Should FCPS Reassign New Affordable Housing from Marshall to Langley?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just an FYI - those buildings are already zoned to a certain school because they are already in a boundary. The school board doesn’t have to do anything technically.

Well, duh. The issue is whether they are just going to sit back passively and let Marshall get more overcrowded or use some of the vacant capacity at Langley. But maybe they don’t lift a finger, which would be yet another reason to replace the current School Board.

Look at everywhere else in the county. Lots of overcrowded schools. (West Potomac/mount vernon) Of course they are just going to sit back and do nothing. This is not new behavior. What would be new for any school board would be for them to be proactive.

[Anonymous]

Amazon is pouring money into this project now: https://www.ffxnow.com/2022/05/03/amazon-grants-55m-to-tysons-all-affordable-housing-project/

Come on, Tholen and Frisch. Step up and show some leadership for the first time by advocating for Langley to house the students from these buildings.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should expand Marshall's capacity. It takes away from the sense of community if you bus kids too far. Especially the demographic that would be in affordable housing.

You’re disgusting.

How is this disgusting? We already know busing is counterproductive. For any demographic.

I agree busing long distances is disgusting.

So you agree that Great Falls should go to Herndon.

[Anonymous]

Jeff McKay is very excited about more affordable housing in Tysons. Now let's see some of the School Board share that excitement by assigning this development to Langley HS. They couldn't possibly be hypocrites who are happy to load up the school in the Tysons area that already has the highest FARMS with more affordable housing while leaving Langley at 2% FARMS, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should expand Marshall's capacity. It takes away from the sense of community if you bus kids too far. Especially the demographic that would be in affordable housing.

You’re disgusting.

How is this disgusting? We already know busing is counterproductive. For any demographic.

I agree busing long distances is disgusting.

So you agree that Great Falls should go to Herndon.

Heck, there are parts of Herndon that don’t go to Herndon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just an FYI - those buildings are already zoned to a certain school because they are already in a boundary. The school board doesn’t have to do anything technically.

Well, duh. The issue is whether they are just going to sit back passively and let Marshall get more overcrowded or use some of the vacant capacity at Langley. But maybe they don’t lift a finger, which would be yet another reason to replace the current School Board.

Look at everywhere else in the county. Lots of overcrowded schools. (West Potomac/mount vernon) Of course they are just going to sit back and do nothing. This is not new behavior. What would be new for any school board would be for them to be proactive.

School board left McLean overcrowded for years and only made a motion late in 2019 to adjust boundaries to relieve overcrowding because they were afraid of an embarrassing election that gave republican endorsed candidates a majority.

Marshall parents will have to get organized like Vance did with McSpaces.

[Anonymous]

All the new housing getting built in Tysons currently feeds into Marshall and McLean.

Marshall's enrollment is up 38 kids since the school year began. McLean is up 27 kids. Langley's enrollment hasn't increased at all from September 2021 to April 2022.

If they don't reassign this new housing project off Spring Hill Road to under-enrolled Langley, Jason Miyares should open an investigation into the School Board's neglect of duty.

[Anonymous]

Did the poors move in yet? Did they come over to your fancy overpriced house and eat all your goodies from Balduccis while watching your big expensive TV? New friends are here, Mom.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All the new housing getting built in Tysons currently feeds into Marshall and McLean.

Marshall's enrollment is up 38 kids since the school year began. McLean is up 27 kids. Langley's enrollment hasn't increased at all from September 2021 to April 2022.

If they don't reassign this new housing project off Spring Hill Road to under-enrolled Langley, Jason Miyares should open an investigation into the School Board's neglect of duty.

If nothing happened when millions were spent expanded West Potomac even though Mt. Vernon had space, I doubt the Langley boundary will warrant much attention.

Besides, 46 has promise us food shortages and inflation shows no sign of stopping. I’ll bet that the percentage of Langley-boundaried children that goes to private school decreases next year and the year after. A bad economy is great for public school enrollment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All the new housing getting built in Tysons currently feeds into Marshall and McLean.

Marshall's enrollment is up 38 kids since the school year began. McLean is up 27 kids. Langley's enrollment hasn't increased at all from September 2021 to April 2022.

If they don't reassign this new housing project off Spring Hill Road to under-enrolled Langley, Jason Miyares should open an investigation into the School Board's neglect of duty.

If nothing happened when millions were spent expanded West Potomac even though Mt. Vernon had space, I doubt the Langley boundary will warrant much attention.

Besides, 46 has promise us food shortages and inflation shows no sign of stopping. I’ll bet that the percentage of Langley-boundaried children that goes to private school decreases next year and the year after. A bad economy is great for public school enrollment.

In that case these stupid MFs should start planning for an addition at Marshall now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All the new housing getting built in Tysons currently feeds into Marshall and McLean.

Marshall's enrollment is up 38 kids since the school year began. McLean is up 27 kids. Langley's enrollment hasn't increased at all from September 2021 to April 2022.

If they don't reassign this new housing project off Spring Hill Road to under-enrolled Langley, Jason Miyares should open an investigation into the School Board's neglect of duty.

If nothing happened when millions were spent expanded West Potomac even though Mt. Vernon had space, I doubt the Langley boundary will warrant much attention.

Besides, 46 has promise us food shortages and inflation shows no sign of stopping. I’ll bet that the percentage of Langley-boundaried children that goes to private school decreases next year and the year after. A bad economy is great for public school enrollment.

In that case these stupid MFs should start planning for an addition at Marshall now.

Yeah I’m not sure the peeps in the Langley boundary (esp ones who go to private) are the ones who need to worry about the economy and food shortages. It’s the rest of us fools who will suffer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All the new housing getting built in Tysons currently feeds into Marshall and McLean.

Marshall's enrollment is up 38 kids since the school year began. McLean is up 27 kids. Langley's enrollment hasn't increased at all from September 2021 to April 2022.

If they don't reassign this new housing project off Spring Hill Road to under-enrolled Langley, Jason Miyares should open an investigation into the School Board's neglect of duty.

If nothing happened when millions were spent expanded West Potomac even though Mt. Vernon had space, I doubt the Langley boundary will warrant much attention.

Besides, 46 has promise us food shortages and inflation shows no sign of stopping. I’ll bet that the percentage of Langley-boundaried children that goes to private school decreases next year and the year after. A bad economy is great for public school enrollment.

I doubt the private school enrollment decreases, but I doubt the school board will be too interested in dealing with anymore boundary adjustments in that area for a while. Your example of west Potomac was spot on.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All the new housing getting built in Tysons currently feeds into Marshall and McLean.

Marshall's enrollment is up 38 kids since the school year began. McLean is up 27 kids. Langley's enrollment hasn't increased at all from September 2021 to April 2022.

If they don't reassign this new housing project off Spring Hill Road to under-enrolled Langley, Jason Miyares should open an investigation into the School Board's neglect of duty.

If nothing happened when millions were spent expanded West Potomac even though Mt. Vernon had space, I doubt the Langley boundary will warrant much attention.

Besides, 46 has promise us food shortages and inflation shows no sign of stopping. I’ll bet that the percentage of Langley-boundaried children that goes to private school decreases next year and the year after. A bad economy is great for public school enrollment.

I doubt the private school enrollment decreases, but I doubt the school board will be too interested in dealing with anymore boundary adjustments in that area for a while. Your example of west Potomac was spot on.

You could argue it’s an opportunity for the SB members to try and redeem themselves. Of course, it may be too late for some, given how little support they have left.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All the new housing getting built in Tysons currently feeds into Marshall and McLean.

Marshall's enrollment is up 38 kids since the school year began. McLean is up 27 kids. Langley's enrollment hasn't increased at all from September 2021 to April 2022.

If they don't reassign this new housing project off Spring Hill Road to under-enrolled Langley, Jason Miyares should open an investigation into the School Board's neglect of duty.

If nothing happened when millions were spent expanded West Potomac even though Mt. Vernon had space, I doubt the Langley boundary will warrant much attention.

Besides, 46 has promise us food shortages and inflation shows no sign of stopping. I’ll bet that the percentage of Langley-boundaried children that goes to private school decreases next year and the year after. A bad economy is great for public school enrollment.

I doubt the private school enrollment decreases, but I doubt the school board will be too interested in dealing with anymore boundary adjustments in that area for a while. Your example of west Potomac was spot on.

You could argue it’s an opportunity for the SB members to try and redeem themselves. Of course, it may be too late for some, given how little support they have left.

Picking boundary fights may "redeem" SB members in the eyes of a select few, but politically-speaking its the easiest way to lose an election. The fact of the matter is that most people could not care less about boundaries until and unless it directly impacts them. Boundary fights will almost always lose you more votes than they gain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitely should be Langley, especially with Langley projected to be under-capacity. Just logistically makes sense. The fact it would add some SES diversity to Langley is a bonus, doesn't need to be the driving reason. The only issue I can foresee is the split-feeder from MS and not sure if the capacity issues there can be similarly resolved as easily, but that seems secondary.

+100. If there is any common sense applied here, those kids will not be attending the overcrowded Marshall. Langley would be a fantastic opportunity...