Neither was Columbia Heights but it didn’t stop the Board from moving it from a Blue Ribbon School. And yes the majority of families moved to private. My child doesn’t need wrap around service, free breakfast, or a coat.

APS is system of schools build on racial segregation.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MONA and everyone with a BLM or ALM sign ought to be calling it out.

Wishful thinking that anyone in Arlington cares at this point.

There shouldn’t be ANY school in Arlington over 40% poverty and/ or ESL.

Isn't concentrating wraparound services best for the students? Wouldn't the Carlin Springs model be best for Drew?

What wraparound services are they offering at Carlin Springs?

It is called a "Community School" pretty neat stuff.

https://carlinsprings.apsva.us/about-us/community-school/

Carlin Springs is Arlington’s model “community school.” Our school facility is used as a base to support students and their families by addressing not only academic needs, but also social, emotional, and health needs through linkages to community partners. By addressing the needs of the “whole child,” we enhance student success in school and in the larger community. Most of the opportunities associated with the community school model occur before and after school, and in the evenings. Examples of opportunities include:

Engaging after-school enrichment activities designed to reinforce and enhance what is learned during the school day.

Parenting workshops, monthly Coffee with the Principal events, weekly parent volunteer activities.

Academic Parent Teacher Teams, called “Teamwork”

Family library nights, curriculum nights, and author visits

Weekly developmental playgroups for toddlers and their parents or caregivers

Computer and language classes for parents, with enrichment activities for children while parents are in class

A student-run savings branch of the Arlington VA Federal Credit Union

Monthly Family Markets (hosted by the Capital Area Food Bank)

Arlington Department of Human Services (DHS) provides resources for families who need access to mental health, health and dental services.

Our full time Public Health Nurse manages medical, dental, hearing, vision, and other referrals, assists with health insurance, provides health education and coordinates other health related programs.

So why do the teachers at Carlin Springs counsel the gifted kids to transfer to option schools with better resources? Riddle me that. “Neat stuff” my ass. It’s not a recipe for student success alone. If they were provided those resources AND an economically balanced school, it would be better. It shouldn’t be either/or. But it’s not that relevant to the Drew boundary discussion, because it’s just not that feasible to make Drew a balanced school, given the adjacent neighborhoods. It should never have been made a neighborhood school with the expectation that it could be balanced, or even filled without having to pull other neighborhoods in. It’s size and demographics should have been part of the consideration on whether or not to return it to a neighborhood school.

Making Drew a 'Community School' will provide the resources those children need. South Fairlington isn't the right fit for that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MONA and everyone with a BLM or ALM sign ought to be calling it out.

Wishful thinking that anyone in Arlington cares at this point.

There shouldn’t be ANY school in Arlington over 40% poverty and/ or ESL.

Isn't concentrating wraparound services best for the students? Wouldn't the Carlin Springs model be best for Drew?

What wraparound services are they offering at Carlin Springs?

It is called a "Community School" pretty neat stuff.

https://carlinsprings.apsva.us/about-us/community-school/

Carlin Springs is Arlington’s model “community school.” Our school facility is used as a base to support students and their families by addressing not only academic needs, but also social, emotional, and health needs through linkages to community partners. By addressing the needs of the “whole child,” we enhance student success in school and in the larger community. Most of the opportunities associated with the community school model occur before and after school, and in the evenings. Examples of opportunities include:

Engaging after-school enrichment activities designed to reinforce and enhance what is learned during the school day.

Parenting workshops, monthly Coffee with the Principal events, weekly parent volunteer activities.

Academic Parent Teacher Teams, called “Teamwork”

Family library nights, curriculum nights, and author visits

Weekly developmental playgroups for toddlers and their parents or caregivers

Computer and language classes for parents, with enrichment activities for children while parents are in class

A student-run savings branch of the Arlington VA Federal Credit Union

Monthly Family Markets (hosted by the Capital Area Food Bank)

Arlington Department of Human Services (DHS) provides resources for families who need access to mental health, health and dental services.

Our full time Public Health Nurse manages medical, dental, hearing, vision, and other referrals, assists with health insurance, provides health education and coordinates other health related programs.

Anonymous wrote:We're doing this because not many families opted for Drew.

Nope. We're doing this because APS caved to Fairlington the last time around.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MONA and everyone with a BLM or ALM sign ought to be calling it out.

Wishful thinking that anyone in Arlington cares at this point.

There shouldn’t be ANY school in Arlington over 40% poverty and/ or ESL.

Isn't concentrating wraparound services best for the students? Wouldn't the Carlin Springs model be best for Drew?

The point of school isn’t to provide wraparound services. The point of school is to educate the children. All of the studies show that concentrating poverty isn’t best for education. So we should be doing what’s best from an educational standpoint and then figuring out the wraparound services. Those services shouldn’t be the driving factor in boundaries (IMHO).

THIS +1000!
Haven't heard it phrased that way before - so simple, straightforward, and spot on. They shouldn't be the driving factor in boundaries and they shouldn't be the driving factor in education.

The wraparound services should be at the residences, at least the ones that take county $$. And yeah, those services are essential so as not to impede education, but they should be provided regardless of % of students eligible for fr/l, at every school, even if there’s just one student, that student needs those services, too. Concentrating poverty in neighborhoods and schools leads to lower socioeconomic mobility and lesser outcomes. Students’ potential is hampered by the model APS has adopted, because they are NOT given the same educational opportunities and experiences.

Yep! Yep! yep! Been saying it and advocating that for years.

We're doing this because not many families opted for Drew.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MONA and everyone with a BLM or ALM sign ought to be calling it out.

Wishful thinking that anyone in Arlington cares at this point.

There shouldn’t be ANY school in Arlington over 40% poverty and/ or ESL.

Isn't concentrating wraparound services best for the students? Wouldn't the Carlin Springs model be best for Drew?

The point of school isn’t to provide wraparound services. The point of school is to educate the children. All of the studies show that concentrating poverty isn’t best for education. So we should be doing what’s best from an educational standpoint and then figuring out the wraparound services. Those services shouldn’t be the driving factor in boundaries (IMHO).

THIS +1000!
Haven't heard it phrased that way before - so simple, straightforward, and spot on. They shouldn't be the driving factor in boundaries and they shouldn't be the driving factor in education.

The wraparound services should be at the residences, at least the ones that take county $$. And yeah, those services are essential so as not to impede education, but they should be provided regardless of % of students eligible for fr/l, at every school, even if there’s just one student, that student needs those services, too. Concentrating poverty in neighborhoods and schools leads to lower socioeconomic mobility and lesser outcomes. Students’ potential is hampered by the model APS has adopted, because they are NOT given the same educational opportunities and experiences.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MONA and everyone with a BLM or ALM sign ought to be calling it out.

Wishful thinking that anyone in Arlington cares at this point.

There shouldn’t be ANY school in Arlington over 40% poverty and/ or ESL.

Isn't concentrating wraparound services best for the students? Wouldn't the Carlin Springs model be best for Drew?

The point of school isn’t to provide wraparound services. The point of school is to educate the children. All of the studies show that concentrating poverty isn’t best for education. So we should be doing what’s best from an educational standpoint and then figuring out the wraparound services. Those services shouldn’t be the driving factor in boundaries (IMHO).

THIS +1000!
Haven't heard it phrased that way before - so simple, straightforward, and spot on. They shouldn't be the driving factor in boundaries and they shouldn't be the driving factor in education.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MONA and everyone with a BLM or ALM sign ought to be calling it out.

Wishful thinking that anyone in Arlington cares at this point.

There shouldn’t be ANY school in Arlington over 40% poverty and/ or ESL.

Isn't concentrating wraparound services best for the students? Wouldn't the Carlin Springs model be best for Drew?

What wraparound services are they offering at Carlin Springs?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MONA and everyone with a BLM or ALM sign ought to be calling it out.

Wishful thinking that anyone in Arlington cares at this point.

There shouldn’t be ANY school in Arlington over 40% poverty and/ or ESL.

Isn't concentrating wraparound services best for the students? Wouldn't the Carlin Springs model be best for Drew?

The point of school isn’t to provide wraparound services. The point of school is to educate the children. All of the studies show that concentrating poverty isn’t best for education. So we should be doing what’s best from an educational standpoint and then figuring out the wraparound services. Those services shouldn’t be the driving factor in boundaries (IMHO).

Anonymous wrote:MONA and everyone with a BLM or ALM sign ought to be calling it out.

Wishful thinking that anyone in Arlington cares at this point.

There shouldn’t be ANY school in Arlington over 40% poverty and/ or ESL.

Isn't concentrating wraparound services best for the students? Wouldn't the Carlin Springs model be best for Drew?

MONA and everyone with a BLM or ALM sign ought to be calling it out.

Wishful thinking that anyone in Arlington cares at this point.

There shouldn’t be ANY school in Arlington over 40% poverty and/ or ESL.

Anonymous wrote:There’s no one to push back on the board’s proposed map so why wouldn’t it pass

I dunno. You had a few good speakers calling it out.

There’s no one to push back on the board’s proposed map so why wouldn’t it pass