Western High School Boundary Map options (A/B/C/D)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are a ton of parents, including me, who want a magnet school. Few people this far out wants their kid to drive to TJ. I think the demand for a magnet school from the three schools they are targeting would easily fill KAA AND help overcrowding. Also making it a magnet school solves the endless bickering. Those who want it will jump on it, half built or not. Otherwise those forced to go will complain endlessly about being made to go to a new school with no sports.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a ton of parents, including me, who want a magnet school. Few people this far out wants their kid to drive to TJ. I think the demand for a magnet school from the three schools they are targeting would easily fill KAA AND help overcrowding. Also making it a magnet school solves the endless bickering. Those who want it will jump on it, half built or not. Otherwise those forced to go will complain endlessly about being made to go to a new school with no sports.

+1000

Yeah, OK Crossfield sports parent we see what you’re doing here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the East pyramids are a lot closer to TJ, they would not want to come to KAA.

This may be true, but TJ is a state Governor's School with multiple participating jurisdictions. If people in western Fairfax think that only they should have access to a magnet program at KAA while continuing to have access to TJ, that's a big red flag in terms of equity.

Conversely, if they think that they should only have access to a magnet program at KAA, but not TJ, that's inconsistent with TJ's Governor School status.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All the East pyramids are a lot closer to TJ, they would not want to come to KAA.

This may be true, but TJ is a state Governor's School with multiple participating jurisdictions. If people in western Fairfax think that only they should have access to a magnet program at KAA while continuing to have access to TJ, that's a big red flag in terms of equity.

Conversely, if they think that they should only have access to a magnet program at KAA, but not TJ, that's inconsistent with TJ's Governor School status.

That's not an insurmountable problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is a magnet school by definition one that kids would have to test into? And be really good at STEM in order to go? I do not support that. There are already so many opportunities for those kids. If your child is truly above and beyond and needs a challenge that even the best regular high schools can't offer, take DE classes or go to TJ.

If they want to make the Western school some sort of choice school I don't think it should yet again cater to the smartest kids. What about something based on interests?

Could have an arts/humanities centric school.

NYC has 6 different ones and some of them are arts/language centered rather than just technology.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialized_high_schools_in_New_York_City

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a ton of parents, including me, who want a magnet school. Few people this far out wants their kid to drive to TJ. I think the demand for a magnet school from the three schools they are targeting would easily fill KAA AND help overcrowding. Also making it a magnet school solves the endless bickering. Those who want it will jump on it, half built or not. Otherwise those forced to go will complain endlessly about being made to go to a new school with no sports.

So you think it’s equitable that kids who can’t test into a magnet should have to go to high school far away when several others are closer?

Well it is highly ranked so sure, they get the benefit of a higher ranked school! equity for everyone

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All the East pyramids are a lot closer to TJ, they would not want to come to KAA.

This may be true, but TJ is a state Governor's School with multiple participating jurisdictions. If people in western Fairfax think that only they should have access to a magnet program at KAA while continuing to have access to TJ, that's a big red flag in terms of equity.

Conversely, if they think that they should only have access to a magnet program at KAA, but not TJ, that's inconsistent with TJ's Governor School status.

That's not an insurmountable problem.

Solve it, then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is a magnet school by definition one that kids would have to test into? And be really good at STEM in order to go? I do not support that. There are already so many opportunities for those kids. If your child is truly above and beyond and needs a challenge that even the best regular high schools can't offer, take DE classes or go to TJ.

If they want to make the Western school some sort of choice school I don't think it should yet again cater to the smartest kids. What about something based on interests?

Could have an arts/humanities centric school.

NYC has 6 different ones and some of them are arts/language centered rather than just technology.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specialized_high_schools_in_New_York_City

I thought in last Saturday’s meeting, Reid said they obtained a grant from the FAA, I might have misheard though. I’d imagine that coupled with their constant highlights of KAA’s robotics facilities means the board would want it to be stem focused. Your idea would be awesome though if I’m wrong!

[Anonymous]

A big consideration is that a lot of our centreville families don’t want to go to Westfield.

[Anonymous]

I think you’re all being distracted by the magnet thing again. It’s already recommended as a traditional school. The area needs it for overcrowding and to ease the split feeders. Why make more boundary, budget, and transportation headaches if they could avoid that? Seems like Langley and Crossfield are the loudest voices and they just want to ruin the traditional school (that we’ve been promised for 10 years).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A big consideration is that a lot of our centreville families don’t want to go to Westfield.

So a magnet school helps with that? Providing them a choice?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think you’re all being distracted by the magnet thing again. It’s already recommended as a traditional school. The area needs it for overcrowding and to ease the split feeders. Why make more boundary, budget, and transportation headaches if they could avoid that? Seems like Langley and Crossfield are the loudest voices and they just want to ruin the traditional school (that we’ve been promised for 10 years).

Fair point but then why cancel the programming vote next week. Surely if the board was sure of a traditional school that would be an easy task to accomplish.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A big consideration is that a lot of our centreville families don’t want to go to Westfield.

So a magnet school helps with that? Providing them a choice?

Might alleviate the need to move all our families to Westfield.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A big consideration is that a lot of our centreville families don’t want to go to Westfield.

So a magnet school helps with that? Providing them a choice?

Might alleviate the need to move all our families to Westfield.

At least you live closer than the kids near KAA. And, you live closer to the other kids who attend Westfield.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think you’re all being distracted by the magnet thing again. It’s already recommended as a traditional school. The area needs it for overcrowding and to ease the split feeders. Why make more boundary, budget, and transportation headaches if they could avoid that? Seems like Langley and Crossfield are the loudest voices and they just want to ruin the traditional school (that we’ve been promised for 10 years).

Fair point but then why cancel the programming vote next week. Surely if the board was sure of a traditional school that would be an easy task to accomplish.

Has anything been an “easy task” with this incompetent board and superintendent?