King Abdullah Academy Closing: FCPS Buy for HS?

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's done. There is going to be a massive re-shuffle from Langley/Mclean to Westfield. Pretty much all of the schools north of 66 (along with Centreville and save for Madison) could see some borders shifting.

Buckle up. It's going to be a very interesting fall.

I can see the board populating the new school one class at a time. That way, the older students finish at their original schools. So, that's a silver lining.

I'm so confused about how you think Langley and McLean could send kids to Westfield, LOL

Might be a domino effect.

Domino effect all the way to California! Again, if you are going to troll, you gotta make it semi-plausible.

This. Domino effect is clearly what they are saying. McLean is over capacity...so sending seats to Langley helps.Similarly, Langley sending a feeder to Herndon helps. South lakes and Centreville and Westfield are all in play. Even Oakton has a split feeder that may be re routed to the new school.

Its not crazy. It actually is entirely plausible.

These two things are not like each other.

McLean is still overcrowded, so moving the portion of the Spring Hill split feeder that goes to McLean to Langley could help with overcrowding there.

Langley is not overcrowded, and its current enrollment includes roughy 100 kids pupil placing. If Langley starts to get overcrowded, they can eliminate those pupil placements, just like McLean did years ago. There's no need to send anyone to Herndon to "help" Langley, as much as you might like to reassign some Langley students.

Good. Stay put. Just quit trying to shut down KAA because you are worried about being shifted in the future.

You’re conflating posters again. How many times do I need to remind you of this?

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's done. There is going to be a massive re-shuffle from Langley/Mclean to Westfield. Pretty much all of the schools north of 66 (along with Centreville and save for Madison) could see some borders shifting.

Buckle up. It's going to be a very interesting fall.

I can see the board populating the new school one class at a time. That way, the older students finish at their original schools. So, that's a silver lining.

I'm so confused about how you think Langley and McLean could send kids to Westfield, LOL

Might be a domino effect.

Domino effect all the way to California! Again, if you are going to troll, you gotta make it semi-plausible.

This. Domino effect is clearly what they are saying. McLean is over capacity...so sending seats to Langley helps.Similarly, Langley sending a feeder to Herndon helps. South lakes and Centreville and Westfield are all in play. Even Oakton has a split feeder that may be re routed to the new school.

Its not crazy. It actually is entirely plausible.

These two things are not like each other.

McLean is still overcrowded, so moving the portion of the Spring Hill split feeder that goes to McLean to Langley could help with overcrowding there.

Langley is not overcrowded, and its current enrollment includes roughy 100 kids pupil placing. If Langley starts to get overcrowded, they can eliminate those pupil placements, just like McLean did years ago. There's no need to send anyone to Herndon to "help" Langley, as much as you might like to reassign some Langley students.

Good. Stay put. Just quit trying to shut down KAA because you are worried about being shifted in the future.

I'm neither trying to shut down KAA nor worried about getting moved in the future. However, the situations at McLean and Langley are not "similar."

But, one of your friends is.

DP. Assuming you are referring to me, I’ll remind you for the millionth time that pushing for the school board to disclose more info about the $150m KAA purchase does not mean I’m trying to “shut down KAA” whatever that even means.

You really are stuck in your own little narrative.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's done. There is going to be a massive re-shuffle from Langley/Mclean to Westfield. Pretty much all of the schools north of 66 (along with Centreville and save for Madison) could see some borders shifting.

Buckle up. It's going to be a very interesting fall.

I can see the board populating the new school one class at a time. That way, the older students finish at their original schools. So, that's a silver lining.

I'm so confused about how you think Langley and McLean could send kids to Westfield, LOL

Might be a domino effect.

Domino effect all the way to California! Again, if you are going to troll, you gotta make it semi-plausible.

This. Domino effect is clearly what they are saying. McLean is over capacity...so sending seats to Langley helps.Similarly, Langley sending a feeder to Herndon helps. South lakes and Centreville and Westfield are all in play. Even Oakton has a split feeder that may be re routed to the new school.

Its not crazy. It actually is entirely plausible.

These two things are not like each other.

McLean is still overcrowded, so moving the portion of the Spring Hill split feeder that goes to McLean to Langley could help with overcrowding there.

Langley is not overcrowded, and its current enrollment includes roughy 100 kids pupil placing. If Langley starts to get overcrowded, they can eliminate those pupil placements, just like McLean did years ago. There's no need to send anyone to Herndon to "help" Langley, as much as you might like to reassign some Langley students.

Good. Stay put. Just quit trying to shut down KAA because you are worried about being shifted in the future.

I'm neither trying to shut down KAA nor worried about getting moved in the future. However, the situations at McLean and Langley are not "similar."

But, one of your friends is.

Really? Is that like my saying one of your "friends" is intent on moving kids to Westfield so you can attend KAA?

There are lots of posters here.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's done. There is going to be a massive re-shuffle from Langley/Mclean to Westfield. Pretty much all of the schools north of 66 (along with Centreville and save for Madison) could see some borders shifting.

Buckle up. It's going to be a very interesting fall.

I can see the board populating the new school one class at a time. That way, the older students finish at their original schools. So, that's a silver lining.

I'm so confused about how you think Langley and McLean could send kids to Westfield, LOL

Might be a domino effect.

Domino effect all the way to California! Again, if you are going to troll, you gotta make it semi-plausible.

This. Domino effect is clearly what they are saying. McLean is over capacity...so sending seats to Langley helps.Similarly, Langley sending a feeder to Herndon helps. South lakes and Centreville and Westfield are all in play. Even Oakton has a split feeder that may be re routed to the new school.

Its not crazy. It actually is entirely plausible.

These two things are not like each other.

McLean is still overcrowded, so moving the portion of the Spring Hill split feeder that goes to McLean to Langley could help with overcrowding there.

Langley is not overcrowded, and its current enrollment includes roughy 100 kids pupil placing. If Langley starts to get overcrowded, they can eliminate those pupil placements, just like McLean did years ago. There's no need to send anyone to Herndon to "help" Langley, as much as you might like to reassign some Langley students.

Good. Stay put. Just quit trying to shut down KAA because you are worried about being shifted in the future.

I'm neither trying to shut down KAA nor worried about getting moved in the future. However, the situations at McLean and Langley are not "similar."

But, one of your friends is.

Really? Is that like my saying one of your "friends" is intent on moving kids to Westfield so you can attend KAA?

There are lots of posters here.

Exactly. It's funny. Who's conflating who?

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's done. There is going to be a massive re-shuffle from Langley/Mclean to Westfield. Pretty much all of the schools north of 66 (along with Centreville and save for Madison) could see some borders shifting.

Buckle up. It's going to be a very interesting fall.

I can see the board populating the new school one class at a time. That way, the older students finish at their original schools. So, that's a silver lining.

I'm so confused about how you think Langley and McLean could send kids to Westfield, LOL

Might be a domino effect.

Domino effect all the way to California! Again, if you are going to troll, you gotta make it semi-plausible.

This. Domino effect is clearly what they are saying. McLean is over capacity...so sending seats to Langley helps.Similarly, Langley sending a feeder to Herndon helps. South lakes and Centreville and Westfield are all in play. Even Oakton has a split feeder that may be re routed to the new school.

Its not crazy. It actually is entirely plausible.

These two things are not like each other.

McLean is still overcrowded, so moving the portion of the Spring Hill split feeder that goes to McLean to Langley could help with overcrowding there.

Langley is not overcrowded, and its current enrollment includes roughy 100 kids pupil placing. If Langley starts to get overcrowded, they can eliminate those pupil placements, just like McLean did years ago. There's no need to send anyone to Herndon to "help" Langley, as much as you might like to reassign some Langley students.

Don't forget Justice is over capacity. There is a feeder that could be swapped into McLean.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's done. There is going to be a massive re-shuffle from Langley/Mclean to Westfield. Pretty much all of the schools north of 66 (along with Centreville and save for Madison) could see some borders shifting.

Buckle up. It's going to be a very interesting fall.

I can see the board populating the new school one class at a time. That way, the older students finish at their original schools. So, that's a silver lining.

I'm so confused about how you think Langley and McLean could send kids to Westfield, LOL

Might be a domino effect.

Domino effect all the way to California! Again, if you are going to troll, you gotta make it semi-plausible.

This. Domino effect is clearly what they are saying. McLean is over capacity...so sending seats to Langley helps.Similarly, Langley sending a feeder to Herndon helps. South lakes and Centreville and Westfield are all in play. Even Oakton has a split feeder that may be re routed to the new school.

Its not crazy. It actually is entirely plausible.

These two things are not like each other.

McLean is still overcrowded, so moving the portion of the Spring Hill split feeder that goes to McLean to Langley could help with overcrowding there.

Langley is not overcrowded, and its current enrollment includes roughy 100 kids pupil placing. If Langley starts to get overcrowded, they can eliminate those pupil placements, just like McLean did years ago. There's no need to send anyone to Herndon to "help" Langley, as much as you might like to reassign some Langley students.

Don't forget Justice is over capacity. There is a feeder that could be swapped into McLean.

Nah, it’d be better to pull a feeder from Robinson Secondary and bring it to McLean. Almost as close.

At some point you should just admit to yourself that you’re into busing.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's done. There is going to be a massive re-shuffle from Langley/Mclean to Westfield. Pretty much all of the schools north of 66 (along with Centreville and save for Madison) could see some borders shifting.

Buckle up. It's going to be a very interesting fall.

I can see the board populating the new school one class at a time. That way, the older students finish at their original schools. So, that's a silver lining.

I'm so confused about how you think Langley and McLean could send kids to Westfield, LOL

Might be a domino effect.

Domino effect all the way to California! Again, if you are going to troll, you gotta make it semi-plausible.

This. Domino effect is clearly what they are saying. McLean is over capacity...so sending seats to Langley helps.Similarly, Langley sending a feeder to Herndon helps. South lakes and Centreville and Westfield are all in play. Even Oakton has a split feeder that may be re routed to the new school.

Its not crazy. It actually is entirely plausible.

These two things are not like each other.

McLean is still overcrowded, so moving the portion of the Spring Hill split feeder that goes to McLean to Langley could help with overcrowding there.

Langley is not overcrowded, and its current enrollment includes roughy 100 kids pupil placing. If Langley starts to get overcrowded, they can eliminate those pupil placements, just like McLean did years ago. There's no need to send anyone to Herndon to "help" Langley, as much as you might like to reassign some Langley students.

Don't forget Justice is over capacity. There is a feeder that could be swapped into McLean.

Justice just got expanded and isn’t overcrowded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The SB has zero interest in kicking the hornets nest by changing how the AAP program is run and getting rid of "centers" would be a huge change. They would have assigned that to Thru as a scenario if they were interested. (Same with getting rid of IB and therefore all the transfers. We all know IB is a huge waste
and just a mechanism for people to buy cheap houses and transfer.)

So changes predicated on changes to the AAP program are not really reality based.

I completely disagree. I think there have been so many complaints about centers and their complete redundancy that the SB has certainly talked about this issue. How could they not?

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's done. There is going to be a massive re-shuffle from Langley/Mclean to Westfield. Pretty much all of the schools north of 66 (along with Centreville and save for Madison) could see some borders shifting.

Buckle up. It's going to be a very interesting fall.

I can see the board populating the new school one class at a time. That way, the older students finish at their original schools. So, that's a silver lining.

I'm so confused about how you think Langley and McLean could send kids to Westfield, LOL

Might be a domino effect.

Domino effect all the way to California! Again, if you are going to troll, you gotta make it semi-plausible.

This. Domino effect is clearly what they are saying. McLean is over capacity...so sending seats to Langley helps.Similarly, Langley sending a feeder to Herndon helps. South lakes and Centreville and Westfield are all in play. Even Oakton has a split feeder that may be re routed to the new school.

Its not crazy. It actually is entirely plausible.

These two things are not like each other.

McLean is still overcrowded, so moving the portion of the Spring Hill split feeder that goes to McLean to Langley could help with overcrowding there.

Langley is not overcrowded, and its current enrollment includes roughy 100 kids pupil placing. If Langley starts to get overcrowded, they can eliminate those pupil placements, just like McLean did years ago. There's no need to send anyone to Herndon to "help" Langley, as much as you might like to reassign some Langley students.

Don't forget Justice is over capacity. There is a feeder that could be swapped into McLean.

Nah, it’d be better to pull a feeder from Robinson Secondary and bring it to McLean. Almost as close.

At some point you should just admit to yourself that you’re into busing.

Different poster here.

Are you high? There are feeders just south of falls church city. I imagine those would be eyed.

Weirdly robinson is the one school that is not getting boundaries moved.

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Anonymous wrote:And, some see it as the first thing that FCPS has done right.

It is a bargain and it is needed. When a renovation/expansion at a high school costs $300 million, it is hard to deny it is a bargain: land, school building, 2 additional buildings, and furnishings.

I also look to hear the answers. But, from what they said when voting on the purchase, it would appear it is to help the communities that have been needing this school for a very long time.

I would hope that when they close, that they will quickly announce the plans and the community engagement.

DP. I don't think they've made a compelling case yet this was a needed purchase.

How would you solve the problem of that area? Please be specific. The schools are overcrowded and students are on extremely long bus rides. There is a lot of new construction in the area that would indicate continuing issues with overcrowding.
One area has little sense of community with the school because it is separated by miles of industrial and commercial property from the rest of the students in the school. The boundaries are not contiguous because of those properties.

Please make the case for alternative solutions that match this bargain buy.

Boundaries can still be contiguous even if they include industrial and residential properties.

And Herndon has hundreds of empty seats that they haven’t even bothered trying to fill. Fill them first and then come back and make the case for dropping over $150 million on a new school.

You didn't find it curious that Thru didn't touch the Langley/Herndon boundary in any of its three options? I thought it was very strange.

DP. This is the wrong thread for your comment, but since you’ve made multiple Langley posts today, I just wanted to say, I used to be annoyed by your continual focus on moving other people’s kids, but now I primarily feel sad for you, because it’s clear that you don’t have much joy in your life. I can only imagine that when the Thru scenarios came out that you were devastated.

I hope you find whatever joy in life you deserve, but I can assure you it’s not going to be from moving some innocent kids to satisfy some vague notion of sticking it to people you perceive as richer than you.

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It is quite clearly the same poster who hasn’t managed to get on with her life after her mission to move other people’s kids failed. Not only failed, but blew up in her face. I sincerely hope it is her kids who are now facing a change in schools.

You think that was ONE poster? When you are supporting the poster demeaning the purchase of KAA because he or she wants to move the kids who would benefit from KAA to a school thirty minutes away?

You seem confused. We are referring to the idiot who keeps desperately trying to insert Langley into a conversation that has NOTHING to do with it.

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Anonymous wrote:And, some see it as the first thing that FCPS has done right.

It is a bargain and it is needed. When a renovation/expansion at a high school costs $300 million, it is hard to deny it is a bargain: land, school building, 2 additional buildings, and furnishings.

I also look to hear the answers. But, from what they said when voting on the purchase, it would appear it is to help the communities that have been needing this school for a very long time.

I would hope that when they close, that they will quickly announce the plans and the community engagement.

DP. I don't think they've made a compelling case yet this was a needed purchase.

How would you solve the problem of that area? Please be specific. The schools are overcrowded and students are on extremely long bus rides. There is a lot of new construction in the area that would indicate continuing issues with overcrowding.
One area has little sense of community with the school because it is separated by miles of industrial and commercial property from the rest of the students in the school. The boundaries are not contiguous because of those properties.

Please make the case for alternative solutions that match this bargain buy.

Boundaries can still be contiguous even if they include industrial and residential properties.

And Herndon has hundreds of empty seats that they haven’t even bothered trying to fill. Fill them first and then come back and make the case for dropping over $150 million on a new school.

You didn't find it curious that Thru didn't touch the Langley/Herndon boundary in any of its three options? I thought it was very strange.

DP. This is the wrong thread for your comment, but since you’ve made multiple Langley posts today, I just wanted to say, I used to be annoyed by your continual focus on moving other people’s kids, but now I primarily feel sad for you, because it’s clear that you don’t have much joy in your life. I can only imagine that when the Thru scenarios came out that you were devastated.

I hope you find whatever joy in life you deserve, but I can assure you it’s not going to be from moving some innocent kids to satisfy some vague notion of sticking it to people you perceive as richer than you.

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It is quite clearly the same poster who hasn’t managed to get on with her life after her mission to move other people’s kids failed. Not only failed, but blew up in her face. I sincerely hope it is her kids who are now facing a change in schools.

You think that was ONE poster? When you are supporting the poster demeaning the purchase of KAA because he or she wants to move the kids who would benefit from KAA to a school thirty minutes away?

DP. There is clearly a Langley-hater lurking who can’t let it go. That’s pretty clear.

Here it is meant as a distraction and really doesn’t belong in this thread. Comes off as sour grapes.

Exactly. Not to mention, mental illness.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's done. There is going to be a massive re-shuffle from Langley/Mclean to Westfield. Pretty much all of the schools north of 66 (along with Centreville and save for Madison) could see some borders shifting.

Buckle up. It's going to be a very interesting fall.

I can see the board populating the new school one class at a time. That way, the older students finish at their original schools. So, that's a silver lining.

Sure, Jan.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's done. There is going to be a massive re-shuffle from Langley/Mclean to Westfield. Pretty much all of the schools north of 66 (along with Centreville and save for Madison) could see some borders shifting.

Buckle up. It's going to be a very interesting fall.

I can see the board populating the new school one class at a time. That way, the older students finish at their original schools. So, that's a silver lining.

I'm so confused about how you think Langley and McLean could send kids to Westfield, LOL

Might be a domino effect.

Domino effect all the way to California! Again, if you are going to troll, you gotta make it semi-plausible.

This. Domino effect is clearly what they are saying. McLean is over capacity...so sending seats to Langley helps.Similarly, Langley sending a feeder to Herndon helps. South lakes and Centreville and Westfield are all in play. Even Oakton has a split feeder that may be re routed to the new school.

Its not crazy. It actually is entirely plausible.

These two things are not like each other.

McLean is still overcrowded, so moving the portion of the Spring Hill split feeder that goes to McLean to Langley could help with overcrowding there.

Langley is not overcrowded, and its current enrollment includes roughy 100 kids pupil placing. If Langley starts to get overcrowded, they can eliminate those pupil placements, just like McLean did years ago. There's no need to send anyone to Herndon to "help" Langley, as much as you might like to reassign some Langley students.

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I get the distinct feeling that poster lies awake at night, gnashing her teeth and dreaming up these moronic scenarios because she didn't get her way during the first boundary discussions.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's done. There is going to be a massive re-shuffle from Langley/Mclean to Westfield. Pretty much all of the schools north of 66 (along with Centreville and save for Madison) could see some borders shifting.

Buckle up. It's going to be a very interesting fall.

I can see the board populating the new school one class at a time. That way, the older students finish at their original schools. So, that's a silver lining.

I'm so confused about how you think Langley and McLean could send kids to Westfield, LOL

Might be a domino effect.

Domino effect all the way to California! Again, if you are going to troll, you gotta make it semi-plausible.

This. Domino effect is clearly what they are saying. McLean is over capacity...so sending seats to Langley helps.Similarly, Langley sending a feeder to Herndon helps. South lakes and Centreville and Westfield are all in play. Even Oakton has a split feeder that may be re routed to the new school.

Its not crazy. It actually is entirely plausible.

These two things are not like each other.

McLean is still overcrowded, so moving the portion of the Spring Hill split feeder that goes to McLean to Langley could help with overcrowding there.

Langley is not overcrowded, and its current enrollment includes roughy 100 kids pupil placing. If Langley starts to get overcrowded, they can eliminate those pupil placements, just like McLean did years ago. There's no need to send anyone to Herndon to "help" Langley, as much as you might like to reassign some Langley students.

Good. Stay put. Just quit trying to shut down KAA because you are worried about being shifted in the future.

DP. Lord, lady. NO ONE WANTS TO SHUT DOWN KAA. Are you always this much of a drama queen/victim?

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Anonymous wrote:I think it's done. There is going to be a massive re-shuffle from Langley/Mclean to Westfield. Pretty much all of the schools north of 66 (along with Centreville and save for Madison) could see some borders shifting.

Buckle up. It's going to be a very interesting fall.

I can see the board populating the new school one class at a time. That way, the older students finish at their original schools. So, that's a silver lining.

I'm so confused about how you think Langley and McLean could send kids to Westfield, LOL

Might be a domino effect.

Domino effect all the way to California! Again, if you are going to troll, you gotta make it semi-plausible.

This. Domino effect is clearly what they are saying. McLean is over capacity...so sending seats to Langley helps.Similarly, Langley sending a feeder to Herndon helps. South lakes and Centreville and Westfield are all in play. Even Oakton has a split feeder that may be re routed to the new school.

Its not crazy. It actually is entirely plausible.

These two things are not like each other.

McLean is still overcrowded, so moving the portion of the Spring Hill split feeder that goes to McLean to Langley could help with overcrowding there.

Langley is not overcrowded, and its current enrollment includes roughy 100 kids pupil placing. If Langley starts to get overcrowded, they can eliminate those pupil placements, just like McLean did years ago. There's no need to send anyone to Herndon to "help" Langley, as much as you might like to reassign some Langley students.

Good. Stay put. Just quit trying to shut down KAA because you are worried about being shifted in the future.

I'm neither trying to shut down KAA nor worried about getting moved in the future. However, the situations at McLean and Langley are not "similar."

But, one of your friends is.

Nope. Just the voices in your head.
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