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Anonymous
Franklin only feeds to Chantilly and Oakton right? Won’t they have to move some kids out of Chantilly to make room for the Navy island kids? |
Anonymous
Some of Franklin goes to Westfield. I still maintain they should have made that area east of 28 and south of 50 brookfield-rocky run-chantilly instead of keeping brookfield as a split feeder and would have freed up Franklin to help with Carson kids. Plus, those kids going from Cub Run to Lee's Corner basically drive by Brookfield to get to Lee's Corner. |
Anonymous
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Looks like they didn’t address the Oak View ES split feeder between Robinson and Frost
Maybe it didn’t meet the <25% threshold? |
Anonymous
Sending that Navy island to Oak Hill is dumb. They are in the Crossfield area, clear as day. |
Anonymous
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Interesting to review the 4/11 BRAC feedback. Wonder how this has been incorporated to the attendee islands. https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/Committee%20Feedback_4-11-25%20Superintendent%E2%80%99s%20Boundary%20Review%20Advisory%20Committee.docx.pdf
When looking at the split feeder proposed maps, doesn’t seem like they’ve incorporated the proposed island closures besides the last slide that states things like “this split feeder was resolved by this attendanc island” |
Anonymous
Also, noted that they think Navy Island would be better off at "Crosspointe."......... |
Anonymous
| What is supposed to be focus of next presentation? |
Anonymous
Capacity - the big one. |
Anonymous
This is the one that’s going to rock so many. I feel like they’ve been desensitizing us with attendance islands and split feeders. |
Anonymous
You mean like you were OK with these dozens of proposals on 4/11 and 4/25 to move other kids around but now you’re thinking the other shoe might drop? |
Anonymous
Is it really going to be that big? It would appear that Thru is sending a message that acceptable capacity is a “capacity range of 60% to 105%”. It is explicitly stated as “Guiding Principle” number 6, “Respect Capacity Thresholds,” on slide 4: “Boundary changes are designed to keep schools within a capacity range of 60% to 105%. ○ Note: Some schools may still exceed 105% after split feeder fixes. These schools were already over capacity, and the proposed changes improve but do not fully resolve their overcrowding. They will be prioritized in future boundary scenarios focused specifically on capacity.” I read the above statement similar to the “25% threshold” statement from 4/11: I fully expect Thru to limit the “capacity” adjustments on 5/5 to schools that “were already over capacity,” meaning schools that have over 105% capacity. Stated simply, if the school was not already over 105% capacity, I would not expect Thru to make it a focus of the 5/5 proposal. Is this your school? Take a look: https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Adopted-Capital-Improvement-Program-FY-2026%E2%80%9330.pdf |
Anonymous
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To all of our good friends collectively known as “Langley” on this board, the 60-105 threshold should keep you right where you are, for now. I can’t find any school in or adjacent to the Forestville/Cooper/Langley progression that is currently outside this 60-105 range.
Your biggest concern appears to be that Armstrong ES is currently at 71% capacity but is projected to be at 41% in 29/30 (renovations underway, expected completion by FY2028). By all indications, Thru appears to be focused solely on schools that are currently outside of the 60-105 threshold for this current review. Moving a portion of Forestville to Armstrong will likely be a focus of the next round of review, in five years, if Armstrong meets its sub-60% projection. So, Langley, if you have kids that are 6th grade or higher and you don’t care where your house will be zoned when your DC are out of school, you can breath a sigh of relief. If you do care about where your school is zoned and/or your DC are 5th or lower, maybe focus your energy on getting a different SB elected that tears up policy 8130.8 before the next 5-year review. |
Anonymous
How do you determine the capacity of each school? |
Anonymous
Look at this: https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/media/pdf/Adopted-Capital-Improvement-Program-FY-2026%E2%80%9330.pdf Start on document page 50 (pdf page 56). There are lists on the pages that follow, broken down into categories of capacity for each of ES, MS, and HS. I would focus on current capacity, as that is what Thru indicates their focus will be. |