FaifaxOne Issue?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s the deal: MWES and OES are, wait for it, 1.9 miles apart from each other. The proposed site for Blake Lane ES would put 3 schools in a 1.9 mile radius. Now, the FCPSSB and facilities team make mistakes, but this is just plain, across the board stupidity.

I think the incredible level of stupidity was at the BOS level since they seem to be the ones who gave the property in question back to FCPS. I mean if we are akways running low on funds, why not sell to a developer to build low density housing - SFHs or similar to the TH community on Blake Lane? Or just give it to the county parks and recs?

I don’t foresee this school actually being built. Taxpayers in the outskirts - that now go to overcrowded McNaur, for example, are going to fight this. To have 3 ES less than 2 miles was an oversight. And the traffic to metro and OHS are already bad!

The new school to relieve the overcrowding at McNair is already largely funded. Residents of those neighborhoods, therefore, have no reason to weigh in on whether the Blake Lane school is a good idea.

Three elementary schools that close to one another seems unfortunate, but sometimes FCPS has to work with the sites that are available.

[Anonymous]

Franklin is in a very silly location for the population it serves. And Franklin Farm wasn't even all built out so there is no excuse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s the deal: MWES and OES are, wait for it, 1.9 miles apart from each other. The proposed site for Blake Lane ES would put 3 schools in a 1.9 mile radius. Now, the FCPSSB and facilities team make mistakes, but this is just plain, across the board stupidity.

I think the incredible level of stupidity was at the BOS level since they seem to be the ones who gave the property in question back to FCPS. I mean if we are akways running low on funds, why not sell to a developer to build low density housing - SFHs or similar to the TH community on Blake Lane? Or just give it to the county parks and recs?

I don’t foresee this school actually being built. Taxpayers in the outskirts - that now go to overcrowded McNaur, for example, are going to fight this. To have 3 ES less than 2 miles was an oversight. And the traffic to metro and OHS are already bad!

Anyone familiar with Carson and Franklin? When Carson was built, you could practically see both schools from Centreville Rd. They are @1.5 miles apart--and likely less as the crow flies.

Now imagine building a 3rd in between. -head slap

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s the deal: MWES and OES are, wait for it, 1.9 miles apart from each other. The proposed site for Blake Lane ES would put 3 schools in a 1.9 mile radius. Now, the FCPSSB and facilities team make mistakes, but this is just plain, across the board stupidity.

I think the incredible level of stupidity was at the BOS level since they seem to be the ones who gave the property in question back to FCPS. I mean if we are akways running low on funds, why not sell to a developer to build low density housing - SFHs or similar to the TH community on Blake Lane? Or just give it to the county parks and recs?

I don’t foresee this school actually being built. Taxpayers in the outskirts - that now go to overcrowded McNaur, for example, are going to fight this. To have 3 ES less than 2 miles was an oversight. And the traffic to metro and OHS are already bad!

Are you familiar with Marshall Rd, Archer, and Flint Hill?

Lots of schools are close together because the areas are densely developed with housing.

Why don't you all hear fcps out before you decide that it is a terrible plan?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s the deal: MWES and OES are, wait for it, 1.9 miles apart from each other. The proposed site for Blake Lane ES would put 3 schools in a 1.9 mile radius. Now, the FCPSSB and facilities team make mistakes, but this is just plain, across the board stupidity.

I think the incredible level of stupidity was at the BOS level since they seem to be the ones who gave the property in question back to FCPS. I mean if we are akways running low on funds, why not sell to a developer to build low density housing - SFHs or similar to the TH community on Blake Lane? Or just give it to the county parks and recs?

I don’t foresee this school actually being built. Taxpayers in the outskirts - that now go to overcrowded McNaur, for example, are going to fight this. To have 3 ES less than 2 miles was an oversight. And the traffic to metro and OHS are already bad!

The new school to relieve the overcrowding at McNair is already largely funded. Residents of those neighborhoods, therefore, have no reason to weigh in on whether the Blake Lane school is a good idea.

Three elementary schools that close to one another seems unfortunate, but sometimes FCPS has to work with the sites that are available.

Bad answer. Really, that’s the best you can do. So, sorry you’re a vegetarian, we are offering pork, only. Come on! They made a shortsighted mistake, and thankfully it’s only on paper. Enough of the county akways focusing in in the one area of the county. MWES, OES, OHS are all fine. No more! Start spending on the ‘less desirable’ parts of the county! Enough! Herndon is skyrocketing in population, we need more school! Build one on the other side of town, for once!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s the deal: MWES and OES are, wait for it, 1.9 miles apart from each other. The proposed site for Blake Lane ES would put 3 schools in a 1.9 mile radius. Now, the FCPSSB and facilities team make mistakes, but this is just plain, across the board stupidity.

I think the incredible level of stupidity was at the BOS level since they seem to be the ones who gave the property in question back to FCPS. I mean if we are akways running low on funds, why not sell to a developer to build low density housing - SFHs or similar to the TH community on Blake Lane? Or just give it to the county parks and recs?

I don’t foresee this school actually being built. Taxpayers in the outskirts - that now go to overcrowded McNaur, for example, are going to fight this. To have 3 ES less than 2 miles was an oversight. And the traffic to metro and OHS are already bad!

Are you familiar with Marshall Rd, Archer, and Flint Hill?

Lots of schools are close together because the areas are densely developed with housing.

Why don't you all hear fcps out before you decide that it is a terrible plan?

Yes. Good case in point. Flint Hill kids come from the other side of Hunter Mill Road-why?! It’s crazy how far young kids are on bused! Build a school to better serve the folks where schools are not so close together!

[Anonymous]

Are you familiar with Marshall Rd, Archer, and Flint Hill?

Lots of schools are close together because the areas are densely developed with housing.

Why don't you all hear fcps out before you decide that it is a terrible plan?


Yes. Good case in point. Flint Hill kids come from the other side of Hunter Mill Road-why?! It’s crazy how far young kids are on bused! Build a school to better serve the folks where schools are not so close together!

This is not the reason Louise Archer and Flint Hill are so close together. It is because Louise Archer was "the black school" and Flint Hill was "the white school" from the days of segregation. Both schools are very old.

[Anonymous]

Another interesting tid-bit Luther Jackson was the “colored” school. Are we witnessing a return to state sponsored, engineered, defacto segregation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Franklin is in a very silly location for the population it serves. And Franklin Farm wasn't even all built out so there is no excuse.

How so? Lee's Corner and Oak Hill Elem neighborhoods surround it and send their kids there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Another interesting tid-bit Luther Jackson was the “colored” school. Are we witnessing a return to state sponsored, engineered, defacto segregation.

Please stop talking about LJ in every thread. This thread is about an ES in the 22124 community that has 2 elementary schools that are less than a mile away from the proposed site. This isn’t about the FCHS pyramid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another interesting tid-bit Luther Jackson was the “colored” school. Are we witnessing a return to state sponsored, engineered, defacto segregation.

Please stop talking about LJ in every thread. This thread is about an ES in the 22124 community that has 2 elementary schools that are less than a mile away from the proposed site. This isn’t about the FCHS pyramid.

I know, right? It's like the first PP has an obsession.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s the deal: MWES and OES are, wait for it, 1.9 miles apart from each other. The proposed site for Blake Lane ES would put 3 schools in a 1.9 mile radius. Now, the FCPSSB and facilities team make mistakes, but this is just plain, across the board stupidity.

I think the incredible level of stupidity was at the BOS level since they seem to be the ones who gave the property in question back to FCPS. I mean if we are akways running low on funds, why not sell to a developer to build low density housing - SFHs or similar to the TH community on Blake Lane? Or just give it to the county parks and recs?

I don’t foresee this school actually being built. Taxpayers in the outskirts - that now go to overcrowded McNaur, for example, are going to fight this. To have 3 ES less than 2 miles was an oversight. And the traffic to metro and OHS are already bad!

The new school to relieve the overcrowding at McNair is already largely funded. Residents of those neighborhoods, therefore, have no reason to weigh in on whether the Blake Lane school is a good idea.

Three elementary schools that close to one another seems unfortunate, but sometimes FCPS has to work with the sites that are available.

The population density is growing there. Three schools in that area is not unusual for an urban environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Another interesting tid-bit Luther Jackson was the “colored” school. Are we witnessing a return to state sponsored, engineered, defacto segregation.

Please stop talking about LJ in every thread. This thread is about an ES in the 22124 community that has 2 elementary schools that are less than a mile away from the proposed site. This isn’t about the FCHS pyramid.

No, but it is a bit about the Oakton pyramid which was part of this redistricting from the FCHS pyramid to the MHS pyramid. That area of Oakton doesn't feed to a fully Oakton pyramid middle school. So it is related.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s the deal: MWES and OES are, wait for it, 1.9 miles apart from each other. The proposed site for Blake Lane ES would put 3 schools in a 1.9 mile radius. Now, the FCPSSB and facilities team make mistakes, but this is just plain, across the board stupidity.

I think the incredible level of stupidity was at the BOS level since they seem to be the ones who gave the property in question back to FCPS. I mean if we are akways running low on funds, why not sell to a developer to build low density housing - SFHs or similar to the TH community on Blake Lane? Or just give it to the county parks and recs?

I don’t foresee this school actually being built. Taxpayers in the outskirts - that now go to overcrowded McNaur, for example, are going to fight this. To have 3 ES less than 2 miles was an oversight. And the traffic to metro and OHS are already bad!

The new school to relieve the overcrowding at McNair is already largely funded. Residents of those neighborhoods, therefore, have no reason to weigh in on whether the Blake Lane school is a good idea.

Three elementary schools that close to one another seems unfortunate, but sometimes FCPS has to work with the sites that are available.

Bad answer. Really, that’s the best you can do. So, sorry you’re a vegetarian, we are offering pork, only. Come on! They made a shortsighted mistake, and thankfully it’s only on paper. Enough of the county akways focusing in in the one area of the county. MWES, OES, OHS are all fine. No more! Start spending on the ‘less desirable’ parts of the county! Enough! Herndon is skyrocketing in population, we need more school! Build one on the other side of town, for once!

You make no sense. What is the “one area of the county” that you somehow think is always getting the most attention? I can guarantee that whoever lives there will disagree with you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those of you are angry at the county and want to save the park, please attend the meeting at Mosby Woods Elementary at 7.p.m on Wed, Jan 16th. If it gets cancelled due to snow, please keep informed and write letters! I am also insulted about the faux outrage comment over loss of green space. My half-Hispanic children are grown and out of the school system, but I still want to save the park.

Thank you. I will try to make it although can't if it is this Wednesday. Maybe ai will write first. Do you have any information on the meeting?

Here is the link. There are still a lot of questions to be answered. Come out and be heard.

https://www.fcps.edu/event/oakton-fairfax-es-community-meeting

This is very interesting.


1. The link doesn't mention Providence ES at all.

2. Instead it says about South Lakes High. Below is the text.

Why do we need a new school in the area?

The elementary schools in the Oakton High School pyramid do not have room for all the students who reside in the pyramid. Currently, more than 200 students from the Oakton HS pyramid attend schools in the South Lakes High School pyramid.

Our goal is to allow the Oakton HS pyramid cohorts to stay together throughout their entire educational careers.

In addition, the South Lakes HS pyramid will be affected by new development associated with the Silver Line Metro, and FCPS needs to ensure that these new students have space to be educated.

3. What does it mean by 200 students in the OHS pyramid that go to South Lakes? My guess is a few kids in Crossfield ES. Or maybe even Fox Mill ES?

4. It also says South Lakes high will be impacted by the silverline, implying that some kids will be moving to OHS.

5. If some students are indeed moving (back) to OHS and they build a new school, how can OHS handle all these additional students? It's already over capacity.

6. I know OHS is renovating. So can it take more students? Or maybe the new school and/or MWES will be feeding to Fairfax High? Does Fairfax High have capacity? The title does say Oakton/Fairfax.