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

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Anonymous wrote:This whole thing has been a mess. They should have either (1) announced all boundaries together and made it a required school for incoming freshman only or (2) waited to open it until fall 2027. Whatever they're doing now was idiotic.

I say this as a Crossfield parent who would be fine with my kids going to Skyview.

It has been an awful process but I am happy they are opening up next year. I say this as a very biased parent of a Fox Mill student who opted in.

I think it would be messy no matter when they opened and no matter how many kids they opened with. The mess would have been different but it would be there. A different group of people would be throwing a fit if they had set boundaries and required kids to attend next year. I would guess that some of the people throwing a fit this year would still be throwing a fit but it would be based on sympathy for the kids being moved because they don’t want their kids moved.

I think the board decided to separate the process out because they know that this portion is going to be more disruptive and they want less focus on it. Fewer people will be paying attention because they are not impacted and more kids are going to be moved at the HS and MS level.

I understand what you’re saying but they really set Skyview up to be a niche school for a couple of years when the alternative would have been to postpone opening it until it had fixed boundaries and could accommodate three grades and offer a fuller range of activities.

It is what it is, but it’s troubling that this alternative wasn’t vetted in public by the School Board. They rarely seem to focus on what really matters to people.

What matters to parents is different. Skyview opening matters to the parents of at least 650 students, probably more by the time school starts. Overall, it matters to the parents of kids at over crowded schools or schools at capacity in that region. People who are moved from schools that they like, which is all 5 of the schools under consideration, will not be happy. Parents of younger kids who are moved are more likely to be happy in 5 years when the school is more established. There are some decisions that cannot make even half the population happy because it doesn't impact them directly and they would rather the money be used on their school. See the spending per pupil thread. See every thread complaining about specialized programs for kids that are struggling or advanced leaving the parents of kids in the middle feeling ignored. See the threads on CIP money being spent.

They bought the school because it was needed and it was being sold for a very good price. Once they bought it, they needed to use it. People would be up in arms if they let it sit for another year.

They should have set the boundaries and sent the 9th and 10th graders to the school. They didn't. So yes, the first few years are going to feel different because of kids opting in and having a smaller school. In two years they will have boundaries and the class size will be normal. THey will probably have kids moving into the area who will expand the size of the current classes. They will have kids from outside the 5 schools originally consider join the class. They are going to have more then 650 kids next year.

So many words.

Just admit the roll-out is confusing as hell and say eventually things will sort out. Sheesh.

We say that and you keep complaining. So maybe more words will help.

They won’t, and those with legitimate concerns have managed to be more succinct. You don’t get paid here, much less by the word.

[Anonymous]

By June the boundaries will be set, the teachers will be hired and all the "secret" info will be transparent, and the complaining will CONTINUE!!

[Anonymous]

I’m getting irritated,

Really irritated.

Where are the boundary maps for Skyview.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m getting irritated,

Really irritated.

Where are the boundary maps for Skyview.

They have TOLD US that it will be June and we know they will not apply until Fall 2027. You'll have a year to prepare.

The only question is whether opted in kids will get bussing or not. I, personally, would not have opted my kid in unless my kid was at a school that was included in all of the boundary scenarios presented earlier this year.

[Anonymous]

My guess is they will drop updated scenario maps at 5 pm the Friday before spring break.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m getting irritated,

Really irritated.

Where are the boundary maps for Skyview.

They have TOLD US that it will be June and we know they will not apply until Fall 2027. You'll have a year to prepare.

The only question is whether opted in kids will get bussing or not. I, personally, would not have opted my kid in unless my kid was at a school that was included in all of the boundary scenarios presented earlier this year.

No, they said they’d vote on options in June, which to me implies that the community should receive options by now.

[Anonymous]

In June they will announce the delay until January. Then in January they will announce that given renovation cost estimates being much more than originally forecast the school will be turned into an aviation magnet school.

Reid is very good at getting what she wants. Unfortunately what she wants is ultimately very bad for the good students of FCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In June they will announce the delay until January. Then in January they will announce that given renovation cost estimates being much more than originally forecast the school will be turned into an aviation magnet school.

Reid is very good at getting what she wants. Unfortunately what she wants is ultimately very bad for the good students of FCPS.

There should be a betting market for all these predictions on DCUM.

Someone would just need to bet against everything posted here and they’d make a fortune.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In June they will announce the delay until January. Then in January they will announce that given renovation cost estimates being much more than originally forecast the school will be turned into an aviation magnet school.

Reid is very good at getting what she wants. Unfortunately what she wants is ultimately very bad for the good students of FCPS.

There should be a betting market for all these predictions on DCUM.

Someone would just need to bet against everything posted here and they’d make a fortune.

DP. You think renovation is going to come in over budget? lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In June they will announce the delay until January. Then in January they will announce that given renovation cost estimates being much more than originally forecast the school will be turned into an aviation magnet school.

Reid is very good at getting what she wants. Unfortunately what she wants is ultimately very bad for the good students of FCPS.

Hence what the name speaks to.

I’m so freaking pissed about it though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I’m getting irritated,

Really irritated.

Where are the boundary maps for Skyview.

They have TOLD US that it will be June and we know they will not apply until Fall 2027. You'll have a year to prepare.

The only question is whether opted in kids will get bussing or not. I, personally, would not have opted my kid in unless my kid was at a school that was included in all of the boundary scenarios presented earlier this year.

No, they said they’d vote on options in June, which to me implies that the community should receive options by now.

I'm sure they learned their lesson from last time. They won't be giving options this time. They will present one plan with the minimum amount of community input time required and try to stick to it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m getting irritated,

Really irritated.

Where are the boundary maps for Skyview.

They have TOLD US that it will be June and we know they will not apply until Fall 2027. You'll have a year to prepare.

The only question is whether opted in kids will get bussing or not. I, personally, would not have opted my kid in unless my kid was at a school that was included in all of the boundary scenarios presented earlier this year.

No, they said they’d vote on options in June, which to me implies that the community should receive options by now.

I'm sure they learned their lesson from last time. They won't be giving options this time. They will present one plan with the minimum amount of community input time required and try to stick to it.

This is what I think is going to happen. I also think it will include Crossfield, and anyone from Fox Mill that wants to do AP can opt in to Skyview.

[Anonymous]

It will definitely be interesting to see what they do. A recent communication mentioned wanting to align the middle and high school pathways. So they would need to move Crossfield to Franklin if it stays at Oakton, and Fox Mill to Hughes if it stays at South Lakes. The question is then who moves to Skyview and does their middle school change as a result? I still think Lee’s Corner is in play. But moving them to Skyview would require a move to Carson for middle school and I’m not totally convinced they would do that, so who knows. We all know the simplest thing would be to move Crossfield to Skyview. It would not require changes to middle schools for multiple elementary schools. But we know the people fighting it don’t care about that and would rather have a bunch of other kids moved around so they can get what they want.

[Anonymous]

They need to take less community input and do what is best for fcps as a whole. Less on transportation = closest communities. Less adjustments = students already at Carson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It will definitely be interesting to see what they do. A recent communication mentioned wanting to align the middle and high school pathways. So they would need to move Crossfield to Franklin if it stays at Oakton, and Fox Mill to Hughes if it stays at South Lakes. The question is then who moves to Skyview and does their middle school change as a result? I still think Lee’s Corner is in play. But moving them to Skyview would require a move to Carson for middle school and I’m not totally convinced they would do that, so who knows. We all know the simplest thing would be to move Crossfield to Skyview. It would not require changes to middle schools for multiple elementary schools. But we know the people fighting it don’t care about that and would rather have a bunch of other kids moved around so they can get what they want.

Since Lees Corner feeds Chantilly, and Rocky Run is significantly underutilized, it seems like they will either get aligned to Skyview OR move to Rocky Run as a feeder middle school.