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Anonymous
Did you grow up in Russia or something? We live in a democracy. No of course the SB doesn’t need our permission. But they are elected and we have every right to try communicate to our elected REPRESENTATIVES what we want them to do on our behalf. That’s how it works. |
Anonymous
So if I can understand the position of the posters advocating for the thread to be locked, it’s that they don’t want information or public discussion related to the very real and current comprehensive boundary review process? That’s exactly how the school board is operating. I would not be surprised if those advocating for it are Sandy Anderson and Robyn Lady or their staff. If you are tired of reading about the boundary review because you don’t care, then don’t click the thread. If you want the thread shut down to prevent the public from hearing how the process is unfolding, then you are truly a pathetic person. What’s the saying? Democracy does in the darkness. |
Anonymous
Above is the parents view. For Reid and the school board, we can't improve failing schools so lets level the playing field . |
Anonymous
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I got an email from FCPS thanking me for attending the region 2 meeting and then purporting to summarize the public feedback as focused primarily on the importance of an “equitable” process, reducing transportation times, and standardizing MS grades (6-8 or 7-8) all over the county.
It’s very clear they aren’t listening to those who stressed the importance of stable boundaries and very clear, objective criteria before adjusting any boundaries. The whole process seems to be a sham where they’ll do what they want to do and then claim they had support. |
Anonymous
Hope they get a good lecture from parents at the upcoming Region 1 meeting on the 18th. This school board is ridiculous. |
Anonymous
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To those who want a boundary change on this forum:
1. Do you have a child attending or soon attending high school? 2. Do you want your child to attend the current high school? |
Anonymous
I went to the one at LB (Region 4) and they summed up our meeting as: What We Heard from You During the meeting, you emphasized several key priorities including: Transportation and Proximity: Reducing travel times, prioritizing walkability, and ensuring equitable access to schools. Coordination with Developers and Local Government: Aligning boundary decisions with growth patterns and planning for sustainable enrollment solutions. Minimizing Community Disruption: Preserving neighborhood and school community connections to maintain stability and continuity. Your feedback highlights the need to balance data-driven decisions with community values, ensuring that the boundary review aligns with what matters most to families. The only point I have a bone to pick with was “ensuring equitable access to schools.” No one said that so they’re pretty much pulling that out of thin air. |
Anonymous
What does that mean? Sound like they should be equal distance from everyone--but I don't think that is what they are talking about. Of course, that is not possible. But, then, I think what they want is impossible. I think they want each school to have the same socioeconomic percentages. That would entail buses crisscrossing Fairfax County. |
Anonymous
Right, but they should not just roll over to people that want to maintain their housing equity. |
Anonymous
1. Yes, oldest is a current MS student and youngest is a preschooler. 2. Sure, but I'd also be happy with the HS B down the road. We're located roughly halfway between them. HS A is higher rated and/or perceived, but know a few families in HS B zone who also speak very positively of it. HS B is more diverse SES-wise, hence the lower rating scores, but the kids at the top of the class seem to have just as strong of an outcome, they just make up a slightly smaller percentage of the student body so the "average" scores are lower, but that wouldn't really have any impact on our kids. I would actually prefer our kids be members of that more diverse student body, which is more similar to the school I attended and I think was an important aspect of my experience and influence on my overall worldview as a teenager on into adulthood. That said, at the ES level there is only school that is convenient and accessible to us, and which most of the peers our kids know through extracurricular sports and activities also attend. For that sense of community, we'd strongly prefer to remain at the current ES. I think it is highly unlikely that the entire ES would get shifted to the HS B pyramid based on its location, and the ES boundary is the more important one to us, so I'm fine remaining at HS A if it means we keep the ES. The people who seem concerned about labeling schools as good vs. failing or who think that average test scores are somehow indicative of the quality of education a child receives would probably be aghast at the prospect of moving from preferred HS A to average HS B, my spouse among them. Most of that reaction, IME, seems to be driven by a lack of understanding or nuance around school ratings, fear of the unknown (both in terms of the school itself and the hypothetical of lower property value), and to be perfectly honest varying degrees of conscious/subconscious racism (which is tied into that fear of the unknown, basically unfounded concerns that our kids will somehow receive a worse education via osmosis or whatever due to adjacent classrooms). If it were the case that HS B didn't even have enough students to offer certain classes like MV Calc in 12th that might limit a students' experience, that would seem a valid concern, however that is not a reality in our case. |
Anonymous
Weird take. Do you have no sense of community or do you just look at everything through the prism of an economic zero-sum game? |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
Do people really think that property values are the motive? Good grief. When a neighborhood was moved from Chantilly to Oakton, the residents were extremely upset. Why? They lived close to Chantilly and had an attachment to it. People ended up with kids in two different high schools--which is quite disruptive. Another neighborhood which initially had attended Oakton--then switched to Westfield--and then to South Lakes. This in a period of just a few years. If the School Board thinks that people are only motivated by property values, then they need to get out into the communities and the schools more. |
Anonymous
That is what we elected them for. They are the same team that started the process. Electing them was agreement to continue. The people have spoken whether we like it or not. |
Anonymous
Did you just fall off a turnip truck? This is how SB has acted on all major issues. That’s why who we elect is important. Apparently, you haven’t been paying attention. So, here we are unless everyone (including those who don’t have school ages children) get on board with recalls. |