FCPS Boundary Review Updates
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Anonymous
Agreed. Especially after their prior consultant told them it should be one of the core pillars of any boundary policy. The. They the SB just ignored them. |
Anonymous
Most of the private schools around here are way more than 2,500 a month. |
Anonymous
DP. The situation is different in that PP is talking about apartments in Tysons currently zoned to McLean now getting rezoned into Langley, and then someone who gets moved from Langley to Herndon renting one of those properties for the mailing address. In comparison, nothing is going to get moved into West Springfield, just possibly out of it. And there aren't nearly as many rentals in the WSHS district under $2500/month as there are in Tysons. |
Anonymous
It might- there is a large apartment complex on Old Keene that is probably safe and a number of rentals in the Cardinal Forest condo areas. It just depends if they really intend to crack down on people using a rental address that they don’t actually live at. If you have older kids, there’s always the IB to AP loophole but that would just get you placed out of Lewis and into likely SoCo or Hayfield, since WSHS is closed to transfers. |
Anonymous
| Can anyone chime in and play devil’s advocate, from the school board’s perspective, how is this boundary shift supposed to benefit the students? |
Anonymous
You sound like a MAGA, PP; telling people to move out of the U.S. if they point out things not being done the way you want. |
Anonymous
Someone suggested MFGA for the SB shills, which I absolutely love because it fits so perfectly. |
Anonymous
They believe that by reducing split feeders and attendance islands, that school attendance will improve. Especially in lower income areas. If a kid in a low income apartment complex misses the bus, they might not have another way to get to school. But if they lived close enough, they could at least walk. And that parent participation/involvement/sense of community will increase if all the kids are attending their closest schools. Again, this is more an issue in the lower SES areas. |
Anonymous
I see you don't deny their wasteful spending. Heaven forbid, we get upset at poor governance. Damn peasants think we should get a say! |
Anonymous
Agree that is important. Please tell me which low income areas do not go to the closest schools. I've seen equity supporters on here suggest busing low income areas to schools that are further away in the name of "equity." |
Anonymous
It’s more an issue in the eastern part of the county. There are two attendance islands in low income areas that I can think of off the top of my head - Hagel Cir. In Lorton is currently bused across 95 to attend Halley and another complex on Rt. 1 is currently bussed past numerous other schools and across Rt. 1 to attend Fort Hunt. The initial round of proposals fixed both of these islands. There may be others, I don’t know off hand. I see the value of kids attending their closest schools, but I don’t think these moves are going to be as impactful as the board was thinking/hoping. It does remove a transportation barrier but ultimately, cultural barriers are also at play. |
Anonymous
Vote the school board out in the next election. That is your say. |
Anonymous
| People considering to pay $2500 extra a month just to send their kids to Langley, do not sound like peasants to me. |
Anonymous
The 4/11 presentation alone contemplates at least 51 shifts: Kings Park/Kings Glen ES to Ravensworth ES Halley ES to Lorton Station ES Hayfield SS to South County MS Groveton ES to Hollin Meadows ES Fort Hunt ES to Hybla Valley ES Bull Run ES to Centre Ridge ES Deer Park ES to London Towne ES Navy ES to Oak Hill ES Olde Creek ES to Laurel Ridge ES Daniels Run ES to Providence ES Sangster ES to Newington Forest ES Lake Braddock SS to South County MS Westbriar ES to Wolftrap ES Willow Springs ES to Fairfax Villa ES Willow Springs ES to Eagle View ES Johnson MS to Frost MS Keene Mill ES to White Oaks ES Keene Mill ES to Cardinal Forest ES Cardinal Forest ES to Keene Mill ES Flint Hill ES to Oakton ES Oakton ES to Flint Hill ES Pine Spring ES to Westlawn ES Johnson MS to Frost MS Frost MS to Johnson MS Fairfax HS to Woodson HS Woodson HS to Frost MS Lake Braddock SS to South County HS Longfellow MS to Cooper MS Longellow MS to Kilmer MS Kilmer MS to Longfellow MS McLean HS to Langley HS Marshall HS to McLean HS Graham Road ES to Timber Lane ES Pine Spring ES to Timber Lane ES Timber Lane ES to Graham Road ES Timber Lane ES to Shrevewood ES Jackson MS to Longfellow MS Kilmer MS to Thoreau MS Sleepy Hollow ES to Bailey's/Bailey's Upper ES Sleepy Hollow ES to Glen Forest ES Sleepy Hollow ES to Beech Tree ES Glen Forest ES to Parklawn ES Mason Crest ES to Sleepy Hollow ES Bailey's/Bailey's Upper ES to Sleepy Hollow ES Columbia ES to Annandale Terrace ES Columbia ES to Weyanoke ES Weyanoke ES to Bren Mar Park ES Parklawn ES to Columbia ES Bren Mar Park ES to North Springfield ES Sandburg MS to Whitman MS West Potomac HS to Mount Vernon HS Some of these appear to make sense; many others do not or create other issues not yet addressed. The point of such massive shifts from the SB's perspective is to be able to point out some things that appear to make sense, such as eliminating the Sangster and Westbriar ES attendance islands, and then burying all the bad stuff in the sheer volume of changes. These 50+ changes are only based on the 4/11 proposals; they will be followed by additional proposals on 4/25 and then in early May. With this many changes, you can forget about much grandfathering. |
Anonymous
| I see one from one affluent school to another and shifts the "island" from one school to another. Makes no sense. |