Boundary Review Meetings

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Anonymous wrote:New PDF out from last night’s BRAC meeting next map will be Reid’s, looks like.

Where did they post it?

The fcps website only shows Map 4.

https://www.fcps.edu/november-24-2025-superintendents-boundary-review-advisory-committee-meeting

Thank you

So this PDF is only listing changes to Map 4?

For example, there are no changes listed for Irving or WSHS.

Does this mean that Map 4 will now move up to the superintendent's desk for approval?

Rolling Valley will still be pulled from Lewis to WSHS, kicking out and replacing existing WSHS neighborhoods?

Dr. Reid said at the WSHS/LBSS meeting that the Rolling Valley move from Lewis to WSHS was going to be relooked at and possibly removed.

The list at the end are the remaining split feeders in Scenario 4. There’s no indication of changes for scenario 5.

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Anonymous wrote:New PDF out from last night’s BRAC meeting next map will be Reid’s, looks like.

Where did they post it?

The fcps website only shows Map 4.

https://www.fcps.edu/november-24-2025-superintendents-boundary-review-advisory-committee-meeting

Thank you

So this PDF is only listing changes to Map 4?

For example, there are no changes listed for Irving or WSHS.

Does this mean that Map 4 will now move up to the superintendent's desk for approval?

Rolling Valley will still be pulled from Lewis to WSHS, kicking out and replacing existing WSHS neighborhoods?

Dr. Reid said at the WSHS/LBSS meeting that the Rolling Valley move from Lewis to WSHS was going to be relooked at and possibly removed.

The list at the end are the remaining split feeders in Scenario 4. There’s no indication of changes for scenario 5.

What I took from this is that we won’t get any other indication of what changes will happen until we get Reid’s map. Sometime in D c, probably on Dec 24. And then the last map is the school board’s map. She basically dismissed the BRAC last night.

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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.

I wrote that post. I live in GF and I stand by what I say. There is already ill-will towards GF - nothing I say will change that.

Then you're posting nonsense. A fair number of the Great Falls residents aren't very sophisticated. They praise capitalism when it enriches them, but favor government intervention when it protects them. Zoning laws such as those that restrict growth in Great Falls are anti-capitalist because they inhibit private development that might otherwise take place.

Not true. When zoning laws are changed to favor socioeconomic and socialistic practices, that is not capitalism

You confuse privilege with capitalism. The mindset of many Great Falls residents has more to do with entitlement than capitalism.

DP. You confuse entitlement with community. Most of us love our community.

So do others, of course. It’s still quite a stretch to claim any reassignment of Great Falls kids, occasioned by economic growth in other parts of the county, is “anti-capitalist.”

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So neighborhoods DID use bots 👀

“ In reviewing the comments, we identified patterns suggesting that automated tools (bots) may have been used to generate some of the submissions. Specifically, we observed multiple comments posted within the same minute, using similar key phrases, and referencing the same schools. These comments are included in this document for transparency; however, we encourage readers to consider their potential origin when interpreting the feedback. ”

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Anonymous wrote:So neighborhoods DID use bots 👀

“ In reviewing the comments, we identified patterns suggesting that automated tools (bots) may have been used to generate some of the submissions. Specifically, we observed multiple comments posted within the same minute, using similar key phrases, and referencing the same schools. These comments are included in this document for transparency; however, we encourage readers to consider their potential origin when interpreting the feedback. ”

I actually did not see real 'bot' activity in those comments. I did see some folks getting pretty creative with ChatGPT...or as in the case of Hunt Valley folks, just repasting that they were happy they weren't moved over and over and over again.

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There were a couple that had the number of comments in 100s, which means 100s of the same comment within the same minute. It’s the first column after the comment that tells how many times the same thing was posted.

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Anonymous wrote:There were a couple that had the number of comments in 100s, which means 100s of the same comment within the same minute. It’s the first column after the comment that tells how many times the same thing was posted.

Oh, wow...yep I see it now. The number of the same comment in the timespan gives it away

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Anonymous wrote:There were a couple that had the number of comments in 100s, which means 100s of the same comment within the same minute. It’s the first column after the comment that tells how many times the same thing was posted.

The whole comment nonsense was just horrible planning on the consultants part. Having a system where you can use anyone's address, type in whatever you want and for how many ever times you want, and then telling communities over and over again to use the comment tool if they want to be heard??? Complete sh+t show. None of this is valid, but honestly I don't think we can fault people for trying to 'beat' the only system they had to feel seen/heard.

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Anonymous wrote:So neighborhoods DID use bots 👀

“ In reviewing the comments, we identified patterns suggesting that automated tools (bots) may have been used to generate some of the submissions. Specifically, we observed multiple comments posted within the same minute, using similar key phrases, and referencing the same schools. These comments are included in this document for transparency; however, we encourage readers to consider their potential origin when interpreting the feedback. ”

This explains why the comment feature broke after the WSHS meeting.

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Anonymous wrote:There were a couple that had the number of comments in 100s, which means 100s of the same comment within the same minute. It’s the first column after the comment that tells how many times the same thing was posted.

The whole comment nonsense was just horrible planning on the consultants part. Having a system where you can use anyone's address, type in whatever you want and for how many ever times you want, and then telling communities over and over again to use the comment tool if they want to be heard??? Complete sh+t show. None of this is valid, but honestly I don't think we can fault people for trying to 'beat' the only system they had to feel seen/heard.

I agree 100% and reached out to our BRAC reps to ask about this specifically. I figured behind the scenes there must be some checks and balances in place. Nope

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Anonymous wrote:There were a couple that had the number of comments in 100s, which means 100s of the same comment within the same minute. It’s the first column after the comment that tells how many times the same thing was posted.

The whole comment nonsense was just horrible planning on the consultants part. Having a system where you can use anyone's address, type in whatever you want and for how many ever times you want, and then telling communities over and over again to use the comment tool if they want to be heard??? Complete sh+t show. None of this is valid, but honestly I don't think we can fault people for trying to 'beat' the only system they had to feel seen/heard.

Don’t forget, at those meetings they also told parents to comment and showed heat maps of where the most comments were coming from, suggesting that you needed to comment as many times as possible to be heard. Of course some people copied and pasted the same comments in time and time again or used bots.

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Anonymous wrote:There were a couple that had the number of comments in 100s, which means 100s of the same comment within the same minute. It’s the first column after the comment that tells how many times the same thing was posted.

The whole comment nonsense was just horrible planning on the consultants part. Having a system where you can use anyone's address, type in whatever you want and for how many ever times you want, and then telling communities over and over again to use the comment tool if they want to be heard??? Complete sh+t show. None of this is valid, but honestly I don't think we can fault people for trying to 'beat' the only system they had to feel seen/heard.

Don’t forget, at those meetings they also told parents to comment and showed heat maps of where the most comments were coming from, suggesting that you needed to comment as many times as possible to be heard. Of course some people copied and pasted the same comments in time and time again or used bots.

This process is so corrupt, it’s almost laughable. Either changes needed to be made (and if that’s really the case, public comment shouldn’t matter because the situation is so dire that something needs to be done ASAP) … or changes really DIDN’T need to be made, which is borne out by the fact that they are actively encouraging mass, fraudulent commenting in order to “save” your neighborhood. Sigh.

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Anonymous wrote:There were a couple that had the number of comments in 100s, which means 100s of the same comment within the same minute. It’s the first column after the comment that tells how many times the same thing was posted.

The whole comment nonsense was just horrible planning on the consultants part. Having a system where you can use anyone's address, type in whatever you want and for how many ever times you want, and then telling communities over and over again to use the comment tool if they want to be heard??? Complete sh+t show. None of this is valid, but honestly I don't think we can fault people for trying to 'beat' the only system they had to feel seen/heard.

SMH Reading all the comments from the Town of Vienna parents freaking out about their kids not going to Madison because it’s “the town’s high school.” Except it’s a county, not a town school. I’m a Vienna resident and love it but the TOV residents who act like Vienna and Madison are special are annoying AF. “Oh but my kid always dreamed of being a Warhawk!”

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Anonymous wrote:There were a couple that had the number of comments in 100s, which means 100s of the same comment within the same minute. It’s the first column after the comment that tells how many times the same thing was posted.

The whole comment nonsense was just horrible planning on the consultants part. Having a system where you can use anyone's address, type in whatever you want and for how many ever times you want, and then telling communities over and over again to use the comment tool if they want to be heard??? Complete sh+t show. None of this is valid, but honestly I don't think we can fault people for trying to 'beat' the only system they had to feel seen/heard.

Don’t forget, at those meetings they also told parents to comment and showed heat maps of where the most comments were coming from, suggesting that you needed to comment as many times as possible to be heard. Of course some people copied and pasted the same comments in time and time again or used bots.

Yes.

Thru and FCPS explicitly stated this many times.

Not surprisingly, the brac reps all requested the opposite.

They asked for specific, personal examples in the comments and requested that people do not spam the comments with duplicate, repeated posts. They said the spamming was not helpful.

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Anonymous wrote:There were a couple that had the number of comments in 100s, which means 100s of the same comment within the same minute. It’s the first column after the comment that tells how many times the same thing was posted.

The whole comment nonsense was just horrible planning on the consultants part. Having a system where you can use anyone's address, type in whatever you want and for how many ever times you want, and then telling communities over and over again to use the comment tool if they want to be heard??? Complete sh+t show. None of this is valid, but honestly I don't think we can fault people for trying to 'beat' the only system they had to feel seen/heard.

SMH Reading all the comments from the Town of Vienna parents freaking out about their kids not going to Madison because it’s “the town’s high school.” Except it’s a county, not a town school. I’m a Vienna resident and love it but the TOV residents who act like Vienna and Madison are special are annoying AF. “Oh but my kid always dreamed of being a Warhawk!”

Um, really, FCPS should focus on creating "town" high schools as much as humanly possible.

Generational community connection to the high schools will significantly improve the quality of education at all of the FCPS schools.