Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 08:44     Subject: Re:Stupid question about the Arlington CB and overcrowded schools
Anonymous wrote:The big problem is that Arlington has very few residents that are parents with kids in the public school system as compared to other wealthy suburbs. APS just isn't a priority, it's a headache for the CB. Maybe they'll start caring when our property values start to resemble Alexandria because families will only move here with expectation of sending kids to private.


This is already happening in 22207. So many families have fled for private.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 08:41     Subject: Stupid question about the Arlington CB and overcrowded schools
Anonymous wrote:Yeah it definitely seems like one of the community centers could be a high school

Also I have to say this bifurcated system in Arlington (county board and school board) makes me miss living in a city with mayoral control of schools. Maybe we should just get rid of the school board and have the superintendent report to the county board, which would then be responsible for dealing with repercussions of all the growth they support.

Also I thought democrats generally supported public schools and school funding? Doesn't seem that way in Arlington


Yes, I think this is the root issue for schools not being prioritized.

Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 08:41     Subject: Stupid question about the Arlington CB and overcrowded schools
Anonymous wrote:Yeah it definitely seems like one of the community centers could be a high school

Also I have to say this bifurcated system in Arlington (county board and school board) makes me miss living in a city with mayoral control of schools. Maybe we should just get rid of the school board and have the superintendent report to the county board, which would then be responsible for dealing with repercussions of all the growth they support.

Also I thought democrats generally supported public schools and school funding? Doesn't seem that way in Arlington


Yes, Arlington Democrats focus on supporting building affordable housing projects and condos/townhouses for the wealthy (to enrich developers) but with zero consideration of the impacts on schools.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 08:40     Subject: Stupid question about the Arlington CB and overcrowded schools
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Years ago a few community centers WERE schools. And they then became community centers. Time to roll back the clock.


This is the obvious solution. The new Lubber Run site would have made a great, central, option school site or a great school site for growing Ballston.


Yup. It’s easier to centralize community center functions - send them all to Barcroft.

Time to revert the community centers to schools. Most obvious solution.


I agree I can’t believe the County built out the Lubber Run Community Center over a school. I don’t know if the site of the new Aquatics Center in South Arlington would have made a good school site, but they sure could have built one for the cost of it.


There were environmental reasons that the Long Bridge site could not be a school. It was definitely explored. As I recall being in the DCA flight path + there was some toxic waste?

Agree Lubber Run could have made sense as an option school site but only that since it's right next to an elementary school.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 08:32     Subject: Stupid question about the Arlington CB and overcrowded schools
Yeah it definitely seems like one of the community centers could be a high school

Also I have to say this bifurcated system in Arlington (county board and school board) makes me miss living in a city with mayoral control of schools. Maybe we should just get rid of the school board and have the superintendent report to the county board, which would then be responsible for dealing with repercussions of all the growth they support.

Also I thought democrats generally supported public schools and school funding? Doesn't seem that way in Arlington
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 08:22     Subject: Stupid question about the Arlington CB and overcrowded schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Years ago a few community centers WERE schools. And they then became community centers. Time to roll back the clock.


This is the obvious solution. The new Lubber Run site would have made a great, central, option school site or a great school site for growing Ballston.


Yup. It’s easier to centralize community center functions - send them all to Barcroft.

Time to revert the community centers to schools. Most obvious solution.


I agree I can’t believe the County built out the Lubber Run Community Center over a school. I don’t know if the site of the new Aquatics Center in South Arlington would have made a good school site, but they sure could have built one for the cost of it.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 08:18     Subject: Stupid question about the Arlington CB and overcrowded schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Years ago a few community centers WERE schools. And they then became community centers. Time to roll back the clock.


This is the obvious solution. The new Lubber Run site would have made a great, central, option school site or a great school site for growing Ballston.


Yup. It’s easier to centralize community center functions - send them all to Barcroft.

Time to revert the community centers to schools. Most obvious solution.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 08:16     Subject: Stupid question about the Arlington CB and overcrowded schools
Even democrats golf apparently.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 08:15     Subject: Stupid question about the Arlington CB and overcrowded schools
Anonymous wrote:Years ago a few community centers WERE schools. And they then became community centers. Time to roll back the clock.


This is the obvious solution. The new Lubber Run site would have made a great, central, option school site or a great school site for growing Ballston.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 08:09     Subject: Stupid question about the Arlington CB and overcrowded schools
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:It’s time to invest in more land for schools, at the very least.


Can we get rid of the golf course? That damn thing is so big.


Haha!! Arlington can’t afford to buy that land parcel. It’s a private entity.


We'll just have it rezoned and condemned. NBD


Imminent domain??
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 05:18     Subject: Stupid question about the Arlington CB and overcrowded schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’s time to invest in more land for schools, at the very least.


Can we get rid of the golf course? That damn thing is so big.


Haha!! Arlington can’t afford to buy that land parcel. It’s a private entity.


We'll just have it rezoned and condemned. NBD
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 05:13     Subject: Stupid question about the Arlington CB and overcrowded schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Years ago a few community centers WERE schools. And they then became community centers. Time to roll back the clock.


We just built Cardinal and Dorthy Hamm in the last couple of years. The county is certainly trying to address the problem.


It is not enough. The overcrowding is at an unacceptable level.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 05:11     Subject: Stupid question about the Arlington CB and overcrowded schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’s time to invest in more land for schools, at the very least.


Can we get rid of the golf course? That damn thing is so big.


That would be a great place for a school! Sounds good to me.


Which one? Want to take away the one in the north or the one in the south?


All of them. All golf courses are bad.

(I'm joking, I know this isn't a plan of action)
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2022 00:05     Subject: Stupid question about the Arlington CB and overcrowded schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’s time to invest in more land for schools, at the very least.


Can we get rid of the golf course? That damn thing is so big.


That would be a great place for a school! Sounds good to me.


Which one? Want to take away the one in the north or the one in the south?
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2022 21:59     Subject: Stupid question about the Arlington CB and overcrowded schools
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’s time to invest in more land for schools, at the very least.


Can we get rid of the golf course? That damn thing is so big.


Haha!! Arlington can’t afford to buy that land parcel. It’s a private entity.