FCPS Boundary Review Updates

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Anonymous wrote:I've no idea how many Langley people are on here--probably a lot read it. However, there are plenty of others who are very concerned about this. It is not about being sent to a lower performing school, it is about staying where you are.
I just remember when some Chantilly families were sent to the "better" Oakton. They were very upset. Why? Kids had grown up playing CYA sports. They had siblings at Chantilly and lived VERY close to Chantilly. One parent later attacked Kathy Smith when she was running for Supervisor because she was on the School Board. Neighborhoods were pitted against neighborhoods.
Boundaries should not be changed unless it is absolutely necessary.

Amen. This school board thinks kids are just interchangeable cogs in the FCPS machine.

I’m always floored that the SB has such disdain for its students.

Well technically they are interchangeable for purposes of redistricting. Your house location serves as a proxy for SES and fits the profile of the type of kids they want to move. Anyone who can afford your house will do. There is nothing unique about your child that another child whose parents are in the same economic range couldn't achieve.

I think that this comment right here represents the school board’s thinking.

Everyone should understand that this is how the school board thinks. “F your kids, they aren’t special, and your kids’ community doesn’t matter.”

This is how Sniveling Sandy Anderson views your kids. This is how Marcia St. John- Cunning views your kids, this is how Robyn Lady views your kids. The school board members do not care about your kids as part of this process. They want to equalize the FARMs rate set each school, your kid’s welfare be damned.

They take Fairfax families for granted. Shame on them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've no idea how many Langley people are on here--probably a lot read it. However, there are plenty of others who are very concerned about this. It is not about being sent to a lower performing school, it is about staying where you are.
I just remember when some Chantilly families were sent to the "better" Oakton. They were very upset. Why? Kids had grown up playing CYA sports. They had siblings at Chantilly and lived VERY close to Chantilly. One parent later attacked Kathy Smith when she was running for Supervisor because she was on the School Board. Neighborhoods were pitted against neighborhoods.
Boundaries should not be changed unless it is absolutely necessary.

Amen. This school board thinks kids are just interchangeable cogs in the FCPS machine.

I’m always floored that the SB has such disdain for its students.

Well technically they are interchangeable for purposes of redistricting. Your house location serves as a proxy for SES and fits the profile of the type of kids they want to move. Anyone who can afford your house will do. There is nothing unique about your child that another child whose parents are in the same economic range couldn't achieve.

If you want to be a cynic, fine, but don't serve it up with such a word salad.

If there were too many big words for you to understand, here:
Your kid isn't special.

There was no issue with the size of your words. It was the incoherent manner in which you strung them together that was word salad.

And, of course, FCPS errs if it thinks parents don't think their kids are special, or doesn't recognize that its decisions can either enhance or detract from the county's future prospects. Most understand that even if you don't.

Yes, I can see that the words were definitely too big for you to understand.

As long as they get the property taxes from your home they will be fine. From you or the next family who may even be DINKs.

Reduced demand leads to lower prices and eventually lower tax revenues.

But you probably want to use boundary changes as a tool to make properties less desirable and expensive. Good for you, perhaps, but not for the county’s coffers.

Schools are not the only thing that creates demand for housing. Our neighbors who recently moved in across the street are empty nesters that pay $13,000/year in real estate taxes just like us. They probably couldn't even name the school up the street. Fairfax County coffers will be fine.

Telling that you think anecdotes are data and don’t seem to know about the current budget shortfall in the county. Changing school boundaries won’t help with the latter.

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Anonymous wrote:I've no idea how many Langley people are on here--probably a lot read it. However, there are plenty of others who are very concerned about this. It is not about being sent to a lower performing school, it is about staying where you are.
I just remember when some Chantilly families were sent to the "better" Oakton. They were very upset. Why? Kids had grown up playing CYA sports. They had siblings at Chantilly and lived VERY close to Chantilly. One parent later attacked Kathy Smith when she was running for Supervisor because she was on the School Board. Neighborhoods were pitted against neighborhoods.
Boundaries should not be changed unless it is absolutely necessary.

Amen. This school board thinks kids are just interchangeable cogs in the FCPS machine.

I’m always floored that the SB has such disdain for its students.

Well technically they are interchangeable for purposes of redistricting. Your house location serves as a proxy for SES and fits the profile of the type of kids they want to move. Anyone who can afford your house will do. There is nothing unique about your child that another child whose parents are in the same economic range couldn't achieve.

If you want to be a cynic, fine, but don't serve it up with such a word salad.

If there were too many big words for you to understand, here:
Your kid isn't special.

There was no issue with the size of your words. It was the incoherent manner in which you strung them together that was word salad.

And, of course, FCPS errs if it thinks parents don't think their kids are special, or doesn't recognize that its decisions can either enhance or detract from the county's future prospects. Most understand that even if you don't.

Yes, I can see that the words were definitely too big for you to understand.

As long as they get the property taxes from your home they will be fine. From you or the next family who may even be DINKs.

Reduced demand leads to lower prices and eventually lower tax revenues.

But you probably want to use boundary changes as a tool to make properties less desirable and expensive. Good for you, perhaps, but not for the county’s coffers.

Schools are not the only thing that creates demand for housing. Our neighbors who recently moved in across the street are empty nesters that pay $13,000/year in real estate taxes just like us. They probably couldn't even name the school up the street. Fairfax County coffers will be fine.

They are not the only thing hence the pp said that it will be “reduced” not “zero” demand.
There is a strong correlation between house value and good school district and it is a fact not an opinion.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've no idea how many Langley people are on here--probably a lot read it. However, there are plenty of others who are very concerned about this. It is not about being sent to a lower performing school, it is about staying where you are.
I just remember when some Chantilly families were sent to the "better" Oakton. They were very upset. Why? Kids had grown up playing CYA sports. They had siblings at Chantilly and lived VERY close to Chantilly. One parent later attacked Kathy Smith when she was running for Supervisor because she was on the School Board. Neighborhoods were pitted against neighborhoods.
Boundaries should not be changed unless it is absolutely necessary.

Amen. This school board thinks kids are just interchangeable cogs in the FCPS machine.

I’m always floored that the SB has such disdain for its students.

Well technically they are interchangeable for purposes of redistricting. Your house location serves as a proxy for SES and fits the profile of the type of kids they want to move. Anyone who can afford your house will do. There is nothing unique about your child that another child whose parents are in the same economic range couldn't achieve.

I think that this comment right here represents the school board’s thinking.

Everyone should understand that this is how the school board thinks. “F your kids, they aren’t special, and your kids’ community doesn’t matter.”

This is how Sniveling Sandy Anderson views your kids. This is how Marcia St. John- Cunning views your kids, this is how Robyn Lady views your kids. The school board members do not care about your kids as part of this process. They want to equalize the FARMs rate set each school, your kid’s welfare be damned.

They take Fairfax families for granted. Shame on them.

Or maybe they think your specific kids aren't more important than what is good for the district as a whole.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've no idea how many Langley people are on here--probably a lot read it. However, there are plenty of others who are very concerned about this. It is not about being sent to a lower performing school, it is about staying where you are.
I just remember when some Chantilly families were sent to the "better" Oakton. They were very upset. Why? Kids had grown up playing CYA sports. They had siblings at Chantilly and lived VERY close to Chantilly. One parent later attacked Kathy Smith when she was running for Supervisor because she was on the School Board. Neighborhoods were pitted against neighborhoods.
Boundaries should not be changed unless it is absolutely necessary.

Amen. This school board thinks kids are just interchangeable cogs in the FCPS machine.

I’m always floored that the SB has such disdain for its students.

Well technically they are interchangeable for purposes of redistricting. Your house location serves as a proxy for SES and fits the profile of the type of kids they want to move. Anyone who can afford your house will do. There is nothing unique about your child that another child whose parents are in the same economic range couldn't achieve.

If you want to be a cynic, fine, but don't serve it up with such a word salad.

If there were too many big words for you to understand, here:
Your kid isn't special.

There was no issue with the size of your words. It was the incoherent manner in which you strung them together that was word salad.

And, of course, FCPS errs if it thinks parents don't think their kids are special, or doesn't recognize that its decisions can either enhance or detract from the county's future prospects. Most understand that even if you don't.

Yes, I can see that the words were definitely too big for you to understand.

As long as they get the property taxes from your home they will be fine. From you or the next family who may even be DINKs.

Reduced demand leads to lower prices and eventually lower tax revenues.

But you probably want to use boundary changes as a tool to make properties less desirable and expensive. Good for you, perhaps, but not for the county’s coffers.

Schools are not the only thing that creates demand for housing. Our neighbors who recently moved in across the street are empty nesters that pay $13,000/year in real estate taxes just like us. They probably couldn't even name the school up the street. Fairfax County coffers will be fine.

Telling that you think anecdotes are data and don’t seem to know about the current budget shortfall in the county. Changing school boundaries won’t help with the latter.

No, I'm matching anecdote with anecdote. You haven't presented any data, only your feelings.

I'm well aware that the budget shortfall has happened under the current conditions. The SB seems to think changing thinks will save money.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've no idea how many Langley people are on here--probably a lot read it. However, there are plenty of others who are very concerned about this. It is not about being sent to a lower performing school, it is about staying where you are.
I just remember when some Chantilly families were sent to the "better" Oakton. They were very upset. Why? Kids had grown up playing CYA sports. They had siblings at Chantilly and lived VERY close to Chantilly. One parent later attacked Kathy Smith when she was running for Supervisor because she was on the School Board. Neighborhoods were pitted against neighborhoods.
Boundaries should not be changed unless it is absolutely necessary.

Amen. This school board thinks kids are just interchangeable cogs in the FCPS machine.

I’m always floored that the SB has such disdain for its students.

Well technically they are interchangeable for purposes of redistricting. Your house location serves as a proxy for SES and fits the profile of the type of kids they want to move. Anyone who can afford your house will do. There is nothing unique about your child that another child whose parents are in the same economic range couldn't achieve.

I think that this comment right here represents the school board’s thinking.

Everyone should understand that this is how the school board thinks. “F your kids, they aren’t special, and your kids’ community doesn’t matter.”

This is how Sniveling Sandy Anderson views your kids. This is how Marcia St. John- Cunning views your kids, this is how Robyn Lady views your kids. The school board members do not care about your kids as part of this process. They want to equalize the FARMs rate set each school, your kid’s welfare be damned.

They take Fairfax families for granted. Shame on them.

How thick are you? Equalized FARMs rates across the county would kill Title I. They want Title I for all the kids who benefit most from it. If anything that's an argument for concentrating FARMS, not equalizing it.

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Anonymous wrote:I've no idea how many Langley people are on here--probably a lot read it. However, there are plenty of others who are very concerned about this. It is not about being sent to a lower performing school, it is about staying where you are.
I just remember when some Chantilly families were sent to the "better" Oakton. They were very upset. Why? Kids had grown up playing CYA sports. They had siblings at Chantilly and lived VERY close to Chantilly. One parent later attacked Kathy Smith when she was running for Supervisor because she was on the School Board. Neighborhoods were pitted against neighborhoods.
Boundaries should not be changed unless it is absolutely necessary.

Amen. This school board thinks kids are just interchangeable cogs in the FCPS machine.

I’m always floored that the SB has such disdain for its students.

Well technically they are interchangeable for purposes of redistricting. Your house location serves as a proxy for SES and fits the profile of the type of kids they want to move. Anyone who can afford your house will do. There is nothing unique about your child that another child whose parents are in the same economic range couldn't achieve.

If you want to be a cynic, fine, but don't serve it up with such a word salad.

If there were too many big words for you to understand, here:
Your kid isn't special.

There was no issue with the size of your words. It was the incoherent manner in which you strung them together that was word salad.

And, of course, FCPS errs if it thinks parents don't think their kids are special, or doesn't recognize that its decisions can either enhance or detract from the county's future prospects. Most understand that even if you don't.

Yes, I can see that the words were definitely too big for you to understand.

As long as they get the property taxes from your home they will be fine. From you or the next family who may even be DINKs.

Reduced demand leads to lower prices and eventually lower tax revenues.

But you probably want to use boundary changes as a tool to make properties less desirable and expensive. Good for you, perhaps, but not for the county’s coffers.

Schools are not the only thing that creates demand for housing. Our neighbors who recently moved in across the street are empty nesters that pay $13,000/year in real estate taxes just like us. They probably couldn't even name the school up the street. Fairfax County coffers will be fine.

They are not the only thing hence the pp said that it will be “reduced” not “zero” demand.
There is a strong correlation between house value and good school district and it is a fact not an opinion.

The overall revenue brought in by property taxes will not be reduced. The school district is still good and there are other things that draw people to this county. FCPS families don't even account for half of Fairfax County households.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've no idea how many Langley people are on here--probably a lot read it. However, there are plenty of others who are very concerned about this. It is not about being sent to a lower performing school, it is about staying where you are.
I just remember when some Chantilly families were sent to the "better" Oakton. They were very upset. Why? Kids had grown up playing CYA sports. They had siblings at Chantilly and lived VERY close to Chantilly. One parent later attacked Kathy Smith when she was running for Supervisor because she was on the School Board. Neighborhoods were pitted against neighborhoods.
Boundaries should not be changed unless it is absolutely necessary.

Amen. This school board thinks kids are just interchangeable cogs in the FCPS machine.

I’m always floored that the SB has such disdain for its students.

Well technically they are interchangeable for purposes of redistricting. Your house location serves as a proxy for SES and fits the profile of the type of kids they want to move. Anyone who can afford your house will do. There is nothing unique about your child that another child whose parents are in the same economic range couldn't achieve.

I think that this comment right here represents the school board’s thinking.

Everyone should understand that this is how the school board thinks. “F your kids, they aren’t special, and your kids’ community doesn’t matter.”

This is how Sniveling Sandy Anderson views your kids. This is how Marcia St. John- Cunning views your kids, this is how Robyn Lady views your kids. The school board members do not care about your kids as part of this process. They want to equalize the FARMs rate set each school, your kid’s welfare be damned.

They take Fairfax families for granted. Shame on them.

How thick are you? Equalized FARMs rates across the county would kill Title I. They want Title I for all the kids who benefit most from it. If anything that's an argument for concentrating FARMS, not equalizing it.

Depending on what you mean by concentrating it, that would be detrimental to non FARMs kids attending high FARMs schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've no idea how many Langley people are on here--probably a lot read it. However, there are plenty of others who are very concerned about this. It is not about being sent to a lower performing school, it is about staying where you are.
I just remember when some Chantilly families were sent to the "better" Oakton. They were very upset. Why? Kids had grown up playing CYA sports. They had siblings at Chantilly and lived VERY close to Chantilly. One parent later attacked Kathy Smith when she was running for Supervisor because she was on the School Board. Neighborhoods were pitted against neighborhoods.
Boundaries should not be changed unless it is absolutely necessary.

Amen. This school board thinks kids are just interchangeable cogs in the FCPS machine.

I’m always floored that the SB has such disdain for its students.

Well technically they are interchangeable for purposes of redistricting. Your house location serves as a proxy for SES and fits the profile of the type of kids they want to move. Anyone who can afford your house will do. There is nothing unique about your child that another child whose parents are in the same economic range couldn't achieve.

I think that this comment right here represents the school board’s thinking.

Everyone should understand that this is how the school board thinks. “F your kids, they aren’t special, and your kids’ community doesn’t matter.”

This is how Sniveling Sandy Anderson views your kids. This is how Marcia St. John- Cunning views your kids, this is how Robyn Lady views your kids. The school board members do not care about your kids as part of this process. They want to equalize the FARMs rate set each school, your kid’s welfare be damned.

They take Fairfax families for granted. Shame on them.

How thick are you? Equalized FARMs rates across the county would kill Title I. They want Title I for all the kids who benefit most from it. If anything that's an argument for concentrating FARMS, not equalizing it.

Title 1 is Federal funding isn’t it? I doubt we can count on that in the current administration. Yes, pretty much no matter how they draw the boundaries, some schools are going to be a lot more difficult in terms of the FARMS/ESOL rate than others simply due to the populations. But the current problem seems to be more the new state regulations and requirements on school quality and accreditation, not anything federal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've no idea how many Langley people are on here--probably a lot read it. However, there are plenty of others who are very concerned about this. It is not about being sent to a lower performing school, it is about staying where you are.
I just remember when some Chantilly families were sent to the "better" Oakton. They were very upset. Why? Kids had grown up playing CYA sports. They had siblings at Chantilly and lived VERY close to Chantilly. One parent later attacked Kathy Smith when she was running for Supervisor because she was on the School Board. Neighborhoods were pitted against neighborhoods.
Boundaries should not be changed unless it is absolutely necessary.

Amen. This school board thinks kids are just interchangeable cogs in the FCPS machine.

I’m always floored that the SB has such disdain for its students.

Well technically they are interchangeable for purposes of redistricting. Your house location serves as a proxy for SES and fits the profile of the type of kids they want to move. Anyone who can afford your house will do. There is nothing unique about your child that another child whose parents are in the same economic range couldn't achieve.

If you want to be a cynic, fine, but don't serve it up with such a word salad.

If there were too many big words for you to understand, here:
Your kid isn't special.

There was no issue with the size of your words. It was the incoherent manner in which you strung them together that was word salad.

And, of course, FCPS errs if it thinks parents don't think their kids are special, or doesn't recognize that its decisions can either enhance or detract from the county's future prospects. Most understand that even if you don't.

Yes, I can see that the words were definitely too big for you to understand.

As long as they get the property taxes from your home they will be fine. From you or the next family who may even be DINKs.

Reduced demand leads to lower prices and eventually lower tax revenues.

But you probably want to use boundary changes as a tool to make properties less desirable and expensive. Good for you, perhaps, but not for the county’s coffers.

Schools are not the only thing that creates demand for housing. Our neighbors who recently moved in across the street are empty nesters that pay $13,000/year in real estate taxes just like us. They probably couldn't even name the school up the street. Fairfax County coffers will be fine.

They are not the only thing hence the pp said that it will be “reduced” not “zero” demand.
There is a strong correlation between house value and good school district and it is a fact not an opinion.

The overall revenue brought in by property taxes will not be reduced. The school district is still good and there are other things that draw people to this county. FCPS families don't even account for half of Fairfax County households.

Wishful but incorrect thinking. The past strength of the public schools was a key source of pride for county residents, even those without kids in the system. That’s all gradually disappearing now.

Look for more budget shortfalls, declining schools, declining services, and more crime in the future as this county proudly touts its commitment to uniform mediocrity.

[Anonymous]

If school district go through with mass change, does anyone with actual legal background think a civil law suit can be filed against school for decrease in property value because of misinformation by School Board (the criteria used is different from criteria they published on their website)? The logic being we made our decision based on what they published and they misinformed us causing decrease of property value. Something I would explore for sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Boundary review committee website:

https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/maps/2024-2026-boundary-review/superintendents-boundary-review-advisory-committee

Boundary review committee members:

https://www.fcps.edu/members-superintendents-boundary-review-advisory-committee


Community Groups picked for the committee which shows a strong bias towards One Fairfax and Equity:

Advanced Academic Programs Advisory Committee
Kirsten Maloney

Advisory Committee for Students with Disabilities (ACSD)
Nita Payton

Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee
Whitney Ketchledge

City of Fairfax Planning and Development
Eric Forman

Edu-Futuro
Ed Aponte

Facilities Planning Advisory Council
Cathy Hosek

Fairfax Alliance of Black School Educators (FABSE)
Laura Waterman

Fairfax Asian Educators Association
Young Lee

Fairfax Association of Elementary School Principals (FAESP)
Rebecca Forgy

Fairfax County Council of PTAs
Debbie Kilpatrick

Fairfax County Federation of Citizen Associations
Tim Thompson

Fairfax County Federation of Teachers
David Walrod
Susie Chavez
Yolanda Corado Cendejas

Fairfax County High School Principals’ Association (HSPA)
Ellen Reilly - High School
Lindsey Kearns - Secondary School

Fairfax County Special Education PTA (SEPTA)
Amanda Campbell
Lavanya Ravulapalli

Fairfax County Department of Planning & Development
Kelly Atkinson
(Tracey Strunk)

Fairfax Education Association
Leslie Houston
Kevin Hickerson
Nichole Landsdowne

Fairfax Hispanic Educators’ Association
Manny Gomez Portillo

Fairfax NAACP
Sujatha Hampton
Marquis Small

FCPS Pride: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Allied Employees of FCPS
Robert Rigby

Geo Information Systems
Eric Posner

Middle School Principals’ Association (MSPA)
Drew Campbell

Minority Student Achievement Oversight Committee (MSAOC)
George Becerra

Neurodivergent Liberation Coalition
Jennifer Litton Tidd

Strategic Plan Advisory Group
Joe Miller

Superintendent's Military-Connected Family Advisory Group
Megan Dross

Title I Parent Advisory Committee
Courtney White

FCPS
Andy Mueck - Chief Operating Officer
Geovanny Ponce - Chief of Schools
Janice Szymanski - Chief of Facilities Services and Capital Planning
Jessica Gillis - Executive Director, Capital Improvements and Planning
Lisa Youngblood Hall - Chief Experience and Engagement Officer
Nardos King - Chief Equity Officer
Paul D'Andrade - Executive Director, Transportation Services
Sloan Presidio - Chief Academic Officer

Why is FCPS’ Chief Equity Officer - Nardos King - involved with boundary work?

And isn’t her continued employment, along with her 60+ person staff, a threat to FCPS receiving continued Federal funding?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've no idea how many Langley people are on here--probably a lot read it. However, there are plenty of others who are very concerned about this. It is not about being sent to a lower performing school, it is about staying where you are.
I just remember when some Chantilly families were sent to the "better" Oakton. They were very upset. Why? Kids had grown up playing CYA sports. They had siblings at Chantilly and lived VERY close to Chantilly. One parent later attacked Kathy Smith when she was running for Supervisor because she was on the School Board. Neighborhoods were pitted against neighborhoods.
Boundaries should not be changed unless it is absolutely necessary.

Amen. This school board thinks kids are just interchangeable cogs in the FCPS machine.

I’m always floored that the SB has such disdain for its students.

Well technically they are interchangeable for purposes of redistricting. Your house location serves as a proxy for SES and fits the profile of the type of kids they want to move. Anyone who can afford your house will do. There is nothing unique about your child that another child whose parents are in the same economic range couldn't achieve.

I think that this comment right here represents the school board’s thinking.

Everyone should understand that this is how the school board thinks. “F your kids, they aren’t special, and your kids’ community doesn’t matter.”

This is how Sniveling Sandy Anderson views your kids. This is how Marcia St. John- Cunning views your kids, this is how Robyn Lady views your kids. The school board members do not care about your kids as part of this process. They want to equalize the FARMs rate set each school, your kid’s welfare be damned.

They take Fairfax families for granted. Shame on them.

How thick are you? Equalized FARMs rates across the county would kill Title I. They want Title I for all the kids who benefit most from it. If anything that's an argument for concentrating FARMS, not equalizing it.

Title 1 is Federal funding isn’t it? I doubt we can count on that in the current administration. Yes, pretty much no matter how they draw the boundaries, some schools are going to be a lot more difficult in terms of the FARMS/ESOL rate than others simply due to the populations. But the current problem seems to be more the new state regulations and requirements on school quality and accreditation, not anything federal.

NP.

FCPS claims they are facing a “fiscal shortfall,” but FCPS alone decides WHAT they will purchase/fund with their budget;

FCPS has - so far - chosen to keep paying the high salary of Chief Equity Officer, Nardos King, along with her staff of over 60 full time DEI officers;

The only threat to FCPS continuing to receive federal funding is FCPS insistence on maintaining their costly DEI office.


Are the FCPS Board, Michele Reid, and Gatehouse seriously going to cost our kids the Federal funding they need, AND continue paying the 60+ member DEI department?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've no idea how many Langley people are on here--probably a lot read it. However, there are plenty of others who are very concerned about this. It is not about being sent to a lower performing school, it is about staying where you are.
I just remember when some Chantilly families were sent to the "better" Oakton. They were very upset. Why? Kids had grown up playing CYA sports. They had siblings at Chantilly and lived VERY close to Chantilly. One parent later attacked Kathy Smith when she was running for Supervisor because she was on the School Board. Neighborhoods were pitted against neighborhoods.
Boundaries should not be changed unless it is absolutely necessary.

Amen. This school board thinks kids are just interchangeable cogs in the FCPS machine.

I’m always floored that the SB has such disdain for its students.

Well technically they are interchangeable for purposes of redistricting. Your house location serves as a proxy for SES and fits the profile of the type of kids they want to move. Anyone who can afford your house will do. There is nothing unique about your child that another child whose parents are in the same economic range couldn't achieve.

I think that this comment right here represents the school board’s thinking.

Everyone should understand that this is how the school board thinks. “F your kids, they aren’t special, and your kids’ community doesn’t matter.”

This is how Sniveling Sandy Anderson views your kids. This is how Marcia St. John- Cunning views your kids, this is how Robyn Lady views your kids. The school board members do not care about your kids as part of this process. They want to equalize the FARMs rate set each school, your kid’s welfare be damned.

They take Fairfax families for granted. Shame on them.

Or maybe they think your specific kids aren't more important than what is good for the district as a whole.

Doubling down on “we don’t give a F about your kids” is a really bad look for you and the school board.

But it’s also very telling. This is how they think - pay attention to these cavalier statements everyone.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why are they intent on 6th to MS? Besides Anderson’s campaigning on it I mean?

Is it just to make room for the expanded Pre K program FCPS can’t afford?

Our favorite school board shill and extra special totally randomly selected pyramid representative came on one of the local FB groups to talk about it today. 1, they are hiding the UPK program. They know they probably don’t have the money for it at this point. So there is no official mention of PK and this person also did not mention it. But 2, it’s to align FCPS to neighboring districts that have MS 6-8 and to give 6th graders access to advanced math and help more kids get on track to take Algebra I in 8th/Calc as a HS senior, which is one of FCPS’s goals. Also to give 6th graders access to MS extra-curriculars and electives.

To be fair - I am agnostic on the subject of 6th in middle. That is how I grew up and I do feel that overall, 6th graders are tweens and are “closer” to 7th and 8th than to K-5. But I don’t see how FCPS can do it right now without funding huge expansions at the middle schools, putting a whole grade permanently in trailers or modulars, or converting some elementary schools to middle schools. I also don’t know how it would affect current 6th grade teachers - would they need to get different licenses? This subject needs to be a totally different study than boundary changes and needs to be phased in completely separately.

The responsible thing to do would be to do the boundary changes that they planned on, and then over the next 10 years, figure out how to get 6th into the middle schools, so that those changes can be made 10 years from now (2 review cycles if they are reviewing boundaries every 5 years) and minimize disruption to families.

(But also - how do not all ES have advanced math? I thought advanced math was just either AAP level 2 or 3 math and all schools have at least LIII, even if they don’t have LLIV …)

Most FCPS 8th graders take algebra.

It is the standard math class in FCPS for reasonable on grade level 8th graders, and a common math class for above average 7th graders.

Very few 6th graders are intellectually ready to take algebra in 6th grade. This will not change if they get moved to middle school.

Reid wants to blow up the entire county of 170,000 students, so 100 or so 6th graders have access to middle school algebra?

It just doesn't make sense.

The 8th grade algebra to 12th grade calculus is currently the standard math curriculum in FCPS for any student who is remotely college bound.

Does she even know what classes kids take in FCPS?

There are MS were very few students take Algebra 1 in 8th grade, not surprisingly they are the Title 1 MS. FCPS is trying to increase the percentage of FARMs kids taking Algebra 1 in 8th grade but they are framing it as increasing the total number of students taking Algebra 1 in 8th grade.


Last year there were 13,324 8th graders who took a math SOL, 65% took a SOL in Algebra 1 or higher:

6,766 Algebra 1
201 Algebra 2
1,646 Geometry
4,711 Math 8

There are schools where less then 25% of the students took Algebra 1 by 8th grade, some where the percentage is closer to 50%, and some where the percentage is closer to 75%.

Carson, as an example, had 230 7th graders in Algebra 1 last year and 239 in Algebra 1 in 8th grade.
Longfellow had 186 in 7th and 302 in 8th grade.

Glasgow MS had 54 7th graders and 166 8th graders in Algebra 1.
Hayfield had 19 7th graders and 217 8th graders.
Herndon has too few 7th graders to report numbers and 211 8th graders.
Homes had 24 7th graders and 118 8th graders.
Jackson had 86 in 7th grade and 149 in 8th grade
Key had too few students in 7th to report and 178 in 8th grade.
Kilmer had 120 in 7th and 353 in 8th
Poe had too few students in 7th to report and 110 in 8th grade.
Stone had too few students to report in 7th and 338 in 8th grade.

The issue is, like all things, less about the total percentage in FCPS and the concentration of poverty in schools where the schools numbers are not even close to reflecting the Counties numbers.