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

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Anonymous wrote:Whoa Option E pulls a lot more Chantilly people into Western, even some that go Navy/Franklin/Chantilly (I think). I wonder if they are aware after not being part of Options A-D. Crossfield moms about to throw Lees Corner under the bus!

Option E puts Westfield at 61% capacity. Maybe the Centreville folks would rather move to Chantilly than Westfield, but it’s nothing short of offensive to float this option.

It leaves South Lakes untouched.
It leaves Oakton at full capacity plus.
It makes no sense.

Lee's Corner school is just across 50 from Chantilly. Some students are not far from Western, but closer to Chantilly.

This is to get Meren on board. I've been saying she wants to keep Hunter Mill at South Lakes.

Option A is the best and most reasonable.

Option A plus including the rest of Floris ES at Western to eliminate the split would be the best option.

[Anonymous]

Is this actually real? It’s not a FCPS domain and came to light from the RIO folks. Sure this isn’t just something cooked up to support their cause?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this actually real? It’s not a FCPS domain and came to light from the RIO folks. Sure this isn’t just something cooked up to support their cause?

Wow..good catch. It's down now. I totally fell for it.just shows what little trust in FCPS common sense I have. It was a r ridiculous proposal, but quite well done. Matched THRU maps and charts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is this actually real? It’s not a FCPS domain and came to light from the RIO folks. Sure this isn’t just something cooked up to support their cause?

Wow..good catch. It's down now. I totally fell for it.just shows what little trust in FCPS common sense I have. It was a r ridiculous proposal, but quite well done. Matched THRU maps and charts.

Hmm. I was trying to figure out if it was legit, and noted that the commenting tool for the main boundary review had a similar .org website. So I think it’s real but maybe they didn’t mean to publish it yet because there haven’t been any communications about a commenting period being open. That would track with how FCPS rolls, just look at the recent mistake releasing a snow closure announcement. Another issue was it said “no assignment” for HS for the Crossfield area on Option E which is obviously not right.

My question is how did anyone find the website the first place without any communication about it from FCPS. I wonder if a certain someone at RIO is being given special access to info from someone within FCPS.

[Anonymous]

I'm clueless on how or who made this happen.

However, for those who did not see it:

It was quite different from the other options.
It took what I think is all--or almost all --of Lee's Corner and sent it to the new school. It did not include anyone on the Chantilly High side of 50.
It did not include Crossfield (none from Oakton)
It did not include Fox Mill.
I'm pretty sure it left the part of Floris that was in option A.

It took Westfield down to something like 62%. Sent lots of Centreville to Chantilly.

Makes me wonder if this is why they dropped Oak Hill from the naming--as Lee's Corner has a Fairfax address and so do most/all? of their homes.

There is no question in my mind that Option A--with the addition of all of Floris is the best option. It just takes a small portion of Hunter Mill, which should keep Meren okay.

It is the common sense option:
Nice mix of kids.
Relieves overcrowding at Chantilly and Westfield (also relieves transportation costs to Westfield.)
Keeps kids off of long bus rides--saves lots on transportation costs.

It actually meets the reasons given for the comprehensive boundary study.

But, the loudest voices may prevail. This option E might be a reaction to the loudest voices. It is also the stupidest one yet.


The format was just like those that have been presented--to include the charts.

[Anonymous]

My question is how did anyone find the website the first place without any communication about it from FCPS. I wonder if a certain someone at RIO is being given special access to info from someone within FCPS.

Well, I would think RIO would love it--but I think posting it from one of them would not be smart at this point.

[Anonymous]

They are not going to approve a map that leaves a school at 62% enrollment. Is there is a corresponding map for the general redistricting that would get Westfield above 85%? If not, I would think this is BS.

I can see a 5th map that leaves out moving from SLHS because Meren doesn't want to lose students there but not one that nearly empties Westfield.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are not going to approve a map that leaves a school at 62% enrollment. Is there is a corresponding map for the general redistricting that would get Westfield above 85%? If not, I would think this is BS.

I can see a 5th map that leaves out moving from SLHS because Meren doesn't want to lose students there but not one that nearly empties Westfield.

I think the issue was that it moved Centreville kids to Chantilly instead of Westfield. In order to do that, they had to remove more Chantilly kids.

A PP posted reasons why she thinks it might be a real FCPS creation. I'm not sure I agree, but PP makes a pretty good case for it.
Also, Dixit lives in the Centreville area and she is probably getting pushback from some of her neighbors.

I know that the Crossfield people are the loudest voices, but it really makes the most sense to send them to the new school. That commute is brutal.
And, honestly, after listening to the two very loud voices at the citizen participation portion of the last SB meeting, I am even more convinced they should be moved.
Decisions should not be made on arrogance of parents. Some common sense should apply. And, I'm still in awe of the man who wants to name the new school but does not want his kids to go there. And, the woman who is upset because her younger child won't be able to ride in the car to Oakton with her older child.
Driving along those winding back roads or I 66 to school would not be what I would want for my teenage driver.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are not going to approve a map that leaves a school at 62% enrollment. Is there is a corresponding map for the general redistricting that would get Westfield above 85%? If not, I would think this is BS.

I can see a 5th map that leaves out moving from SLHS because Meren doesn't want to lose students there but not one that nearly empties Westfield.

I think it's real but was not at all finished/ready for public view, and someone messed up releasing it too early. This is the main boundary review scenario explorer which we know is real... note the .org URL. It must be what Thru uses. I had never paid attention to that.

https://www.fcpsboundaryreview.org/

[Anonymous]

I can’t wrap my head around an option that would leave both Centreville and Westfield with such low enrollments, and leave Oakton with its large enrollment, long commutes, and future growth untouched, but perhaps it was satire to underscore how the wealthy at Oakton, Langley, and Madison consistently get their way while others are treated as redistricting fodder.

If so, well played for demonstrating what a bunch of cowards Reid and this “progressive” School Board have turned out to be.

[Anonymous]

Given the original RIO dissemination of the website with the Scenario has been silent regarding the source of the data, and/or why it was all of a sudden pulled, I'd be convinced it was a fake site until someone can confirm otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Given the original RIO dissemination of the website with the Scenario has been silent regarding the source of the data, and/or why it was all of a sudden pulled, I'd be convinced it was a fake site until someone can confirm otherwise.

So the thinking is this was actually created by an Oakton group opposing redistricting, but that it reveals just how willing they are to gut other schools? Yikes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are not going to approve a map that leaves a school at 62% enrollment. Is there is a corresponding map for the general redistricting that would get Westfield above 85%? If not, I would think this is BS.

I can see a 5th map that leaves out moving from SLHS because Meren doesn't want to lose students there but not one that nearly empties Westfield.

I think the issue was that it moved Centreville kids to Chantilly instead of Westfield. In order to do that, they had to remove more Chantilly kids.

A PP posted reasons why she thinks it might be a real FCPS creation. I'm not sure I agree, but PP makes a pretty good case for it.
Also, Dixit lives in the Centreville area and she is probably getting pushback from some of her neighbors.

I know that the Crossfield people are the loudest voices, but it really makes the most sense to send them to the new school. That commute is brutal.
And, honestly, after listening to the two very loud voices at the citizen participation portion of the last SB meeting, I am even more convinced they should be moved.
Decisions should not be made on arrogance of parents. Some common sense should apply. And, I'm still in awe of the man who wants to name the new school but does not want his kids to go there. And, the woman who is upset because her younger child won't be able to ride in the car to Oakton with her older child.
Driving along those winding back roads or I 66 to school would not be what I would want for my teenage driver.

They are trying to placate the Centreville people (who don't want to move) by offering what's perceived to be a better school, CHS.

Leaving Westfield at 60% capacity because people want their kids to go elsewhere is completely ridiculous. They won't be able to offer AP classes. They will have to destaff 100s of teachers. And, its a complete waste of FCPS resources.

[Anonymous]

Emptying westfield but somehow leaving crossfield at oakton? That's not a suggestion any serious person would make.

[Anonymous]

I'm tired of FCPS always giving the most weight and caring the most about the loudest voices (RIO people) and the people with money (Langley people).

Nothing makes more sense than moving Crossfield to Western. It is the most obvious of all the boundary decisions. FCPS needs to make common sense decisions.

Westfield is the school that is changing the most students in any proposal and none of their parents are out making a spectacle of themselves in public.