Franklin MS email about Western High School

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Anonymous wrote:This whole debacle over the Western High School involves gaslighting and manipulating parents and children to generate school spirit for a school with boundaries that have yet to be decided on and a superintendent to preposterously proposed opening it as any AI or Air and Space focused magnet school.

There is a pattern of abuse dealt to families and staff by the school board.

Plus, this new high school is only consequential for one elementary school.

Oak Hill.

Floris, Coates, Crossfield, McNair, and Fox Mill all feed into Carson and have the potential to feed to Western.

If all students from [b]Floris, Crossfield, McNair, Westfield part of Coates, Fox Mill, Oak Hill, and Navy Attendance Island are zoned for Western, roughly 2162 students would move into the new facility.
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After FCPS modifies it, that number should work.

The school needs a central cafeteria, 2 gyms (One Main, One Aux) a large and Central Library, classrooms and labs in place of open amphitheaters which are a health and safety hazard for teens, and a concentrated CTE wing separate from the rest of the school.

Pool might need filled in too.

A stadium, soccer field, baseball and softball fields, and an outdoor basketball court also need built.

Any non-neutral religious themes need removed.

With those modifications made, more capacity can be drawn and interior square footage increased.

That school was a K-12 private school. Now it is a 9-12 school.

What’s funny is that this location was where a high school would have been built if the Board of Directors didn’t screw us taxpayers over and sell it to the Saudi’s in the first place.

This whole school is a game FCPS is playing and I hate that for us, Teachers and Staff, and our effing kids.

The better not fill in that pool. It could be a great thing for the local community, including water safety instruction for kids who may not otherwise have access.

Some of those kids have to stay at Westfield. You can't empty out Westfield no matter how many people are clamoring to get rezoned to Western. Aiming for 1800 at Western is more realistic.

Agree. Even if everyone is closer and would prefer Western, you can't leave Westfield half a school.

There are kids at overcrowded Centreville and, perhaps still overcrowded Chantilly, that can move to Westfield. They live much closer than those that would go to Western.

200-300 kids are already being moved from CVHS to Westfield who are much closer to Centreville. You can't empty out CVHS either.

Its much easier to keep some kids at their current assigned school then create multiple cascades of moves. Some of these neighborhoods simply have to stay put.

Westfield is not conveniently located to almost any residential neighborhoods. They still have to fill its seats.

There is lots of new construction right by Westfield. Presently up for sale, soon to be completed, and more new construction in progress. There is also a lot of construction in the area near Wegman's.

There are Chantilly kids who live much, much closer than those across the road from the new school.

Use a little common sense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This whole debacle over the Western High School involves gaslighting and manipulating parents and children to generate school spirit for a school with boundaries that have yet to be decided on and a superintendent to preposterously proposed opening it as any AI or Air and Space focused magnet school.

There is a pattern of abuse dealt to families and staff by the school board.

Plus, this new high school is only consequential for one elementary school.

Oak Hill.

Floris, Coates, Crossfield, McNair, and Fox Mill all feed into Carson and have the potential to feed to Western.

If all students from [b]Floris, Crossfield, McNair, Westfield part of Coates, Fox Mill, Oak Hill, and Navy Attendance Island are zoned for Western, roughly 2162 students would move into the new facility.
[/b]
After FCPS modifies it, that number should work.

The school needs a central cafeteria, 2 gyms (One Main, One Aux) a large and Central Library, classrooms and labs in place of open amphitheaters which are a health and safety hazard for teens, and a concentrated CTE wing separate from the rest of the school.

Pool might need filled in too.

A stadium, soccer field, baseball and softball fields, and an outdoor basketball court also need built.

Any non-neutral religious themes need removed.

With those modifications made, more capacity can be drawn and interior square footage increased.

That school was a K-12 private school. Now it is a 9-12 school.

What’s funny is that this location was where a high school would have been built if the Board of Directors didn’t screw us taxpayers over and sell it to the Saudi’s in the first place.

This whole school is a game FCPS is playing and I hate that for us, Teachers and Staff, and our effing kids.

The better not fill in that pool. It could be a great thing for the local community, including water safety instruction for kids who may not otherwise have access.

Some of those kids have to stay at Westfield. You can't empty out Westfield no matter how many people are clamoring to get rezoned to Western. Aiming for 1800 at Western is more realistic.

Agree. Even if everyone is closer and would prefer Western, you can't leave Westfield half a school.

There are kids at overcrowded Centreville and, perhaps still overcrowded Chantilly, that can move to Westfield. They live much closer than those that would go to Western.

200-300 kids are already being moved from CVHS to Westfield who are much closer to Centreville. You can't empty out CVHS either.

Its much easier to keep some kids at their current assigned school then create multiple cascades of moves. Some of these neighborhoods simply have to stay put.

Westfield is not conveniently located to almost any residential neighborhoods. They still have to fill its seats.

There is lots of new construction right by Westfield. Presently up for sale, soon to be completed, and more new construction in progress. There is also a lot of construction in the area near Wegman's.

There are Chantilly kids who live much, much closer than those across the road from the new school.

Use a little common sense.

Did any of the scenarios move significant numbers of students from Chantilly to Westfield?

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No, only a handful moved in one of the scenarios even though Westfield and Chantilly are very close to each other.

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Anonymous wrote:No, only a handful moved in one of the scenarios even though Westfield and Chantilly are very close to each other.

It is more than a handful and there is a lot of new construction in the area being projected. It is very close to Westfield.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No, only a handful moved in one of the scenarios even though Westfield and Chantilly are very close to each other.

It is more than a handful and there is a lot of new construction in the area being projected. It is very close to Westfield.

cont. and, it was in ALL scenarios.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No, only a handful moved in one of the scenarios even though Westfield and Chantilly are very close to each other.

It is more than a handful and there is a lot of new construction in the area being projected. It is very close to Westfield.

cont. and, it was in ALL scenarios.

In all 4 scenarios, 50 or so kids were moved from Chantilly (over by Wegmans) to Westfield.

There is a lot of development but they aren't single family homes and you can't enroll ghost students. There is no universe where FCPS doesn't leave at least 2000+ students at Westfield after drawing up Western's zone, and the path of least resistance on that is just leaving some of the Herndon kids at Westfield. Could you move all the Herndon kids out, and then move over Chantilly kids? Sure, but that is a lot more disruptive AND the Chantilly families will fight to stay at CHS. You can't take any more than they are already moving out from Centreville because that would leave Centreville enrollment too low. There's nowhere else to find kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No, only a handful moved in one of the scenarios even though Westfield and Chantilly are very close to each other.

It is more than a handful and there is a lot of new construction in the area being projected. It is very close to Westfield.

cont. and, it was in ALL scenarios.

In all 4 scenarios, 50 or so kids were moved from Chantilly (over by Wegmans) to Westfield.

There is a lot of development but they aren't single family homes and you can't enroll ghost students. There is no universe where FCPS doesn't leave at least 2000+ students at Westfield after drawing up Western's zone, and the path of least resistance on that is just leaving some of the Herndon kids at Westfield. Could you move all the Herndon kids out, and then move over Chantilly kids? Sure, but that is a lot more disruptive AND the Chantilly families will fight to stay at CHS. You can't take any more than they are already moving out from Centreville because that would leave Centreville enrollment too low. There's nowhere else to find kids.

It has to be more than 50 because it shows Chantilly losing far more than Oak Hill numbers.

And, you would move kids in walking distance of the new school to Westfield when there are kids who live far closer to Westfield?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:No, only a handful moved in one of the scenarios even though Westfield and Chantilly are very close to each other.

It is more than a handful and there is a lot of new construction in the area being projected. It is very close to Westfield.

cont. and, it was in ALL scenarios.

In all 4 scenarios, 50 or so kids were moved from Chantilly (over by Wegmans) to Westfield.

There is a lot of development but they aren't single family homes and you can't enroll ghost students. There is no universe where FCPS doesn't leave at least 2000+ students at Westfield after drawing up Western's zone, and the path of least resistance on that is just leaving some of the Herndon kids at Westfield. Could you move all the Herndon kids out, and then move over Chantilly kids? Sure, but that is a lot more disruptive AND the Chantilly families will fight to stay at CHS. You can't take any more than they are already moving out from Centreville because that would leave Centreville enrollment too low. There's nowhere else to find kids.

It has to be more than 50 because it shows Chantilly losing far more than Oak Hill numbers.

And, you would move kids in walking distance of the new school to Westfield when there are kids who live far closer to Westfield?

Who? Kids at Chantilly who live closer to Chantilly? Kids from Centreville who live much closer to Centreville?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, only a handful moved in one of the scenarios even though Westfield and Chantilly are very close to each other.

It is more than a handful and there is a lot of new construction in the area being projected. It is very close to Westfield.

cont. and, it was in ALL scenarios.

In all 4 scenarios, 50 or so kids were moved from Chantilly (over by Wegmans) to Westfield.

There is a lot of development but they aren't single family homes and you can't enroll ghost students. There is no universe where FCPS doesn't leave at least 2000+ students at Westfield after drawing up Western's zone, and the path of least resistance on that is just leaving some of the Herndon kids at Westfield. Could you move all the Herndon kids out, and then move over Chantilly kids? Sure, but that is a lot more disruptive AND the Chantilly families will fight to stay at CHS. You can't take any more than they are already moving out from Centreville because that would leave Centreville enrollment too low. There's nowhere else to find kids.

It has to be more than 50 because it shows Chantilly losing far more than Oak Hill numbers.

And, you would move kids in walking distance of the new school to Westfield when there are kids who live far closer to Westfield?

You aren't "moving" kids to Westfield who are already currently zoned to Westfield. What a weird way to phrase your point.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, only a handful moved in one of the scenarios even though Westfield and Chantilly are very close to each other.

It is more than a handful and there is a lot of new construction in the area being projected. It is very close to Westfield.

cont. and, it was in ALL scenarios.

In all 4 scenarios, 50 or so kids were moved from Chantilly (over by Wegmans) to Westfield.

There is a lot of development but they aren't single family homes and you can't enroll ghost students. There is no universe where FCPS doesn't leave at least 2000+ students at Westfield after drawing up Western's zone, and the path of least resistance on that is just leaving some of the Herndon kids at Westfield. Could you move all the Herndon kids out, and then move over Chantilly kids? Sure, but that is a lot more disruptive AND the Chantilly families will fight to stay at CHS. You can't take any more than they are already moving out from Centreville because that would leave Centreville enrollment too low. There's nowhere else to find kids.

It has to be more than 50 because it shows Chantilly losing far more than Oak Hill numbers.

And, you would move kids in walking distance of the new school to Westfield when there are kids who live far closer to Westfield?

You aren't "moving" kids to Westfield who are already currently zoned to Westfield. What a weird way to phrase your point.

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