Proposed options for AAP Center changes as part of Annandale boundary study

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She probably will stop any effort to move the WF students. Without them, it turns into too much of a low income school and is then her problem.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, the non-boundary change is a little crazy IMO. The AAP changes will affect my family though, and not for the better. I'm hoping for #3...

How would the WF families feel about being reassigned to Lake Braddock from both Frost/Woodson and Poe/Annandale under #3?

That is one big school!

Looks like it would be pretty good based on the data posted on the FCPS website.

What would be pretty good?

If I were a WFES/Poe/Annandale parent, I'd probably be happy about it. As a WFES/Frost/Woodson parent, I'm not. Among other things, it would mean a major reduction in our home values in one fell swoop.

Option 3 would be pretty good as it (a) eliminates a split feeder, (b) makes enough of a change to address overcrowding for something longer than just the immediate future, (c) brings the Wakefield Forest kids back together with kids from their neighborhood, (d) makes wise use of space at an underused school (Lake Braddock) without causing overcrowding by the boundary change, and (e) moves more of the ES to K-6, to match the configuration of the majority of ES in Fairfax County.

I think facilities staff did a great job preparing the three boundary options.

Other options bring the Wakefield Forest kids back together in a better way than Option 3. For instance the kids can all go to Woodson H.S. which is in just as much of needing filled and used as Lake Braddock is.

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Other options bring the Wakefield Forest kids back together in a better way than Option 3. For instance the kids can all go to Woodson H.S. which is in just as much of needing filled and used as Lake Braddock is.

Problem with that is that it would increase overcrowding at Frost. I don't see why we should have to spend money on trailers at Frost just so WF kids can go to Woodson HS. There are plenty of other "split feeders" in the county.

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Anonymous wrote:Other options bring the Wakefield Forest kids back together in a better way than Option 3. For instance the kids can all go to Woodson H.S. which is in just as much of needing filled and used as Lake Braddock is.

But it overloads Frost. Option 3 brings all the Woodson kids together and does NOT cause overcrowding at another school. It eliminates a split feeder and significantly addresses the overcrowding at Annandale HS as well. Plus there is no cost impact, as is the case with option 2 ($12.3 million).

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So as I understand it, Annandale HS is now in the Mason District, which means Sandy Evans has the most say among School Board members as to any boundary changes affecting the school. Why would she permit a redistricting that reassigns many of the most affluent students at Annandale to Woodson, particularly since they live in the Braddock District? Even if the Wakefield Forest parents aren't happy, they can't vote to unseat her.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would she permit a redistricting that reassigns many of the most affluent students at Annandale to Woodson, particularly since they live in the Braddock District?

Because Annandale HS is overcrowded.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would she permit a redistricting that reassigns many of the most affluent students at Annandale to Woodson, particularly since they live in the Braddock District?

Because Annandale HS is overcrowded.

There are other alternatives besides Options 2 and 3 that would relieve overcrowding at AHS without redistricting Wakefield Forest students.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would she permit a redistricting that reassigns many of the most affluent students at Annandale to Woodson, particularly since they live in the Braddock District?

Because Annandale HS is overcrowded.

There are other alternatives besides Options 2 and 3 that would relieve overcrowding at AHS without redistricting Wakefield Forest students.

Not to the extent that Option 3 does.

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There are other alternatives besides Options 2 and 3 that would relieve overcrowding at AHS without redistricting Wakefield Forest students.

Not to the extent that Option 3 does.

It would make at least as much sense to send North Springfield students to under-enrolled Lee or Lake Braddock as to gerrymander the boundaries to make Wakefield Forest kids travel through the Woodson district on their way to Lake Braddock.

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Anonymous wrote:Other options bring the Wakefield Forest kids back together in a better way than Option 3. For instance the kids can all go to Woodson H.S. which is in just as much of needing filled and used as Lake Braddock is.

But it overloads Frost. Option 3 brings all the Woodson kids together and does NOT cause overcrowding at another school. It eliminates a split feeder and significantly addresses the overcrowding at Annandale HS as well. Plus there is no cost impact, as is the case with option 2 ($12.3 million).

Yes - it "costs" $12.3M. But guess what - Frost is going to be renovated anyway. The cost has nothing to do with option 2. This $12.3M number is good spin so the school board can say "option 2 is just too expensive in these tough times." Good work Sandy Evans!

It's gonna be option 1.

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Agree with pp, no way no how will WF EVER be taken out of AHS for options 2 & 3. They have to include it as an option, but will never do it because of what it will do to the economic mix at AHS. I am a WF parent and I moved here knowing that would never ever change despite all the fuss neighbors make.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree with pp, no way no how will WF EVER be taken out of AHS for options 2 & 3. They have to include it as an option, but will never do it because of what it will do to the economic mix at AHS. I am a WF parent and I moved here knowing that would never ever change despite all the fuss neighbors make.

I moved here knowing that too. What I didn't sign up for was a school that is overcrowded by nearly 25%. I don't really care how it happens, but if they don't remove at least 500 kids in some fashion, none of us, current or future parents, should be pleased

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Anonymous wrote:Agree with pp, no way no how will WF EVER be taken out of AHS for options 2 & 3. They have to include it as an option, but will never do it because of what it will do to the economic mix at AHS. I am a WF parent and I moved here knowing that would never ever change despite all the fuss neighbors make.

I moved here knowing that too. What I didn't sign up for was a school that is overcrowded by nearly 25%. I don't really care how it happens, but if they don't remove at least 500 kids in some fashion, none of us, current or future parents, should be pleased

Sandy Evans may want Option 1, but the rest of the School Board certainly doesn't and will overrule her through their combined votes.

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Sandy Evans may want Option 1, but the rest of the School Board certainly doesn't and will overrule her through their combined votes.

Good chance they'll end up agreeing on something that moves more kids out of Annandale than Option 1 but doesn't touch Wakefield Forest. Sandy won't agree to move Wakefield Forest kids out of Annandale. Even though she doesn't have a lot of allies on the current School Board, they won't want to overrule her on such a sensitive point.

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Sandy Evans may want Option 1, but the rest of the School Board certainly doesn't and will overrule her through their combined votes.

Good chance they'll end up agreeing on something that moves more kids out of Annandale than Option 1 but doesn't touch Wakefield Forest. Sandy won't agree to move Wakefield Forest kids out of Annandale. Even though she doesn't have a lot of allies on the current School Board, they won't want to overrule her on such a sensitive point.

They won't have to "overrule" her. They will all be in agreement because she's already 'fixed' the numbers to magically add new capacity at AHS and make Option #2 falsely appear too expensive. Pretty impressive manipulation.