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

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Anonymous wrote:So, no one knows how to opt-in? And where this elusive link is?

I don’t think you can opt in now.

I guess “to opt in” means you’re registering your kid for the high school, since they won’t allow double registration. When does high school registration start? January?

On a separate note, I think they’ll have to look at the opt-in numbers to determine the boundary, because they have to provide buses to in-boundary kids.

For example, if very few kids from Crossfield opt in compared to other areas, it will be hard to justify a bus for them, which means they’ll likely be excluded from the Western boundary.

ABSOLUTELY NOT. It's not fair to families with younger children to make this decision based on 8th grade parents, many of whom already have kids at Oakton and want to keep their kids at the same school. NO. WAY.

Then move closer to KAA if that's your dream school

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So, no one knows how to opt-in? And where this elusive link is?

I don’t think you can opt in now.

I guess “to opt in” means you’re registering your kid for the high school, since they won’t allow double registration. When does high school registration start? January?

On a separate note, I think they’ll have to look at the opt-in numbers to determine the boundary, because they have to provide buses to in-boundary kids.

For example, if very few kids from Crossfield opt in compared to other areas, it will be hard to justify a bus for them, which means they’ll likely be excluded from the Western boundary.

ABSOLUTELY NOT. It's not fair to families with younger children to make this decision based on 8th grade parents, many of whom already have kids at Oakton and want to keep their kids at the same school. NO. WAY.

Then move closer to KAA if that's your dream school

DP. No one in the options presented lives far from KAA.

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Anonymous wrote:So, no one knows how to opt-in? And where this elusive link is?

I don’t think you can opt in now.

I guess “to opt in” means you’re registering your kid for the high school, since they won’t allow double registration. When does high school registration start? January?

On a separate note, I think they’ll have to look at the opt-in numbers to determine the boundary, because they have to provide buses to in-boundary kids.

For example, if very few kids from Crossfield opt in compared to other areas, it will be hard to justify a bus for them, which means they’ll likely be excluded from the Western boundary.

ABSOLUTELY NOT. It's not fair to families with younger children to make this decision based on 8th grade parents, many of whom already have kids at Oakton and want to keep their kids at the same school. NO. WAY.

Then move closer to KAA if that's your dream school

DP. No one in the options presented lives far from KAA.

People are complaining about transit times.

My kid lives 1 mile from her elementary but it's a 39 minute bus ride.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if there is a link to opt-in for 26-27?

Slide 14 here says enrollment begins on Nov 14: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DN829T0122CD/%24file/11-12%20Work%20Session%20-%20FCPS%20Boundary%20Review%20Presentation.pptx%20%20-%20%20SB%20Final.pdf

Honest question, why would you want to? You don't know what programs will be offered. You don't know who the teachers will be. You don't know who the student body will be. No sports or extra curriculars. No idea of you'll even have transportation after year 1. Is your current high School that bad? Our do you have that much faith in our superintendent and school board?

Easy, because they will have teachers for all the classes for freshman and sophomore year and they will have freshman and JV sports, even if they are not VHSL certified. I know they will have the classes and basics in place because they want to encourage kids to attend and be happy to be there. I know that the kids will be encouraged to create clubs and extra curricular activities.

I don’t know the teachers at SLHS and I know my kid has no shot of making sports teams at SLHS, he probably ha a better chance at the new school with fewer kids attending and the sports fanatics attending SLHS.

For what it's worth, I have a friend who is a science teacher at one of the highly rated high schools (don't want to out her) that has already talked to HR about a job at the new high school. She lives out here, and while her current commute isn't awful (20-30 minutes), this one would be 5-10. I know that's just one person, but I think it's silly to think that it will be all unknown and unseasoned teachers. I can imagine that a lot of experienced teachers who are fed up with their current administration or team members might apply to this school so that can start fresh. I also agree with this PP that it's a good opportunity for kids to start new clubs or for younger kids to be leaders in clubs/activities that they wouldn't have an opportunity to at Oakton/Chantilly/Westfield/SLHS. My daughter and her friends have been talking about it and it sounds like most of them want to opt in (no idea how their parents feel, of course, at least one of them is supposed to go to Oakton).

Sounds like your daughter and her friends are currently slotted to go to different high schools and they want to opt-in to the western high School so they can all go to the same school. Not the best reason, but at least it's one that makes sense.

Sounds to me like they are at Carson or Franklin and want to go to the new school because it will work out well for them. And, most of them are likely to go there, in any case because there are many at Carson who will end up there and many at Franklin who will end up there.

Only one school that currently goes to Franklin will probably end up at Western - Oak Hill. And 30% of them already go to Carson for AAP.

Thank God that AAP center nonsense in middle school will end soon.

It's ridiculous that 30% of Oak Hill goes to Carson for AAP. If they go there because it's their assigned school, like the kids from Emerald Chase, that's fine, but to go there for AAP is absurd when Franklin has AAP too.

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Anonymous wrote:So, no one knows how to opt-in? And where this elusive link is?

I don’t think you can opt in now.

I guess “to opt in” means you’re registering your kid for the high school, since they won’t allow double registration. When does high school registration start? January?

On a separate note, I think they’ll have to look at the opt-in numbers to determine the boundary, because they have to provide buses to in-boundary kids.

For example, if very few kids from Crossfield opt in compared to other areas, it will be hard to justify a bus for them, which means they’ll likely be excluded from the Western boundary.

ABSOLUTELY NOT. It's not fair to families with younger children to make this decision based on 8th grade parents, many of whom already have kids at Oakton and want to keep their kids at the same school. NO. WAY.

Then move closer to KAA if that's your dream school

DP. No one in the options presented lives far from KAA.

People are complaining about transit times.

My kid lives 1 mile from her elementary but it's a 39 minute bus ride.

That makes no sense. Is she the first pick up?

No one in the KAA options should be on a bus that long.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, no one knows how to opt-in? And where this elusive link is?

I don’t think you can opt in now.

I guess “to opt in” means you’re registering your kid for the high school, since they won’t allow double registration. When does high school registration start? January?

On a separate note, I think they’ll have to look at the opt-in numbers to determine the boundary, because they have to provide buses to in-boundary kids.

For example, if very few kids from Crossfield opt in compared to other areas, it will be hard to justify a bus for them, which means they’ll likely be excluded from the Western boundary.

ABSOLUTELY NOT. It's not fair to families with younger children to make this decision based on 8th grade parents, many of whom already have kids at Oakton and want to keep their kids at the same school. NO. WAY.

Then move closer to KAA if that's your dream school

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if there is a link to opt-in for 26-27?

Slide 14 here says enrollment begins on Nov 14: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DN829T0122CD/%24file/11-12%20Work%20Session%20-%20FCPS%20Boundary%20Review%20Presentation.pptx%20%20-%20%20SB%20Final.pdf

Honest question, why would you want to? You don't know what programs will be offered. You don't know who the teachers will be. You don't know who the student body will be. No sports or extra curriculars. No idea of you'll even have transportation after year 1. Is your current high School that bad? Our do you have that much faith in our superintendent and school board?

Easy, because they will have teachers for all the classes for freshman and sophomore year and they will have freshman and JV sports, even if they are not VHSL certified. I know they will have the classes and basics in place because they want to encourage kids to attend and be happy to be there. I know that the kids will be encouraged to create clubs and extra curricular activities.

I don’t know the teachers at SLHS and I know my kid has no shot of making sports teams at SLHS, he probably ha a better chance at the new school with fewer kids attending and the sports fanatics attending SLHS.

For what it's worth, I have a friend who is a science teacher at one of the highly rated high schools (don't want to out her) that has already talked to HR about a job at the new high school. She lives out here, and while her current commute isn't awful (20-30 minutes), this one would be 5-10. I know that's just one person, but I think it's silly to think that it will be all unknown and unseasoned teachers. I can imagine that a lot of experienced teachers who are fed up with their current administration or team members might apply to this school so that can start fresh. I also agree with this PP that it's a good opportunity for kids to start new clubs or for younger kids to be leaders in clubs/activities that they wouldn't have an opportunity to at Oakton/Chantilly/Westfield/SLHS. My daughter and her friends have been talking about it and it sounds like most of them want to opt in (no idea how their parents feel, of course, at least one of them is supposed to go to Oakton).

Sounds like your daughter and her friends are currently slotted to go to different high schools and they want to opt-in to the western high School so they can all go to the same school. Not the best reason, but at least it's one that makes sense.

Sounds to me like they are at Carson or Franklin and want to go to the new school because it will work out well for them. And, most of them are likely to go there, in any case because there are many at Carson who will end up there and many at Franklin who will end up there.

Only one school that currently goes to Franklin will probably end up at Western - Oak Hill. And 30% of them already go to Carson for AAP.

Thank God that AAP center nonsense in middle school will end soon.

It's ridiculous that 30% of Oak Hill goes to Carson for AAP. If they go there because it's their assigned school, like the kids from Emerald Chase, that's fine, but to go there for AAP is absurd when Franklin has AAP too.

LOL you actually think that’s going to happen anytime soon?! Look at how they’ve botched the boundary study and the KAA purchase. They have their hands full. Dismantling AAP centers and the wrath that will follow is the least of their worries now.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if there is a link to opt-in for 26-27?

Slide 14 here says enrollment begins on Nov 14: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DN829T0122CD/%24file/11-12%20Work%20Session%20-%20FCPS%20Boundary%20Review%20Presentation.pptx%20%20-%20%20SB%20Final.pdf

Honest question, why would you want to? You don't know what programs will be offered. You don't know who the teachers will be. You don't know who the student body will be. No sports or extra curriculars. No idea of you'll even have transportation after year 1. Is your current high School that bad? Our do you have that much faith in our superintendent and school board?

Easy, because they will have teachers for all the classes for freshman and sophomore year and they will have freshman and JV sports, even if they are not VHSL certified. I know they will have the classes and basics in place because they want to encourage kids to attend and be happy to be there. I know that the kids will be encouraged to create clubs and extra curricular activities.

I don’t know the teachers at SLHS and I know my kid has no shot of making sports teams at SLHS, he probably ha a better chance at the new school with fewer kids attending and the sports fanatics attending SLHS.

For what it's worth, I have a friend who is a science teacher at one of the highly rated high schools (don't want to out her) that has already talked to HR about a job at the new high school. She lives out here, and while her current commute isn't awful (20-30 minutes), this one would be 5-10. I know that's just one person, but I think it's silly to think that it will be all unknown and unseasoned teachers. I can imagine that a lot of experienced teachers who are fed up with their current administration or team members might apply to this school so that can start fresh. I also agree with this PP that it's a good opportunity for kids to start new clubs or for younger kids to be leaders in clubs/activities that they wouldn't have an opportunity to at Oakton/Chantilly/Westfield/SLHS. My daughter and her friends have been talking about it and it sounds like most of them want to opt in (no idea how their parents feel, of course, at least one of them is supposed to go to Oakton).

Sounds like your daughter and her friends are currently slotted to go to different high schools and they want to opt-in to the western high School so they can all go to the same school. Not the best reason, but at least it's one that makes sense.

Sounds to me like they are at Carson or Franklin and want to go to the new school because it will work out well for them. And, most of them are likely to go there, in any case because there are many at Carson who will end up there and many at Franklin who will end up there.

Only one school that currently goes to Franklin will probably end up at Western - Oak Hill. And 30% of them already go to Carson for AAP.

Thank God that AAP center nonsense in middle school will end soon.

It's ridiculous that 30% of Oak Hill goes to Carson for AAP. If they go there because it's their assigned school, like the kids from Emerald Chase, that's fine, but to go there for AAP is absurd when Franklin has AAP too.

LOL you actually think that’s going to happen anytime soon?! Look at how they’ve botched the boundary study and the KAA purchase. They have their hands full. Dismantling AAP centers and the wrath that will follow is the least of their worries now.

It's really not that hard. If a school has local level IV a center school is no longer an option. You want to go to the center school move.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if there is a link to opt-in for 26-27?

Slide 14 here says enrollment begins on Nov 14: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DN829T0122CD/%24file/11-12%20Work%20Session%20-%20FCPS%20Boundary%20Review%20Presentation.pptx%20%20-%20%20SB%20Final.pdf

Honest question, why would you want to? You don't know what programs will be offered. You don't know who the teachers will be. You don't know who the student body will be. No sports or extra curriculars. No idea of you'll even have transportation after year 1. Is your current high School that bad? Our do you have that much faith in our superintendent and school board?

Easy, because they will have teachers for all the classes for freshman and sophomore year and they will have freshman and JV sports, even if they are not VHSL certified. I know they will have the classes and basics in place because they want to encourage kids to attend and be happy to be there. I know that the kids will be encouraged to create clubs and extra curricular activities.

I don’t know the teachers at SLHS and I know my kid has no shot of making sports teams at SLHS, he probably ha a better chance at the new school with fewer kids attending and the sports fanatics attending SLHS.

For what it's worth, I have a friend who is a science teacher at one of the highly rated high schools (don't want to out her) that has already talked to HR about a job at the new high school. She lives out here, and while her current commute isn't awful (20-30 minutes), this one would be 5-10. I know that's just one person, but I think it's silly to think that it will be all unknown and unseasoned teachers. I can imagine that a lot of experienced teachers who are fed up with their current administration or team members might apply to this school so that can start fresh. I also agree with this PP that it's a good opportunity for kids to start new clubs or for younger kids to be leaders in clubs/activities that they wouldn't have an opportunity to at Oakton/Chantilly/Westfield/SLHS. My daughter and her friends have been talking about it and it sounds like most of them want to opt in (no idea how their parents feel, of course, at least one of them is supposed to go to Oakton).

Sounds like your daughter and her friends are currently slotted to go to different high schools and they want to opt-in to the western high School so they can all go to the same school. Not the best reason, but at least it's one that makes sense.

Sounds to me like they are at Carson or Franklin and want to go to the new school because it will work out well for them. And, most of them are likely to go there, in any case because there are many at Carson who will end up there and many at Franklin who will end up there.

Only one school that currently goes to Franklin will probably end up at Western - Oak Hill. And 30% of them already go to Carson for AAP.

Thank God that AAP center nonsense in middle school will end soon.

It's ridiculous that 30% of Oak Hill goes to Carson for AAP. If they go there because it's their assigned school, like the kids from Emerald Chase, that's fine, but to go there for AAP is absurd when Franklin has AAP too.

LOL you actually think that’s going to happen anytime soon?! Look at how they’ve botched the boundary study and the KAA purchase. They have their hands full. Dismantling AAP centers and the wrath that will follow is the least of their worries now.

It's really not that hard. If a school has local level IV a center school is no longer an option. You want to go to the center school move.

It is harder than you think. Middle schools don't match up with high schools, and some will be very under-utilized if they lost AAP while others don't have space to take those kids back. It would require more boundary changes, and I just don't see them getting back into that until the next 5 year review cycle.

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Anonymous wrote:So, no one knows how to opt-in? And where this elusive link is?

I don’t think you can opt in now.

I guess “to opt in” means you’re registering your kid for the high school, since they won’t allow double registration. When does high school registration start? January?

On a separate note, I think they’ll have to look at the opt-in numbers to determine the boundary, because they have to provide buses to in-boundary kids.

For example, if very few kids from Crossfield opt in compared to other areas, it will be hard to justify a bus for them, which means they’ll likely be excluded from the Western boundary.

ABSOLUTELY NOT. It's not fair to families with younger children to make this decision based on 8th grade parents, many of whom already have kids at Oakton and want to keep their kids at the same school. NO. WAY.

Dp. That's true for all of the schools. Oakton isn't the only school where 8th grade parents may have multiple kids.

Fwiw, Reid nor anyone else has stated this info would be considered, so it's not relevant anyhow.

I was replying to someone who specifically called out Crossfield, most of which is zoned to Oakton.

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Anonymous wrote:So, no one knows how to opt-in? And where this elusive link is?

I don’t think you can opt in now.

I guess “to opt in” means you’re registering your kid for the high school, since they won’t allow double registration. When does high school registration start? January?

On a separate note, I think they’ll have to look at the opt-in numbers to determine the boundary, because they have to provide buses to in-boundary kids.

For example, if very few kids from Crossfield opt in compared to other areas, it will be hard to justify a bus for them, which means they’ll likely be excluded from the Western boundary.

ABSOLUTELY NOT. It's not fair to families with younger children to make this decision based on 8th grade parents, many of whom already have kids at Oakton and want to keep their kids at the same school. NO. WAY.

Then move closer to KAA if that's your dream school

Closer than the 2.2 miles away that I currently live? Look, Oakton is a great school. We are thrilled to be zoned to Oakton but given the opportunity for my kids to have a 10 minute commute rather than a 40 minute commute, I'd prefer KAA. But I have a 2nd grader and a Kindergartener so apparentlY I have no say in this. Yes, I have written a lot of emails about this to FCPS and school board.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if there is a link to opt-in for 26-27?

Slide 14 here says enrollment begins on Nov 14: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DN829T0122CD/%24file/11-12%20Work%20Session%20-%20FCPS%20Boundary%20Review%20Presentation.pptx%20%20-%20%20SB%20Final.pdf

Honest question, why would you want to? You don't know what programs will be offered. You don't know who the teachers will be. You don't know who the student body will be. No sports or extra curriculars. No idea of you'll even have transportation after year 1. Is your current high School that bad? Our do you have that much faith in our superintendent and school board?

Easy, because they will have teachers for all the classes for freshman and sophomore year and they will have freshman and JV sports, even if they are not VHSL certified. I know they will have the classes and basics in place because they want to encourage kids to attend and be happy to be there. I know that the kids will be encouraged to create clubs and extra curricular activities.

I don’t know the teachers at SLHS and I know my kid has no shot of making sports teams at SLHS, he probably ha a better chance at the new school with fewer kids attending and the sports fanatics attending SLHS.

For what it's worth, I have a friend who is a science teacher at one of the highly rated high schools (don't want to out her) that has already talked to HR about a job at the new high school. She lives out here, and while her current commute isn't awful (20-30 minutes), this one would be 5-10. I know that's just one person, but I think it's silly to think that it will be all unknown and unseasoned teachers. I can imagine that a lot of experienced teachers who are fed up with their current administration or team members might apply to this school so that can start fresh. I also agree with this PP that it's a good opportunity for kids to start new clubs or for younger kids to be leaders in clubs/activities that they wouldn't have an opportunity to at Oakton/Chantilly/Westfield/SLHS. My daughter and her friends have been talking about it and it sounds like most of them want to opt in (no idea how their parents feel, of course, at least one of them is supposed to go to Oakton).

Sounds like your daughter and her friends are currently slotted to go to different high schools and they want to opt-in to the western high School so they can all go to the same school. Not the best reason, but at least it's one that makes sense.

Sounds to me like they are at Carson or Franklin and want to go to the new school because it will work out well for them. And, most of them are likely to go there, in any case because there are many at Carson who will end up there and many at Franklin who will end up there.

Only one school that currently goes to Franklin will probably end up at Western - Oak Hill. And 30% of them already go to Carson for AAP.

Thank God that AAP center nonsense in middle school will end soon.

It's ridiculous that 30% of Oak Hill goes to Carson for AAP. If they go there because it's their assigned school, like the kids from Emerald Chase, that's fine, but to go there for AAP is absurd when Franklin has AAP too.

LOL you actually think that’s going to happen anytime soon?! Look at how they’ve botched the boundary study and the KAA purchase. They have their hands full. Dismantling AAP centers and the wrath that will follow is the least of their worries now.

Getting rid of AAP centers in middle school is the easiest thing they have to do. It requires no changes other than hiring a few teachers, and they can just hire those teachers that will be cut from the AAP centers, so it works out fine.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if there is a link to opt-in for 26-27?

Slide 14 here says enrollment begins on Nov 14: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DN829T0122CD/%24file/11-12%20Work%20Session%20-%20FCPS%20Boundary%20Review%20Presentation.pptx%20%20-%20%20SB%20Final.pdf

Honest question, why would you want to? You don't know what programs will be offered. You don't know who the teachers will be. You don't know who the student body will be. No sports or extra curriculars. No idea of you'll even have transportation after year 1. Is your current high School that bad? Our do you have that much faith in our superintendent and school board?

Easy, because they will have teachers for all the classes for freshman and sophomore year and they will have freshman and JV sports, even if they are not VHSL certified. I know they will have the classes and basics in place because they want to encourage kids to attend and be happy to be there. I know that the kids will be encouraged to create clubs and extra curricular activities.

I don’t know the teachers at SLHS and I know my kid has no shot of making sports teams at SLHS, he probably ha a better chance at the new school with fewer kids attending and the sports fanatics attending SLHS.

For what it's worth, I have a friend who is a science teacher at one of the highly rated high schools (don't want to out her) that has already talked to HR about a job at the new high school. She lives out here, and while her current commute isn't awful (20-30 minutes), this one would be 5-10. I know that's just one person, but I think it's silly to think that it will be all unknown and unseasoned teachers. I can imagine that a lot of experienced teachers who are fed up with their current administration or team members might apply to this school so that can start fresh. I also agree with this PP that it's a good opportunity for kids to start new clubs or for younger kids to be leaders in clubs/activities that they wouldn't have an opportunity to at Oakton/Chantilly/Westfield/SLHS. My daughter and her friends have been talking about it and it sounds like most of them want to opt in (no idea how their parents feel, of course, at least one of them is supposed to go to Oakton).

Sounds like your daughter and her friends are currently slotted to go to different high schools and they want to opt-in to the western high School so they can all go to the same school. Not the best reason, but at least it's one that makes sense.

Sounds to me like they are at Carson or Franklin and want to go to the new school because it will work out well for them. And, most of them are likely to go there, in any case because there are many at Carson who will end up there and many at Franklin who will end up there.

Only one school that currently goes to Franklin will probably end up at Western - Oak Hill. And 30% of them already go to Carson for AAP.

Thank God that AAP center nonsense in middle school will end soon.

It's ridiculous that 30% of Oak Hill goes to Carson for AAP. If they go there because it's their assigned school, like the kids from Emerald Chase, that's fine, but to go there for AAP is absurd when Franklin has AAP too.

LOL you actually think that’s going to happen anytime soon?! Look at how they’ve botched the boundary study and the KAA purchase. They have their hands full. Dismantling AAP centers and the wrath that will follow is the least of their worries now.

Getting rid of AAP centers in middle school is the easiest thing they have to do. It requires no changes other than hiring a few teachers, and they can just hire those teachers that will be cut from the AAP centers, so it works out fine.

Literally 3 posts above yours it was explained why you are wrong. Middle school boundaries have been set with the current AAP center implementation in mind. Non-center schools don't have the space to take all those kids back. Getting rid of centers will take boundary changes - which the school board is going to be really shy to do after finally getting this one across the finish line. I wouldn't bet on the middle school centers going away until the next boundary review in 5 years.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if there is a link to opt-in for 26-27?

Slide 14 here says enrollment begins on Nov 14: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DN829T0122CD/%24file/11-12%20Work%20Session%20-%20FCPS%20Boundary%20Review%20Presentation.pptx%20%20-%20%20SB%20Final.pdf

Honest question, why would you want to? You don't know what programs will be offered. You don't know who the teachers will be. You don't know who the student body will be. No sports or extra curriculars. No idea of you'll even have transportation after year 1. Is your current high School that bad? Our do you have that much faith in our superintendent and school board?

Easy, because they will have teachers for all the classes for freshman and sophomore year and they will have freshman and JV sports, even if they are not VHSL certified. I know they will have the classes and basics in place because they want to encourage kids to attend and be happy to be there. I know that the kids will be encouraged to create clubs and extra curricular activities.

I don’t know the teachers at SLHS and I know my kid has no shot of making sports teams at SLHS, he probably ha a better chance at the new school with fewer kids attending and the sports fanatics attending SLHS.

For what it's worth, I have a friend who is a science teacher at one of the highly rated high schools (don't want to out her) that has already talked to HR about a job at the new high school. She lives out here, and while her current commute isn't awful (20-30 minutes), this one would be 5-10. I know that's just one person, but I think it's silly to think that it will be all unknown and unseasoned teachers. I can imagine that a lot of experienced teachers who are fed up with their current administration or team members might apply to this school so that can start fresh. I also agree with this PP that it's a good opportunity for kids to start new clubs or for younger kids to be leaders in clubs/activities that they wouldn't have an opportunity to at Oakton/Chantilly/Westfield/SLHS. My daughter and her friends have been talking about it and it sounds like most of them want to opt in (no idea how their parents feel, of course, at least one of them is supposed to go to Oakton).

Sounds like your daughter and her friends are currently slotted to go to different high schools and they want to opt-in to the western high School so they can all go to the same school. Not the best reason, but at least it's one that makes sense.

Sounds to me like they are at Carson or Franklin and want to go to the new school because it will work out well for them. And, most of them are likely to go there, in any case because there are many at Carson who will end up there and many at Franklin who will end up there.

Only one school that currently goes to Franklin will probably end up at Western - Oak Hill. And 30% of them already go to Carson for AAP.

Thank God that AAP center nonsense in middle school will end soon.

It's ridiculous that 30% of Oak Hill goes to Carson for AAP. If they go there because it's their assigned school, like the kids from Emerald Chase, that's fine, but to go there for AAP is absurd when Franklin has AAP too.

LOL you actually think that’s going to happen anytime soon?! Look at how they’ve botched the boundary study and the KAA purchase. They have their hands full. Dismantling AAP centers and the wrath that will follow is the least of their worries now.

Getting rid of AAP centers in middle school is the easiest thing they have to do. It requires no changes other than hiring a few teachers, and they can just hire those teachers that will be cut from the AAP centers, so it works out fine.

Literally 3 posts above yours it was explained why you are wrong. Middle school boundaries have been set with the current AAP center implementation in mind. Non-center schools don't have the space to take all those kids back. Getting rid of centers will take boundary changes - which the school board is going to be really shy to do after finally getting this one across the finish line. I wouldn't bet on the middle school centers going away until the next boundary review in 5 years.

+1,000 middle school centers aren’t going anywhere anytime soon

I love to see the delusions from those who want them dismantled asap. Not gonna happen. Lol.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if there is a link to opt-in for 26-27?

Slide 14 here says enrollment begins on Nov 14: https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DN829T0122CD/%24file/11-12%20Work%20Session%20-%20FCPS%20Boundary%20Review%20Presentation.pptx%20%20-%20%20SB%20Final.pdf

Honest question, why would you want to? You don't know what programs will be offered. You don't know who the teachers will be. You don't know who the student body will be. No sports or extra curriculars. No idea of you'll even have transportation after year 1. Is your current high School that bad? Our do you have that much faith in our superintendent and school board?

Easy, because they will have teachers for all the classes for freshman and sophomore year and they will have freshman and JV sports, even if they are not VHSL certified. I know they will have the classes and basics in place because they want to encourage kids to attend and be happy to be there. I know that the kids will be encouraged to create clubs and extra curricular activities.

I don’t know the teachers at SLHS and I know my kid has no shot of making sports teams at SLHS, he probably ha a better chance at the new school with fewer kids attending and the sports fanatics attending SLHS.

For what it's worth, I have a friend who is a science teacher at one of the highly rated high schools (don't want to out her) that has already talked to HR about a job at the new high school. She lives out here, and while her current commute isn't awful (20-30 minutes), this one would be 5-10. I know that's just one person, but I think it's silly to think that it will be all unknown and unseasoned teachers. I can imagine that a lot of experienced teachers who are fed up with their current administration or team members might apply to this school so that can start fresh. I also agree with this PP that it's a good opportunity for kids to start new clubs or for younger kids to be leaders in clubs/activities that they wouldn't have an opportunity to at Oakton/Chantilly/Westfield/SLHS. My daughter and her friends have been talking about it and it sounds like most of them want to opt in (no idea how their parents feel, of course, at least one of them is supposed to go to Oakton).

Sounds like your daughter and her friends are currently slotted to go to different high schools and they want to opt-in to the western high School so they can all go to the same school. Not the best reason, but at least it's one that makes sense.

Sounds to me like they are at Carson or Franklin and want to go to the new school because it will work out well for them. And, most of them are likely to go there, in any case because there are many at Carson who will end up there and many at Franklin who will end up there.

Only one school that currently goes to Franklin will probably end up at Western - Oak Hill. And 30% of them already go to Carson for AAP.

Thank God that AAP center nonsense in middle school will end soon.

It's ridiculous that 30% of Oak Hill goes to Carson for AAP. If they go there because it's their assigned school, like the kids from Emerald Chase, that's fine, but to go there for AAP is absurd when Franklin has AAP too.

LOL you actually think that’s going to happen anytime soon?! Look at how they’ve botched the boundary study and the KAA purchase. They have their hands full. Dismantling AAP centers and the wrath that will follow is the least of their worries now.

Getting rid of AAP centers in middle school is the easiest thing they have to do. It requires no changes other than hiring a few teachers, and they can just hire those teachers that will be cut from the AAP centers, so it works out fine.

Literally 3 posts above yours it was explained why you are wrong. Middle school boundaries have been set with the current AAP center implementation in mind. Non-center schools don't have the space to take all those kids back. Getting rid of centers will take boundary changes - which the school board is going to be really shy to do after finally getting this one across the finish line. I wouldn't bet on the middle school centers going away until the next boundary review in 5 years.

This is exactly right, and true regardless of how people personally feel about the current AAP model in FCPS.