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Anonymous wrote:Williamsburg is too underenrolled for them to do nothing while several other middle schools sit there at I full capacity or over.

No other middle schools is over capacity.

People are free to transfer.

I'm sure you'd find that solution equally helpful if Gunston were the vastly under-enrolled school and Williamsburg at/above capacity.

At the elementary level, Drew has been underenrolled since Montessori moved out with no signs of that ever changing. APS is fine with letting a school be underenrolled if people aren't yelling about it.

Drew's population is precisely the demographic that SHOULD be in a small school. Nottingham is not.

Yep

Same with Williamsburg. Such a joke.

And voluntary transfers is not going to fill up Williamsburg.

The messaging that you should leave the rich kids under enrolled and it’s all good the rest of you are at capacity is so freaking typical N Arlington obnoxious.

With the governor pulling funds and the county needing to raise estate taxes just to get APS to break even, you’re welcome to start a gofundme to pay for the buses and drivers that APS would need to turn the existing walkers at Swanson and Hamm into bus riders.

Personally I’d rather APS focus on what’s absolutely necessary this year, which will be hard enough as it is.

Get real. The bus routes shift every year and they wouldn’t need to buy any new buses. But good scare tactic.

Hey I’ve got an idea maybe they should let the walkers walk to Cardinal and then we can use their buses! Oh wait we have to keep McKinley together and blah blah.

People trot out all their favorite arguments when it works for them. It’s the Rolodex of catch phrases of arguments that suit my purpose.

Weren't 1/3 of the McKinley kids moved to Ashlawn? I remember the parents were outraged since Wilson is a busy Road, and APS was supposed to keep McKinley together. (APS said they were going to keep the school community together. But then again APS promised the same thing to Patrick Henry families, but when Fleet opened the community was split up.)

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Anonymous wrote:Williamsburg is too underenrolled for them to do nothing while several other middle schools sit there at I full capacity or over.

No other middle schools is over capacity.

People are free to transfer.

I'm sure you'd find that solution equally helpful if Gunston were the vastly under-enrolled school and Williamsburg at/above capacity.

At the elementary level, Drew has been underenrolled since Montessori moved out with no signs of that ever changing. APS is fine with letting a school be underenrolled if people aren't yelling about it.

Drew's population is precisely the demographic that SHOULD be in a small school. Nottingham is not.

Yep

Same with Williamsburg. Such a joke.

And voluntary transfers is not going to fill up Williamsburg.

The messaging that you should leave the rich kids under enrolled and it’s all good the rest of you are at capacity is so freaking typical N Arlington obnoxious.

With the governor pulling funds and the county needing to raise estate taxes just to get APS to break even, you’re welcome to start a gofundme to pay for the buses and drivers that APS would need to turn the existing walkers at Swanson and Hamm into bus riders.

Personally I’d rather APS focus on what’s absolutely necessary this year, which will be hard enough as it is.

Get real. The bus routes shift every year and they wouldn’t need to buy any new buses. But good scare tactic.

Hey I’ve got an idea maybe they should let the walkers walk to Cardinal and then we can use their buses! Oh wait we have to keep McKinley together and blah blah.

People trot out all their favorite arguments when it works for them. It’s the Rolodex of catch phrases of arguments that suit my purpose.

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Anonymous wrote:Williamsburg is too underenrolled for them to do nothing while several other middle schools sit there at I full capacity or over.

No other middle schools is over capacity.

People are free to transfer.

I'm sure you'd find that solution equally helpful if Gunston were the vastly under-enrolled school and Williamsburg at/above capacity.

At the elementary level, Drew has been underenrolled since Montessori moved out with no signs of that ever changing. APS is fine with letting a school be underenrolled if people aren't yelling about it.

Drew's population is precisely the demographic that SHOULD be in a small school. Nottingham is not.

Yep

Same with Williamsburg. Such a joke.

And voluntary transfers is not going to fill up Williamsburg.

The messaging that you should leave the rich kids under enrolled and it’s all good the rest of you are at capacity is so freaking typical N Arlington obnoxious.

With the governor pulling funds and the county needing to raise estate taxes just to get APS to break even, you’re welcome to start a gofundme to pay for the buses and drivers that APS would need to turn the existing walkers at Swanson and Hamm into bus riders.

Personally I’d rather APS focus on what’s absolutely necessary this year, which will be hard enough as it is.

Get real. The bus routes shift every year and they wouldn’t need to buy any new buses. But good scare tactic.

Hey I’ve got an idea maybe they should let the walkers walk to Cardinal and then we can use their buses! Oh wait we have to keep McKinley together and blah blah.

People trot out all their favorite arguments when it works for them. It’s the Rolodex of catch phrases of arguments that suit my purpose.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t see any new information on the APS site about this - still says the process will begin in fall 2024. Am I missing something?

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Anonymous wrote:Williamsburg is too underenrolled for them to do nothing while several other middle schools sit there at I full capacity or over.

No other middle schools is over capacity.

People are free to transfer.

I'm sure you'd find that solution equally helpful if Gunston were the vastly under-enrolled school and Williamsburg at/above capacity.

At the elementary level, Drew has been underenrolled since Montessori moved out with no signs of that ever changing. APS is fine with letting a school be underenrolled if people aren't yelling about it.

Drew's population is precisely the demographic that SHOULD be in a small school. Nottingham is not.

Yep

Same with Williamsburg. Such a joke.

And voluntary transfers is not going to fill up Williamsburg.

The messaging that you should leave the rich kids under enrolled and it’s all good the rest of you are at capacity is so freaking typical N Arlington obnoxious.

With the governor pulling funds and the county needing to raise estate taxes just to get APS to break even, you’re welcome to start a gofundme to pay for the buses and drivers that APS would need to turn the existing walkers at Swanson and Hamm into bus riders.

Personally I’d rather APS focus on what’s absolutely necessary this year, which will be hard enough as it is.

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Anonymous wrote:Williamsburg is too underenrolled for them to do nothing while several other middle schools sit there at I full capacity or over.

No other middle schools is over capacity.

People are free to transfer.

I'm sure you'd find that solution equally helpful if Gunston were the vastly under-enrolled school and Williamsburg at/above capacity.

At the elementary level, Drew has been underenrolled since Montessori moved out with no signs of that ever changing. APS is fine with letting a school be underenrolled if people aren't yelling about it.

Drew's population is precisely the demographic that SHOULD be in a small school. Nottingham is not.

Yep

Same with Williamsburg. Such a joke.

And voluntary transfers is not going to fill up Williamsburg.

The messaging that you should leave the rich kids under enrolled and it’s all good the rest of you are at capacity is so freaking typical N Arlington obnoxious.

With the governor pulling funds and the county needing to raise estate taxes just to get APS to break even, you’re welcome to start a gofundme to pay for the buses and drivers that APS would need to turn the existing walkers at Swanson and Hamm into bus riders.

Personally I’d rather APS focus on what’s absolutely necessary this year, which will be hard enough as it is.

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Anonymous wrote:Williamsburg is too underenrolled for them to do nothing while several other middle schools sit there at I full capacity or over.

No other middle schools is over capacity.

People are free to transfer.

I'm sure you'd find that solution equally helpful if Gunston were the vastly under-enrolled school and Williamsburg at/above capacity.

At the elementary level, Drew has been underenrolled since Montessori moved out with no signs of that ever changing. APS is fine with letting a school be underenrolled if people aren't yelling about it.

Let's move Montessori back in and then we solve the problem of finding them a new building. Done.

Let's move Montessori to Nottingham and then we solve the problem of finding them a new building.

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Anonymous wrote:Williamsburg is too underenrolled for them to do nothing while several other middle schools sit there at I full capacity or over.

No other middle schools is over capacity.

People are free to transfer.

I'm sure you'd find that solution equally helpful if Gunston were the vastly under-enrolled school and Williamsburg at/above capacity.

At the elementary level, Drew has been underenrolled since Montessori moved out with no signs of that ever changing. APS is fine with letting a school be underenrolled if people aren't yelling about it.

Let's move Montessori back in and then we solve the problem of finding them a new building. Done.

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Anonymous wrote:Williamsburg is too underenrolled for them to do nothing while several other middle schools sit there at I full capacity or over.

No other middle schools is over capacity.

People are free to transfer.

I'm sure you'd find that solution equally helpful if Gunston were the vastly under-enrolled school and Williamsburg at/above capacity.

At the elementary level, Drew has been underenrolled since Montessori moved out with no signs of that ever changing. APS is fine with letting a school be underenrolled if people aren't yelling about it.

Drew's population is precisely the demographic that SHOULD be in a small school. Nottingham is not.

Yep

Same with Williamsburg. Such a joke.

And voluntary transfers is not going to fill up Williamsburg.

The messaging that you should leave the rich kids under enrolled and it’s all good the rest of you are at capacity is so freaking typical N Arlington obnoxious.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Williamsburg is too underenrolled for them to do nothing while several other middle schools sit there at I full capacity or over.

No other middle schools is over capacity.

People are free to transfer.

I'm sure you'd find that solution equally helpful if Gunston were the vastly under-enrolled school and Williamsburg at/above capacity.

At the elementary level, Drew has been underenrolled since Montessori moved out with no signs of that ever changing. APS is fine with letting a school be underenrolled if people aren't yelling about it.

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Anonymous wrote:Williamsburg is too underenrolled for them to do nothing while several other middle schools sit there at I full capacity or over.

No other middle schools is over capacity.

People are free to transfer.

I'm sure you'd find that solution equally helpful if Gunston were the vastly under-enrolled school and Williamsburg at/above capacity.

At the elementary level, Drew has been underenrolled since Montessori moved out with no signs of that ever changing. APS is fine with letting a school be underenrolled if people aren't yelling about it.

Drew's population is precisely the demographic that SHOULD be in a small school. Nottingham is not.

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Anonymous wrote:Williamsburg is too underenrolled for them to do nothing while several other middle schools sit there at I full capacity or over.

No other middle schools is over capacity.

People are free to transfer.

I'm sure you'd find that solution equally helpful if Gunston were the vastly under-enrolled school and Williamsburg at/above capacity.

At the elementary level, Drew has been underenrolled since Montessori moved out with no signs of that ever changing. APS is fine with letting a school be underenrolled if people aren't yelling about it.

Drew's population is precisely the demographic that SHOULD be in a small school. Nottingham is not.

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Anonymous wrote:Williamsburg is too underenrolled for them to do nothing while several other middle schools sit there at I full capacity or over.

No other middle schools is over capacity.

People are free to transfer.

I'm sure you'd find that solution equally helpful if Gunston were the vastly under-enrolled school and Williamsburg at/above capacity.

At the elementary level, Drew has been underenrolled since Montessori moved out with no signs of that ever changing. APS is fine with letting a school be underenrolled if people aren't yelling about it.

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Anonymous wrote:Williamsburg is too underenrolled for them to do nothing while several other middle schools sit there at I full capacity or over.

No other middle schools is over capacity.

People are free to transfer.

I'm sure you'd find that solution equally helpful if Gunston were the vastly under-enrolled school and Williamsburg at/above capacity.

Again. No school is above capacity.

Several of these school are right at capacity, which effectively means too crowded on the ground and the experience a kid is having going to them is not ideal and of course enrollment is right near the tipping point where there could be an issue and there is zero wiggle room. But it's good policy to ignore this just because you like where your kid goes to school?

Swanson at least still has trailers too. Williamsburg should not sit severely underenrolled while Swanson kids are in trailers.