FCPS comprehensive boundary review

[Anonymous]

I just don’t see them getting rid of IB regardless of how much it makes sense.

Anyone have a read out from the Boundary Review Advisory Committee yesterday?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just don’t see them getting rid of IB regardless of how much it makes sense.

Anyone have a read out from the Boundary Review Advisory Committee yesterday?

Then they should stop with their drivel about equitable access to programming.

[Anonymous]

Question: Has any "suggestions" been made about particular moves? Or is everyone just confused?

Do we have theories on who would be moved?

[Anonymous]

Other major oddness is the CIP and square footage. Academies! Where is all that stuff at Chantilly and Marshall? Circus tent in parking lot?

I haven't been there lately, but the Chantilly Academy for auto work was on a wing of the school. The Culinary Arts is next to the cafeteria. I think of the Academy was moved, there would be a lot more space. I've always wondered why they didn't consider that.
Chantilly High is very large, but it functions well. It has not always been considered highly rated. Westfield was higher for a while and so was Herndon.

30 kids have entered Chantilly since September. 18 in November. This is not the result of new construction. What is going on? Where are these kids coming from?

The ninth grade class is significantly (100) smaller than the upper levels. If this is a trend, Chantilly should not be on the chopping block for redistricting. It has a compact boundary and none of the other high schools are closer to the edges of the boundary--except, perhaps, for Centreville.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Question: Has any "suggestions" been made about particular moves? Or is everyone just confused?

Do we have theories on who would be moved?

So the starting point would be the schools that are severely overcrowded. Taking those schools and trying to shift those populations to schools not as crowded.

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Proposed-FCPS-FY-2025-29-CIP.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Question: Has any "suggestions" been made about particular moves? Or is everyone just confused?

Do we have theories on who would be moved?

So the starting point would be the schools that are severely overcrowded. Taking those schools and trying to shift those populations to schools not as crowded.

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Proposed-FCPS-FY-2025-29-CIP.pdf

Elementary split feeders would be first. And then eliminating AAP at the middle school level. Then at the elementary level when local is everywhere (I'm thinking 3 years)

FCPS offering more AP classes at IB schools to eliminate that transfer option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Question: Has any "suggestions" been made about particular moves? Or is everyone just confused?

Do we have theories on who would be moved?

So the starting point would be the schools that are severely overcrowded. Taking those schools and trying to shift those populations to schools not as crowded.

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Proposed-FCPS-FY-2025-29-CIP.pdf

There are very few schools projected to be severely overcrowded as FCPS traditionally defined that term. There are a couple of ES they are already looking at now. And they can change the Chantilly boundary if truly necessary after Centreville has been expanded.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t believe the comprehensive review is necessary or wanted by community members. That said, I think that people who are trying to save their own kids at the expense of others by arguing for boundary changes and grandfathering are engaged in a morally bankrupt attempt to throw other Fcps students under the bus.

If you want your kids to be grandfathered, then you should be opposed to the comprehensive review altogether.

I respectfully disagree. I think if you allow grandfathering of students, you then allow people who - for example, might have one year left in a school to finish out rather than to cause a disruption in their lives and then over time course correct attendance at schools.
For those that are opposed to it overall, the argument seems to be property value. For those that think grandfathering is a good compromise, I think we are most concerned about supporting effective change but also protecting current studetns from too much disruption in their education, sports, extracurriculars, etc.

I'm all for grandfathering of students at the final years of a particular school. However, no sibling transfer requests should be honored. 12th grade, 8th, 6th/5th.

FCPS also needs to be transparent with the current transfers. How many are sibling transfers? How many are hardship with child care? Emotional issues?

So as a parent, I have my kids going to multiple different schools and having to figure out how to get them to activities and events at different schools? Ridiculous. Grandfather families - if you have a kid in the school, let the siblings finish there as well for continuity. Just don't grandfather the neighborhood.

This makes no sense except MAYBE if parents provide transportation for the remaining years. Even then it is a stretch.

[Anonymous]

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Other major oddness is the CIP and square footage. Academies! Where is all that stuff at Chantilly and Marshall? Circus tent in parking lot?

I haven't been there lately, but the Chantilly Academy for auto work was on a wing of the school. The Culinary Arts is next to the cafeteria. I think of the Academy was moved, there would be a lot more space. I've always wondered why they didn't consider that.
Chantilly High is very large, but it functions well. It has not always been considered highly rated. Westfield was higher for a while and so was Herndon.

30 kids have entered Chantilly since September. 18 in November. This is not the result of new construction. What is going on? Where are these kids coming from?

The ninth grade class is significantly (100) smaller than the upper levels. If this is a trend, Chantilly should not be on the chopping block for redistricting. It has a compact boundary and none of the other high schools are closer to the edges of the boundary--except, perhaps, for Centreville.

Have you walked those hallways? That school is not safe. That many trailers all over the place is also not safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Question: Has any "suggestions" been made about particular moves? Or is everyone just confused?

Do we have theories on who would be moved?

So the starting point would be the schools that are severely overcrowded. Taking those schools and trying to shift those populations to schools not as crowded.

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Proposed-FCPS-FY-2025-29-CIP.pdf

Elementary split feeders would be first. And then eliminating AAP at the middle school level. Then at the elementary level when local is everywhere (I'm thinking 3 years)

FCPS offering more AP classes at IB schools to eliminate that transfer option.

They shouldn’t be offering both AP and IB at some schools. Just get rid of IB at the schools where the program is clearly a joke and find out if most parents at the other IB schools want to keep it.

This is the type of work that should have occurred before boundary changes were considered but this School Board is way too incompetent to realize that. Why bother thinking when you can just dole out a $500K consulting contract and get parents across the entire county agitated?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Question: Has any "suggestions" been made about particular moves? Or is everyone just confused?

Do we have theories on who would be moved?

So the starting point would be the schools that are severely overcrowded. Taking those schools and trying to shift those populations to schools not as crowded.

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Proposed-FCPS-FY-2025-29-CIP.pdf

Langley at 98% capacity and Herndon at 71% should have great falls worried

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Question: Has any "suggestions" been made about particular moves? Or is everyone just confused?

Do we have theories on who would be moved?

So the starting point would be the schools that are severely overcrowded. Taking those schools and trying to shift those populations to schools not as crowded.

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Proposed-FCPS-FY-2025-29-CIP.pdf

Langley at 98% capacity and Herndon at 71% should have great falls worried

Nope. Westfield to Herndon first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Question: Has any "suggestions" been made about particular moves? Or is everyone just confused?

Do we have theories on who would be moved?

So the starting point would be the schools that are severely overcrowded. Taking those schools and trying to shift those populations to schools not as crowded.

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Proposed-FCPS-FY-2025-29-CIP.pdf

Langley at 98% capacity and Herndon at 71% should have great falls worried

Nope. Westfield to Herndon first.

+1

Then shift Chantilly kids to Westfield.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Question: Has any "suggestions" been made about particular moves? Or is everyone just confused?

Do we have theories on who would be moved?

So the starting point would be the schools that are severely overcrowded. Taking those schools and trying to shift those populations to schools not as crowded.

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Proposed-FCPS-FY-2025-29-CIP.pdf

Langley at 98% capacity and Herndon at 71% should have great falls worried

You’re using last year’s numbers. Enrollment is down a lot at Langley, they can absorb the McLean attendance island without going above capacity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Question: Has any "suggestions" been made about particular moves? Or is everyone just confused?

Do we have theories on who would be moved?

So the starting point would be the schools that are severely overcrowded. Taking those schools and trying to shift those populations to schools not as crowded.

https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Proposed-FCPS-FY-2025-29-CIP.pdf

Langley at 98% capacity and Herndon at 71% should have great falls worried

You’re using last year’s numbers. Enrollment is down a lot at Langley, they can absorb the McLean attendance island without going above capacity.

There are two Mclean attendance islands, and they are most definitely on the block to be absorbed.