Langley Gives Janie Strauss the Finger

[Anonymous]

My experiences with Janie Strauss have been limited but quite positive. A while back I noticed that some of the staff's enrollment projections in our pyramid were off and that staff seemed to be teeing up the possibility of an unnecessary redistricting. I pointed this out to her and she suggested we meet in person to go over the relevant data. She subsequently asked FCPS staff to change its discussion of potential redistrictings in the CIP. When we spoke, it seemed like she cared about all the kids in Dranesville and not playing favorites.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The whole vibe I got from Chronis, Parisot and Kurzenhauser was that they were only running to represent people in Great Falls and western McLean who feel they aren't getting their "fair share" of county resources. I don't know how you win any election in NoVa when you pitch your message to such a small group, no matter how wealthy they are,

The funny thing, is, it's true. Our district pays for most of FFX Cty.

Arrogant and untrue.

It's time for the School Board, starting with Janie Strauss, to take stock of how unappreciative the Langley community is of their advantages (lower burden of educating ESOL/FARMS students than other county schools, access to both AAP centers and non-center middle schools, course offerings not available in other pyramids, multi-million renovation of Langley HS, etc.).

Start by moving all Langley AAP students to Cooper and follow up by redistricting to add more diversity to the school. Maybe then class sizes can be brought down a notch there and the parents who are out of step with the rest of Dranesville will stop whining that they get nothing in return for their taxes.

Are you seriously insinuating that Langley is the only high school in FxCo to receive a "multi-million $ renovation"? Should we run down the list of the many other high schools which have been beautifully renovated over the years? I've taken my Langley kids to events/competitions at other FCPS high schools and been stunned at how state-of-the-art they are, especially compared to Langley which has been crumbling for years. Why on earth shouldn't Langley (built in 1965) be renovated as well? I'm sure you'd love the idea of Langley kids continuing to go to school in a decrepit building, but thankfully, that's not going to happen.

[Anonymous]

Even though its has been on the books for at least 15 years, one poster loves to point out Langley's current renovation as some sign of excess or rich-stealing-from-the-poors scenario. It's ridiculous and tiresome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The whole vibe I got from Chronis, Parisot and Kurzenhauser was that they were only running to represent people in Great Falls and western McLean who feel they aren't getting their "fair share" of county resources. I don't know how you win any election in NoVa when you pitch your message to such a small group, no matter how wealthy they are,

The funny thing, is, it's true. Our district pays for most of FFX Cty.

Arrogant and untrue.

It's time for the School Board, starting with Janie Strauss, to take stock of how unappreciative the Langley community is of their advantages (lower burden of educating ESOL/FARMS students than other county schools, access to both AAP centers and non-center middle schools, course offerings not available in other pyramids, multi-million renovation of Langley HS, etc.).

Start by moving all Langley AAP students to Cooper and follow up by redistricting to add more diversity to the school. Maybe then class sizes can be brought down a notch there and the parents who are out of step with the rest of Dranesville will stop whining that they get nothing in return for their taxes.

Are you seriously insinuating that Langley is the only high school in FxCo to receive a "multi-million $ renovation"? Should we run down the list of the many other high schools which have been beautifully renovated over the years? I've taken my Langley kids to events/competitions at other FCPS high schools and been stunned at how state-of-the-art they are, especially compared to Langley which has been crumbling for years. Why on earth shouldn't Langley (built in 1965) be renovated as well? I'm sure you'd love the idea of Langley kids continuing to go to school in a decrepit building, but thankfully, that's not going to happen.

No one said Langley is the only school ever to get renovated, but you don't regularly find people at other schools claiming that they pay for everything and everyone and get "nothing" in return.

[Anonymous]

Yep, every 40 years Langley gets spruced up whether it needs it or not. The rich: ugh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Even though its has been on the books for at least 15 years, one poster loves to point out Langley's current renovation as some sign of excess or rich-stealing-from-the-poors scenario. It's ridiculous and tiresome.

No, it's the rich getting treated like others, but still complaining that they aren't getting their fair share anyway. Now that's ridiculous and tiresome.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Even though its has been on the books for at least 15 years, one poster loves to point out Langley's current renovation as some sign of excess or rich-stealing-from-the-poors scenario. It's ridiculous and tiresome.

+1
Langley has patiently waited its turn for renovations while other schools have had theirs. Time's up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yep, every 40 years Langley gets spruced up whether it needs it or not. The rich: ugh.

Really hope this is a facetious remark. Have you seen the state of Langley H.S.? If any school was due for renovation it was this one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even though its has been on the books for at least 15 years, one poster loves to point out Langley's current renovation as some sign of excess or rich-stealing-from-the-poors scenario. It's ridiculous and tiresome.

No, it's the rich getting treated like others, but still complaining that they aren't getting their fair share anyway. Now that's ridiculous and tiresome.

Oh, you mean having the largest class sizes in the county is being treated just like everyone else? Gotcha.

[Anonymous]

Why is McLean HS in such awful shape? Will it be getting a renovation? I went there for the first time recently and was quite surprised at its condition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Even though its has been on the books for at least 15 years, one poster loves to point out Langley's current renovation as some sign of excess or rich-stealing-from-the-poors scenario. It's ridiculous and tiresome.

No, it's the rich getting treated like others, but still complaining that they aren't getting their fair share anyway. Now that's ridiculous and tiresome.

Oh, you mean having the largest class sizes in the county is being treated just like everyone else? Gotcha.

Which part of needs-based staffing do you not understand? When Langley has the same percentage of high-needs students as Annandale or Lee, then maybe you'd actually have something to complain about if the class sizes were still larger.

Other people in Dranesville and the rest of the county understand this, even if you profess not to. You can keep voting for candidates whose message does not resonate with most county residents, but it's not going to get you much in return. The Langley areas have become largely irrelevant to the outcome of local, state and national elections.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why is McLean HS in such awful shape? Will it be getting a renovation? I went there for the first time recently and was quite surprised at its condition.

McLean HS was recently renovated and looked great alast time I saw it.

[Anonymous]

LHS: largest class sizes and smallest square footage per student of any Fairfax County HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yep, every 40 years Langley gets spruced up whether it needs it or not. The rich: ugh.

Really hope this is a facetious remark. Have you seen the state of Langley H.S.? If any school was due for renovation it was this one.

Oh man, so true. What a dump. Unfortunately both kids will pass through and be gone just as the new school will be finished. I cringed walking the halls to vote - what a mess, especially now with the construction going on . It's depressing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yep, every 40 years Langley gets spruced up whether it needs it or not. The rich: ugh.

Really hope this is a facetious remark. Have you seen the state of Langley H.S.? If any school was due for renovation it was this one.

Oh man, so true. What a dump. Unfortunately both kids will pass through and be gone just as the new school will be finished. I cringed walking the halls to vote - what a mess, especially now with the construction going on . It's depressing.

I don't see why it would be depressing to walk through the halls of a school receiving a $78 million renovation, knowing that a county was investing in my school. I'd be depressed if I were walking around an older school that likely would never get renovated.