FCPS Boundary Review Updates

[Anonymous]

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You will be iced out of Chantilly because there's many more kids who are closer to that school than you are. One reason why I didn't buy in Franklin Farms or Franklin Glen, Oak Hill area for that matter. That whole area could easily be transferred to Westfield and it's not even that crazy because as PP said there are surrounding neighborhoods even further away already going to Westfield.

That's because the South Lakes and Herndon PTA's refused them during the 2008 boundary study. And, yes, it was the South Lakes PTA that made the decisions.

It doesn't matter. As far as I'm concerned, if kids living off of Sunrise Valley can attend Westfield, so can PP in Franklin Farms.

Yep. And Centreville can relieve Westfield when the renovation is finished. Virginia Run elementary could shift to Centreville.

Many people want to ignore the possible changes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The capacity of WESTFIELD vs. enrollment is under that of Oakton's.

If you look at a map, it’s pretty obvious — shifting some neighborhoods could totally help balance things out. Franklin Farm, for example, would make a ton of sense to go to Westfield. A lot of the neighborhoods right around Franklin Farm already feed into Westfield anyway, so it’s not like it would be some big, out-of-the-way move.

It wouldn’t fix everything overnight, but freeing up space at Oakton would make a real difference. Just feels like an easy option that’s sitting right there.

This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. Why move kids in Franklin Farm from one school 9 miles away to another school 9 miles away (especially one that would require them getting on 28 and crossing 50 during rush hour, hahahaha, you clearly don't live here) when there are two other high schools both of which are even closer than Westfields. If you're moving my kids anywhere, you are moving them to Chantilly which is 3.5 miles away from my house, not another school that will take even LONGER to get to in the mornings.

It’s not about your privileged high school driver. You don’t have to drive to school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

You will be iced out of Chantilly because there's many more kids who are closer to that school than you are. One reason why I didn't buy in Franklin Farms or Franklin Glen, Oak Hill area for that matter. That whole area could easily be transferred to Westfield and it's not even that crazy because as PP said there are surrounding neighborhoods even further away already going to Westfield.

That's because the South Lakes and Herndon PTA's refused them during the 2008 boundary study. And, yes, it was the South Lakes PTA that made the decisions.

It doesn't matter. As far as I'm concerned, if kids living off of Sunrise Valley can attend Westfield, so can PP in Franklin Farms.

Lovely to see how this School Board pits people against each other offering others up as rezoning candidates, at a time when enrollments are flat and likely will decline in the coming years.

All to advance a hidden equity agenda they are trying to sell as an exercise in efficiency.

It’s a shame we have scum like Karl Frisch and Kyle McDaniel on this School Board when they’ve already demonstrated they are utterly lacking in character. This entire exercise should be shelved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The capacity of WESTFIELD vs. enrollment is under that of Oakton's.

If you look at a map, it’s pretty obvious — shifting some neighborhoods could totally help balance things out. Franklin Farm, for example, would make a ton of sense to go to Westfield. A lot of the neighborhoods right around Franklin Farm already feed into Westfield anyway, so it’s not like it would be some big, out-of-the-way move.

It wouldn’t fix everything overnight, but freeing up space at Oakton would make a real difference. Just feels like an easy option that’s sitting right there.

This is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of. Why move kids in Franklin Farm from one school 9 miles away to another school 9 miles away (especially one that would require them getting on 28 and crossing 50 during rush hour, hahahaha, you clearly don't live here) when there are two other high schools both of which are even closer than Westfields. If you're moving my kids anywhere, you are moving them to Chantilly which is 3.5 miles away from my house, not another school that will take even LONGER to get to in the mornings.

It’s not about your privileged high school driver. You don’t have to drive to school.

Sure. Because school buses do not have to get on those roads?

[Anonymous]

There is actually new construction in the current Westfield boundary--and not just in the Coates area.

But, I do have a question. Why have 30 kids transferred from Westfield to Chantilly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is actually new construction in the current Westfield boundary--and not just in the Coates area.

But, I do have a question. Why have 30 kids transferred from Westfield to Chantilly?

Because they can. Look at how many kids transfer from Westfield to Langley under the guise of taking Russian.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

You will be iced out of Chantilly because there's many more kids who are closer to that school than you are. One reason why I didn't buy in Franklin Farms or Franklin Glen, Oak Hill area for that matter. That whole area could easily be transferred to Westfield and it's not even that crazy because as PP said there are surrounding neighborhoods even further away already going to Westfield.

That's because the South Lakes and Herndon PTA's refused them during the 2008 boundary study. And, yes, it was the South Lakes PTA that made the decisions.

It doesn't matter. As far as I'm concerned, if kids living off of Sunrise Valley can attend Westfield, so can PP in Franklin Farms.

Yep. And Centreville can relieve Westfield when the renovation is finished. Virginia Run elementary could shift to Centreville.

Many people want to ignore the possible changes.

You don't live in the area, I take it. Virginia Run ES neighborhoods are some of the closest residential neighborhoods to Westfield. The only walkers to Westfield are kids from VRES zoned areas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

You will be iced out of Chantilly because there's many more kids who are closer to that school than you are. One reason why I didn't buy in Franklin Farms or Franklin Glen, Oak Hill area for that matter. That whole area could easily be transferred to Westfield and it's not even that crazy because as PP said there are surrounding neighborhoods even further away already going to Westfield.

That's because the South Lakes and Herndon PTA's refused them during the 2008 boundary study. And, yes, it was the South Lakes PTA that made the decisions.

It doesn't matter. As far as I'm concerned, if kids living off of Sunrise Valley can attend Westfield, so can PP in Franklin Farms.

Yep. And Centreville can relieve Westfield when the renovation is finished. Virginia Run elementary could shift to Centreville.

Many people want to ignore the possible changes.

You don't live in the area, I take it. Virginia Run ES neighborhoods are some of the closest residential neighborhoods to Westfield. The only walkers to Westfield are kids from VRES zoned areas.

DP. Of course, Thru Consulting doesn’t live in the area, either, so their ideas are even more half-baked.

[Anonymous]

Westfield has 2700 students already. Isn't it already one of the largest HS? Why are you trying to move more kids there?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

You will be iced out of Chantilly because there's many more kids who are closer to that school than you are. One reason why I didn't buy in Franklin Farms or Franklin Glen, Oak Hill area for that matter. That whole area could easily be transferred to Westfield and it's not even that crazy because as PP said there are surrounding neighborhoods even further away already going to Westfield.

That's because the South Lakes and Herndon PTA's refused them during the 2008 boundary study. And, yes, it was the South Lakes PTA that made the decisions.

It doesn't matter. As far as I'm concerned, if kids living off of Sunrise Valley can attend Westfield, so can PP in Franklin Farms.

Yep. And Centreville can relieve Westfield when the renovation is finished. Virginia Run elementary could shift to Centreville.

Many people want to ignore the possible changes.

You don't live in the area, I take it. Virginia Run ES neighborhoods are some of the closest residential neighborhoods to Westfield. The only walkers to Westfield are kids from VRES zoned areas.

Seriously. Of all the dumb ideas I have read on here, this is one of the dumbest. Could someone explain this poster's motivation? I am mystified. Did you even look at a map?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:When will we get the slides from the split feeders meeting?

Anyone from BRAC able to share an update? Aren’t they supposed to be engaging community members…

Unless you directly know a BRAC member, it seems impossible to get any information until it’s posted.

Isn’t that discriminatory because the committee is comprised primarily of special interest groups?

They selected 2 parents from each pyramid. They are supposed to be engaging community members. I personally have never heard from mine in any way nor is there a way to contact them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

You will be iced out of Chantilly because there's many more kids who are closer to that school than you are. One reason why I didn't buy in Franklin Farms or Franklin Glen, Oak Hill area for that matter. That whole area could easily be transferred to Westfield and it's not even that crazy because as PP said there are surrounding neighborhoods even further away already going to Westfield.

That's because the South Lakes and Herndon PTA's refused them during the 2008 boundary study. And, yes, it was the South Lakes PTA that made the decisions.

It doesn't matter. As far as I'm concerned, if kids living off of Sunrise Valley can attend Westfield, so can PP in Franklin Farms.

Yep. And Centreville can relieve Westfield when the renovation is finished. Virginia Run elementary could shift to Centreville.

Many people want to ignore the possible changes.

And, whether serious or not, all these suggestions do not change anything. You are just moving the chess pieces and it won't make anything better. Shifting neighborhoods for no good reason.
There were reasons that the neighborhoods were assigned where they are--and most of those reasons still exist.

When/if Centreville is expanded, is the time to adjust. Not now. And, likely, Centreville will take kids from Fairfax whose boundary boundary borders the Centreville High property.

The only simple fix to all of this is to eliminate IB. That fixes the so-called "issues" at Lewis and Herndon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Westfield has 2700 students already. Isn't it already one of the largest HS? Why are you trying to move more kids there?

Yes, only West Springfield, Chantilly and Lake Braddock have more students than Westfield. Westfield has never been renovated. When it opened in the late 90s, it was already over the 2500 student design/building capacity--they had to put trailers in the parking lots-- so they added modular classrooms to the original building. The common areas (cafeteria, gym, halls, bathrooms) were not expanded. It is crowded now at 2700 and there is a lot of new construction in-zone. Re-zoning additional existing neighborhoods to Westfield would not make sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

You will be iced out of Chantilly because there's many more kids who are closer to that school than you are. One reason why I didn't buy in Franklin Farms or Franklin Glen, Oak Hill area for that matter. That whole area could easily be transferred to Westfield and it's not even that crazy because as PP said there are surrounding neighborhoods even further away already going to Westfield.

That's because the South Lakes and Herndon PTA's refused them during the 2008 boundary study. And, yes, it was the South Lakes PTA that made the decisions.

It doesn't matter. As far as I'm concerned, if kids living off of Sunrise Valley can attend Westfield, so can PP in Franklin Farms.

Yep. And Centreville can relieve Westfield when the renovation is finished. Virginia Run elementary could shift to Centreville.

Many people want to ignore the possible changes.

You don't live in the area, I take it. Virginia Run ES neighborhoods are some of the closest residential neighborhoods to Westfield. The only walkers to Westfield are kids from VRES zoned areas.

Seriously. Of all the dumb ideas I have read on here, this is one of the dumbest. Could someone explain this poster's motivation? I am mystified. Did you even look at a map?

Best guess, a parent who doesn't want their kids rezoned from Chantilly to somewhere else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

You will be iced out of Chantilly because there's many more kids who are closer to that school than you are. One reason why I didn't buy in Franklin Farms or Franklin Glen, Oak Hill area for that matter. That whole area could easily be transferred to Westfield and it's not even that crazy because as PP said there are surrounding neighborhoods even further away already going to Westfield.

That's because the South Lakes and Herndon PTA's refused them during the 2008 boundary study. And, yes, it was the South Lakes PTA that made the decisions.

It doesn't matter. As far as I'm concerned, if kids living off of Sunrise Valley can attend Westfield, so can PP in Franklin Farms.

Yep. And Centreville can relieve Westfield when the renovation is finished. Virginia Run elementary could shift to Centreville.

Many people want to ignore the possible changes.

You don't live in the area, I take it. Virginia Run ES neighborhoods are some of the closest residential neighborhoods to Westfield. The only walkers to Westfield are kids from VRES zoned areas.

Seriously. Of all the dumb ideas I have read on here, this is one of the dumbest. Could someone explain this poster's motivation? I am mystified. Did you even look at a map?

I know from other sites there's a guy who is zoned to Falls Church and desperately wants to rearrange boundaries so his kids get moved to Oakton, Woodson, or Fairfax. He is constantly coming up with boundary "ideas" to move other areas to make that more feasible, but he doesn't know the areas he's trying to move to serve his goal.