FCPS comprehensive boundary review

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Anonymous wrote:It will be interesting to see if Sears proposes vouchers for all in her campaign. I'd consider voting for her if she did that. Also waiting to see how the sanctuary policy Youngkin is proposing shakes out

+1. We don’t need it to afford private, but FCPS school board does not deserve our funding after this equity-based redistricting.

What equity-based redistricting?

When they move MC/UMC kids to schools that are high FARMS and high ELL in an attempt to cover up the fact that they are failing the kids at those schools. Adults don't know how to do their jobs to enact policy to improve individual learners so instead they move kids around so that the test scores and other benchmarks don't look as terrible on paper.

It’s actually the exact opposite that has happened repeatedly in FCPS for the past 15+ years, but you know that. God forbid they try to undo even a small part of the damage they’ve inflicted on schools like Annandale and Lewis.

DP. What damage? Be specific.

They won't be specific of course because to do so would be to admit that they believe that certain children damage schools just by having demographics they also deem undesirable. That would be admitting to having the same thoughts as those that are trying to denigrate. Such hypocrisy.

Sounds like a self-own on your part.

It’s clear that MC/UMC kids are more likely to enable a school to offer more challenging academics and a wider range of electives and extra-curricular activities. The MC/UMC families are also far more able (and likely) to have the time and resources to participate in PTAs and booster programs.

For over 15 years, FCPS has only redistricted to move MC/UMC neighborhoods into wealthier schools. Moving Annandale kids to Woodson and Lewis kids to West Springfield are just two examples. It increased both the actual and the perceived disparities between neighboring schools. The wealthier schools got expanded and saw their enrollments grow, while the older, poorer schools get neglected.

Of course people pick up on this, and then object to potentially getting moved to the schools that FCPS itself has treated poorly. Now that FCPS is implicitly acknowledging its mistakes, and possibly poised to do something about it, people who benefitted from their past actions predictably object.

And, not surprisingly, no group defends the status quo as much as Langley parents, since that school is a case study in economic segregation facilitated by prior School Board members. They are today’s equivalent of the white supremacists who fought integration at every turn in the 1950s and 1960s.

DP. Could you please explain your first paragraph? How would sending MC/UMC kids to an underperforming school help that school? Your "argument" makes no sense at all - and your last paragraph is just the rantings of a crazy person. I mean, seriously? Do you hear yourself?

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It would allow the underperforming schools to offer programs and clubs and teams that currently don’t exist. If the small underperforming school only has 6 kids interested in playing tennis, that program gets cut and they don’t have the opportunity to play. Once another neighborhood or 5 gets redistricted in, those 6 kids get peers to play with.

Repeat for foreign languages (some only offer Spanish/one other), electives, advanced classes. If there isn’t a critical mass of kids, those classes get dropped from the master schedule out of necessity. We need a minimum of 12 to run a class, but in reality if we run one class of 12, then 4 other classes at 25 kids get bumped up to 30, so it’s hard to justify less than 20. That means a lot of stuff just isn’t offered.

It seems reasonable to me that any kid in Fairfax county should have an opportunity to play a VHSL sport, play in a jazz band, have multiple choices for foreign languages, and take a full repertoire of college level classes without having to go to another campus.

—teacher at one of the underperforming middle schools (whose elective offerings have been shrinking year over year as population dwindles)

There it is. Finally admitting you are using other people’s kids as a resource. Really gross.

Instead, do your job better.

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And what is reverse. Club Sport my child plays is not offered at new school. You think that team will be up and running in time for him. Nope.

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As a t3 parent, I hope this doesn't impact the very best schools. No reason to sacrifice quality for D.E.I.

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Anonymous wrote:When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.
-Franklin Leonard

You sound like you probably got selected for the Boundary Review advisory committee.

Not at all, and I didn’t apply either. My last kid is a junior in high school, and I just want all kids in FCPS to have similar options. Poor kids already have it bad at home. Their schools shouldn’t hold them back even further.

Your UMC will most likely be successful at any FCPS, just like mine were.

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Anonymous wrote:Shouldn’t public schools strive to educate ALL students by offering as many courses and athletic options as possible?

If you think your kid might be a “pawn” in this possible plan, private school might be an option or a home closer to your desired school.

Your LCD vision of public schools will drive UMC/MC families away.

I wouldn’t be too quick to drive those families out of the school district, because from what I hear the Fcps schools are cash strapped, and man are those state wide vouchers going to cut deep in Fcps.

All you equity warriors may want to stop and think for a moment before you screw up the entire county.

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Anonymous wrote:When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.
-Franklin Leonard

You sound like you probably got selected for the Boundary Review advisory committee.

Not at all, and I didn’t apply either. My last kid is a junior in high school, and I just want all kids in FCPS to have similar options. Poor kids already have it bad at home. Their schools shouldn’t hold them back even further.

Your UMC will most likely be successful at any FCPS, just like mine were.

Some of us don't want our children to be interacting with that kind of person. If there are significant boundary changes I am more than happy to go private.

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Anonymous wrote:Shouldn’t public schools strive to educate ALL students by offering as many courses and athletic options as possible?

If you think your kid might be a “pawn” in this possible plan, private school might be an option or a home closer to your desired school.

Your LCD vision of public schools will drive UMC/MC families away.

I wouldn’t be too quick to drive those families out of the school district, because from what I hear the Fcps schools are cash strapped, and man are those state wide vouchers going to cut deep in Fcps.

All you equity warriors may want to stop and think for a moment before you screw up the entire county.

+1
Some of us have roots on both coasts and are ready to move in the blink of an eye. Say goodbye to our taxes.

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Anonymous wrote:When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.
-Franklin Leonard

You sound like you probably got selected for the Boundary Review advisory committee.

Not at all, and I didn’t apply either. My last kid is a junior in high school, and I just want all kids in FCPS to have similar options. Poor kids already have it bad at home. Their schools shouldn’t hold them back even further.

Your UMC will most likely be successful at any FCPS, just like mine were.

Makes total sense that these changes won’t affect your kids, so you’re all for them.

Cost for thee, not for me…

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Anonymous wrote:It would be enlighteninng to see which neighborhoods/elementary schools are represented on the committee. If there are six or seven elementary schools in a pyramid, then all neighborhoods are not represented. This is particularly important if neighborhoods are going to be removed from a pyramid. It does not take a rocket scientist to know that a neighborhood rep is going to look out for their own family. Someone mentioned already that one of the THREE reps from Woodson has already spoken out to keep her neighborhood at Woodson. And why does Woodson get three reps?

With the three Woodson reps that would be interesting if both Wakefield Chapel and Mantua remain at Woodson.

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Anonymous wrote:Shouldn’t public schools strive to educate ALL students by offering as many courses and athletic options as possible?

If you think your kid might be a “pawn” in this possible plan, private school might be an option or a home closer to your desired school.

Your LCD vision of public schools will drive UMC/MC families away.

I wouldn’t be too quick to drive those families out of the school district, because from what I hear the Fcps schools are cash strapped, and man are those state wide vouchers going to cut deep in Fcps.

All you equity warriors may want to stop and think for a moment before you screw up the entire county.

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Some of us have roots on both coasts and are ready to move in the blink of an eye. Say goodbye to our taxes.

Every state on the west coast is ranked worse than VA in education and has higher taxes. LOL

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Anonymous wrote:Shouldn’t public schools strive to educate ALL students by offering as many courses and athletic options as possible?

If you think your kid might be a “pawn” in this possible plan, private school might be an option or a home closer to your desired school.

Your LCD vision of public schools will drive UMC/MC families away.

I wouldn’t be too quick to drive those families out of the school district, because from what I hear the Fcps schools are cash strapped, and man are those state wide vouchers going to cut deep in Fcps.

All you equity warriors may want to stop and think for a moment before you screw up the entire county.

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Some of us have roots on both coasts and are ready to move in the blink of an eye. Say goodbye to our taxes.

Don’t wait, leave now!

Your home will be repurchased quickly, so no worries about the taxes.

FCPS would be better off without parents like you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.
-Franklin Leonard

AMEN!

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Anonymous wrote:When you’re accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression.
-Franklin Leonard

I suppose I will point out that the contrapositive of this expression doesn't mean what you think it does.

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Anonymous wrote:Wait - why can’t they figure out scheduling for a class with an enrollment less than 20? I went to a good if somewhat small HS (graduating classes around 350), not every kid did AP’s, and some of the AP sections were quite small with around 12 students but they were still on the schedule every year. That sounds like an FCPS problem if they can’t figure that out. Not something to just throw additional kids at the school and hope it works.

Mount Vernon HS has had IB classes with less than 20 students. The college bound students who are NOT pursuing the IB diploma typically don't take TOK (Theory of Knowledge) or the IB Math class. Instead, they take Dual Enrollment Math. The school has to offer the IB math classes and TOK and when you have less than 20 students pursuing the diploma, you're going to end up with a class with less than 20 students. My two kids both had less than 10 students in their math classes their senior year.

If FCPS decides to keep IB but they don't want to have classes with less than 20 students, the other option would be to teach the class virtually with students from multiple schools in the same class.

I'm a huge fan of the IB diploma program but I also believe FCPS needs to get rid of IB in the schools where it is failing (Lewis, MV, etc.) and increase the AP/Dual Enrollment options.

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Anonymous wrote:I’ve gone to some of the community meetings for other issues. The school board and superintendent totally do not care what the public thinks. These public meetings are staged - the questions asked are tilted. Family Vision group is given questions and issues to talk about. We are presented data (which they source) to discuss on these issues.

I went to a few. It is all just a show and I can not take it seriously. I gave up. We are supposed to have a group discussion with 50 people at a table. I can’t even hear what anyone else is saying on the other end. But that doesn’t matter.

They want to hear from us on issues that they want to hear from us on. We are told what to talk about - we are not brining up issues that concern us. It is for show and like a survey - the questions are asked so they get the response they want.

I’m not believing that they care about these committees on redistributing. They will do what they want.

My family is prepared to do what we have to do if they redistrict us to a school we do not think will benefit our rising 9th grader. I do not want my kid being forced to changed schools.

I’ll move away from the area.

Nailed it, FCPS leadership are acolytes of Terry McAuliffe and his view that parents have no place in a child’s education.

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Anonymous wrote:Shouldn’t public schools strive to educate ALL students by offering as many courses and athletic options as possible?

If you think your kid might be a “pawn” in this possible plan, private school might be an option or a home closer to your desired school.

Your LCD vision of public schools will drive UMC/MC families away.

I wouldn’t be too quick to drive those families out of the school district, because from what I hear the Fcps schools are cash strapped, and man are those state wide vouchers going to cut deep in Fcps.

All you equity warriors may want to stop and think for a moment before you screw up the entire county.

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Some of us have roots on both coasts and are ready to move in the blink of an eye. Say goodbye to our taxes.

Don’t wait, leave now!

Your home will be repurchased quickly, so no worries about the taxes.

FCPS would be better off without parents like you.

DP. All we hear from the equity pushers is that you desperately need our kids. Make up your minds already.
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