Boundary Review Meetings

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Anonymous wrote:We know Gatehouse reads DCUM so I think it's helpful as a Crossfield parent for them to know that we are not all part of this rooted in Oakton nonsense.

If I see all the nasty posts, most likely only from a handful people has nothing better to do but keep posting here and those who want go to the new school maybe by opting in, I would agree that crossfield parents staying at oakton is the right choice for their kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Why is Oakton a more desirable school? What makes it "better" than the others? Are the teachers better? Why no - there are good teachers everywhere. It's the SES that is higher, thus the scores are higher.

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Anonymous wrote:We know Gatehouse reads DCUM so I think it's helpful as a Crossfield parent for them to know that we are not all part of this rooted in Oakton nonsense.

If I see all the nasty posts, most likely only from a handful people has nothing better to do but keep posting here and those who want go to the new school maybe by opting in, I would agree that crossfield parents staying at oakton is the right choice for their kids.

Looks like the RIO moms found DCUM, LOL!~

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BRAC meeting today right?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm coaching rec basketball so I get the spreadsheet with all the kids and their "special requests." You aren't supposed to request specific teams or pairings because it makes it hard for us coaches to draft fair, equal teams. About 2/3 of Crossfield families ignore that and put in requests to only be on a team with other Crossfield girls, or with specific girls. Every other school got the message and maybe only 10% of them put in those kids of comments.
FYI, we will not be honoring their requests. Kids get drafted wherever they end up based on evaluations. We also keep evaluations from the end of last year so we can tell when you instruct your kid to tank during tryouts to be picked up in a later round and get a better team. If you want that kind of competition play county or AAU. Rec is not the place for that.
Sorry to ramble, but that goes to show how out of whack the sports bias is for Crossfield compared to other schools in the area.

My kids play CYA rec basketball and ALL the teams are like this. Every year, several of the teams have the same core group of kids. Usually coach, assistant coach, and a couple of their friends that get drafted first. It's not just one school.

Obviously the coach and assistant coach will have their kids on their teams. At least we grade the kids and make them take their own kids in the round they would have been picked. I'm telling you my CYA spreadsheet has 12/20 Crossfield kids with special requests to be on other Crossfield kids' teams, while no other school has more than 2 special requests except Poplar Tree at 6/21 kids having those requests.

This is a lot of private, specific, identifiable information you are posting online to a widely read public message board about other people's minor children.

Surely that information is confidential.

You should not be a coach if you are so loose with the information of children in your league.

None of the PP's here. But, that is not personal information under any circumstances.

Sure it is.

Crossfield elementary
Girls basketball
CYA league
20 girls playing at that level
12 of the 20 girls have parents who the coach deams a pain in the a$$

It would be so easy for anyone at that school to narrow down which families the coach is conplaining about.

What grade?

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Any word on what happened at the BRAC meeting today?

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Anonymous wrote:Any word on what happened at the BRAC meeting today?

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Anonymous wrote:Any word on what happened at the BRAC meeting today?

There was a BRAC meeting yesterday.

If it was like the previous meetings, the incompetent consultant rush selected without an FCPS RFP continued to push unnecessary boundary changes while ignoring Coates current overcrowding. FCPS continued to forge ahead against the clear signals from all the community meetings that the county residents and parents overwhelmingly do not support the comprehensive review.

And then we’ll do this again in 5 years, because ???

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone except the clowns pushing the boundary changes.

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Anonymous wrote:Any word on what happened at the BRAC meeting today?

There was a BRAC meeting yesterday.

If it was like the previous meetings, the incompetent consultant rush selected without an FCPS RFP continued to push unnecessary boundary changes while ignoring Coates current overcrowding. FCPS continued to forge ahead against the clear signals from all the community meetings that the county residents and parents overwhelmingly do not support the comprehensive review.

And then we’ll do this again in 5 years, because ???

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone except the clowns pushing the boundary changes.

I would assume that future reviews will only focus on schools that are overcrowded or under capacity in order to look at ways to relieve a school or add pupils/determine if the school is still needed.

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Anonymous wrote:Any word on what happened at the BRAC meeting today?

There was a BRAC meeting yesterday.

If it was like the previous meetings, the incompetent consultant rush selected without an FCPS RFP continued to push unnecessary boundary changes while ignoring Coates current overcrowding. FCPS continued to forge ahead against the clear signals from all the community meetings that the county residents and parents overwhelmingly do not support the comprehensive review.

And then we’ll do this again in 5 years, because ???

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone except the clowns pushing the boundary changes.

I would assume that future reviews will only focus on schools that are overcrowded or under capacity in order to look at ways to relieve a school or add pupils/determine if the school is still needed.

When you assume, you make an ass out of you and me, and you provide cover for a school board that is destroying the school system with continual unnecessary boundary reviews.

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Anonymous wrote:Any word on what happened at the BRAC meeting today?

There was a BRAC meeting yesterday.

If it was like the previous meetings, the incompetent consultant rush selected without an FCPS RFP continued to push unnecessary boundary changes while ignoring Coates current overcrowding. FCPS continued to forge ahead against the clear signals from all the community meetings that the county residents and parents overwhelmingly do not support the comprehensive review.

And then we’ll do this again in 5 years, because ???

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone except the clowns pushing the boundary changes.

I would assume that future reviews will only focus on schools that are overcrowded or under capacity in order to look at ways to relieve a school or add pupils/determine if the school is still needed.

Since the BRAC is not asked to look at the CIP to determine if FCPS is allocating its capital resources sensibly, its existence merely gives the School Board cover for FCPS’s own poor planning. Shuffling kids around should always be the last resort, something the deviants on the School Board fail to grasp.

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Anonymous wrote:Now I'd like GFCA to put out a letter about their Western High scenario. I am guessing they are the ones who put in the comment into the boundary tool about moving McNair and Coates into Herndon HS. Which is never going to happen.

Cute conspiracy theory. They don’t have a position on the school. Most people in great falls don’t care about the school because it doesn’t affect us directly. There are a few people who question the costs for the school, just like the school board members have done recently.

BS. You don't speak for all of Great Falls nor does Fairfax Matters or the very limited number of persons who are on the GFCA. It's great that FCPS did this and spending 50m+ more to make it a solid AP comprehensive HS is a worthwhile use of our tax dollars for a county wide school division. Main complainer on Western is Meren. That one also voted NO on all MS having AAP. Lady likes the concept of a Loudoun style magnet BUT recognizes that this is a different situation since she stated there are 1700 students learning in trailers and 2 modulars in all involved schools. TJ as an option was created because FCPS had low enrollment at the site.

Those 2 modulars, Chantilly and Centreville, were installed in 2005. Churchill Rd has one that was installed in 2006 with a 280 student capacity. So as Tysons grows and empty nesters residences get replaced by k-12 there eventually could be an ES capacity deficit. 4 feeders had 533 less members in SY2024-25 than in SY2004-05. Spring Hill grew by 206.

Of course, I never claimed to speak for all of Great falls. fairfacts is a county-wide organization, so they certainly don’t speak for Great falls.

But note you’re trying to put words in my mouth, I’m just refuting the claim that Great falls was somehow against your community getting a new school, because no one has ever pointed to an actual statement from any GF organization to that effect. I just see people questioning the cost, just like, as you point out, meren has, and I’ll add Dunne has.

We all know that Fair Facts was started by and run by people in Great Falls. But Aren't there also TWO Great Falls Associations because they got in a fight? I would love someone to explain all the Great Falls drama sometime! How can one tiny part of the county have so much drama?? My part of town doesn't have a citizens association, no drama other than the Oakton moms!

Because of the history of the change. The real goal is to change Great Fall’s zoning. They don’t think we should own large lots, etc. what they don’t tell you is how much of GF is on well, septic, and propane. Part of it is also caving to the Tysons developers. They also don’t think we are diverse enough, but what they really mean is they don’t like our kind of diversity. They would like nothing more than to take GF land because they don’t like capitalism. It’s really that simple

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Anonymous wrote:Now I'd like GFCA to put out a letter about their Western High scenario. I am guessing they are the ones who put in the comment into the boundary tool about moving McNair and Coates into Herndon HS. Which is never going to happen.

Cute conspiracy theory. They don’t have a position on the school. Most people in great falls don’t care about the school because it doesn’t affect us directly. There are a few people who question the costs for the school, just like the school board members have done recently.

BS. You don't speak for all of Great Falls nor does Fairfax Matters or the very limited number of persons who are on the GFCA. It's great that FCPS did this and spending 50m+ more to make it a solid AP comprehensive HS is a worthwhile use of our tax dollars for a county wide school division. Main complainer on Western is Meren. That one also voted NO on all MS having AAP. Lady likes the concept of a Loudoun style magnet BUT recognizes that this is a different situation since she stated there are 1700 students learning in trailers and 2 modulars in all involved schools. TJ as an option was created because FCPS had low enrollment at the site.

Those 2 modulars, Chantilly and Centreville, were installed in 2005. Churchill Rd has one that was installed in 2006 with a 280 student capacity. So as Tysons grows and empty nesters residences get replaced by k-12 there eventually could be an ES capacity deficit. 4 feeders had 533 less members in SY2024-25 than in SY2004-05. Spring Hill grew by 206.

Of course, I never claimed to speak for all of Great falls. fairfacts is a county-wide organization, so they certainly don’t speak for Great falls.

But note you’re trying to put words in my mouth, I’m just refuting the claim that Great falls was somehow against your community getting a new school, because no one has ever pointed to an actual statement from any GF organization to that effect. I just see people questioning the cost, just like, as you point out, meren has, and I’ll add Dunne has.

We all know that Fair Facts was started by and run by people in Great Falls. But Aren't there also TWO Great Falls Associations because they got in a fight? I would love someone to explain all the Great Falls drama sometime! How can one tiny part of the county have so much drama?? My part of town doesn't have a citizens association, no drama other than the Oakton moms!

Because of the history of the change. The real goal is to change Great Fall’s zoning. They don’t think we should own large lots, etc. what they don’t tell you is how much of GF is on well, septic, and propane. Part of it is also caving to the Tysons developers. They also don’t think we are diverse enough, but what they really mean is they don’t like our kind of diversity. They would like nothing more than to take GF land because they don’t like capitalism. It’s really that simple

What is this paranoid drivel? The Tysons development is capitalism in action, even if it means part of Great Falls needs to be reassigned to a different high school at some point.

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Anonymous wrote:Now I'd like GFCA to put out a letter about their Western High scenario. I am guessing they are the ones who put in the comment into the boundary tool about moving McNair and Coates into Herndon HS. Which is never going to happen.

Cute conspiracy theory. They don’t have a position on the school. Most people in great falls don’t care about the school because it doesn’t affect us directly. There are a few people who question the costs for the school, just like the school board members have done recently.

BS. You don't speak for all of Great Falls nor does Fairfax Matters or the very limited number of persons who are on the GFCA. It's great that FCPS did this and spending 50m+ more to make it a solid AP comprehensive HS is a worthwhile use of our tax dollars for a county wide school division. Main complainer on Western is Meren. That one also voted NO on all MS having AAP. Lady likes the concept of a Loudoun style magnet BUT recognizes that this is a different situation since she stated there are 1700 students learning in trailers and 2 modulars in all involved schools. TJ as an option was created because FCPS had low enrollment at the site.

Those 2 modulars, Chantilly and Centreville, were installed in 2005. Churchill Rd has one that was installed in 2006 with a 280 student capacity. So as Tysons grows and empty nesters residences get replaced by k-12 there eventually could be an ES capacity deficit. 4 feeders had 533 less members in SY2024-25 than in SY2004-05. Spring Hill grew by 206.

Of course, I never claimed to speak for all of Great falls. fairfacts is a county-wide organization, so they certainly don’t speak for Great falls.

But note you’re trying to put words in my mouth, I’m just refuting the claim that Great falls was somehow against your community getting a new school, because no one has ever pointed to an actual statement from any GF organization to that effect. I just see people questioning the cost, just like, as you point out, meren has, and I’ll add Dunne has.

We all know that Fair Facts was started by and run by people in Great Falls. But Aren't there also TWO Great Falls Associations because they got in a fight? I would love someone to explain all the Great Falls drama sometime! How can one tiny part of the county have so much drama?? My part of town doesn't have a citizens association, no drama other than the Oakton moms!

Because of the history of the change. The real goal is to change Great Fall’s zoning. They don’t think we should own large lots, etc. what they don’t tell you is how much of GF is on well, septic, and propane. Part of it is also caving to the Tysons developers. They also don’t think we are diverse enough, but what they really mean is they don’t like our kind of diversity. They would like nothing more than to take GF land because they don’t like capitalism. It’s really that simple

And, Great Falls seriously does not want change.

from Great Falls Citizen's Association a few months ago:
At the last BRAC meeting, April 11, in order to fix the Spring Hill Elementary School – McLean High School “attendance island,” a presented option is realigning some students to attend Langley HS. Langley HS attendance would grow to by 201 students or 102% of its capacity. At the BRAC meeting on April 25, they presented options to fix “split feeder” schools. This could also lead to more students realigned to Langley HS. In turn, this could put pressure to move students living in western Great Falls to Herndon HS.

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Anonymous wrote:Now I'd like GFCA to put out a letter about their Western High scenario. I am guessing they are the ones who put in the comment into the boundary tool about moving McNair and Coates into Herndon HS. Which is never going to happen.

Cute conspiracy theory. They don’t have a position on the school. Most people in great falls don’t care about the school because it doesn’t affect us directly. There are a few people who question the costs for the school, just like the school board members have done recently.

BS. You don't speak for all of Great Falls nor does Fairfax Matters or the very limited number of persons who are on the GFCA. It's great that FCPS did this and spending 50m+ more to make it a solid AP comprehensive HS is a worthwhile use of our tax dollars for a county wide school division. Main complainer on Western is Meren. That one also voted NO on all MS having AAP. Lady likes the concept of a Loudoun style magnet BUT recognizes that this is a different situation since she stated there are 1700 students learning in trailers and 2 modulars in all involved schools. TJ as an option was created because FCPS had low enrollment at the site.

Those 2 modulars, Chantilly and Centreville, were installed in 2005. Churchill Rd has one that was installed in 2006 with a 280 student capacity. So as Tysons grows and empty nesters residences get replaced by k-12 there eventually could be an ES capacity deficit. 4 feeders had 533 less members in SY2024-25 than in SY2004-05. Spring Hill grew by 206.

Of course, I never claimed to speak for all of Great falls. fairfacts is a county-wide organization, so they certainly don’t speak for Great falls.

But note you’re trying to put words in my mouth, I’m just refuting the claim that Great falls was somehow against your community getting a new school, because no one has ever pointed to an actual statement from any GF organization to that effect. I just see people questioning the cost, just like, as you point out, meren has, and I’ll add Dunne has.

We all know that Fair Facts was started by and run by people in Great Falls. But Aren't there also TWO Great Falls Associations because they got in a fight? I would love someone to explain all the Great Falls drama sometime! How can one tiny part of the county have so much drama?? My part of town doesn't have a citizens association, no drama other than the Oakton moms!

Because of the history of the change. The real goal is to change Great Fall’s zoning. They don’t think we should own large lots, etc. what they don’t tell you is how much of GF is on well, septic, and propane. Part of it is also caving to the Tysons developers. They also don’t think we are diverse enough, but what they really mean is they don’t like our kind of diversity. They would like nothing more than to take GF land because they don’t like capitalism. It’s really that simple

This is a troll post. It’s true most of us want stability, but this post is intended to foment ill-will toward GF.