Anonymous wrote:It looks like she's getting her way. The new proposal gives sibling preference at ALL levels. So, if your school gets 4 HB slots and enough kids have older siblings in the school already, tough luck. People with only children need not apply.

WTF?!?!! Who doesn't have a sibling in this County!?!?!

I already suspected HB was doing this to some extent because of the sheer number of families we know with all siblings in the program.

Fuckers.

Time to storm the gate.

Anonymous wrote:
Community: Twins should be treated as two people and shouldn't skip the line to take other spots from people on the waitlist. We need equitable access.
NVD: I'm offended.
APS: You are right. All siblings should just the line.

EFC and Taylor loyalists: That makes total sense to me.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How the heck did that happen? They went from sibling preference possibly going away to it being expanded. Now, HB and other secondary option programs will become even harder to get into if your family isn't part of the dynasty.

The Arlington Way!

Community: Twins should be treated as two people and shouldn't skip the line to take other spots from people on the waitlist. We need equitable access.
NVD: I'm offended.
APS: You are right. All siblings should just the line.

Anonymous wrote:How the heck did that happen? They went from sibling preference possibly going away to it being expanded. Now, HB and other secondary option programs will become even harder to get into if your family isn't part of the dynasty.

The Arlington Way!

How the heck did that happen? They went from sibling preference possibly going away to it being expanded. Now, HB and other secondary option programs will become even harder to get into if your family isn't part of the dynasty.

It looks like she's getting her way. The new proposal gives sibling preference at ALL levels. So, if your school gets 4 HB slots and enough kids have older siblings in the school already, tough luck. People with only children need not apply.

Anonymous wrote:BWAHAHAHAHA!

At the beginning of the meeting, NVD reminded everyone to turn the mic on when they wanted to speak and turn it off when they are done.

I wonder what could have prompted that?!?

She clearly got the message that she looked really really bad at the last work session. It's not going to change her behavior long-term, since she is full stop bitch, but for at least one night she was slightly less horrible than normal. Of course, it's because she's going to get her way with seats at the Ed Center.

BWAHAHAHAHA!

At the beginning of the meeting, NVD reminded everyone to turn the mic on when they wanted to speak and turn it off when they are done.

I wonder what could have prompted that?!?

Anonymous wrote:Maybe Andy Cohen can interview her afterwards.

LOVE

Maybe Andy Cohen can interview her afterwards.

Anonymous wrote:Tonight is the next School Board work session on this topic (high school seats / enrollment policy revisions). Hopefully Nancy Van Doren will behave with greater professionalism and civility this evening. Tune in and find out.

https://www.apsva.us/school-board-meetings/school-board-work-sessions-meetings/

Who knew SB meetings would become Must-See-TV?

Tonight is the next School Board work session on this topic (high school seats / enrollment policy revisions). Hopefully Nancy Van Doren will behave with greater professionalism and civility this evening. Tune in and find out.

https://www.apsva.us/school-board-meetings/school-board-work-sessions-meetings/

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Beyond her bad behavior, I think it is fair to talk about what she proposed as a policy. I disagree that twins are so special, especially at middle and high school, that they should be guaranteed two slots.

Agree. If there's room at a lottery school to add more kids, they should simply increase capacity. They should anyway to ease even a little bit the overcrowding at the three comprehensive high schools.

Agree 100%. It seems likely that the reason we have the twin policy at the elementary level is because we also have sibling preference (for the obvious logistical ease of the families). The twin preference simply ensures that the sibling preference applies when you have two kids from one family applying at the same grade level.

There is no sibling preference at the secondary school level, and there shouldn't be a twin preference either. Kids are old enough to manage on their own, families can choose to make it work or not -- and twins have no magical bond that deserves elevating them above other siblings. This pertains to choice school admissions only.

What bothers me is how NVD bullied APS staff into changing their decision without NVD having support from anyone but Talento. She called for three votes, did not get them, and then directed staff to make the change anyway (at the end of that portion of the meeting, staff said they would change it).

Anonymous wrote:All elite Arlington families get every child into HB.

The above statement may or may not be true.

Most HB teachers aren't that great. It's the kids and their families that make the school worthwhile.

The best teachers are at Wakefield.

All elite Arlington families get every child into HB.

The above statement may or may not be true.

Most HB teachers aren't that great. It's the kids and their families that make the school worthwhile.