Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, I spoke to the principal, who told me that with the class size rising dramatically to 250 this year, she expects that all or almost all of the kids on the wait list will eventually get in.

Are they ready for this big change?

It's not that many more students the first year and they will have a new, big building. The real question is will the building be ready (no)

They will get it ready or ready enough.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, I spoke to the principal, who told me that with the class size rising dramatically to 250 this year, she expects that all or almost all of the kids on the wait list will eventually get in.

Are they ready for this big change?

It's not that many more students the first year and they will have a new, big building. The real question is will the building be ready (no)

My kid was at McKinley when that BBB was not opened on time even though a few hundred kids were let in through rezoning. He gets to do it again! Do you have real insight into the building not being open or are you basing that on the fact that the building doesn't look "sealed" yet.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, I spoke to the principal, who told me that with the class size rising dramatically to 250 this year, she expects that all or almost all of the kids on the wait list will eventually get in.

Are they ready for this big change?

It's not that many more students the first year and they will have a new, big building. The real question is will the building be ready (no)

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FWIW, I spoke to the principal, who told me that with the class size rising dramatically to 250 this year, she expects that all or almost all of the kids on the wait list will eventually get in.

Are they ready for this big change?

Of course! They've been preparing for many years now. The Arlington Tech program was designed to be well over 1,000 students and as high as 1,600 by some early estimates.

The program, while fulfilling the desire for more hands on STEM and college readiness, was also designed to replace the need for the fourth high school that was discussed and shelved well over a decade ago now.