutes with good public schools.  If convenience wasn't important to me I'd live on the water in Annapolis.[/quote]

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