Any updates on Mclean/Langley possible redistricting?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What neighborhood is that? It seems like you’d want to step up and make your views known, since the parents and students who attended the community meetings and testified at the CIP hearing had many reservations.

Or maybe you’re trolling for Langley?

Nope, sorry. But you must be the poster described above. Case in point.

I think PP was probably right, since you obviously dodged the question.

Right, I’m actually going to announce what neighborhood I live in, so that the PP can harangue me (and others who live here)? Uh, no thanks. I guess other families aren’t allowed to have their own opinions about which high school we’d prefer? I’m beginning to understand why people might not want to go to McLean, if parents like you are representative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some people were fine or even enthusiastic about moving to Langley until they realized their kids may end up among the 5% of Longfellow that goes to Langley instead of McLean. FCPS staff has ducked questions about the middle school plans, so people are worried they may be trading one ES split feeder for an even more lopsided one in MS.

Don’t some kids from Longfellow already go to Langley?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What neighborhood is that? It seems like you’d want to step up and make your views known, since the parents and students who attended the community meetings and testified at the CIP hearing had many reservations.

Or maybe you’re trolling for Langley?

Nope, sorry. But you must be the poster described above. Case in point.

I think PP was probably right, since you obviously dodged the question.

Right, I’m actually going to announce what neighborhood I live in, so that the PP can harangue me (and others who live here)? Uh, no thanks. I guess other families aren’t allowed to have their own opinions about which high school we’d prefer? I’m beginning to understand why people might not want to go to McLean, if parents like you are representative.

No one asked your street address. But your posts are sounding increasing contrived.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some people were fine or even enthusiastic about moving to Langley until they realized their kids may end up among the 5% of Longfellow that goes to Langley instead of McLean. FCPS staff has ducked questions about the middle school plans, so people are worried they may be trading one ES split feeder for an even more lopsided one in MS.

Don’t some kids from Longfellow already go to Langley?

No. AAP kids from the Langley pyramid used to have the option to attend Kilmer and Longfellow. Now they all attend Cooper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What neighborhood is that? It seems like you’d want to step up and make your views known, since the parents and students who attended the community meetings and testified at the CIP hearing had many reservations.

Or maybe you’re trolling for Langley?

Nope, sorry. But you must be the poster described above. Case in point.

I think PP was probably right, since you obviously dodged the question.

Right, I’m actually going to announce what neighborhood I live in, so that the PP can harangue me (and others who live here)? Uh, no thanks. I guess other families aren’t allowed to have their own opinions about which high school we’d prefer? I’m beginning to understand why people might not want to go to McLean, if parents like you are representative.

No one asked your street address. But your posts are sounding increasing contrived.

Whatever you say. Just please stop speaking for people you don’t even know. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What neighborhood is that? It seems like you’d want to step up and make your views known, since the parents and students who attended the community meetings and testified at the CIP hearing had many reservations.

Or maybe you’re trolling for Langley?

Nope, sorry. But you must be the poster described above. Case in point.

I think PP was probably right, since you obviously dodged the question.

Right, I’m actually going to announce what neighborhood I live in, so that the PP can harangue me (and others who live here)? Uh, no thanks. I guess other families aren’t allowed to have their own opinions about which high school we’d prefer? I’m beginning to understand why people might not want to go to McLean, if parents like you are representative.

No one asked your street address. But your posts are sounding increasing contrived.

Whatever you say. Just please stop speaking for people you don’t even know. Thanks.

You seem to be conflating multiple posters. Whatever indeed.

[Anonymous]

No need to fight about it, when we have to wait for the consultant's report

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No need to fight about it, when we have to wait for the consultant's report

Since the consultant is getting paid $100K or more to produce a report that will justify FCPS doing whatever is most convenient for FCPS staff, now is the right time to make clear that many McLean families will object to any proposal that does not grandfather all current students, align the middle school assignments, and budget money for a permanent addition at the school. Better that the new School Board members know that now.

[Anonymous]

Yes write the board members.

I do believe that when they were discussing a policy change last year that there was talk of grandfathering only kids rising to their final year (juniors, 7th graders and 5th graders)

[Anonymous]

All parents should be paying attention.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No need to fight about it, when we have to wait for the consultant's report

Since the consultant is getting paid $100K or more to produce a report that will justify FCPS doing whatever is most convenient for FCPS staff, now is the right time to make clear that many McLean families will object to any proposal that does not grandfather all current students, align the middle school assignments, and budget money for a permanent addition at the school. Better that the new School Board members know that now.

I predict they will grandfather the HS students but not the MS students - if past is any indication.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes write the board members.

I do believe that when they were discussing a policy change last year that there was talk of grandfathering only kids rising to their final year (juniors, 7th graders and 5th graders)

Yes, and also without transportation, but that policy was likely drafted with major county-wide boundary changes contemplated to occur at the same time, which they seem to have backed away from.

If they depart from past practice and treat McLean students worse than those in prior redistrictings involving South Lakes, Annandale, and Fairfax (where all current students were grandfathered with transportation provided through graduation), there will be a big fight.

[Anonymous]

The McLean renovation in 2005 cost roughly $10M. The recent Langley renovation cost almost $80M. The ongoing Oakton renovation and planned Falls Church renovations are closer to $130M. The planned West Potomac expansion has $36M budgeted.

They need to look at these budgets more carefully and spread the money around more equitably.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes write the board members.

I do believe that when they were discussing a policy change last year that there was talk of grandfathering only kids rising to their final year (juniors, 7th graders and 5th graders)

Yes, and also without transportation, but that policy was likely drafted with major county-wide boundary changes contemplated to occur at the same time, which they seem to have backed away from.

If they depart from past practice and treat McLean students worse than those in prior redistrictings involving South Lakes, Annandale, and Fairfax (where all current students were grandfathered with transportation provided through graduation), there will be a big fight.

Policy must apply to everyone. If they change it the McLean pyramid might be the first to be affected, but they can't single it out for different treatment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes write the board members.

I do believe that when they were discussing a policy change last year that there was talk of grandfathering only kids rising to their final year (juniors, 7th graders and 5th graders)

Yes, and also without transportation, but that policy was likely drafted with major county-wide boundary changes contemplated to occur at the same time, which they seem to have backed away from.

If they depart from past practice and treat McLean students worse than those in prior redistrictings involving South Lakes, Annandale, and Fairfax (where all current students were grandfathered with transportation provided through graduation), there will be a big fight.

Policy must apply to everyone. If they change it the McLean pyramid might be the first to be affected, but they can't single it out for different treatment.

If you believe in equitable treatment, then budgeting funds for an addition at McLean, as has been done for Justice, Madison, and West Potomac, should happen first.

The “policy” to which you refer has not been adopted and the new Board would be well advised to think carefully about revisions to the current one.