With the vast amounts of construction along the Orange Line, you'd think the county would be flush with cash for new schools. If not, raise the tax rates. We'd still be nowhere near DC levels.

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Anonymous wrote:It sounds awful to me. We moved to Arlington for the more personal touch, not so our kids could attend high school factories with 2600-3000 students. The plans for Arlington Tech also make no sense. Is it supposed to be like TJ or is it just a plan to segregate kids on the non-college track?

When was this? Because if it was in the past five years, you didn't do your due diligence.

+1 we moved here 9 years ago and our neighbors raved about the options for ES and the amazing schools. Our oldest is entering K and we are moving out of Arlington. While not the sole factor, the overcrowding projections were definitely on our minds. If we still had the county options available and the playgrounds that existed when we moved here, we may have stayed.

Fwiw, I think the projections are low. Four homes that we can see from our house have recently been sold by older people and each was purchased by a family with children still in preschool.

And where are you going?

Out of state to be closer to family. Our move or stay decision date was always they spring before K of our oldest. Had more than 65% appreciation on our house and moving to a town with comparable schools but only 18-20 kids per class and no trailers covering their fields.

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It sounds awful to me. We moved to Arlington for the more personal touch, not so our kids could attend high school factories with 2600-3000 students. The plans for Arlington Tech also make no sense. Is it supposed to be like TJ or is it just a plan to segregate kids on the non-college track?

Be realistic. If that's what you want, go private.

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Anonymous wrote:It sounds awful to me. We moved to Arlington for the more personal touch, not so our kids could attend high school factories with 2600-3000 students. The plans for Arlington Tech also make no sense. Is it supposed to be like TJ or is it just a plan to segregate kids on the non-college track?

When was this? Because if it was in the past five years, you didn't do your due diligence.

+1 we moved here 9 years ago and our neighbors raved about the options for ES and the amazing schools. Our oldest is entering K and we are moving out of Arlington. While not the sole factor, the overcrowding projections were definitely on our minds. If we still had the county options available and the playgrounds that existed when we moved here, we may have stayed.

Fwiw, I think the projections are low. Four homes that we can see from our house have recently been sold by older people and each was purchased by a family with children still in preschool.

And where are you going?

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Anonymous wrote:We live in Bluemont. DS is 8. We are zoned for W-L. What are the chances that we will be rezonednl for Wakefield? Need to know whether to start saving for private school.

curious about this too.

This makes no sense whatsoever. If your neighborhood and others like it get rezoned to Wakefield, then Wakefield's demographics increasingly look like...W-L. But sure, save your pennies. Ba-bye.

Anonymous wrote:It sounds awful to me. We moved to Arlington for the more personal touch, not so our kids could attend high school factories with 2600-3000 students. The plans for Arlington Tech also make no sense. Is it supposed to be like TJ or is it just a plan to segregate kids on the non-college track?

I wouldn't worry about Arlington tech being for non-college kids only. The career center has fantastic programs for all kinds of kids, including some college bound ones. It is a great resource.

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Anonymous wrote:The bottom line is that there are people in the southern part of North Arlington who pay $1.5 million and don't want their children in the more economically and racially "diverse" schools of south Arlington. Not saying if that's right or wrong, but it's at the heart of this whole debate and it's frustrating that nobody is just coming out and saying it.

The only real solution is to randomly assign schools throughout the district and bus. Arlington is pretty small and this would be possible.

There are people who paid 1.5 million in south Arlington as well. Everyone is entitled to a good school.

This - your housing value doesn't entitle you to better schools than others, especially in the same school district.

Build a wall along I-50! A great wall. Make North Arlington great again!

Anonymous wrote:The bottom line is that there are people in the southern part of North Arlington who pay $1.5 million and don't want their children in the more economically and racially "diverse" schools of south Arlington. Not saying if that's right or wrong, but it's at the heart of this whole debate and it's frustrating that nobody is just coming out and saying it.

The only real solution is to randomly assign schools throughout the district and bus. Arlington is pretty small and this would be possible.

While I am sure that most parents will not want their homes redistricted from WL (which IS economically and racially diverse) to Wakefield, busing is not "the only real solution" if there are no seats at Wakefield to accommodate the students when they step off the bus. Wakefield is projected to be the second most overcrowded high school after WL.

High school overcrowding is not a racial issue. The superintendent's proposal screws all of Arlington, rich, poor, black, white. The only difference is the rich may be able to opt out of 3000 student schools and double shifts.

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Anonymous wrote:The bottom line is that there are people in the southern part of North Arlington who pay $1.5 million and don't want their children in the more economically and racially "diverse" schools of south Arlington. Not saying if that's right or wrong, but it's at the heart of this whole debate and it's frustrating that nobody is just coming out and saying it.

The only real solution is to randomly assign schools throughout the district and bus. Arlington is pretty small and this would be possible.

There are people who paid 1.5 million in south Arlington as well. Everyone is entitled to a good school.

This - your housing value doesn't entitle you to better schools than others, especially in the same school district.

Anonymous wrote:The bottom line is that there are people in the southern part of North Arlington who pay $1.5 million and don't want their children in the more economically and racially "diverse" schools of south Arlington. Not saying if that's right or wrong, but it's at the heart of this whole debate and it's frustrating that nobody is just coming out and saying it.

The only real solution is to randomly assign schools throughout the district and bus. Arlington is pretty small and this would be possible.

There are people who paid 1.5 million in south Arlington as well. Everyone is entitled to a good school.

Anonymous wrote:The bottom line is that there are people in the southern part of North Arlington who pay $1.5 million and don't want their children in the more economically and racially "diverse" schools of south Arlington. Not saying if that's right or wrong, but it's at the heart of this whole debate and it's frustrating that nobody is just coming out and saying it.

The only real solution is to randomly assign schools throughout the district and bus. Arlington is pretty small and this would be possible.

Yes! Bust up the system - busing would work.

Or we could merge with a bigger school district and take advantage of some place with more land!

It's time for revolution!

The bottom line is that there are people in the southern part of North Arlington who pay $1.5 million and don't want their children in the more economically and racially "diverse" schools of south Arlington. Not saying if that's right or wrong, but it's at the heart of this whole debate and it's frustrating that nobody is just coming out and saying it.

The only real solution is to randomly assign schools throughout the district and bus. Arlington is pretty small and this would be possible.

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't call this an "Overcrowding Plan." An "Overcrowding Band-Aid" might be more accurate. FCPS seems to have a real advocate for the schools in Karen Garza. We get a PE teacher who doesn't even realize no sound is coming out of his whistle.

So what will the school board say his proposal?

Write to the SB and tell them what you think. school.board@apsva.us

They are meeting with Murphy and/or his staff tomorrow and on May 17th. If you have concerns, let them know! Don't wait until they move on the CIP b/c that will be too late.

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't call this an "Overcrowding Plan." An "Overcrowding Band-Aid" might be more accurate. FCPS seems to have a real advocate for the schools in Karen Garza. We get a PE teacher who doesn't even realize no sound is coming out of his whistle.

So what will the school board say his proposal?

I wouldn't call this an "Overcrowding Plan." An "Overcrowding Band-Aid" might be more accurate. FCPS seems to have a real advocate for the schools in Karen Garza. We get a PE teacher who doesn't even realize no sound is coming out of his whistle.