FCPS Skyview Boundary Revised Scenario 1 / 2

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Anonymous wrote:Was Seema there?

Yup she spoke at the end about all the meetings she’s had with families and how she is your advocate and she hears the concerns (probably directed to the Walney Oaks families).

She was there and her message was to Walney Villages people who want to get out of Westfield.

It is sinister that she is being an advocate to only certain communities while destroying Westfield.

That's really incredibly insulting to a school in her own community!

The families kept saying they want to stay at Chantilly for its programming and it seemed to be implied that Westfield has inferior programming. I heard that a lot of…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, Walney Village does go to Cub Run. So, it makes perfect sense to go to Westfield. But, Walney Oaks should go, as well.

They are so close to each other that I'm sure WV is crying that if WO gets to stay at Chantilly, they should too.

[Anonymous]

Not the first time the SB has dumped on the Western Fairfax schools and created crazy boundaries with different socio-economic neighborhoods (looking at you Kathy Smith and the Clifton Elem redistricting). It won’t be the last time either.

[Anonymous]

I was at the meeting-

It was mostly Walney village and few other communities who shared their concerns for not moving to Westfield.

No one from Westfield was there in person or online to share concerns.

There was one Fox Mill/ South Lakes student who shared not to move Fox Mill to South lakes ( looks like Meren had them do that)

Seema and Moon were there

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Was Seema there?

Yup she spoke at the end about all the meetings she’s had with families and how she is your advocate and she hears the concerns (probably directed to the Walney Oaks families).

She was there and her message was to Walney Villages people who want to get out of Westfield.

It is sinister that she is being an advocate to only certain communities while destroying Westfield.

That's really incredibly insulting to a school in her own community!

The families kept saying they want to stay at Chantilly for its programming and it seemed to be implied that Westfield has inferior programming. I heard that a lot of…

They are both AP schools of similar size. The programming is very similar.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Well, Walney Village does go to Cub Run. So, it makes perfect sense to go to Westfield. But, Walney Oaks should go, as well.

They are so close to each other that I'm sure WV is crying that if WO gets to stay at Chantilly, they should too.

They can't possibly pull even more kids out of Westfield. There is no way any of those areas are getting back into Chantilly or Centreville.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Was Seema there?

Yup she spoke at the end about all the meetings she’s had with families and how she is your advocate and she hears the concerns (probably directed to the Walney Oaks families).

She was there and her message was to Walney Villages people who want to get out of Westfield.

It is sinister that she is being an advocate to only certain communities while destroying Westfield.

That's really incredibly insulting to a school in her own community!

The families kept saying they want to stay at Chantilly for its programming and it seemed to be implied that Westfield has inferior programming. I heard that a lot of…

Chantilly has the vocational programming. Westfield students are bused to Chantilly for any of the vocational classes. In terms of math curriculum, both Westfield and Chantilly offer Multivariable and Linear Algebra as the highest math classes.

[Anonymous]

Thats how Academies work. Kids bus in for a class. Chantilly people have been spoiled with the convenience.
Oh well.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just used Folkstone/West Ox as a starting point. Almost 10 miles to Oakton and less than 3 to Carson.
Using Crossfield as the starting point is bogus. No one going to Carson lives that far.

And, the time--using express lanes is 15 minutes.
Eight minutes to Carson.

And, most of the population lives closer to Carson than that intersection.

He must be getting pushback from some Crossfield people now.

This tells me that Meren is putting pressure on him now. She's had a year to do that.

Really - what MS do you think those students across from Crossfield attend? And why do you think that you know better than their actual experience?
From my home near Crossfield my child's Carson bus ride was always significantly longer than their current ride to Oakton.

I truly love how the RIO mommy shows up AFTER the decision has been made. Where have you been this whole time, sweetie?

Why do you assume that everyone who disagrees with you is the same person? Or that they are female?

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No one wants to go to Westfield, and mostly it is the location. It's in the middle of business centers and industrial spaces. Chantilly is in the middle of a bunch of neighborhoods. Of course it's easier and closer to get to Chantilly than it is to get to Westfield.

They need to move Walney Village and Walney Oaks both to Westfield. I'm worried they won't but that's the right move.
They should also move Chantilly Academy to Westfield. Westfield doesn't have an academy program and it makes sense to put it in a school with capacity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was at the meeting-

It was mostly Walney village and few other communities who shared their concerns for not moving to Westfield.

No one from Westfield was there in person or online to share concerns.

There was one Fox Mill/ South Lakes student who shared not to move Fox Mill to South lakes ( looks like Meren had them do that)

Seema and Moon were there

I am pretty sure she is from Fox Mill Woods as she said she went to Hughes.

No Fox Mill elementary school kids go to Hughes. Only Fox Mill Woods kids in Crossfield boundary do.

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Meren’s newsletter e-mail today AGAIN claimed that the FMES to Skyview move was new to her. How dumb does she think people are?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The vast majority of the Westfield parents staying at Westfield are not following along (remember 1000+ families are moving out).

Everyone is assuming fcps will be sending more kids to attend the school. Very few people are paying attention close enough or are savvy enough on staffing formulas to understand the downsream effects on Westfield academics.
Nor should they! Its FCPS and the SBs job.

Agree this is what's happening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well, Walney Village does go to Cub Run. So, it makes perfect sense to go to Westfield. But, Walney Oaks should go, as well.

They are so close to each other that I'm sure WV is crying that if WO gets to stay at Chantilly, they should too.

They can't possibly pull even more kids out of Westfield. There is no way any of those areas are getting back into Chantilly or Centreville.

Seema does not seem to care about the low enrollment at Westfield at all.

I am afraid "tweaks" that they will make in the final Reid's recommendation may include the move of Walney Village kids back to Chantilly, further gutting out Westfield.

[Anonymous]

Turn Cub Run back into a split feeder just for one neighborhood?