Western High School Boundary Map options (A/B/C/D)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not for firing people except for really sorry decisions and behavior.

The Comprehensive Boundary study is bad enough, but the way she has handled the new high school decisions is beyond awful. It seems like that she has gone in the wrong direction with every briefing and decision. She did not get what she wanted and it appears she is deliberately sabotaging it.

Beginning that first briefing with how to name the school is a great example. Remember, she spent an hour on it. Then she launched her magnet idea. The Board made it pretty clear that a traditional school is needed.

And, what has happened with this whole process? Likely "in-boundary" kids are staying at their base school--who can blame them when they do not know who will be in boundary.
Meanwhile, she is pouring more kids INTO the very overcrowded Chantilly High School. How many kids will be there next year? They are at 3000 now and adding more.

Where is the common sense decision making we need? Does the School Board not have some responsibility here to straighten this out?

She is more concerned about facade than what is important: the students.

I do believe she had to move kids into overcrowded Chantilly to keep
Fairfax City happy. Fairfax High School cannot be overcrowded per the agreement with the county.

Done properly, the western boundary could put the neighborhood next to Centreville into Centreville and out of Fairfax.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not for firing people except for really sorry decisions and behavior.

The Comprehensive Boundary study is bad enough, but the way she has handled the new high school decisions is beyond awful. It seems like that she has gone in the wrong direction with every briefing and decision. She did not get what she wanted and it appears she is deliberately sabotaging it.

Beginning that first briefing with how to name the school is a great example. Remember, she spent an hour on it. Then she launched her magnet idea. The Board made it pretty clear that a traditional school is needed.

And, what has happened with this whole process? Likely "in-boundary" kids are staying at their base school--who can blame them when they do not know who will be in boundary.
Meanwhile, she is pouring more kids INTO the very overcrowded Chantilly High School. How many kids will be there next year? They are at 3000 now and adding more.

Where is the common sense decision making we need? Does the School Board not have some responsibility here to straighten this out?

She is more concerned about facade than what is important: the students.

I do believe she had to move kids into overcrowded Chantilly to keep
Fairfax City happy. Fairfax High School cannot be overcrowded per the agreement with the county.

Can we abolish the city of Fairfax.

It’s unnecessary and monstrous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not for firing people except for really sorry decisions and behavior.

The Comprehensive Boundary study is bad enough, but the way she has handled the new high school decisions is beyond awful. It seems like that she has gone in the wrong direction with every briefing and decision. She did not get what she wanted and it appears she is deliberately sabotaging it.

Beginning that first briefing with how to name the school is a great example. Remember, she spent an hour on it. Then she launched her magnet idea. The Board made it pretty clear that a traditional school is needed.

And, what has happened with this whole process? Likely "in-boundary" kids are staying at their base school--who can blame them when they do not know who will be in boundary.
Meanwhile, she is pouring more kids INTO the very overcrowded Chantilly High School. How many kids will be there next year? They are at 3000 now and adding more.

Where is the common sense decision making we need? Does the School Board not have some responsibility here to straighten this out?

She is more concerned about facade than what is important: the students.

I do believe she had to move kids into overcrowded Chantilly to keep
Fairfax City happy. Fairfax High School cannot be overcrowded per the agreement with the county.

aren’t a bunch of kids going to be moved out of Chantilly with the new high school boundaries though? Problem is, no one yet knows who it will be. And if hardly anyone from Chantilly opts into the new school, then they will really have a crowding problem next year. They must think a lot of people who figure they will end up in the boundary, will just opt in now. But that’s a big risk to take.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not for firing people except for really sorry decisions and behavior.

The Comprehensive Boundary study is bad enough, but the way she has handled the new high school decisions is beyond awful. It seems like that she has gone in the wrong direction with every briefing and decision. She did not get what she wanted and it appears she is deliberately sabotaging it.

Beginning that first briefing with how to name the school is a great example. Remember, she spent an hour on it. Then she launched her magnet idea. The Board made it pretty clear that a traditional school is needed.

And, what has happened with this whole process? Likely "in-boundary" kids are staying at their base school--who can blame them when they do not know who will be in boundary.
Meanwhile, she is pouring more kids INTO the very overcrowded Chantilly High School. How many kids will be there next year? They are at 3000 now and adding more.

Where is the common sense decision making we need? Does the School Board not have some responsibility here to straighten this out?

She is more concerned about facade than what is important: the students.

I do believe she had to move kids into overcrowded Chantilly to keep
Fairfax City happy. Fairfax High School cannot be overcrowded per the agreement with the county.

aren’t a bunch of kids going to be moved out of Chantilly with the new high school boundaries though? Problem is, no one yet knows who it will be. And if hardly anyone from Chantilly opts into the new school, then they will really have a crowding problem next year. They must think a lot of people who figure they will end up in the boundary, will just opt in now. But that’s a big risk to take.

I am all for the new "traditional" high school, but Reid's plan stinks. No one can figure out what is going on with this. And, while there certainly will eventually be relief to Chantilly, putting more students in next year does not seem wise.

[Anonymous]

The kids moved to CHS were a favor for someone.

FHS was not overcrowded and the City did not request county kids be moved out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The kids moved to CHS were a favor for someone.

FHS was not overcrowded and the City did not request county kids be moved out.

I am not very familiar with that group, but looking at the map, it does not make sense. It looks like most of that area was left "as is" at Fairfax. It is true that the area is logical for Chantilly, but it does not make sense the way they did it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The kids moved to CHS were a favor for someone.

FHS was not overcrowded and the City did not request county kids be moved out.

I am not very familiar with that group, but looking at the map, it does not make sense. It looks like most of that area was left "as is" at Fairfax. It is true that the area is logical for Chantilly, but it does not make sense the way they did it.

Yes, the only logical explanation is as a special favor for a big donor or relative.

[Anonymous]

Has anyone got a response from the sully board member as to why more kids were added to chantilly? Was it to force families out of CHS if not enough opt into the new school? Then they will say, CHS is overly crowded, you need to move. 😣

[Anonymous]

Of course they ought to move some kids out of Chantilly when they set final boundaries for Western. It was supposedly one of the main reasons, if not the main reason, for spending all this money to buy KAA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course they ought to move some kids out of Chantilly when they set final boundaries for Western. It was supposedly one of the main reasons, if not the main reason, for spending all this money to buy KAA.

I think it is pretty much a given that Oak Hill Elem will move. Option A is the logical solution. It solves problems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course they ought to move some kids out of Chantilly when they set final boundaries for Western. It was supposedly one of the main reasons, if not the main reason, for spending all this money to buy KAA.

I think it is pretty much a given that Oak Hill Elem will move. Option A is the logical solution. It solves problems.

I hope Oak Hill ES does get zoned to the new school. That would be our neighborhood school, and I'd be thrilled if my younger kids could go to the new school instead of Chantilly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course they ought to move some kids out of Chantilly when they set final boundaries for Western. It was supposedly one of the main reasons, if not the main reason, for spending all this money to buy KAA.

I think it is pretty much a given that Oak Hill Elem will move. Option A is the logical solution. It solves problems.

I hope Oak Hill ES does get zoned to the new school. That would be our neighborhood school, and I'd be thrilled if my younger kids could go to the new school instead of Chantilly.

What’s wrong with Chantilly? We are zoned for Oakton and I wish mine could go to Chantilly instead!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course they ought to move some kids out of Chantilly when they set final boundaries for Western. It was supposedly one of the main reasons, if not the main reason, for spending all this money to buy KAA.

I think it is pretty much a given that Oak Hill Elem will move. Option A is the logical solution. It solves problems.

I hope Oak Hill ES does get zoned to the new school. That would be our neighborhood school, and I'd be thrilled if my younger kids could go to the new school instead of Chantilly.

What’s wrong with Chantilly? We are zoned for Oakton and I wish mine could go to Chantilly instead!

We love Chantilly. Would be happy staying there, but one proposal split neighborhood to go to Oakton. Drive to Oakton is way too far and would split our neighborhood. Can you imagine driving back roads in this weather? Chantilly is overcrowded. Westfield is overcrowded and so is Oakton now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course they ought to move some kids out of Chantilly when they set final boundaries for Western. It was supposedly one of the main reasons, if not the main reason, for spending all this money to buy KAA.

I think it is pretty much a given that Oak Hill Elem will move. Option A is the logical solution. It solves problems.

I hope Oak Hill ES does get zoned to the new school. That would be our neighborhood school, and I'd be thrilled if my younger kids could go to the new school instead of Chantilly.

What’s wrong with Chantilly? We are zoned for Oakton and I wish mine could go to Chantilly instead!

We love Chantilly. Would be happy staying there, but one proposal split neighborhood to go to Oakton. Drive to Oakton is way too far and would split our neighborhood. Can you imagine driving back roads in this weather? Chantilly is overcrowded. Westfield is overcrowded and so is Oakton now.

Yeah this is why we'd rather go to Chantilly. My kid actually wants to go to the new school, but our community has been vocally opposing it so they probably won't get to go unless there is room for transfers or unless they extend the opt in to multiple years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Of course they ought to move some kids out of Chantilly when they set final boundaries for Western. It was supposedly one of the main reasons, if not the main reason, for spending all this money to buy KAA.

I think it is pretty much a given that Oak Hill Elem will move. Option A is the logical solution. It solves problems.

I hope Oak Hill ES does get zoned to the new school. That would be our neighborhood school, and I'd be thrilled if my younger kids could go to the new school instead of Chantilly.

What’s wrong with Chantilly? We are zoned for Oakton and I wish mine could go to Chantilly instead!

Nothing is wrong with Chantilly. Two of my kids went/go there. I just would prefer thst my younger kids go to the new school. We could walk there, which would be lovely.