FCPS comprehensive boundary review

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can the public attend the Boundary Review Advisory Committee meetings?

The committee is too huge. The committee is the public.

I saw one member of the committee who has posted outrageous political statements on social media. I believe in free speech, but the statements are troubling. Definitely not a random chosen member.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If kids at Lewis are forbidden from transferring, that will affect all students across FCPS from transferring. Not for language, not for STEM programs, nothing. Because you can't forbid one school district from doing something and then okay it with others.

And that's really not going to solve the problem of the fact that this county has segregated itself -- primarily because of parents who buy into the fear that their children will not learn if their kids go to school with non-English speakers.

That's a pretty interesting fear. I don't know what will fix your thinking, to be honest. Maybe read accounts of parents whose children went through de-segretation efforts after Brown v. Board of Education? American has a history of working to integrate school systems, so what the FCPS school board is doing is along the lines of our country's history. We don't segregate. We shouldn't have school systems where all the predominately white, wealthy, English-speaking kids go. If that bothers you, again, I'd recommend reading a history book or enrolling your child in private school.

AAP centers are a prime example of segregation.

I'm really hoping that the boundary review is a secret cover for getting rid of the Centers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can the public attend the Boundary Review Advisory Committee meetings?

The committee is too huge. The committee is the public.

I want to participate but I’m not on the committee. How can I participate and watch the sessions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can the public attend the Boundary Review Advisory Committee meetings?

The committee is too huge. The committee is the public.

I want to participate but I’m not on the committee. How can I participate and watch the sessions?

They have to limit ii or else nothing will get done. I’m sorry they did not pick you to be in the committee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can the public attend the Boundary Review Advisory Committee meetings?

The committee is too huge. The committee is the public.

I saw one member of the committee who has posted outrageous political statements on social media. I believe in free speech, but the statements are troubling. Definitely not a random chosen member.

One?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can the public attend the Boundary Review Advisory Committee meetings?

The committee is too huge. The committee is the public.

I saw one member of the committee who has posted outrageous political statements on social media. I believe in free speech, but the statements are troubling. Definitely not a random chosen member.

One?

She represents one of the organizations. But, the statement she posted was especially egregious. Seems to think that half of Americans are "American ISIS."

[Anonymous]

We have mostly walkers in my school and a high level of low income families and MLLs. I had a lot of kids out and my observation are they are the kids who have no car, low academically, and parents are not involved in school (I’ve never seen them, they don’t show up for conferences, won’t return calls, etc).

Needless to say I didn’t teach a lot of new lessons because I would have to repeat it all Monday since these are the kids who really need it and can’t just miss a lesson. So it was a mostly low key fun day.

Unfortunately our school struggles with chronic absenteeism so days like yesterday don’t help and I really really hope we have a normal day on Monday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have mostly walkers in my school and a high level of low income families and MLLs. I had a lot of kids out and my observation are they are the kids who have no car, low academically, and parents are not involved in school (I’ve never seen them, they don’t show up for conferences, won’t return calls, etc).

Needless to say I didn’t teach a lot of new lessons because I would have to repeat it all Monday since these are the kids who really need it and can’t just miss a lesson. So it was a mostly low key fun day.

Unfortunately our school struggles with chronic absenteeism so days like yesterday don’t help and I really really hope we have a normal day on Monday.

Ha sorry wrong thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have mostly walkers in my school and a high level of low income families and MLLs. I had a lot of kids out and my observation are they are the kids who have no car, low academically, and parents are not involved in school (I’ve never seen them, they don’t show up for conferences, won’t return calls, etc).

Needless to say I didn’t teach a lot of new lessons because I would have to repeat it all Monday since these are the kids who really need it and can’t just miss a lesson. So it was a mostly low key fun day.

Unfortunately our school struggles with chronic absenteeism so days like yesterday don’t help and I really really hope we have a normal day on Monday.

Ha sorry wrong thread.

Most of us have done it at least once!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If kids at Lewis are forbidden from transferring, that will affect all students across FCPS from transferring. Not for language, not for STEM programs, nothing. Because you can't forbid one school district from doing something and then okay it with others.

And that's really not going to solve the problem of the fact that this county has segregated itself -- primarily because of parents who buy into the fear that their children will not learn if their kids go to school with non-English speakers.

That's a pretty interesting fear. I don't know what will fix your thinking, to be honest. Maybe read accounts of parents whose children went through de-segretation efforts after Brown v. Board of Education? American has a history of working to integrate school systems, so what the FCPS school board is doing is along the lines of our country's history. We don't segregate. We shouldn't have school systems where all the predominately white, wealthy, English-speaking kids go. If that bothers you, again, I'd recommend reading a history book or enrolling your child in private school.

AAP centers are a prime example of segregation.

I'm really hoping that the boundary review is a secret cover for getting rid of the Centers.

The "no change to boundaries" and "kill AAP/centers" crowd converges.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can the public attend the Boundary Review Advisory Committee meetings?

The committee is too huge. The committee is the public.

I saw one member of the committee who has posted outrageous political statements on social media. I believe in free speech, but the statements are troubling. Definitely not a random chosen member.

What was the tenor of the post? I’m disgusted by the patronage system currently employed by the school board.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can the public attend the Boundary Review Advisory Committee meetings?

You can't.

I am paraphasing, but Dr. Reid said because the committee purpose is to advise the superintendent, it is exempt from public scrutiny and FOIA requests.

Someone probably knows the exact quote.

If you want to be informed, join one of your community Facebook groups.

Fair Facts is one of the main ones. They are well established and well informed. Their eventual purpose appears to be fighting rezoning, witn lawsuits if necessary.

Many of the local elementary neighborhoods have smaller private groups, focused on advocating against rezoning and sharing information. I believe most of the WSHS neighborhoods have put together various groups. There is at least one in the middle of Fairfax (I think a Woodson elementary school feeder) and a few others.

Talk to your neighbirs to find your page.

They are mostly at the elementary neighborhood, because that is where rezoning will impact the high school rezoning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If kids at Lewis are forbidden from transferring, that will affect all students across FCPS from transferring. Not for language, not for STEM programs, nothing. Because you can't forbid one school district from doing something and then okay it with others.

And that's really not going to solve the problem of the fact that this county has segregated itself -- primarily because of parents who buy into the fear that their children will not learn if their kids go to school with non-English speakers.

That's a pretty interesting fear. I don't know what will fix your thinking, to be honest. Maybe read accounts of parents whose children went through de-segretation efforts after Brown v. Board of Education? American has a history of working to integrate school systems, so what the FCPS school board is doing is along the lines of our country's history. We don't segregate. We shouldn't have school systems where all the predominately white, wealthy, English-speaking kids go. If that bothers you, again, I'd recommend reading a history book or enrolling your child in private school.

AAP centers are a prime example of segregation.

I'm really hoping that the boundary review is a secret cover for getting rid of the Centers.

+100
Amen to that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How can the public attend the Boundary Review Advisory Committee meetings?

The committee is too huge. The committee is the public.

I saw one member of the committee who has posted outrageous political statements on social media. I believe in free speech, but the statements are troubling. Definitely not a random chosen member.

One?

She represents one of the organizations. But, the statement she posted was especially egregious. Seems to think that half of Americans are "American ISIS."

DP. In no way, shape, or form should a nutcase like that be on this committee.

[Anonymous]

Big committee to tackle a problem being solved by declining population in K-12, coupled with shifts to private schools and kids being home schooled.