Anonymous wrote:Parents received a letter from the school today. It's close to being a done deal.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not gonna lie, if they move to Kingsbury, I will be thrilled! (LAMB parent here). The campus is beautiful - and within walking distance! Hopefully then they will consider some sort of bus system for the folks not in Ward 4.

Kingsbury is not going anywhere; someone called and asked.

Anonymous wrote:I'm not gonna lie, if they move to Kingsbury, I will be thrilled! (LAMB parent here). The campus is beautiful - and within walking distance! Hopefully then they will consider some sort of bus system for the folks not in Ward 4.

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Anonymous wrote:Kingsbury it is

Has it been announced officially?

Anonymous wrote:Kingsbury it is

Anonymous wrote:I feel bad for parents who are going to have a long commute, but the facilities look great, and we'll finally be able to have a proper field and maybe even a gym!!!!

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Anonymous wrote:If LAMB were to consolidate to one campus, it would not be before 2018 year, not upcoming fall. If they announce in next couple of months, there would be more than sufficient notice for parents. Esp. when you think about last summer when several charter schools only announced in the summer after families had committed that they would move for the start of the school year. The school needs to have something concrete to announce, before they can announce it. Whether it is in Ward 4 or elsewhere, there is a clear advantage to having 1 campus and all the LAMB families including myself would be pleased about that. So, let's just relax!

Except that that children are coming off of common lottery waitlists all summer and people are turning down other schools on the assumption that they will be able to attend LAMB. If there is information that can be shared with some parents it should be shared with all parents.

There is nothing concrete to share. There is a possibility of a move in 2018, that is all. There has always been a possibility of a move to consolidate - LAMB has been clear about that and when you choose LAMB or honestly any charter school in the city, you are taking the risk that the campus may move. If you don't want that risk, you should choose your neighborhood public school. When there is something firm, I'm sure they'll tell us. Are you expecting the administration to share with us every time they visit a potential property or put in a bid for a property? For comparison, when my employer, a law firm decided to move us to a new part of the city, there wasn't some employee vote on the issue. They decided and let us know. Of course, here there will be public comment, charter board approval etc. My point is just that we have to trust that administration is working on it and will let us know when appropriate.

LOL. Some people just never learn (or are employed by the school).

Also the idea that choosing any charter school in the city exposes to your risk that the campus may move is simply wrong. I'll not bother to list the many peer schools of LAMB that have no meaningful risk of moving in the foreseeable future, you can do your own research on that.

Yes some peer schools already have their large permanent location. LAMB does not (yet). This isn't exactly rocket science.

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Anonymous wrote:If LAMB were to consolidate to one campus, it would not be before 2018 year, not upcoming fall. If they announce in next couple of months, there would be more than sufficient notice for parents. Esp. when you think about last summer when several charter schools only announced in the summer after families had committed that they would move for the start of the school year. The school needs to have something concrete to announce, before they can announce it. Whether it is in Ward 4 or elsewhere, there is a clear advantage to having 1 campus and all the LAMB families including myself would be pleased about that. So, let's just relax!

Except that that children are coming off of common lottery waitlists all summer and people are turning down other schools on the assumption that they will be able to attend LAMB. If there is information that can be shared with some parents it should be shared with all parents.

There is nothing concrete to share. There is a possibility of a move in 2018, that is all. There has always been a possibility of a move to consolidate - LAMB has been clear about that and when you choose LAMB or honestly any charter school in the city, you are taking the risk that the campus may move. If you don't want that risk, you should choose your neighborhood public school. When there is something firm, I'm sure they'll tell us. Are you expecting the administration to share with us every time they visit a potential property or put in a bid for a property? For comparison, when my employer, a law firm decided to move us to a new part of the city, there wasn't some employee vote on the issue. They decided and let us know. Of course, here there will be public comment, charter board approval etc. My point is just that we have to trust that administration is working on it and will let us know when appropriate.

LOL. Some people just never learn (or are employed by the school).

Also the idea that choosing any charter school in the city exposes to your risk that the campus may move is simply wrong. I'll not bother to list the many peer schools of LAMB that have no meaningful risk of moving in the foreseeable future, you can do your own research on that.