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

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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.

That's my guess. The person who posted it must have friends at Gatehouse. Hopefully they wipe all the comments before re-releasing. I can imagine that there are at least 100 comments from her and her friends already.

[Anonymous]

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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.

100% this. The RIO moms have been saying that the drive to Western is more dangerous than the drive to Oakton because they have to cross Fairfax County Parkway. The same moms have NEVER complained about (1) their kids going to Carson and (2) their kids literally walking, biking, and scootering across the parkway to go to Starbucks. I live in the other half of FF and their kids are in the shopping center all the time.

[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.

But why? Are they trying to root out the people in their group that are actually anti-Oakton, LOL?!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Agree.

Write your school board member and write Dr. Reid. Make your voices heard, too!!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Agree.

I don't think the RIO people made the website but they are all too happy to quickly vote for Option E because it leaves them out. They couldn't care less what happens to any other school as long as they aren't affected.

If/when the commenting tool comes up, and if Option E stays the way it was, people need to flood the comments saying how bad it is. Completely unfair to Westfield and to people close to Chantilly who would be moved all because a PTO mom with too much time on her hands is busy sucking up to the school board and whoever else at FCPS she can get on the phone.

She's not just any PTO mom, she's the president, SHE HAS POWER. Or at least she thinks she does.

[Anonymous]

One other thing--is BRAC involved? Chantilly's reps on BRAC live close to the Centreville boundary. There are no reps from Chantilly or Westfield that live in the Oak Hill area. Not sure about Oakton or South Lakes.
That does not seem fair.

And, remember, here are the goals of the committee:

Ensure equitable access to programs and facilities.
Balance available capacity to make the best use of our school facilities.
Establish consistent “attendance zones (school boundaries)” by addressing isolated attendance areas (islands) and reducing split feeder patterns.
Minimize travel time for students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One other thing--is BRAC involved? Chantilly's reps on BRAC live close to the Centreville boundary. There are no reps from Chantilly or Westfield that live in the Oak Hill area. Not sure about Oakton or South Lakes.
That does not seem fair.

And, remember, here are the goals of the committee:

Ensure equitable access to programs and facilities.
Balance available capacity to make the best use of our school facilities.
Establish consistent “attendance zones (school boundaries)” by addressing isolated attendance areas (islands) and reducing split feeder patterns.
Minimize travel time for students.

Those aren’t necessarily the goals of the BRAC. They are the factors highlighted in the School Board’s policy.

Not really the same thing, and we’ve watched Reid, Thru, and others basically ignore some of those factors - in particular minimizing travel time - for months. Families have also made it clear they’d prefer stable boundaries over disruptive changes to eliminate attendance islands and split feeders. Idiots like Rachna Sizemore-Heizer made this a priority when they pushed through Policy 8130 revisions without seeking public input first (and ignoring prior public input), so now they are watering down the other boundary proposals and the Oakton parents opposing a move to Western have taken a page from that playbook.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:One other thing--is BRAC involved? Chantilly's reps on BRAC live close to the Centreville boundary. There are no reps from Chantilly or Westfield that live in the Oak Hill area. Not sure about Oakton or South Lakes.
That does not seem fair.

And, remember, here are the goals of the committee:

Ensure equitable access to programs and facilities.
Balance available capacity to make the best use of our school facilities.
Establish consistent “attendance zones (school boundaries)” by addressing isolated attendance areas (islands) and reducing split feeder patterns.
Minimize travel time for students.

Those aren’t necessarily the goals of the BRAC. They are the factors highlighted in the School Board’s policy.

Not really the same thing, and we’ve watched Reid, Thru, and others basically ignore some of those factors - in particular minimizing travel time - for months. Families have also made it clear they’d prefer stable boundaries over disruptive changes to eliminate attendance islands and split feeders. Idiots like Rachna Sizemore-Heizer made this a priority when they pushed through Policy 8130 revisions without seeking public input first (and ignoring prior public input), so now they are watering down the other boundary proposals and the Oakton parents opposing a move to Western have taken a page from that playbook.

Long bus rides cost all the taxpayers more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One other thing--is BRAC involved? Chantilly's reps on BRAC live close to the Centreville boundary. There are no reps from Chantilly or Westfield that live in the Oak Hill area. Not sure about Oakton or South Lakes.
That does not seem fair.

And, remember, here are the goals of the committee:

Ensure equitable access to programs and facilities.
Balance available capacity to make the best use of our school facilities.
Establish consistent “attendance zones (school boundaries)” by addressing isolated attendance areas (islands) and reducing split feeder patterns.
Minimize travel time for students.

Those aren’t necessarily the goals of the BRAC. They are the factors highlighted in the School Board’s policy.

Not really the same thing, and we’ve watched Reid, Thru, and others basically ignore some of those factors - in particular minimizing travel time - for months. Families have also made it clear they’d prefer stable boundaries over disruptive changes to eliminate attendance islands and split feeders. Idiots like Rachna Sizemore-Heizer made this a priority when they pushed through Policy 8130 revisions without seeking public input first (and ignoring prior public input), so now they are watering down the other boundary proposals and the Oakton parents opposing a move to Western have taken a page from that playbook.

Long bus rides cost all the taxpayers more. [/quote

Unless it increases property value]

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One other thing--is BRAC involved? Chantilly's reps on BRAC live close to the Centreville boundary. There are no reps from Chantilly or Westfield that live in the Oak Hill area. Not sure about Oakton or South Lakes.
That does not seem fair.

And, remember, here are the goals of the committee:

Ensure equitable access to programs and facilities.
Balance available capacity to make the best use of our school facilities.
Establish consistent “attendance zones (school boundaries)” by addressing isolated attendance areas (islands) and reducing split feeder patterns.
Minimize travel time for students.

BRAC's last meeting is Friday night. They aren't doing anything after that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Agree.

I don't think the RIO people made the website but they are all too happy to quickly vote for Option E because it leaves them out. They couldn't care less what happens to any other school as long as they aren't affected.

If/when the commenting tool comes up, and if Option E stays the way it was, people need to flood the comments saying how bad it is. Completely unfair to Westfield and to people close to Chantilly who would be moved all because a PTO mom with too much time on her hands is busy sucking up to the school board and whoever else at FCPS she can get on the phone.

She's not just any PTO mom, she's the president, SHE HAS POWER. Or at least she thinks she does.

Do these moms not work or what? Who has time for all of this?

[Anonymous]

Somebody posted that Reid suggested the next option wouldn’t include Oakton or South Lakes.

Well, Option E is exactly that.

This one satisfies three groups: (1) RIO, (2) the Chantilly/Centreville parents who would’ve been moved to Westfield under other scenarios, and (3) Meren.

Pretty transparent, isn’t it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Somebody posted that Reid suggested the next option wouldn’t include Oakton or South Lakes.

Well, Option E is exactly that.

This one satisfies three groups: (1) RIO, (2) the Chantilly/Centreville parents who would’ve been moved to Westfield under other scenarios, and (3) Meren.

Pretty transparent, isn’t it?

“Option E” guts both Centreville and Westfield. It’s like a parody of the servility Reid has displayed towards the loudest voices.

[Anonymous]

Reid has said a few times that the BRAC is not involved in the Western boundaries, that FCPS staff will determine those.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

Agree.

I don't think the RIO people made the website but they are all too happy to quickly vote for Option E because it leaves them out. They couldn't care less what happens to any other school as long as they aren't affected.

If/when the commenting tool comes up, and if Option E stays the way it was, people need to flood the comments saying how bad it is. Completely unfair to Westfield and to people close to Chantilly who would be moved all because a PTO mom with too much time on her hands is busy sucking up to the school board and whoever else at FCPS she can get on the phone.

She's not just any PTO mom, she's the president, SHE HAS POWER. Or at least she thinks she does.

Do these moms not work or what? Who has time for all of this?

No they do not.