FCPS Skyview Boundary Revised Scenario 1 / 2

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I think there is general confusion about the whole situation.

This process is way too convoluted and drawn out. A dad man-splained to me very confidently timing at a swim meet this weekend that all of Bull Run area will be attending Westfield HS next year. No part of his statement was correct yet he was so sure he understood exactly what was happening.

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly don't get the hate for the Walney whatever people. Every other complaining area got what they wanted: why shouldn't they?

Because their reasoning has been based on elitist arguments. The super vocal people from that neighborhood seem to believe that they are superior to other neighborhoods and that their kids are smarter and wealthier (as though wealth is somehow tied to worth) than other people's kids. They also seem to be under the impression that they are in the top 1% of wealth in Fairfax County, which is laughable.

Oh please, its the same exact attitude that the RIO people held and the Bull Run people who wanted to stay at CVHS held and the Lees Corner people held.

I don't recall hearing the Lees Corner people talking about how filthy rich they were and therefore why they shouldn't have to send their kids to a certain school.

I live near Walney Oaks. Those parents are at at Wegmans, Target, the ballfield, and on walks in the neighborhood, talking about how their kids are too good, and they are too wealthy, for their kids to go to certain schools. It is disgusting to listen to them.

That's funny b/c honestly, their neighborhood is kind of mid.

Exactly.

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Anonymous wrote:All the other proposed maps in the other versions had Westfield with a more reasonable population-at least 23-400 students by pulling from Lees Corner, or Bull Run, or the Walney area, etc. This "final" map is the only one that dipped all the way down to @2000. I'm sure the Westfield people were taken aback by that.

Where were all the people thinking an enrollment of 2300 or 2400 kids is "reasonable" when FCPS was refusing to invest in other schools and downsizing them? If Westfield ends up with 2150 kids or so, it will still have an enrollment larger than nine other high schools, including Skyview.

The projection has it at only 2083, which is fewer than 2150, with the only MC neighborhood being rezoned lobbying FCPS hard to get out. There's no chance they add more kids in but based on the shenanigans so far, there's a likely chance they move kids back to Chantilly, which would leave them with 1900 or fewer.

You're right that the projection has Westfield at 2083, not 2150. That's still higher than nine other high schools based on all the boundary adjustments adopted and proposed: Herndon, Marshall, South County, Falls Church, Annandale, South Lakes, Mount Vernon, Skyview, and Lewis.

Interesting that this list of smallest schools also includes all the academic have-not schools people are desperate to avoid in FCPS and that FCPS ignores and refuses to improve. They are deliberately moving Westfield from a regular middle of the pack school down to the bottom tier of Avoid at All Cost schools.

If the only thing keeping Westfield in the middle of the pack was all those kids north of 50, then this was inevitable.

There is nothing special about those particular 1000+ kids. Moving back in a similar mix of 500-600 kids would keep Westfield afloat. FCPS is refusing to do that.

Wait til they cave to the Cub Run criers and moves them back to Chantilly at the last minute. That's how this process has been going down. Every time they put a map out, whatever middle class area got moved to Westfield tantrums and gets themselves moved back (except for the low income neighborhoods who are just being used as pawns at this point.)

They are simply following the lead of RIO and Lees Corner.

They may be following RIO, but Lee's Corner is not the same thing. Lee's Corner had extremely valid arguments for staying at Chantilly. It was ridiculous that they were ever thrown into the mix. Their arguments were valid. (An No I do not live in Lee's Corner boundary)

RIO has no valid arguments based on objective standards. Read the comments on their petition. Mostly, "i bought"

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Anonymous wrote:All the other proposed maps in the other versions had Westfield with a more reasonable population-at least 23-400 students by pulling from Lees Corner, or Bull Run, or the Walney area, etc. This "final" map is the only one that dipped all the way down to @2000. I'm sure the Westfield people were taken aback by that.

Where were all the people thinking an enrollment of 2300 or 2400 kids is "reasonable" when FCPS was refusing to invest in other schools and downsizing them? If Westfield ends up with 2150 kids or so, it will still have an enrollment larger than nine other high schools, including Skyview.

The projection has it at only 2083, which is fewer than 2150, with the only MC neighborhood being rezoned lobbying FCPS hard to get out. There's no chance they add more kids in but based on the shenanigans so far, there's a likely chance they move kids back to Chantilly, which would leave them with 1900 or fewer.

You're right that the projection has Westfield at 2083, not 2150. That's still higher than nine other high schools based on all the boundary adjustments adopted and proposed: Herndon, Marshall, South County, Falls Church, Annandale, South Lakes, Mount Vernon, Skyview, and Lewis.

Interesting that this list of smallest schools also includes all the academic have-not schools people are desperate to avoid in FCPS and that FCPS ignores and refuses to improve. They are deliberately moving Westfield from a regular middle of the pack school down to the bottom tier of Avoid at All Cost schools.

If the only thing keeping Westfield in the middle of the pack was all those kids north of 50, then this was inevitable.

There is nothing special about those particular 1000+ kids. Moving back in a similar mix of 500-600 kids would keep Westfield afloat. FCPS is refusing to do that.

Wait til they cave to the Cub Run criers and moves them back to Chantilly at the last minute. That's how this process has been going down. Every time they put a map out, whatever middle class area got moved to Westfield tantrums and gets themselves moved back (except for the low income neighborhoods who are just being used as pawns at this point.)

They are simply following the lead of RIO and Lees Corner.

They may be following RIO, but Lee's Corner is not the same thing. Lee's Corner had extremely valid arguments for staying at Chantilly. It was ridiculous that they were ever thrown into the mix. Their arguments were valid. (An No I do not live in Lee's Corner boundary)

RIO has no valid arguments based on objective standards. Read the comments on their petition. Mostly, "i bought"

I don’t live in RIO area, but I respect their resolve. They are fighting against a boundary change that they don’t want their kids to endure. Good on them to fight for their community.

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Anonymous wrote:All the other proposed maps in the other versions had Westfield with a more reasonable population-at least 23-400 students by pulling from Lees Corner, or Bull Run, or the Walney area, etc. This "final" map is the only one that dipped all the way down to @2000. I'm sure the Westfield people were taken aback by that.

Where were all the people thinking an enrollment of 2300 or 2400 kids is "reasonable" when FCPS was refusing to invest in other schools and downsizing them? If Westfield ends up with 2150 kids or so, it will still have an enrollment larger than nine other high schools, including Skyview.

The projection has it at only 2083, which is fewer than 2150, with the only MC neighborhood being rezoned lobbying FCPS hard to get out. There's no chance they add more kids in but based on the shenanigans so far, there's a likely chance they move kids back to Chantilly, which would leave them with 1900 or fewer.

You're right that the projection has Westfield at 2083, not 2150. That's still higher than nine other high schools based on all the boundary adjustments adopted and proposed: Herndon, Marshall, South County, Falls Church, Annandale, South Lakes, Mount Vernon, Skyview, and Lewis.

Interesting that this list of smallest schools also includes all the academic have-not schools people are desperate to avoid in FCPS and that FCPS ignores and refuses to improve. They are deliberately moving Westfield from a regular middle of the pack school down to the bottom tier of Avoid at All Cost schools.

If the only thing keeping Westfield in the middle of the pack was all those kids north of 50, then this was inevitable.

There is nothing special about those particular 1000+ kids. Moving back in a similar mix of 500-600 kids would keep Westfield afloat. FCPS is refusing to do that.

Wait til they cave to the Cub Run criers and moves them back to Chantilly at the last minute. That's how this process has been going down. Every time they put a map out, whatever middle class area got moved to Westfield tantrums and gets themselves moved back (except for the low income neighborhoods who are just being used as pawns at this point.)

They are simply following the lead of RIO and Lees Corner.

They may be following RIO, but Lee's Corner is not the same thing. Lee's Corner had extremely valid arguments for staying at Chantilly. It was ridiculous that they were ever thrown into the mix. Their arguments were valid. (An No I do not live in Lee's Corner boundary)

RIO has no valid arguments based on objective standards. Read the comments on their petition. Mostly, "i bought"

I don’t live in RIO area, but I respect their resolve. They are fighting against a boundary change that they don’t want their kids to endure. Good on them to fight for their community.

The problem is not RIO. The problem is FCPS caving to them over other neighborhoods.

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Anonymous wrote:All the other proposed maps in the other versions had Westfield with a more reasonable population-at least 23-400 students by pulling from Lees Corner, or Bull Run, or the Walney area, etc. This "final" map is the only one that dipped all the way down to @2000. I'm sure the Westfield people were taken aback by that.

Where were all the people thinking an enrollment of 2300 or 2400 kids is "reasonable" when FCPS was refusing to invest in other schools and downsizing them? If Westfield ends up with 2150 kids or so, it will still have an enrollment larger than nine other high schools, including Skyview.

The projection has it at only 2083, which is fewer than 2150, with the only MC neighborhood being rezoned lobbying FCPS hard to get out. There's no chance they add more kids in but based on the shenanigans so far, there's a likely chance they move kids back to Chantilly, which would leave them with 1900 or fewer.

You're right that the projection has Westfield at 2083, not 2150. That's still higher than nine other high schools based on all the boundary adjustments adopted and proposed: Herndon, Marshall, South County, Falls Church, Annandale, South Lakes, Mount Vernon, Skyview, and Lewis.

Interesting that this list of smallest schools also includes all the academic have-not schools people are desperate to avoid in FCPS and that FCPS ignores and refuses to improve. They are deliberately moving Westfield from a regular middle of the pack school down to the bottom tier of Avoid at All Cost schools.

If the only thing keeping Westfield in the middle of the pack was all those kids north of 50, then this was inevitable.

There is nothing special about those particular 1000+ kids. Moving back in a similar mix of 500-600 kids would keep Westfield afloat. FCPS is refusing to do that.

Wait til they cave to the Cub Run criers and moves them back to Chantilly at the last minute. That's how this process has been going down. Every time they put a map out, whatever middle class area got moved to Westfield tantrums and gets themselves moved back (except for the low income neighborhoods who are just being used as pawns at this point.)

They are simply following the lead of RIO and Lees Corner.

They may be following RIO, but Lee's Corner is not the same thing. Lee's Corner had extremely valid arguments for staying at Chantilly. It was ridiculous that they were ever thrown into the mix. Their arguments were valid. (An No I do not live in Lee's Corner boundary)

RIO has no valid arguments based on objective standards. Read the comments on their petition. Mostly, "i bought"

I don’t live in RIO area, but I respect their resolve. They are fighting against a boundary change that they don’t want their kids to endure. Good on them to fight for their community.

The problem is not RIO. The problem is FCPS caving to them over other neighborhoods.

This is why FCPS shouldn’t be making large changes to communities unless absolutely necessary. They inevitably end up picking winners and losers with those moves and alienating families in the process.

[Anonymous]

Remember: when Skyview was purchased we were in the midst of a major (we were told) comprehensive boundary review. Chantilly, Westfield, and Centreville had all been identified as too crowded. Chantilly was pushing 3000 and Westfield was growing. Centreville, while not as large, was overcapacity.
Langley/Great Falls neighborhoods were screaming to fill Herndon with kids who live farther away than those who live much closer to Herndon. With the purchase of Skyview, their pipedream was destroyed.

This should have been open and shut. As PP said, dragging this out made it so much worse.

The RIO decision really has nothing to do with backfilling Westfield--except for setting the standard for the loudest voices.

Meren is now upset, but Hunter Mill reps have ignored the neighborhoods who do not want IB for years.

Walney Oaks is halfway between Chantilly and Westfield. Objectively, they should be at Westfield.
Chantilly Mews is very close to Chantilly. Objectively, they should stay there.

And, yes, objectively, most of Crossfield should be at Skyview. But, I guess that ship has sailed.

What I would like to know is the FCPS explanation for taking Walney Oaks out of the mx.

McDaniel has given a very weak explanation for why it should stay at Oakton--when his neighborhood is extremely close to South Lakes. (3.3 miles vs 10.3)

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Anonymous wrote:All the other proposed maps in the other versions had Westfield with a more reasonable population-at least 23-400 students by pulling from Lees Corner, or Bull Run, or the Walney area, etc. This "final" map is the only one that dipped all the way down to @2000. I'm sure the Westfield people were taken aback by that.

Where were all the people thinking an enrollment of 2300 or 2400 kids is "reasonable" when FCPS was refusing to invest in other schools and downsizing them? If Westfield ends up with 2150 kids or so, it will still have an enrollment larger than nine other high schools, including Skyview.

The projection has it at only 2083, which is fewer than 2150, with the only MC neighborhood being rezoned lobbying FCPS hard to get out. There's no chance they add more kids in but based on the shenanigans so far, there's a likely chance they move kids back to Chantilly, which would leave them with 1900 or fewer.

You're right that the projection has Westfield at 2083, not 2150. That's still higher than nine other high schools based on all the boundary adjustments adopted and proposed: Herndon, Marshall, South County, Falls Church, Annandale, South Lakes, Mount Vernon, Skyview, and Lewis.

Interesting that this list of smallest schools also includes all the academic have-not schools people are desperate to avoid in FCPS and that FCPS ignores and refuses to improve. They are deliberately moving Westfield from a regular middle of the pack school down to the bottom tier of Avoid at All Cost schools.

If the only thing keeping Westfield in the middle of the pack was all those kids north of 50, then this was inevitable.

There is nothing special about those particular 1000+ kids. Moving back in a similar mix of 500-600 kids would keep Westfield afloat. FCPS is refusing to do that.

Wait til they cave to the Cub Run criers and moves them back to Chantilly at the last minute. That's how this process has been going down. Every time they put a map out, whatever middle class area got moved to Westfield tantrums and gets themselves moved back (except for the low income neighborhoods who are just being used as pawns at this point.)

They are simply following the lead of RIO and Lees Corner.

They may be following RIO, but Lee's Corner is not the same thing. Lee's Corner had extremely valid arguments for staying at Chantilly. It was ridiculous that they were ever thrown into the mix. Their arguments were valid. (An No I do not live in Lee's Corner boundary)

RIO has no valid arguments based on objective standards. Read the comments on their petition. Mostly, "i bought"

Everyone thinks their own reasons are valid. I could see both pros and cons of moving Lees Corner and why the consultants thought it made sense. Now the situation they are in is that FCPS kept making exceptions for every area with their own "valid" reasons (the Chantilly band lady, the Seema Dixit Special, etc) and is left with no one to attend Westfield.

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Anonymous wrote:All the other proposed maps in the other versions had Westfield with a more reasonable population-at least 23-400 students by pulling from Lees Corner, or Bull Run, or the Walney area, etc. This "final" map is the only one that dipped all the way down to @2000. I'm sure the Westfield people were taken aback by that.

Where were all the people thinking an enrollment of 2300 or 2400 kids is "reasonable" when FCPS was refusing to invest in other schools and downsizing them? If Westfield ends up with 2150 kids or so, it will still have an enrollment larger than nine other high schools, including Skyview.

The projection has it at only 2083, which is fewer than 2150, with the only MC neighborhood being rezoned lobbying FCPS hard to get out. There's no chance they add more kids in but based on the shenanigans so far, there's a likely chance they move kids back to Chantilly, which would leave them with 1900 or fewer.

You're right that the projection has Westfield at 2083, not 2150. That's still higher than nine other high schools based on all the boundary adjustments adopted and proposed: Herndon, Marshall, South County, Falls Church, Annandale, South Lakes, Mount Vernon, Skyview, and Lewis.

Interesting that this list of smallest schools also includes all the academic have-not schools people are desperate to avoid in FCPS and that FCPS ignores and refuses to improve. They are deliberately moving Westfield from a regular middle of the pack school down to the bottom tier of Avoid at All Cost schools.

If the only thing keeping Westfield in the middle of the pack was all those kids north of 50, then this was inevitable.

There is nothing special about those particular 1000+ kids. Moving back in a similar mix of 500-600 kids would keep Westfield afloat. FCPS is refusing to do that.

Wait til they cave to the Cub Run criers and moves them back to Chantilly at the last minute. That's how this process has been going down. Every time they put a map out, whatever middle class area got moved to Westfield tantrums and gets themselves moved back (except for the low income neighborhoods who are just being used as pawns at this point.)

They are simply following the lead of RIO and Lees Corner.

They may be following RIO, but Lee's Corner is not the same thing. Lee's Corner had extremely valid arguments for staying at Chantilly. It was ridiculous that they were ever thrown into the mix. Their arguments were valid. (An No I do not live in Lee's Corner boundary)

RIO has no valid arguments based on objective standards. Read the comments on their petition. Mostly, "i bought"

There are objective standards as cited by Kyle McDaniel and a team of independent consultants. I realize this does not fit your narrative though.

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Anonymous wrote:All the other proposed maps in the other versions had Westfield with a more reasonable population-at least 23-400 students by pulling from Lees Corner, or Bull Run, or the Walney area, etc. This "final" map is the only one that dipped all the way down to @2000. I'm sure the Westfield people were taken aback by that.

Where were all the people thinking an enrollment of 2300 or 2400 kids is "reasonable" when FCPS was refusing to invest in other schools and downsizing them? If Westfield ends up with 2150 kids or so, it will still have an enrollment larger than nine other high schools, including Skyview.

The projection has it at only 2083, which is fewer than 2150, with the only MC neighborhood being rezoned lobbying FCPS hard to get out. There's no chance they add more kids in but based on the shenanigans so far, there's a likely chance they move kids back to Chantilly, which would leave them with 1900 or fewer.

You're right that the projection has Westfield at 2083, not 2150. That's still higher than nine other high schools based on all the boundary adjustments adopted and proposed: Herndon, Marshall, South County, Falls Church, Annandale, South Lakes, Mount Vernon, Skyview, and Lewis.

Interesting that this list of smallest schools also includes all the academic have-not schools people are desperate to avoid in FCPS and that FCPS ignores and refuses to improve. They are deliberately moving Westfield from a regular middle of the pack school down to the bottom tier of Avoid at All Cost schools.

If the only thing keeping Westfield in the middle of the pack was all those kids north of 50, then this was inevitable.

There is nothing special about those particular 1000+ kids. Moving back in a similar mix of 500-600 kids would keep Westfield afloat. FCPS is refusing to do that.

Wait til they cave to the Cub Run criers and moves them back to Chantilly at the last minute. That's how this process has been going down. Every time they put a map out, whatever middle class area got moved to Westfield tantrums and gets themselves moved back (except for the low income neighborhoods who are just being used as pawns at this point.)

They are simply following the lead of RIO and Lees Corner.

They may be following RIO, but Lee's Corner is not the same thing. Lee's Corner had extremely valid arguments for staying at Chantilly. It was ridiculous that they were ever thrown into the mix. Their arguments were valid. (An No I do not live in Lee's Corner boundary)

RIO has no valid arguments based on objective standards. Read the comments on their petition. Mostly, "i bought"

I don’t live in RIO area, but I respect their resolve. They are fighting against a boundary change that they don’t want their kids to endure. Good on them to fight for their community.

The problem is not RIO. The problem is FCPS caving to them over other neighborhoods.

This is why FCPS shouldn’t be making large changes to communities unless absolutely necessary. They inevitably end up picking winners and losers with those moves and alienating families in the process.

There is no way to buy a new high school and not make large changes to communities.

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Anonymous wrote:Remember: when Skyview was purchased we were in the midst of a major (we were told) comprehensive boundary review. Chantilly, Westfield, and Centreville had all been identified as too crowded. Chantilly was pushing 3000 and Westfield was growing. Centreville, while not as large, was overcapacity.
Langley/Great Falls neighborhoods were screaming to fill Herndon with kids who live farther away than those who live much closer to Herndon. With the purchase of Skyview, their pipedream was destroyed.

This should have been open and shut. As PP said, dragging this out made it so much worse.

The RIO decision really has nothing to do with backfilling Westfield--except for setting the standard for the loudest voices.

Meren is now upset, but Hunter Mill reps have ignored the neighborhoods who do not want IB for years.

Walney Oaks is halfway between Chantilly and Westfield. Objectively, they should be at Westfield.
Chantilly Mews is very close to Chantilly. Objectively, they should stay there.

And, yes, objectively, most of Crossfield should be at Skyview. But, I guess that ship has sailed.

What I would like to know is the FCPS explanation for taking Walney Oaks out of the mx.

McDaniel has given a very weak explanation for why it should stay at Oakton--when his neighborhood is extremely close to South Lakes. (3.3 miles vs 10.3)

His neighborhood is not 10.3 miles from Oakton, try again.

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Anonymous wrote:All the other proposed maps in the other versions had Westfield with a more reasonable population-at least 23-400 students by pulling from Lees Corner, or Bull Run, or the Walney area, etc. This "final" map is the only one that dipped all the way down to @2000. I'm sure the Westfield people were taken aback by that.

Where were all the people thinking an enrollment of 2300 or 2400 kids is "reasonable" when FCPS was refusing to invest in other schools and downsizing them? If Westfield ends up with 2150 kids or so, it will still have an enrollment larger than nine other high schools, including Skyview.

The projection has it at only 2083, which is fewer than 2150, with the only MC neighborhood being rezoned lobbying FCPS hard to get out. There's no chance they add more kids in but based on the shenanigans so far, there's a likely chance they move kids back to Chantilly, which would leave them with 1900 or fewer.

You're right that the projection has Westfield at 2083, not 2150. That's still higher than nine other high schools based on all the boundary adjustments adopted and proposed: Herndon, Marshall, South County, Falls Church, Annandale, South Lakes, Mount Vernon, Skyview, and Lewis.

Interesting that this list of smallest schools also includes all the academic have-not schools people are desperate to avoid in FCPS and that FCPS ignores and refuses to improve. They are deliberately moving Westfield from a regular middle of the pack school down to the bottom tier of Avoid at All Cost schools.

If the only thing keeping Westfield in the middle of the pack was all those kids north of 50, then this was inevitable.

There is nothing special about those particular 1000+ kids. Moving back in a similar mix of 500-600 kids would keep Westfield afloat. FCPS is refusing to do that.

Wait til they cave to the Cub Run criers and moves them back to Chantilly at the last minute. That's how this process has been going down. Every time they put a map out, whatever middle class area got moved to Westfield tantrums and gets themselves moved back (except for the low income neighborhoods who are just being used as pawns at this point.)

They are simply following the lead of RIO and Lees Corner.

They may be following RIO, but Lee's Corner is not the same thing. Lee's Corner had extremely valid arguments for staying at Chantilly. It was ridiculous that they were ever thrown into the mix. Their arguments were valid. (An No I do not live in Lee's Corner boundary)

RIO has no valid arguments based on objective standards. Read the comments on their petition. Mostly, "i bought"

There are objective standards as cited by Kyle McDaniel and a team of independent consultants. I realize this does not fit your narrative though.

Please cite those. His neighborhood is just over 3 miles to South Lakes and over 10 to Oakton.

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Anonymous wrote:All the other proposed maps in the other versions had Westfield with a more reasonable population-at least 23-400 students by pulling from Lees Corner, or Bull Run, or the Walney area, etc. This "final" map is the only one that dipped all the way down to @2000. I'm sure the Westfield people were taken aback by that.

Where were all the people thinking an enrollment of 2300 or 2400 kids is "reasonable" when FCPS was refusing to invest in other schools and downsizing them? If Westfield ends up with 2150 kids or so, it will still have an enrollment larger than nine other high schools, including Skyview.

The projection has it at only 2083, which is fewer than 2150, with the only MC neighborhood being rezoned lobbying FCPS hard to get out. There's no chance they add more kids in but based on the shenanigans so far, there's a likely chance they move kids back to Chantilly, which would leave them with 1900 or fewer.

You're right that the projection has Westfield at 2083, not 2150. That's still higher than nine other high schools based on all the boundary adjustments adopted and proposed: Herndon, Marshall, South County, Falls Church, Annandale, South Lakes, Mount Vernon, Skyview, and Lewis.

Interesting that this list of smallest schools also includes all the academic have-not schools people are desperate to avoid in FCPS and that FCPS ignores and refuses to improve. They are deliberately moving Westfield from a regular middle of the pack school down to the bottom tier of Avoid at All Cost schools.

If the only thing keeping Westfield in the middle of the pack was all those kids north of 50, then this was inevitable.

There is nothing special about those particular 1000+ kids. Moving back in a similar mix of 500-600 kids would keep Westfield afloat. FCPS is refusing to do that.

Wait til they cave to the Cub Run criers and moves them back to Chantilly at the last minute. That's how this process has been going down. Every time they put a map out, whatever middle class area got moved to Westfield tantrums and gets themselves moved back (except for the low income neighborhoods who are just being used as pawns at this point.)

They are simply following the lead of RIO and Lees Corner.

They may be following RIO, but Lee's Corner is not the same thing. Lee's Corner had extremely valid arguments for staying at Chantilly. It was ridiculous that they were ever thrown into the mix. Their arguments were valid. (An No I do not live in Lee's Corner boundary)

RIO has no valid arguments based on objective standards. Read the comments on their petition. Mostly, "i bought"

There are objective standards as cited by Kyle McDaniel and a team of independent consultants. I realize this does not fit your narrative though.

Please cite those. His neighborhood is just over 3 miles to South Lakes and over 10 to Oakton.

I don't have to cite those, you know the email he sent, and you can access the consultant's PowerPoint slides. His neighborhood is 6.5 miles from Oakton and 4.2 miles from South Lakes. Yes, there are parts of Franklin Farm that meet the distances you included above except slightly further from South Lakes. I understand you wanted to move to Skyview and now that those you championed as being opposed to Crossfield staying at Oakton have made a decision otherwise you have vilified them. I wish there had been a way to make everyone happy but ultimately your situation is different than many others in this thread, you are staying zoned to the school you bought into. Now please tell me how you're not a Crossfield parent...

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Anonymous wrote:Remember: when Skyview was purchased we were in the midst of a major (we were told) comprehensive boundary review. Chantilly, Westfield, and Centreville had all been identified as too crowded. Chantilly was pushing 3000 and Westfield was growing. Centreville, while not as large, was overcapacity.
Langley/Great Falls neighborhoods were screaming to fill Herndon with kids who live farther away than those who live much closer to Herndon. With the purchase of Skyview, their pipedream was destroyed.

This should have been open and shut. As PP said, dragging this out made it so much worse.

The RIO decision really has nothing to do with backfilling Westfield--except for setting the standard for the loudest voices.

Meren is now upset, but Hunter Mill reps have ignored the neighborhoods who do not want IB for years.

Walney Oaks is halfway between Chantilly and Westfield. Objectively, they should be at Westfield.
Chantilly Mews is very close to Chantilly. Objectively, they should stay there.

And, yes, objectively, most of Crossfield should be at Skyview. But, I guess that ship has sailed.

What I would like to know is the FCPS explanation for taking Walney Oaks out of the mx.

McDaniel has given a very weak explanation for why it should stay at Oakton--when his neighborhood is extremely close to South Lakes. (3.3 miles vs 10.3)

His neighborhood is not 10.3 miles from Oakton, try again.

suggest you use googlemaps.

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Anonymous wrote:Remember: when Skyview was purchased we were in the midst of a major (we were told) comprehensive boundary review. Chantilly, Westfield, and Centreville had all been identified as too crowded. Chantilly was pushing 3000 and Westfield was growing. Centreville, while not as large, was overcapacity.
Langley/Great Falls neighborhoods were screaming to fill Herndon with kids who live farther away than those who live much closer to Herndon. With the purchase of Skyview, their pipedream was destroyed.

This should have been open and shut. As PP said, dragging this out made it so much worse.

The RIO decision really has nothing to do with backfilling Westfield--except for setting the standard for the loudest voices.

Meren is now upset, but Hunter Mill reps have ignored the neighborhoods who do not want IB for years.

Walney Oaks is halfway between Chantilly and Westfield. Objectively, they should be at Westfield.
Chantilly Mews is very close to Chantilly. Objectively, they should stay there.

And, yes, objectively, most of Crossfield should be at Skyview. But, I guess that ship has sailed.

What I would like to know is the FCPS explanation for taking Walney Oaks out of the mx.

McDaniel has given a very weak explanation for why it should stay at Oakton--when his neighborhood is extremely close to South Lakes. (3.3 miles vs 10.3)

His neighborhood is not 10.3 miles from Oakton, try again.

suggest you use googlemaps.

I don't have to use Googlemaps, I live it.