Anonymous
Post 01/30/2020 21:01     Subject: Re:APS: Think the "no move" campaign is going to work?
I’m cautiously optimistic that things are leaning towards the move position.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2020 20:55     Subject: APS: Think the "no move" campaign is going to work?
Anonymous wrote:They adjourned. Only 1.5 hours of speakers?! No way the Board is voting no. Staff wins this one!!! Finally.


I think this is true. I'm not hearing any new arguments, and there are a notable amount of speakers advocating for the Staff's proposal.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2020 20:54     Subject: APS: Think the "no move" campaign is going to work?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Where were all these people screaming equity and what about poor people during the HS boundary vote? This SB has concentrated poverty for years!


+10000
And we'll see where they are when this boundary process begins.

I'm sure they will come to the defense of Hoffman-Boston, Carlin Springs, Abingdon, Barcroft etc.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2020 20:53     Subject: APS: Think the "no move" campaign is going to work?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I agree with ATS that McKinley is not the best place, but if the issue is bus ride length, you can always go to your neighborhood school.

Ding ding ding!


Except the 'tail' families don't want to stay with the their neighborhood schools because the bus rides are so long! And when they do go back to your overcrowded schools you'll be complaining what poor planning and how shortsighted APS is.



Brahahahah. My school is Drew, so yeah, pretty sure they wouldn’t be caught dead here.

I'm already complaining about my overcrowded South Arlington school.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2020 20:50     Subject: APS: Think the "no move" campaign is going to work?
Anonymous wrote:Where were all these people screaming equity and what about poor people during the HS boundary vote? This SB has concentrated poverty for years!


+10000
And we'll see where they are when this boundary process begins.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2020 20:46     Subject: APS: Think the "no move" campaign is going to work?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I agree with ATS that McKinley is not the best place, but if the issue is bus ride length, you can always go to your neighborhood school.

Ding ding ding!


Except the 'tail' families don't want to stay with the their neighborhood schools because the bus rides are so long! And when they do go back to your overcrowded schools you'll be complaining what poor planning and how shortsighted APS is.



Brahahahah. My school is Drew, so yeah, pretty sure they wouldn’t be caught dead here.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2020 20:43     Subject: APS: Think the "no move" campaign is going to work?
They adjourned. Only 1.5 hours of speakers?! No way the Board is voting no. Staff wins this one!!! Finally.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2020 20:43     Subject: APS: Think the "no move" campaign is going to work?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I agree with ATS that McKinley is not the best place, but if the issue is bus ride length, you can always go to your neighborhood school.

Ding ding ding!


So what is a good place? Tuckahoe, Nottingham, Discovery, Jamestown, Taylor, Glebe, Ashlawn....? Putting Option programs North of 50 pulls students from SA and creates capacity is SA where we need it (and from the R-B corridor).
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2020 20:42     Subject: APS: Think the "no move" campaign is going to work?
Anonymous wrote:They only comment at the end. Is it anywhere close to the end?


It's done. It was mostly the same people we have heard from over and over again going on about how there's no data, by which they mean they don't like the data that exists.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2020 20:42     Subject: APS: Think the "no move" campaign is going to work?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I agree with ATS that McKinley is not the best place, but if the issue is bus ride length, you can always go to your neighborhood school.

Ding ding ding!


Except the 'tail' families don't want to stay with the their neighborhood schools because the bus rides are so long! And when they do go back to your overcrowded schools you'll be complaining what poor planning and how shortsighted APS is.

How long are these bus rides?

Anonymous
Post 01/30/2020 20:42     Subject: APS: Think the "no move" campaign is going to work?
Anonymous wrote:They only comment at the end. Is it anywhere close to the end?


They adjourned the meeting with no comments. I assume they’ll make them all next week.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2020 20:41     Subject: APS: Think the "no move" campaign is going to work?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Oh, and here come the kids!


Whhhhhhy? Why would you do that to your child? I totally believe he wrote that script himself.


While he was very articulate it’s clear he did not write his speech
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2020 20:41     Subject: APS: Think the "no move" campaign is going to work?
Anonymous wrote:They only comment at the end. Is it anywhere close to the end?


it's over- no SB comments.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2020 20:40     Subject: APS: Think the "no move" campaign is going to work?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I agree with ATS that McKinley is not the best place, but if the issue is bus ride length, you can always go to your neighborhood school.

Ding ding ding!


Except the 'tail' families don't want to stay with the their neighborhood schools because the bus rides are so long! And when they do go back to your overcrowded schools you'll be complaining what poor planning and how shortsighted APS is.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2020 20:40     Subject: APS: Think the "no move" campaign is going to work?
They only comment at the end. Is it anywhere close to the end?