Will Mclean High School ever be able to upsize

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It will not happen this decade. They likely will do a few spot patches, like the attempt to fix bathrooms, but nothing more.

Sad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Big expansion? Almost surely not in any reasonable amount of time during your time in Fairfax County, unless your kids are still a decade away from birth. The focuses now are on building a western high school and addressing severe overcrowding in the western pyramids with expansions and likely boundary changes. McLean in particular is surrounded by pyramids that still have plenty of space (Falls Church, Langley) and so boundary adjustments will likely be the go-to approach.

Changing demographics have shelves the western high school for the foreseeable future. Cross that off your list.

As for McLean, it needs renovating which will happen eventually. Overcrowding is a different issue and not a problem although trolls like to act like it is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Big expansion? Almost surely not in any reasonable amount of time during your time in Fairfax County, unless your kids are still a decade away from birth. The focuses now are on building a western high school and addressing severe overcrowding in the western pyramids with expansions and likely boundary changes. McLean in particular is surrounded by pyramids that still have plenty of space (Falls Church, Langley) and so boundary adjustments will likely be the go-to approach.

Changing demographics have shelves the western high school for the foreseeable future. Cross that off your list.

As for McLean, it needs renovating which will happen eventually. Overcrowding is a different issue and not a problem although trolls like to act like it is.

Not a problem? Listen to the students that spoke at the public hearing on the topic of overcrowding at Chantilly. They're the main affected stakeholders here, not parents with ulterior motives.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Big expansion? Almost surely not in any reasonable amount of time during your time in Fairfax County, unless your kids are still a decade away from birth. The focuses now are on building a western high school and addressing severe overcrowding in the western pyramids with expansions and likely boundary changes. McLean in particular is surrounded by pyramids that still have plenty of space (Falls Church, Langley) and so boundary adjustments will likely be the go-to approach.

Changing demographics have shelves the western high school for the foreseeable future. Cross that off your list.

As for McLean, it needs renovating which will happen eventually. Overcrowding is a different issue and not a problem although trolls like to act like it is.

Not a problem? Listen to the students that spoke at the public hearing on the topic of overcrowding at Chantilly. They're the main affected stakeholders here, not parents with ulterior motives.

PP was talking about the overcrowding at McLean, which they addressed to some extent with the modular building. It’s not ideal, but at least it’s four trailers now, not 18 trailers like it was years ago.

The MCA did argue that the School Board should scrap the $80M Dunn Loring ES project, for which there is no clear need. If the School Board had agreed it would have freed up money to build permanent additions to both McLean and Chantilly. But they didn’t get any traction with anyone on the board other than Megan McLaughlin, and she’s gone now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:McLean is severely neglected because of equity

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Big expansion? Almost surely not in any reasonable amount of time during your time in Fairfax County, unless your kids are still a decade away from birth. The focuses now are on building a western high school and addressing severe overcrowding in the western pyramids with expansions and likely boundary changes. McLean in particular is surrounded by pyramids that still have plenty of space (Falls Church, Langley) and so boundary adjustments will likely be the go-to approach.

Changing demographics have shelves the western high school for the foreseeable future. Cross that off your list.

As for McLean, it needs renovating which will happen eventually. Overcrowding is a different issue and not a problem although trolls like to act like it is.

WTH are you talking about. Fixing the overcrowding is more important than a renovation. It’s at like 2300 students for 1900 capacity

[Anonymous]

Just pay for private. Problem solved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just pay for private. Problem solved.

It would be fair if they gave vouchers for the amount they tax the houss

[Anonymous]

I don't understand why the redistricting isn't a top priority in that case, like Kent Gardens was. You could easily move kids into Marshall or Langley from the outer boundaries of Mclean and that could bring down the number of students to closer to the capacity threshold at Mclean and bring up the numbers at Marshall and Langley, which both had expansive extensions. Langley looks like a private school campus now. So, what is taking the Board so damn long to do the redistricting for Mclean. I'm sure tons of kids would opt into Langley, if given the choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why the redistricting isn't a top priority in that case, like Kent Gardens was. You could easily move kids into Marshall or Langley from the outer boundaries of Mclean and that could bring down the number of students to closer to the capacity threshold at Mclean and bring up the numbers at Marshall and Langley, which both had expansive extensions. Langley looks like a private school campus now. So, what is taking the Board so damn long to do the redistricting for Mclean. I'm sure tons of kids would opt into Langley, if given the choice.

Because if Langley actually gets filled to capacity then it makes zero sense to continue bussing western Great Falls all the way to Langley when Herndon HS would have space available so close by.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why the redistricting isn't a top priority in that case, like Kent Gardens was. You could easily move kids into Marshall or Langley from the outer boundaries of Mclean and that could bring down the number of students to closer to the capacity threshold at Mclean and bring up the numbers at Marshall and Langley, which both had expansive extensions. Langley looks like a private school campus now. So, what is taking the Board so damn long to do the redistricting for Mclean. I'm sure tons of kids would opt into Langley, if given the choice.

Because if Langley actually gets filled to capacity then it makes zero sense to continue bussing western Great Falls all the way to Langley when Herndon HS would have space available so close by.

Yup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just pay for private. Problem solved.

It would be fair if they gave vouchers for the amount they tax the houss

OK Marie Antoinette

Even if vouchers ever were to happen (which they won't in Virginia), "fair" would be everyone gets a voucher for the same amount.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Big expansion? Almost surely not in any reasonable amount of time during your time in Fairfax County, unless your kids are still a decade away from birth. The focuses now are on building a western high school and addressing severe overcrowding in the western pyramids with expansions and likely boundary changes. McLean in particular is surrounded by pyramids that still have plenty of space (Falls Church, Langley) and so boundary adjustments will likely be the go-to approach.

Changing demographics have shelves the western high school for the foreseeable future. Cross that off your list.

As for McLean, it needs renovating which will happen eventually. Overcrowding is a different issue and not a problem although trolls like to act like it is.

Not a problem? Listen to the students that spoke at the public hearing on the topic of overcrowding at Chantilly. They're the main affected stakeholders here, not parents with ulterior motives.

PP was talking about the overcrowding at McLean, which they addressed to some extent with the modular building. It’s not ideal, but at least it’s four trailers now, not 18 trailers like it was years ago.

The MCA did argue that the School Board should scrap the $80M Dunn Loring ES project, for which there is no clear need. If the School Board had agreed it would have freed up money to build permanent additions to both McLean and Chantilly. But they didn’t get any traction with anyone on the board other than Megan McLaughlin, and she’s gone now.

I'm not sure if you've seen the latest CIP, but the $80M for Dunn Loring would have been just a fraction of what the upgrade cost of Chantilly and McLean would be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:McLean is severely neglected because of equity

+1

It's sickening how the most successful and highest taxed area is treated

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why the redistricting isn't a top priority in that case, like Kent Gardens was. You could easily move kids into Marshall or Langley from the outer boundaries of Mclean and that could bring down the number of students to closer to the capacity threshold at Mclean and bring up the numbers at Marshall and Langley, which both had expansive extensions. Langley looks like a private school campus now. So, what is taking the Board so damn long to do the redistricting for Mclean. I'm sure tons of kids would opt into Langley, if given the choice.

Marshall is basically at capacity. Langley is the option.

And regarding a PP with the Timber Lane split, I just can't see that happening given the demographics.