FCPS Boundary Review Updates

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Anonymous wrote:It needs to be paused. Too many changes at once.

The incompetence that FairFACTS Matters has uncovered relating to the selection of BRAC members raises bigger issues as to whether those currently running FCPS and on the School Board could possibly be trusted with fair and valid county-wide boundary changes.

FCPS has never had a more incompetent Superintendent and School Board and they need to pause the boundary study, figure out how to improve their processes, and form a new advisory committee (one where obnoxious School Board shills aren't rewarded with seats for their long history of sucking up to the School Board) before doing any further work.

Fairfax matters discovered a typo on a spreadsheet, maybe. Theres a reason no legitimate new outlet is running that “story” except a local blog.

I see what you did there. What makes a news outlet “legitimate”? Is WaPo “legitimate” under Bezos. Is WTOP legitimate in their “hard hitting” reporting? Would a larger news outlet national (WaPo) or even regional (pick one) outlet report on such a local issue? Or would you expect a local, county news outlet to report on it:

https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/area-residents-ask-what-happened-to-mother-no-35/article_b904ab6c-faac-11ef-9d3c-c3bb6b474982.html

Ah, but this particular reporter and this publication has reported on FCPS in the past so this must not be “legitimate.”

That is hilarious. Legitimately hilarious.

Thanks.

I really do not see how anyone can support the current boundary adjustment, given how obviously corrupted and biased the process has been shown to be:

“Scott Jones, a member of the local group FairFACTS Matters, which advocates on education issues, received a copy of the video and other documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by a local father. Parents and community members are now expressing outrage at the sequence of events captured in the video as they watch the segment on social media postings in local neighborhood groups.

The disclosure underscores deeper issues into the integrity, legitimacy, and transparency of the FCPS boundary review committee selection process, which requires members to sign non-disclosure agreements. The documents in the public records request included a file marked “Superintendent’s Boundary Review Committee,” which included a comment from Tracey Wynne, FCPS director of community relations, stating, “Each member has signed a limited non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in order to participate on the committee.”

For Jones, the selection process is “invalid” due to how FCPS officials allegedly mishandled it. He said the incident raises questions about whether FCPS officials intentionally selected only people who would rubber stamp the school district’s remapping of the district.

The public records documents released for the first time revealed all of the committee's members. A Dec. 11 Excel spreadsheet titled “Advisory Committee” includes the names of 87 people in a list marked “Confirmation NDA.” Of those listed, 22 are FCPS employees.

That poster doesn’t care about facts. She’s got her own alternative facts to fit her narrative of unwavering support for corrupt FCPS.

Gaslight much? “That poster,” was me, and you failed to realize I quoted a reputable media source:

https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/area-residents-ask-what-happened-to-mother-no-35/article_b904ab6c-faac-11ef-9d3c-c3bb6b474982.html


Question for you PP: You work for FCPS don’t you?

I don't work for FCPS, because I know you will ask and I am not the poster you are responding to.

Fairfax Times is not a reputable source, it is pretty biased in its reporting. And the FairFacts group, or whatever it is call, is pretty biased. I was on the FairFacts FB page for a while and there is a real bias there.

I don't think kids should be moved to rebalnace economic imbalances in the county. I do think that kids need to be moved to decrease enrollment at schools that are over capacity.

I think that IB should be dropped, and students should return to their base schools.

I think that we should be using the existing space that we have instead of expanding capacity at overcrowded schools. I don't think schools udnergoing a renovation should be expanded just because there is a renovation ongoing.

I think that schools that need to be renovated should be renovated, although that is technically a different conversation. It is a legitimate complaint that schools like McLean are falling apart and should be moved up in the renovation cue.

I understand that boundrary changes are disruptive and people don't like them but that doesn't mean there are not valid reasons for doing them. I don't think that FCPS is talking about these shifts for the right reasons, the focus on moving kids to balance FARMs rates in inappropriate. Some kids might be shifted to reduce overcrowding to a school that is a lower FARMs rate because the school closest by has a higher percentage of FARMs kids but a geographic shift possible.

The efforts of the people strongly opposed to redistricting to shut down anyone whose opinion disagrees with theirs is problematic. FCPS didn't need to hrie consultants to do this, they needed maps and people to look at the maps and make adjustments based on relieving overcrowded schools based on geography.

Fairfax Times does meticulous investigative reporting. They broke the Hayfield scandal months before everyone else.

Their issue is that in the midst of their very good reporting, they throw in a bit too much editorial and hyperbole, with a right wing bent. But the reporting is sound, thoroughly researched, and supported by extensive FIOA requests.

They do some of the best investigative reporting anywhere in the area.

If they had a left wing bent, even with the same amount of editorial and hyperbole, you would be falling all over yourself to laud them for their journalism.

Don't let the messenger get in the way of their very valid investigative reporting.

Look beyond your political biases to see the extensive facts behind their reporting.

The Fairfax Times is a reputable, reliable, and accurate source of factual news concerning events in our county.

Fairfax Times is a piece of garbage. Everyone knows. Read it at your peril. Believe the Nomani Times if you have no brain cells.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m dying to know how the meeting today went!

The meeting was cancelled to permit time for the test scenario development.
If we wait a minute, someone from FairFACTS matters will develop another wildly stupid conspiracy about it. Maybe with doctored videos and secret parents #35. (snicker)

No need for a conspiracy theory as it appears the incompetence on the part of FCPS staff and Thru Consulting speaks for itself. Those timelines will continue to get further compressed if they aren’t even ready yet to model two “test” scenarios that everyone knows aren’t even plausible.

Who could’ve guessed no-bid Thru wouldn’t be up for the task.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It needs to be paused. Too many changes at once.

The incompetence that FairFACTS Matters has uncovered relating to the selection of BRAC members raises bigger issues as to whether those currently running FCPS and on the School Board could possibly be trusted with fair and valid county-wide boundary changes.

FCPS has never had a more incompetent Superintendent and School Board and they need to pause the boundary study, figure out how to improve their processes, and form a new advisory committee (one where obnoxious School Board shills aren't rewarded with seats for their long history of sucking up to the School Board) before doing any further work.

Fairfax matters discovered a typo on a spreadsheet, maybe. Theres a reason no legitimate new outlet is running that “story” except a local blog.

FairFACTS matters has no credibility. We all saw them at school board meetings. Lying, yelling at kids. Their ambush of Robyn Lady which they've kept up on their YouTube is just a Trainwreck.
The fact that they used Joanne Sears as their parent to interview when SHE HAS NO KIDS IN FCPS and hasn't for years shows that they are desperate and biased.

DP. So, wait a minute. You see nothing wrong with Karl Frisch being part of the SB - and he has no kids at all?? Pretty sure there are other SB members who have no kids either. But do go on about a woman who at least DID have kids in FCPS.

Karl stands up for kids, listens to parents, and knows his policy. He was elected, unlike Sears who spends her time
harassing school board members based on their sexuality and their kids' gender identity. She is the worst troll and can't even get anyone to follow her. Imagine going after people's KIDS!

Karl Frisch is an egregious liar who is just biding his time until he can run for another office. He’s been a complete disaster on the SB and is more than happy to screw taxpayers by wasting over $86 million on a completely unnecessary ES in Dunn Loring - all to save a dog park in Oakton popular with his childless friends.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It needs to be paused. Too many changes at once.

The incompetence that FairFACTS Matters has uncovered relating to the selection of BRAC members raises bigger issues as to whether those currently running FCPS and on the School Board could possibly be trusted with fair and valid county-wide boundary changes.

FCPS has never had a more incompetent Superintendent and School Board and they need to pause the boundary study, figure out how to improve their processes, and form a new advisory committee (one where obnoxious School Board shills aren't rewarded with seats for their long history of sucking up to the School Board) before doing any further work.

Fairfax matters discovered a typo on a spreadsheet, maybe. Theres a reason no legitimate new outlet is running that “story” except a local blog.

I see what you did there. What makes a news outlet “legitimate”? Is WaPo “legitimate” under Bezos. Is WTOP legitimate in their “hard hitting” reporting? Would a larger news outlet national (WaPo) or even regional (pick one) outlet report on such a local issue? Or would you expect a local, county news outlet to report on it:

https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/area-residents-ask-what-happened-to-mother-no-35/article_b904ab6c-faac-11ef-9d3c-c3bb6b474982.html

Ah, but this particular reporter and this publication has reported on FCPS in the past so this must not be “legitimate.”

That is hilarious. Legitimately hilarious.

Thanks.

I really do not see how anyone can support the current boundary adjustment, given how obviously corrupted and biased the process has been shown to be:

“Scott Jones, a member of the local group FairFACTS Matters, which advocates on education issues, received a copy of the video and other documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by a local father. Parents and community members are now expressing outrage at the sequence of events captured in the video as they watch the segment on social media postings in local neighborhood groups.

The disclosure underscores deeper issues into the integrity, legitimacy, and transparency of the FCPS boundary review committee selection process, which requires members to sign non-disclosure agreements. The documents in the public records request included a file marked “Superintendent’s Boundary Review Committee,” which included a comment from Tracey Wynne, FCPS director of community relations, stating, “Each member has signed a limited non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in order to participate on the committee.”

For Jones, the selection process is “invalid” due to how FCPS officials allegedly mishandled it. He said the incident raises questions about whether FCPS officials intentionally selected only people who would rubber stamp the school district’s remapping of the district.

The public records documents released for the first time revealed all of the committee's members. A Dec. 11 Excel spreadsheet titled “Advisory Committee” includes the names of 87 people in a list marked “Confirmation NDA.” Of those listed, 22 are FCPS employees.

That poster doesn’t care about facts. She’s got her own alternative facts to fit her narrative of unwavering support for corrupt FCPS.

Gaslight much? “That poster,” was me, and you failed to realize I quoted a reputable media source:

https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/area-residents-ask-what-happened-to-mother-no-35/article_b904ab6c-faac-11ef-9d3c-c3bb6b474982.html


Question for you PP: You work for FCPS don’t you?

I don't work for FCPS, because I know you will ask and I am not the poster you are responding to.

Fairfax Times is not a reputable source, it is pretty biased in its reporting. And the FairFacts group, or whatever it is call, is pretty biased. I was on the FairFacts FB page for a while and there is a real bias there.

I don't think kids should be moved to rebalnace economic imbalances in the county. I do think that kids need to be moved to decrease enrollment at schools that are over capacity.

I think that IB should be dropped, and students should return to their base schools.

I think that we should be using the existing space that we have instead of expanding capacity at overcrowded schools. I don't think schools udnergoing a renovation should be expanded just because there is a renovation ongoing.

I think that schools that need to be renovated should be renovated, although that is technically a different conversation. It is a legitimate complaint that schools like McLean are falling apart and should be moved up in the renovation cue.

I understand that boundrary changes are disruptive and people don't like them but that doesn't mean there are not valid reasons for doing them. I don't think that FCPS is talking about these shifts for the right reasons, the focus on moving kids to balance FARMs rates in inappropriate. Some kids might be shifted to reduce overcrowding to a school that is a lower FARMs rate because the school closest by has a higher percentage of FARMs kids but a geographic shift possible.

The efforts of the people strongly opposed to redistricting to shut down anyone whose opinion disagrees with theirs is problematic. FCPS didn't need to hrie consultants to do this, they needed maps and people to look at the maps and make adjustments based on relieving overcrowded schools based on geography.

Fairfax Times does meticulous investigative reporting. They broke the Hayfield scandal months before everyone else.

Their issue is that in the midst of their very good reporting, they throw in a bit too much editorial and hyperbole, with a right wing bent. But the reporting is sound, thoroughly researched, and supported by extensive FIOA requests.

They do some of the best investigative reporting anywhere in the area.

If they had a left wing bent, even with the same amount of editorial and hyperbole, you would be falling all over yourself to laud them for their journalism.

Don't let the messenger get in the way of their very valid investigative reporting.

Look beyond your political biases to see the extensive facts behind their reporting.

The Fairfax Times is a reputable, reliable, and accurate source of factual news concerning events in our county.

Fairfax Times is a piece of garbage. Everyone knows. Read it at your peril. Believe the Nomani Times if you have no brain cells.

I found their hayfield reporting very informative, and their recent article about corruption in the boundary review advisory committee was really enlightening.

I mean, how can you explain denying a vocal opponent a seat on BRAC when all of the SB friends received special interest invites?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It needs to be paused. Too many changes at once.

The incompetence that FairFACTS Matters has uncovered relating to the selection of BRAC members raises bigger issues as to whether those currently running FCPS and on the School Board could possibly be trusted with fair and valid county-wide boundary changes.

FCPS has never had a more incompetent Superintendent and School Board and they need to pause the boundary study, figure out how to improve their processes, and form a new advisory committee (one where obnoxious School Board shills aren't rewarded with seats for their long history of sucking up to the School Board) before doing any further work.

Fairfax matters discovered a typo on a spreadsheet, maybe. Theres a reason no legitimate new outlet is running that “story” except a local blog.

I see what you did there. What makes a news outlet “legitimate”? Is WaPo “legitimate” under Bezos. Is WTOP legitimate in their “hard hitting” reporting? Would a larger news outlet national (WaPo) or even regional (pick one) outlet report on such a local issue? Or would you expect a local, county news outlet to report on it:

https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/area-residents-ask-what-happened-to-mother-no-35/article_b904ab6c-faac-11ef-9d3c-c3bb6b474982.html

Ah, but this particular reporter and this publication has reported on FCPS in the past so this must not be “legitimate.”

That is hilarious. Legitimately hilarious.

Thanks.

I really do not see how anyone can support the current boundary adjustment, given how obviously corrupted and biased the process has been shown to be:

“Scott Jones, a member of the local group FairFACTS Matters, which advocates on education issues, received a copy of the video and other documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by a local father. Parents and community members are now expressing outrage at the sequence of events captured in the video as they watch the segment on social media postings in local neighborhood groups.

The disclosure underscores deeper issues into the integrity, legitimacy, and transparency of the FCPS boundary review committee selection process, which requires members to sign non-disclosure agreements. The documents in the public records request included a file marked “Superintendent’s Boundary Review Committee,” which included a comment from Tracey Wynne, FCPS director of community relations, stating, “Each member has signed a limited non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in order to participate on the committee.”

For Jones, the selection process is “invalid” due to how FCPS officials allegedly mishandled it. He said the incident raises questions about whether FCPS officials intentionally selected only people who would rubber stamp the school district’s remapping of the district.

The public records documents released for the first time revealed all of the committee's members. A Dec. 11 Excel spreadsheet titled “Advisory Committee” includes the names of 87 people in a list marked “Confirmation NDA.” Of those listed, 22 are FCPS employees.

That poster doesn’t care about facts. She’s got her own alternative facts to fit her narrative of unwavering support for corrupt FCPS.

Gaslight much? “That poster,” was me, and you failed to realize I quoted a reputable media source:

https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/area-residents-ask-what-happened-to-mother-no-35/article_b904ab6c-faac-11ef-9d3c-c3bb6b474982.html


Question for you PP: You work for FCPS don’t you?

I don't work for FCPS, because I know you will ask and I am not the poster you are responding to.

Fairfax Times is not a reputable source, it is pretty biased in its reporting. And the FairFacts group, or whatever it is call, is pretty biased. I was on the FairFacts FB page for a while and there is a real bias there.

I don't think kids should be moved to rebalnace economic imbalances in the county. I do think that kids need to be moved to decrease enrollment at schools that are over capacity.

I think that IB should be dropped, and students should return to their base schools.

I think that we should be using the existing space that we have instead of expanding capacity at overcrowded schools. I don't think schools udnergoing a renovation should be expanded just because there is a renovation ongoing.

I think that schools that need to be renovated should be renovated, although that is technically a different conversation. It is a legitimate complaint that schools like McLean are falling apart and should be moved up in the renovation cue.

I understand that boundrary changes are disruptive and people don't like them but that doesn't mean there are not valid reasons for doing them. I don't think that FCPS is talking about these shifts for the right reasons, the focus on moving kids to balance FARMs rates in inappropriate. Some kids might be shifted to reduce overcrowding to a school that is a lower FARMs rate because the school closest by has a higher percentage of FARMs kids but a geographic shift possible.

The efforts of the people strongly opposed to redistricting to shut down anyone whose opinion disagrees with theirs is problematic. FCPS didn't need to hrie consultants to do this, they needed maps and people to look at the maps and make adjustments based on relieving overcrowded schools based on geography.

Fairfax Times does meticulous investigative reporting. They broke the Hayfield scandal months before everyone else.

Their issue is that in the midst of their very good reporting, they throw in a bit too much editorial and hyperbole, with a right wing bent. But the reporting is sound, thoroughly researched, and supported by extensive FIOA requests.

They do some of the best investigative reporting anywhere in the area.

If they had a left wing bent, even with the same amount of editorial and hyperbole, you would be falling all over yourself to laud them for their journalism.

Don't let the messenger get in the way of their very valid investigative reporting.

Look beyond your political biases to see the extensive facts behind their reporting.

The Fairfax Times is a reputable, reliable, and accurate source of factual news concerning events in our county.

Fairfax Times is a piece of garbage. Everyone knows. Read it at your peril. Believe the Nomani Times if you have no brain cells.

I found their hayfield reporting very informative, and their recent article about corruption in the boundary review advisory committee was really enlightening.

I mean, how can you explain denying a vocal opponent a seat on BRAC when all of the SB friends received special interest invites?

They will never answer why Woodson, unlike other pyramids, got three BRAC representatives - when it was clearly payback to Hall for years of sucking up to the SB. It’s absurd and they don’t even try to defend the obvious bias.

But that’s just one of the irregularities with the BRAC, which clearly ought to be dissolved and reconstituted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It needs to be paused. Too many changes at once.

The incompetence that FairFACTS Matters has uncovered relating to the selection of BRAC members raises bigger issues as to whether those currently running FCPS and on the School Board could possibly be trusted with fair and valid county-wide boundary changes.

FCPS has never had a more incompetent Superintendent and School Board and they need to pause the boundary study, figure out how to improve their processes, and form a new advisory committee (one where obnoxious School Board shills aren't rewarded with seats for their long history of sucking up to the School Board) before doing any further work.

Fairfax matters discovered a typo on a spreadsheet, maybe. Theres a reason no legitimate new outlet is running that “story” except a local blog.

FairFACTS matters has no credibility. We all saw them at school board meetings. Lying, yelling at kids. Their ambush of Robyn Lady which they've kept up on their YouTube is just a Trainwreck.
The fact that they used Joanne Sears as their parent to interview when SHE HAS NO KIDS IN FCPS and hasn't for years shows that they are desperate and biased.

DP. So, wait a minute. You see nothing wrong with Karl Frisch being part of the SB - and he has no kids at all?? Pretty sure there are other SB members who have no kids either. But do go on about a woman who at least DID have kids in FCPS.

Karl stands up for kids, listens to parents, and knows his policy. He was elected, unlike Sears who spends her time
harassing school board members based on their sexuality and their kids' gender identity. She is the worst troll and can't even get anyone to follow her. Imagine going after people's KIDS!

Citation? Link?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It needs to be paused. Too many changes at once.

The incompetence that FairFACTS Matters has uncovered relating to the selection of BRAC members raises bigger issues as to whether those currently running FCPS and on the School Board could possibly be trusted with fair and valid county-wide boundary changes.

FCPS has never had a more incompetent Superintendent and School Board and they need to pause the boundary study, figure out how to improve their processes, and form a new advisory committee (one where obnoxious School Board shills aren't rewarded with seats for their long history of sucking up to the School Board) before doing any further work.

Fairfax matters discovered a typo on a spreadsheet, maybe. Theres a reason no legitimate new outlet is running that “story” except a local blog.

I see what you did there. What makes a news outlet “legitimate”? Is WaPo “legitimate” under Bezos. Is WTOP legitimate in their “hard hitting” reporting? Would a larger news outlet national (WaPo) or even regional (pick one) outlet report on such a local issue? Or would you expect a local, county news outlet to report on it:

https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/area-residents-ask-what-happened-to-mother-no-35/article_b904ab6c-faac-11ef-9d3c-c3bb6b474982.html

Ah, but this particular reporter and this publication has reported on FCPS in the past so this must not be “legitimate.”

That is hilarious. Legitimately hilarious.

Thanks.

I really do not see how anyone can support the current boundary adjustment, given how obviously corrupted and biased the process has been shown to be:

“Scott Jones, a member of the local group FairFACTS Matters, which advocates on education issues, received a copy of the video and other documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by a local father. Parents and community members are now expressing outrage at the sequence of events captured in the video as they watch the segment on social media postings in local neighborhood groups.

The disclosure underscores deeper issues into the integrity, legitimacy, and transparency of the FCPS boundary review committee selection process, which requires members to sign non-disclosure agreements. The documents in the public records request included a file marked “Superintendent’s Boundary Review Committee,” which included a comment from Tracey Wynne, FCPS director of community relations, stating, “Each member has signed a limited non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in order to participate on the committee.”

For Jones, the selection process is “invalid” due to how FCPS officials allegedly mishandled it. He said the incident raises questions about whether FCPS officials intentionally selected only people who would rubber stamp the school district’s remapping of the district.

The public records documents released for the first time revealed all of the committee's members. A Dec. 11 Excel spreadsheet titled “Advisory Committee” includes the names of 87 people in a list marked “Confirmation NDA.” Of those listed, 22 are FCPS employees.

That poster doesn’t care about facts. She’s got her own alternative facts to fit her narrative of unwavering support for corrupt FCPS.

Gaslight much? “That poster,” was me, and you failed to realize I quoted a reputable media source:

https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/area-residents-ask-what-happened-to-mother-no-35/article_b904ab6c-faac-11ef-9d3c-c3bb6b474982.html


Question for you PP: You work for FCPS don’t you?

I don't work for FCPS, because I know you will ask and I am not the poster you are responding to.

Fairfax Times is not a reputable source, it is pretty biased in its reporting. And the FairFacts group, or whatever it is call, is pretty biased. I was on the FairFacts FB page for a while and there is a real bias there.

I don't think kids should be moved to rebalnace economic imbalances in the county. I do think that kids need to be moved to decrease enrollment at schools that are over capacity.

I think that IB should be dropped, and students should return to their base schools.

I think that we should be using the existing space that we have instead of expanding capacity at overcrowded schools. I don't think schools udnergoing a renovation should be expanded just because there is a renovation ongoing.

I think that schools that need to be renovated should be renovated, although that is technically a different conversation. It is a legitimate complaint that schools like McLean are falling apart and should be moved up in the renovation cue.

I understand that boundrary changes are disruptive and people don't like them but that doesn't mean there are not valid reasons for doing them. I don't think that FCPS is talking about these shifts for the right reasons, the focus on moving kids to balance FARMs rates in inappropriate. Some kids might be shifted to reduce overcrowding to a school that is a lower FARMs rate because the school closest by has a higher percentage of FARMs kids but a geographic shift possible.

The efforts of the people strongly opposed to redistricting to shut down anyone whose opinion disagrees with theirs is problematic. FCPS didn't need to hrie consultants to do this, they needed maps and people to look at the maps and make adjustments based on relieving overcrowded schools based on geography.

Fairfax Times does meticulous investigative reporting. They broke the Hayfield scandal months before everyone else.

Their issue is that in the midst of their very good reporting, they throw in a bit too much editorial and hyperbole, with a right wing bent. But the reporting is sound, thoroughly researched, and supported by extensive FIOA requests.

They do some of the best investigative reporting anywhere in the area.

If they had a left wing bent, even with the same amount of editorial and hyperbole, you would be falling all over yourself to laud them for their journalism.

Don't let the messenger get in the way of their very valid investigative reporting.

Look beyond your political biases to see the extensive facts behind their reporting.

The Fairfax Times is a reputable, reliable, and accurate source of factual news concerning events in our county.

Fairfax Times is a piece of garbage. Everyone knows. Read it at your peril. Believe the Nomani Times if you have no brain cells.

I found their hayfield reporting very informative, and their recent article about corruption in the boundary review advisory committee was really enlightening.

I mean, how can you explain denying a vocal opponent a seat on BRAC when all of the SB friends received special interest invites?

They will never answer why Woodson, unlike other pyramids, got three BRAC representatives - when it was clearly payback to Hall for years of sucking up to the SB. It’s absurd and they don’t even try to defend the obvious bias.

But that’s just one of the irregularities with the BRAC, which clearly ought to be dissolved and reconstituted.

Agreed. I encourage anyone who hasn’t watched the videos to watch them. They show corruption in the selection process. Don’t take my word for it, go watch the videos yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It needs to be paused. Too many changes at once.

The incompetence that FairFACTS Matters has uncovered relating to the selection of BRAC members raises bigger issues as to whether those currently running FCPS and on the School Board could possibly be trusted with fair and valid county-wide boundary changes.

FCPS has never had a more incompetent Superintendent and School Board and they need to pause the boundary study, figure out how to improve their processes, and form a new advisory committee (one where obnoxious School Board shills aren't rewarded with seats for their long history of sucking up to the School Board) before doing any further work.

Fairfax matters discovered a typo on a spreadsheet, maybe. Theres a reason no legitimate new outlet is running that “story” except a local blog.

I see what you did there. What makes a news outlet “legitimate”? Is WaPo “legitimate” under Bezos. Is WTOP legitimate in their “hard hitting” reporting? Would a larger news outlet national (WaPo) or even regional (pick one) outlet report on such a local issue? Or would you expect a local, county news outlet to report on it:

https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/area-residents-ask-what-happened-to-mother-no-35/article_b904ab6c-faac-11ef-9d3c-c3bb6b474982.html

Ah, but this particular reporter and this publication has reported on FCPS in the past so this must not be “legitimate.”

That is hilarious. Legitimately hilarious.

Thanks.

I really do not see how anyone can support the current boundary adjustment, given how obviously corrupted and biased the process has been shown to be:

“Scott Jones, a member of the local group FairFACTS Matters, which advocates on education issues, received a copy of the video and other documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by a local father. Parents and community members are now expressing outrage at the sequence of events captured in the video as they watch the segment on social media postings in local neighborhood groups.

The disclosure underscores deeper issues into the integrity, legitimacy, and transparency of the FCPS boundary review committee selection process, which requires members to sign non-disclosure agreements. The documents in the public records request included a file marked “Superintendent’s Boundary Review Committee,” which included a comment from Tracey Wynne, FCPS director of community relations, stating, “Each member has signed a limited non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in order to participate on the committee.”

For Jones, the selection process is “invalid” due to how FCPS officials allegedly mishandled it. He said the incident raises questions about whether FCPS officials intentionally selected only people who would rubber stamp the school district’s remapping of the district.

The public records documents released for the first time revealed all of the committee's members. A Dec. 11 Excel spreadsheet titled “Advisory Committee” includes the names of 87 people in a list marked “Confirmation NDA.” Of those listed, 22 are FCPS employees.

That poster doesn’t care about facts. She’s got her own alternative facts to fit her narrative of unwavering support for corrupt FCPS.

Gaslight much? “That poster,” was me, and you failed to realize I quoted a reputable media source:

https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/area-residents-ask-what-happened-to-mother-no-35/article_b904ab6c-faac-11ef-9d3c-c3bb6b474982.html


Question for you PP: You work for FCPS don’t you?

I don't work for FCPS, because I know you will ask and I am not the poster you are responding to.

Fairfax Times is not a reputable source, it is pretty biased in its reporting. And the FairFacts group, or whatever it is call, is pretty biased. I was on the FairFacts FB page for a while and there is a real bias there.

I don't think kids should be moved to rebalnace economic imbalances in the county. I do think that kids need to be moved to decrease enrollment at schools that are over capacity.

I think that IB should be dropped, and students should return to their base schools.

I think that we should be using the existing space that we have instead of expanding capacity at overcrowded schools. I don't think schools udnergoing a renovation should be expanded just because there is a renovation ongoing.

I think that schools that need to be renovated should be renovated, although that is technically a different conversation. It is a legitimate complaint that schools like McLean are falling apart and should be moved up in the renovation cue.

I understand that boundrary changes are disruptive and people don't like them but that doesn't mean there are not valid reasons for doing them. I don't think that FCPS is talking about these shifts for the right reasons, the focus on moving kids to balance FARMs rates in inappropriate. Some kids might be shifted to reduce overcrowding to a school that is a lower FARMs rate because the school closest by has a higher percentage of FARMs kids but a geographic shift possible.

The efforts of the people strongly opposed to redistricting to shut down anyone whose opinion disagrees with theirs is problematic. FCPS didn't need to hrie consultants to do this, they needed maps and people to look at the maps and make adjustments based on relieving overcrowded schools based on geography.

Fairfax Times does meticulous investigative reporting. They broke the Hayfield scandal months before everyone else.

Their issue is that in the midst of their very good reporting, they throw in a bit too much editorial and hyperbole, with a right wing bent. But the reporting is sound, thoroughly researched, and supported by extensive FIOA requests.

They do some of the best investigative reporting anywhere in the area.

If they had a left wing bent, even with the same amount of editorial and hyperbole, you would be falling all over yourself to laud them for their journalism.

Don't let the messenger get in the way of their very valid investigative reporting.

Look beyond your political biases to see the extensive facts behind their reporting.

The Fairfax Times is a reputable, reliable, and accurate source of factual news concerning events in our county.

Fairfax Times is a piece of garbage. Everyone knows. Read it at your peril. Believe the Nomani Times if you have no brain cells.

DP. Yes, you sound entirely sane, rational, and level-headed. Not biased in the least.

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Anonymous wrote:It needs to be paused. Too many changes at once.

The incompetence that FairFACTS Matters has uncovered relating to the selection of BRAC members raises bigger issues as to whether those currently running FCPS and on the School Board could possibly be trusted with fair and valid county-wide boundary changes.

FCPS has never had a more incompetent Superintendent and School Board and they need to pause the boundary study, figure out how to improve their processes, and form a new advisory committee (one where obnoxious School Board shills aren't rewarded with seats for their long history of sucking up to the School Board) before doing any further work.

Fairfax matters discovered a typo on a spreadsheet, maybe. Theres a reason no legitimate new outlet is running that “story” except a local blog.

I see what you did there. What makes a news outlet “legitimate”? Is WaPo “legitimate” under Bezos. Is WTOP legitimate in their “hard hitting” reporting? Would a larger news outlet national (WaPo) or even regional (pick one) outlet report on such a local issue? Or would you expect a local, county news outlet to report on it:

https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/area-residents-ask-what-happened-to-mother-no-35/article_b904ab6c-faac-11ef-9d3c-c3bb6b474982.html

Ah, but this particular reporter and this publication has reported on FCPS in the past so this must not be “legitimate.”

That is hilarious. Legitimately hilarious.

Thanks.

I really do not see how anyone can support the current boundary adjustment, given how obviously corrupted and biased the process has been shown to be:

“Scott Jones, a member of the local group FairFACTS Matters, which advocates on education issues, received a copy of the video and other documents in response to a Freedom of Information Act request by a local father. Parents and community members are now expressing outrage at the sequence of events captured in the video as they watch the segment on social media postings in local neighborhood groups.

The disclosure underscores deeper issues into the integrity, legitimacy, and transparency of the FCPS boundary review committee selection process, which requires members to sign non-disclosure agreements. The documents in the public records request included a file marked “Superintendent’s Boundary Review Committee,” which included a comment from Tracey Wynne, FCPS director of community relations, stating, “Each member has signed a limited non-disclosure agreement (NDA) in order to participate on the committee.”

For Jones, the selection process is “invalid” due to how FCPS officials allegedly mishandled it. He said the incident raises questions about whether FCPS officials intentionally selected only people who would rubber stamp the school district’s remapping of the district.

The public records documents released for the first time revealed all of the committee's members. A Dec. 11 Excel spreadsheet titled “Advisory Committee” includes the names of 87 people in a list marked “Confirmation NDA.” Of those listed, 22 are FCPS employees.

That poster doesn’t care about facts. She’s got her own alternative facts to fit her narrative of unwavering support for corrupt FCPS.

Gaslight much? “That poster,” was me, and you failed to realize I quoted a reputable media source:

https://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/area-residents-ask-what-happened-to-mother-no-35/article_b904ab6c-faac-11ef-9d3c-c3bb6b474982.html


Question for you PP: You work for FCPS don’t you?

I don't work for FCPS, because I know you will ask and I am not the poster you are responding to.

Fairfax Times is not a reputable source, it is pretty biased in its reporting. And the FairFacts group, or whatever it is call, is pretty biased. I was on the FairFacts FB page for a while and there is a real bias there.

I don't think kids should be moved to rebalnace economic imbalances in the county. I do think that kids need to be moved to decrease enrollment at schools that are over capacity.

I think that IB should be dropped, and students should return to their base schools.

I think that we should be using the existing space that we have instead of expanding capacity at overcrowded schools. I don't think schools udnergoing a renovation should be expanded just because there is a renovation ongoing.

I think that schools that need to be renovated should be renovated, although that is technically a different conversation. It is a legitimate complaint that schools like McLean are falling apart and should be moved up in the renovation cue.

I understand that boundrary changes are disruptive and people don't like them but that doesn't mean there are not valid reasons for doing them. I don't think that FCPS is talking about these shifts for the right reasons, the focus on moving kids to balance FARMs rates in inappropriate. Some kids might be shifted to reduce overcrowding to a school that is a lower FARMs rate because the school closest by has a higher percentage of FARMs kids but a geographic shift possible.

The efforts of the people strongly opposed to redistricting to shut down anyone whose opinion disagrees with theirs is problematic. FCPS didn't need to hrie consultants to do this, they needed maps and people to look at the maps and make adjustments based on relieving overcrowded schools based on geography.

Fairfax Times does meticulous investigative reporting. They broke the Hayfield scandal months before everyone else.

Their issue is that in the midst of their very good reporting, they throw in a bit too much editorial and hyperbole, with a right wing bent. But the reporting is sound, thoroughly researched, and supported by extensive FIOA requests.

They do some of the best investigative reporting anywhere in the area.

If they had a left wing bent, even with the same amount of editorial and hyperbole, you would be falling all over yourself to laud them for their journalism.

Don't let the messenger get in the way of their very valid investigative reporting.

Look beyond your political biases to see the extensive facts behind their reporting.

The Fairfax Times is a reputable, reliable, and accurate source of factual news concerning events in our county.

Fairfax Times is a piece of garbage. Everyone knows. Read it at your peril. Believe the Nomani Times if you have no brain cells.

DP. Yes, you sound entirely sane, rational, and level-headed. Not biased in the least.

+1. Seems drunk.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing this off-the-rails poster is just trying to get this thread shut down.

The FairFACTS chat must be very busy tonight. Your thumbs must be tired from trying to control this whole thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It needs to be paused. Too many changes at once.

The incompetence that FairFACTS Matters has uncovered relating to the selection of BRAC members raises bigger issues as to whether those currently running FCPS and on the School Board could possibly be trusted with fair and valid county-wide boundary changes.

FCPS has never had a more incompetent Superintendent and School Board and they need to pause the boundary study, figure out how to improve their processes, and form a new advisory committee (one where obnoxious School Board shills aren't rewarded with seats for their long history of sucking up to the School Board) before doing any further work.

Fairfax matters discovered a typo on a spreadsheet, maybe. Theres a reason no legitimate new outlet is running that “story” except a local blog.

FairFACTS matters has no credibility. We all saw them at school board meetings. Lying, yelling at kids. Their ambush of Robyn Lady which they've kept up on their YouTube is just a Trainwreck.
The fact that they used Joanne Sears as their parent to interview when SHE HAS NO KIDS IN FCPS and hasn't for years shows that they are desperate and biased.

DP. So, wait a minute. You see nothing wrong with Karl Frisch being part of the SB - and he has no kids at all?? Pretty sure there are other SB members who have no kids either. But do go on about a woman who at least DID have kids in FCPS.

Karl stands up for kids, listens to parents, and knows his policy. He was elected, unlike Sears who spends her time
harassing school board members based on their sexuality and their kids' gender identity. She is the worst troll and can't even get anyone to follow her. Imagine going after people's KIDS!

Karl Frisch is an egregious liar who is just biding his time until he can run for another office. He’s been a complete disaster on the SB and is more than happy to screw taxpayers by wasting over $86 million on a completely unnecessary ES in Dunn Loring - all to save a dog park in Oakton popular with his childless friends.

DP. Are they still going through with that? Think of what $86 million could do for our *existing* schools!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It needs to be paused. Too many changes at once.

The incompetence that FairFACTS Matters has uncovered relating to the selection of BRAC members raises bigger issues as to whether those currently running FCPS and on the School Board could possibly be trusted with fair and valid county-wide boundary changes.

FCPS has never had a more incompetent Superintendent and School Board and they need to pause the boundary study, figure out how to improve their processes, and form a new advisory committee (one where obnoxious School Board shills aren't rewarded with seats for their long history of sucking up to the School Board) before doing any further work.

Fairfax matters discovered a typo on a spreadsheet, maybe. Theres a reason no legitimate new outlet is running that “story” except a local blog.

FairFACTS matters has no credibility. We all saw them at school board meetings. Lying, yelling at kids. Their ambush of Robyn Lady which they've kept up on their YouTube is just a Trainwreck.
The fact that they used Joanne Sears as their parent to interview when SHE HAS NO KIDS IN FCPS and hasn't for years shows that they are desperate and biased.

DP. So, wait a minute. You see nothing wrong with Karl Frisch being part of the SB - and he has no kids at all?? Pretty sure there are other SB members who have no kids either. But do go on about a woman who at least DID have kids in FCPS.

Karl stands up for kids, listens to parents, and knows his policy. He was elected, unlike Sears who spends her time
harassing school board members based on their sexuality and their kids' gender identity. She is the worst troll and can't even get anyone to follow her. Imagine going after people's KIDS!

Karl Frisch is an egregious liar who is just biding his time until he can run for another office. He’s been a complete disaster on the SB and is more than happy to screw taxpayers by wasting over $86 million on a completely unnecessary ES in Dunn Loring - all to save a dog park in Oakton popular with his childless friends.

DP. Are they still going through with that? Think of what $86 million could do for our *existing* schools!

Unfortunately, yes. They have no good explanation for why they are wasting our money on this, when Dunn Loring is surrounded by other elementary schools that FCPS itself forecasts will be under-enrolled for years to come. It’s obscene how incompetent these people are and how indifferent they are to the actual needs within the county.

But, again, it’s another reason why they think they have to cover up their own mistakes by changing boundaries. We are expected to pay the price for the stupidity and neglect of Karl Frisch and his cronies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It needs to be paused. Too many changes at once.

The incompetence that FairFACTS Matters has uncovered relating to the selection of BRAC members raises bigger issues as to whether those currently running FCPS and on the School Board could possibly be trusted with fair and valid county-wide boundary changes.

FCPS has never had a more incompetent Superintendent and School Board and they need to pause the boundary study, figure out how to improve their processes, and form a new advisory committee (one where obnoxious School Board shills aren't rewarded with seats for their long history of sucking up to the School Board) before doing any further work.

Fairfax matters discovered a typo on a spreadsheet, maybe. Theres a reason no legitimate new outlet is running that “story” except a local blog.

FairFACTS matters has no credibility. We all saw them at school board meetings. Lying, yelling at kids. Their ambush of Robyn Lady which they've kept up on their YouTube is just a Trainwreck.
The fact that they used Joanne Sears as their parent to interview when SHE HAS NO KIDS IN FCPS and hasn't for years shows that they are desperate and biased.

DP. So, wait a minute. You see nothing wrong with Karl Frisch being part of the SB - and he has no kids at all?? Pretty sure there are other SB members who have no kids either. But do go on about a woman who at least DID have kids in FCPS.

Karl stands up for kids, listens to parents, and knows his policy. He was elected, unlike Sears who spends her time
harassing school board members based on their sexuality and their kids' gender identity. She is the worst troll and can't even get anyone to follow her. Imagine going after people's KIDS!

Karl Frisch is an egregious liar who is just biding his time until he can run for another office. He’s been a complete disaster on the SB and is more than happy to screw taxpayers by wasting over $86 million on a completely unnecessary ES in Dunn Loring - all to save a dog park in Oakton popular with his childless friends.

DP. Are they still going through with that? Think of what $86 million could do for our *existing* schools!

Unfortunately, yes. They have no good explanation for why they are wasting our money on this, when Dunn Loring is surrounded by other elementary schools that FCPS itself forecasts will be under-enrolled for years to come. It’s obscene how incompetent these people are and how indifferent they are to the actual needs within the county.

But, again, it’s another reason why they think they have to cover up their own mistakes by changing boundaries. We are expected to pay the price for the stupidity and neglect of Karl Frisch and his cronies.

It really bothers me that there is this much waste in the system, especially when FCPS is always asking for more, hat in hand.

They should be looking at everything to save money, if they are really cash strapped.

I believe teachers should be paid a good wage, and if that means getting rid of IB, equity officers, and unnecessary expansions, it should all be on the table. They are not good stewards of our money.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m dying to know how the meeting today went!

The meeting was cancelled to permit time for the test scenario development.
If we wait a minute, someone from FairFACTS matters will develop another wildly stupid conspiracy about it. Maybe with doctored videos and secret parents #35. (snicker)

When is the next meeting? And how did anyone know when the meetings were taking place? Is it published information?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m dying to know how the meeting today went!

The meeting was cancelled to permit time for the test scenario development.
If we wait a minute, someone from FairFACTS matters will develop another wildly stupid conspiracy about it. Maybe with doctored videos and secret parents #35. (snicker)

When is the next meeting? And how did anyone know when the meetings were taking place? Is it published information?

By law it is supposed to be published three days in advance but it was not. Someone leaked it on Reddit.