Western High School Boundary Map options (A/B/C/D)

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Anonymous wrote:They should just make it part-magnet and part-mediocre school. That way, the people who believe they are owed the school can have their regional school (I.e., the ones who say: it was in the CIP, so they are required to give it to us), and we won’t have the musical chairs fight as to which additional school or two gets moved to a place they don’t want.

It’s like the immediate neighborhoods near the new school are desperately trying to throw a block party that many others don’t want to attend, and the school board is now left to figure out which kids must be forced to go.

Make it stop.

No, they absolutely should not. Overwhelming support was, and still is, behind it being a traditional school. The squabbling now is only because the school board didn't do their jobs and come up with a single map to discuss. Instead they put 3 completely different maps out there ensuring as many as people as possible would be upset by at least one of them and this is what you get.

When you say overwhelming support, you mean from your geographic area. Most people outside of that two or three elementary catchment area would be happier with a magnet school. You sound like you are one of those parents who believes that you have a god-given right to the school.

DP, but the PP was correct, option 2 won overwhelmingly at both meetings.

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Anonymous wrote:They should just make it part-magnet and part-mediocre school. That way, the people who believe they are owed the school can have their regional school (I.e., the ones who say: it was in the CIP, so they are required to give it to us), and we won’t have the musical chairs fight as to which additional school or two gets moved to a place they don’t want.

It’s like the immediate neighborhoods near the new school are desperately trying to throw a block party that many others don’t want to attend, and the school board is now left to figure out which kids must be forced to go.

Make it stop.

No, they absolutely should not. Overwhelming support was, and still is, behind it being a traditional school. The squabbling now is only because the school board didn't do their jobs and come up with a single map to discuss. Instead they put 3 completely different maps out there ensuring as many as people as possible would be upset by at least one of them and this is what you get.

When you say overwhelming support, you mean from your geographic area. Most people outside of that two or three elementary catchment area would be happier with a magnet school. You sound like you are one of those parents who believes that you have a god-given right to the school.

What are you going on about? A new neighborhood HS in western Fairfax has been discussed for years, was in the CIP for over a decade, and was agreed upon by the School Board as the intended use of KAA shortly after its purchase. No one is claiming they have a “god/given right to the school.” They are simply asking FCPS to honor its years-long commitment and not change course merely because some parents are throwing a hissy fit over the possibility of being redistricted.

And lo, Szymanski replied, “thoust has seen thine future traditional school in the CIP, and the lord proclaimed it thus and the angels sang from Heaven.” Thy CIP will be done. Amen.

Do you realize how entitled you sound, especially with all the pushback a traditional school is getting from neighbors on multiple fronts?

You don't get to determine that only existing areas are entitled to a neighborhood school like you have, and everyone else just gets to "deal with it." So glad that you lost and no matter what you type here, you get to live with the fact that you won't get your way.

They are making it open enrollment, which seems like a step toward making it a magnet, so I’m not sure you’ll get your way either.

Let the freak out commence!

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Anonymous wrote:They should just make it part-magnet and part-mediocre school. That way, the people who believe they are owed the school can have their regional school (I.e., the ones who say: it was in the CIP, so they are required to give it to us), and we won’t have the musical chairs fight as to which additional school or two gets moved to a place they don’t want.

It’s like the immediate neighborhoods near the new school are desperately trying to throw a block party that many others don’t want to attend, and the school board is now left to figure out which kids must be forced to go.

Make it stop.

No, they absolutely should not. Overwhelming support was, and still is, behind it being a traditional school. The squabbling now is only because the school board didn't do their jobs and come up with a single map to discuss. Instead they put 3 completely different maps out there ensuring as many as people as possible would be upset by at least one of them and this is what you get.

When you say overwhelming support, you mean from your geographic area. Most people outside of that two or three elementary catchment area would be happier with a magnet school. You sound like you are one of those parents who believes that you have a god-given right to the school.

What are you going on about? A new neighborhood HS in western Fairfax has been discussed for years, was in the CIP for over a decade, and was agreed upon by the School Board as the intended use of KAA shortly after its purchase. No one is claiming they have a “god/given right to the school.” They are simply asking FCPS to honor its years-long commitment and not change course merely because some parents are throwing a hissy fit over the possibility of being redistricted.

And lo, Szymanski replied, “thoust has seen thine future traditional school in the CIP, and the lord proclaimed it thus and the angels sang from Heaven.” Thy CIP will be done. Amen.

Do you realize how entitled you sound, especially with all the pushback a traditional school is getting from neighbors on multiple fronts?

You don't get to determine that only existing areas are entitled to a neighborhood school like you have, and everyone else just gets to "deal with it." So glad that you lost and no matter what you type here, you get to live with the fact that you won't get your way.

I am sure this is an Oakton parent who wants everyone to be quiet about neighborhood schools, because it puts a spotlight on the fact that they are fighting to stay at a school that is 10 miles away while 4 or 5 other schools are closer. They want to keep pretending it's not inconvenient at all and that their neighbors with younger kids should not want a better situation for the future. They have a very condescending "trust me, you want to stay at Oakton" tone in all their messaging, as though they are the only ones who can weigh pros and cons and only their perspective matters.

If Oakton was unappealing to you, why did you buy in that school district? Did you not know
you were districted to Oakton? I suppose your neighbors aren’t condescending but merely assuming you would prefer the district you bought into.

No one said it was unappealing. Obviously when most people bought their homes, there was no such thing as Skyview HS. This only happened less than a year ago. Now that a new HS is opening nearby, some parents are excited about the possibility. But they have neighbors of older kids basically sh-tting on it and telling them not to be excited. Why assume that no one would at least be interested in the possibility of a new school?

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Anonymous wrote:They should just make it part-magnet and part-mediocre school. That way, the people who believe they are owed the school can have their regional school (I.e., the ones who say: it was in the CIP, so they are required to give it to us), and we won’t have the musical chairs fight as to which additional school or two gets moved to a place they don’t want.

It’s like the immediate neighborhoods near the new school are desperately trying to throw a block party that many others don’t want to attend, and the school board is now left to figure out which kids must be forced to go.

Make it stop.

No, they absolutely should not. Overwhelming support was, and still is, behind it being a traditional school. The squabbling now is only because the school board didn't do their jobs and come up with a single map to discuss. Instead they put 3 completely different maps out there ensuring as many as people as possible would be upset by at least one of them and this is what you get.

When you say overwhelming support, you mean from your geographic area. Most people outside of that two or three elementary catchment area would be happier with a magnet school. You sound like you are one of those parents who believes that you have a god-given right to the school.

What are you going on about? A new neighborhood HS in western Fairfax has been discussed for years, was in the CIP for over a decade, and was agreed upon by the School Board as the intended use of KAA shortly after its purchase. No one is claiming they have a “god/given right to the school.” They are simply asking FCPS to honor its years-long commitment and not change course merely because some parents are throwing a hissy fit over the possibility of being redistricted.

And lo, Szymanski replied, “thoust has seen thine future traditional school in the CIP, and the lord proclaimed it thus and the angels sang from Heaven.” Thy CIP will be done. Amen.

Do you realize how entitled you sound, especially with all the pushback a traditional school is getting from neighbors on multiple fronts?

You don't get to determine that only existing areas are entitled to a neighborhood school like you have, and everyone else just gets to "deal with it." So glad that you lost and no matter what you type here, you get to live with the fact that you won't get your way.

I am sure this is an Oakton parent who wants everyone to be quiet about neighborhood schools, because it puts a spotlight on the fact that they are fighting to stay at a school that is 10 miles away while 4 or 5 other schools are closer. They want to keep pretending it's not inconvenient at all and that their neighbors with younger kids should not want a better situation for the future. They have a very condescending "trust me, you want to stay at Oakton" tone in all their messaging, as though they are the only ones who can weigh pros and cons and only their perspective matters.

If Oakton was unappealing to you, why did you buy in that school district? Did you not know
you were districted to Oakton? I suppose your neighbors aren’t condescending but merely assuming you would prefer the district you bought into.

No one said it was unappealing. Obviously when most people bought their homes, there was no such thing as Skyview HS. This only happened less than a year ago. Now that a new HS is opening nearby, some parents are excited about the possibility. But they have neighbors of older kids basically sh-tting on it and telling them not to be excited. Why assume that no one would at least be interested in the possibility of a new school?

Then you should absolutely state your opinion, but most people stayed quiet. Actually didn’t hear many voices from that part of Franklin Farm at all during the initial process a year ago. You can’t sit on the sidelines then complain about ppl speaking up for their preferences.

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Anonymous wrote:I am just hoping the new maps completely get rid of Scenarios 1&3 which are just so radical.

"Radical" only because you don't like the outcome for you. Scenario 1 is a crowd favorite over in my neck of the woods and accomplishes more of the actual goals FCPS claims to be aiming for with this whole boundary process. It's not perfect, but some minor tweaks make it the best for FCPS as a whole by far.

Luckily no one in the feedback groups at the last two meetings agrees with you. In every group the majority wanted Scenario 2 as it’s more conservative and doesn’t move as many kids.

This is absolutely not true. I attended the first meeting and this was NOT the case. Nobody was happy with ANY of the scenarios. You need to stop lying in the hopes that someone from Gatehouse/the consultant will see this and think "Oh yes, the majority want Scenario 2, we should go with that one". It's not going to happen. Other people were at those meetings, too. They didn't like your preferred scenario.

Why are you so upset?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They should just make it part-magnet and part-mediocre school. That way, the people who believe they are owed the school can have their regional school (I.e., the ones who say: it was in the CIP, so they are required to give it to us), and we won’t have the musical chairs fight as to which additional school or two gets moved to a place they don’t want.

It’s like the immediate neighborhoods near the new school are desperately trying to throw a block party that many others don’t want to attend, and the school board is now left to figure out which kids must be forced to go.

Make it stop.

No, they absolutely should not. Overwhelming support was, and still is, behind it being a traditional school. The squabbling now is only because the school board didn't do their jobs and come up with a single map to discuss. Instead they put 3 completely different maps out there ensuring as many as people as possible would be upset by at least one of them and this is what you get.

When you say overwhelming support, you mean from your geographic area. Most people outside of that two or three elementary catchment area would be happier with a magnet school. You sound like you are one of those parents who believes that you have a god-given right to the school.

DP, but the PP was correct, option 2 won overwhelmingly at both meetings.

Thank you! I have no idea why someone is trying to lie and say otherwise. I made it a point to listen to the entire meeting and in both meetings, option 2 was the clear winner. I left both meetings relieved as a result.

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Anonymous wrote:They should just make it part-magnet and part-mediocre school. That way, the people who believe they are owed the school can have their regional school (I.e., the ones who say: it was in the CIP, so they are required to give it to us), and we won’t have the musical chairs fight as to which additional school or two gets moved to a place they don’t want.

It’s like the immediate neighborhoods near the new school are desperately trying to throw a block party that many others don’t want to attend, and the school board is now left to figure out which kids must be forced to go.

Make it stop.

No, they absolutely should not. Overwhelming support was, and still is, behind it being a traditional school. The squabbling now is only because the school board didn't do their jobs and come up with a single map to discuss. Instead they put 3 completely different maps out there ensuring as many as people as possible would be upset by at least one of them and this is what you get.

When you say overwhelming support, you mean from your geographic area. Most people outside of that two or three elementary catchment area would be happier with a magnet school. You sound like you are one of those parents who believes that you have a god-given right to the school.

What are you going on about? A new neighborhood HS in western Fairfax has been discussed for years, was in the CIP for over a decade, and was agreed upon by the School Board as the intended use of KAA shortly after its purchase. No one is claiming they have a “god/given right to the school.” They are simply asking FCPS to honor its years-long commitment and not change course merely because some parents are throwing a hissy fit over the possibility of being redistricted.

And lo, Szymanski replied, “thoust has seen thine future traditional school in the CIP, and the lord proclaimed it thus and the angels sang from Heaven.” Thy CIP will be done. Amen.

Do you realize how entitled you sound, especially with all the pushback a traditional school is getting from neighbors on multiple fronts?

You don't get to determine that only existing areas are entitled to a neighborhood school like you have, and everyone else just gets to "deal with it." So glad that you lost and no matter what you type here, you get to live with the fact that you won't get your way.

I am sure this is an Oakton parent who wants everyone to be quiet about neighborhood schools, because it puts a spotlight on the fact that they are fighting to stay at a school that is 10 miles away while 4 or 5 other schools are closer. They want to keep pretending it's not inconvenient at all and that their neighbors with younger kids should not want a better situation for the future. They have a very condescending "trust me, you want to stay at Oakton" tone in all their messaging, as though they are the only ones who can weigh pros and cons and only their perspective matters.

If Oakton was unappealing to you, why did you buy in that school district? Did you not know
you were districted to Oakton? I suppose your neighbors aren’t condescending but merely assuming you would prefer the district you bought into.

No one said it was unappealing. Obviously when most people bought their homes, there was no such thing as Skyview HS. This only happened less than a year ago. Now that a new HS is opening nearby, some parents are excited about the possibility. But they have neighbors of older kids basically sh-tting on it and telling them not to be excited. Why assume that no one would at least be interested in the possibility of a new school?

Then you should absolutely state your opinion, but most people stayed quiet. Actually didn’t hear many voices from that part of Franklin Farm at all during the initial process a year ago. You can’t sit on the sidelines then complain about ppl speaking up for their preferences.

There is more than one way to voice an opinion, such as direct phone calls, and emails to school board members and the superintendent. Also most people who are open to the new school are just that. Open to the possibility. Not vehemently opposed to staying at Oakton. People speaking up at meetings are mostly those who are strongly against something.

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Anonymous wrote:They should just make it part-magnet and part-mediocre school. That way, the people who believe they are owed the school can have their regional school (I.e., the ones who say: it was in the CIP, so they are required to give it to us), and we won’t have the musical chairs fight as to which additional school or two gets moved to a place they don’t want.

It’s like the immediate neighborhoods near the new school are desperately trying to throw a block party that many others don’t want to attend, and the school board is now left to figure out which kids must be forced to go.

Make it stop.

No, they absolutely should not. Overwhelming support was, and still is, behind it being a traditional school. The squabbling now is only because the school board didn't do their jobs and come up with a single map to discuss. Instead they put 3 completely different maps out there ensuring as many as people as possible would be upset by at least one of them and this is what you get.

When you say overwhelming support, you mean from your geographic area. Most people outside of that two or three elementary catchment area would be happier with a magnet school. You sound like you are one of those parents who believes that you have a god-given right to the school.

What are you going on about? A new neighborhood HS in western Fairfax has been discussed for years, was in the CIP for over a decade, and was agreed upon by the School Board as the intended use of KAA shortly after its purchase. No one is claiming they have a “god/given right to the school.” They are simply asking FCPS to honor its years-long commitment and not change course merely because some parents are throwing a hissy fit over the possibility of being redistricted.

And lo, Szymanski replied, “thoust has seen thine future traditional school in the CIP, and the lord proclaimed it thus and the angels sang from Heaven.” Thy CIP will be done. Amen.

Do you realize how entitled you sound, especially with all the pushback a traditional school is getting from neighbors on multiple fronts?

There is only one person that sounds entitled in this conversation and it is not the person you're quoting. From my understanding, the neighbors who are zoned to this school (for sure Floris, Coates, McNair, and many from Oak Hill, Fox Mill, and Crossfield) are all very excited about this school. Maybe other people in impacted areas (looking at you, Centerville mom) are upset, but the immediate neighbors of this school are happy about it.

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Anonymous wrote:They should just make it part-magnet and part-mediocre school. That way, the people who believe they are owed the school can have their regional school (I.e., the ones who say: it was in the CIP, so they are required to give it to us), and we won’t have the musical chairs fight as to which additional school or two gets moved to a place they don’t want.

It’s like the immediate neighborhoods near the new school are desperately trying to throw a block party that many others don’t want to attend, and the school board is now left to figure out which kids must be forced to go.

Make it stop.

No, they absolutely should not. Overwhelming support was, and still is, behind it being a traditional school. The squabbling now is only because the school board didn't do their jobs and come up with a single map to discuss. Instead they put 3 completely different maps out there ensuring as many as people as possible would be upset by at least one of them and this is what you get.

When you say overwhelming support, you mean from your geographic area. Most people outside of that two or three elementary catchment area would be happier with a magnet school. You sound like you are one of those parents who believes that you have a god-given right to the school.

What are you going on about? A new neighborhood HS in western Fairfax has been discussed for years, was in the CIP for over a decade, and was agreed upon by the School Board as the intended use of KAA shortly after its purchase. No one is claiming they have a “god/given right to the school.” They are simply asking FCPS to honor its years-long commitment and not change course merely because some parents are throwing a hissy fit over the possibility of being redistricted.

And lo, Szymanski replied, “thoust has seen thine future traditional school in the CIP, and the lord proclaimed it thus and the angels sang from Heaven.” Thy CIP will be done. Amen.

Do you realize how entitled you sound, especially with all the pushback a traditional school is getting from neighbors on multiple fronts?

You don't get to determine that only existing areas are entitled to a neighborhood school like you have, and everyone else just gets to "deal with it." So glad that you lost and no matter what you type here, you get to live with the fact that you won't get your way.

I am sure this is an Oakton parent who wants everyone to be quiet about neighborhood schools, because it puts a spotlight on the fact that they are fighting to stay at a school that is 10 miles away while 4 or 5 other schools are closer. They want to keep pretending it's not inconvenient at all and that their neighbors with younger kids should not want a better situation for the future. They have a very condescending "trust me, you want to stay at Oakton" tone in all their messaging, as though they are the only ones who can weigh pros and cons and only their perspective matters.

If Oakton was unappealing to you, why did you buy in that school district? Did you not know
you were districted to Oakton? I suppose your neighbors aren’t condescending but merely assuming you would prefer the district you bought into.

DP but you know Skyview wasn't an option until this year, right? People are allowed to weigh the options they are presented and realize the closer brand new school is the better option for their family. Give it up, crazy lady.

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Anonymous wrote:They should just make it part-magnet and part-mediocre school. That way, the people who believe they are owed the school can have their regional school (I.e., the ones who say: it was in the CIP, so they are required to give it to us), and we won’t have the musical chairs fight as to which additional school or two gets moved to a place they don’t want.

It’s like the immediate neighborhoods near the new school are desperately trying to throw a block party that many others don’t want to attend, and the school board is now left to figure out which kids must be forced to go.

Make it stop.

No, they absolutely should not. Overwhelming support was, and still is, behind it being a traditional school. The squabbling now is only because the school board didn't do their jobs and come up with a single map to discuss. Instead they put 3 completely different maps out there ensuring as many as people as possible would be upset by at least one of them and this is what you get.

When you say overwhelming support, you mean from your geographic area. Most people outside of that two or three elementary catchment area would be happier with a magnet school. You sound like you are one of those parents who believes that you have a god-given right to the school.

What are you going on about? A new neighborhood HS in western Fairfax has been discussed for years, was in the CIP for over a decade, and was agreed upon by the School Board as the intended use of KAA shortly after its purchase. No one is claiming they have a “god/given right to the school.” They are simply asking FCPS to honor its years-long commitment and not change course merely because some parents are throwing a hissy fit over the possibility of being redistricted.

And lo, Szymanski replied, “thoust has seen thine future traditional school in the CIP, and the lord proclaimed it thus and the angels sang from Heaven.” Thy CIP will be done. Amen.

Do you realize how entitled you sound, especially with all the pushback a traditional school is getting from neighbors on multiple fronts?

There is only one person that sounds entitled in this conversation and it is not the person you're quoting. From my understanding, the neighbors who are zoned to this school (for sure Floris, Coates, McNair, and many from Oak Hill, Fox Mill, and Crossfield) are all very excited about this school. Maybe other people in impacted areas (looking at you, Centerville mom) are upset, but the immediate neighbors of this school are happy about it.

It seems like you may be in an epistemic bubble. We aren’t seeing the numbers for 9 and 10 grades that would support your claim of significant interest. The numbers actually show the opposite.

Also interesting that your side continually $hit$ on RIO and proclaim that those families don’t speak for their area, then you turn around and proclaim everyone in your area supports the new school.

It’s clear that there are a handful of very motivated posters here who want a traditional school. But I count that number as a handful, nothing more.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m seeing a lot of lame rationalizations. If they seed Skyview with 1000+ kids from Westfield, some kids from other schools will need to move to Westfield, and the most obvious place to start is Centreville.

The shouldn’t need to seed Skyview with 1,000 Westfield kids if they simply move all of Franklin Farm (including Crossfield), Fox Mill, and Oak Hill. Those plus the opt ins and maybe half the Westfield kids would be plenty.

That would actually be a really nice school.

And it would defy geography! Look at a map. No one on the north side of hwy 50 should be going to Westfield. They were only sent there because there was no other place to send them at the time. It is a terrible, awful commute.

Bingo. Can’t believe how stupid and venal some of these folks are. A “really nice school” in their view creates a new Westfield attendance island north of Route 50 where kids at Coates and McNair get bused past Skyview on their long trip to Westfield.

Tell me about it. Our solution for the 3-mile commute next year will be "younger sibling gets dropped off at Skyview as older sibling drives to Westfield." We're fortunate to have this option that many families won't - but even for us the afternoon will be a choice between spending more than an hour on multiple buses or walking home.

I’m not following. Why would your Skyview kid get dropped off? No bus? Also, I bet you can just pupil place at Westfield if older sibling goes there.

Younger child opted in to Skyview - likes both the emphasis on STEM and its location as our neighborhood school. Even though every scenario has us in the Skyview boundary until that boundary is official (27-28 school year) there's no direct bus.

The Skyview folks have said at every meeting. there will be busses for kids who are in boundary. They have also said that they are looking at a hub system for the kids attending from areas that are not in boundary.

And the new boundary doesn't take effect until 2027-28. Which means that next year no Skyview students are considered "in boundary" and they will all have to use the hub system to get to school. I heard this directly from Principal Jagels at the last Skyview meeting.

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Anonymous wrote:They should just make it part-magnet and part-mediocre school. That way, the people who believe they are owed the school can have their regional school (I.e., the ones who say: it was in the CIP, so they are required to give it to us), and we won’t have the musical chairs fight as to which additional school or two gets moved to a place they don’t want.

It’s like the immediate neighborhoods near the new school are desperately trying to throw a block party that many others don’t want to attend, and the school board is now left to figure out which kids must be forced to go.

Make it stop.

No, they absolutely should not. Overwhelming support was, and still is, behind it being a traditional school. The squabbling now is only because the school board didn't do their jobs and come up with a single map to discuss. Instead they put 3 completely different maps out there ensuring as many as people as possible would be upset by at least one of them and this is what you get.

When you say overwhelming support, you mean from your geographic area. Most people outside of that two or three elementary catchment area would be happier with a magnet school. You sound like you are one of those parents who believes that you have a god-given right to the school.

What are you going on about? A new neighborhood HS in western Fairfax has been discussed for years, was in the CIP for over a decade, and was agreed upon by the School Board as the intended use of KAA shortly after its purchase. No one is claiming they have a “god/given right to the school.” They are simply asking FCPS to honor its years-long commitment and not change course merely because some parents are throwing a hissy fit over the possibility of being redistricted.

And lo, Szymanski replied, “thoust has seen thine future traditional school in the CIP, and the lord proclaimed it thus and the angels sang from Heaven.” Thy CIP will be done. Amen.

Do you realize how entitled you sound, especially with all the pushback a traditional school is getting from neighbors on multiple fronts?

You don't get to determine that only existing areas are entitled to a neighborhood school like you have, and everyone else just gets to "deal with it." So glad that you lost and no matter what you type here, you get to live with the fact that you won't get your way.

They are making it open enrollment, which seems like a step toward making it a magnet, so I’m not sure you’ll get your way either.

Let the freak out commence!

They are allowing open enrollment for one year, just like they allowed opt-in for one year. Once the boundaries are set, the students will come from those areas and there will not need to be opt-in or open enrollment.

They have 450 freshman, they are lacking sophmores. I believe they have about 200 sophomores, which is not a surprise because there are not that many kids who dislike their current school enough to leave the friends and activities that they have started to want to leave.

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Anonymous wrote:They should just make it part-magnet and part-mediocre school. That way, the people who believe they are owed the school can have their regional school (I.e., the ones who say: it was in the CIP, so they are required to give it to us), and we won’t have the musical chairs fight as to which additional school or two gets moved to a place they don’t want.

It’s like the immediate neighborhoods near the new school are desperately trying to throw a block party that many others don’t want to attend, and the school board is now left to figure out which kids must be forced to go.

Make it stop.

No, they absolutely should not. Overwhelming support was, and still is, behind it being a traditional school. The squabbling now is only because the school board didn't do their jobs and come up with a single map to discuss. Instead they put 3 completely different maps out there ensuring as many as people as possible would be upset by at least one of them and this is what you get.

When you say overwhelming support, you mean from your geographic area. Most people outside of that two or three elementary catchment area would be happier with a magnet school. You sound like you are one of those parents who believes that you have a god-given right to the school.

DP, but the PP was correct, option 2 won overwhelmingly at both meetings.

Even if you were at both meetings, how do you make this assertion? Was there a vote amongst all attendees (in person and zoom) that quantified the support?

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Anonymous wrote:They should just make it part-magnet and part-mediocre school. That way, the people who believe they are owed the school can have their regional school (I.e., the ones who say: it was in the CIP, so they are required to give it to us), and we won’t have the musical chairs fight as to which additional school or two gets moved to a place they don’t want.

It’s like the immediate neighborhoods near the new school are desperately trying to throw a block party that many others don’t want to attend, and the school board is now left to figure out which kids must be forced to go.

Make it stop.

No, they absolutely should not. Overwhelming support was, and still is, behind it being a traditional school. The squabbling now is only because the school board didn't do their jobs and come up with a single map to discuss. Instead they put 3 completely different maps out there ensuring as many as people as possible would be upset by at least one of them and this is what you get.

When you say overwhelming support, you mean from your geographic area. Most people outside of that two or three elementary catchment area would be happier with a magnet school. You sound like you are one of those parents who believes that you have a god-given right to the school.

What are you going on about? A new neighborhood HS in western Fairfax has been discussed for years, was in the CIP for over a decade, and was agreed upon by the School Board as the intended use of KAA shortly after its purchase. No one is claiming they have a “god/given right to the school.” They are simply asking FCPS to honor its years-long commitment and not change course merely because some parents are throwing a hissy fit over the possibility of being redistricted.

And lo, Szymanski replied, “thoust has seen thine future traditional school in the CIP, and the lord proclaimed it thus and the angels sang from Heaven.” Thy CIP will be done. Amen.

Do you realize how entitled you sound, especially with all the pushback a traditional school is getting from neighbors on multiple fronts?

There is only one person that sounds entitled in this conversation and it is not the person you're quoting. From my understanding, the neighbors who are zoned to this school (for sure Floris, Coates, McNair, and many from Oak Hill, Fox Mill, and Crossfield) are all very excited about this school. Maybe other people in impacted areas (looking at you, Centerville mom) are upset, but the immediate neighbors of this school are happy about it.

It seems like you may be in an epistemic bubble. We aren’t seeing the numbers for 9 and 10 grades that would support your claim of significant interest. The numbers actually show the opposite.

Also interesting that your side continually $hit$ on RIO and proclaim that those families don’t speak for their area, then you turn around and proclaim everyone in your area supports the new school.

It’s clear that there are a handful of very motivated posters here who want a traditional school. But I count that number as a handful, nothing more.

wait? You are honestly arguing that the fact that only 450 freshman enrolled, out of the 500 that they were looking for, and 200 sophomores enrolled means families are not interested? Most of the people I know who choose to stay at SLHS did so because they wanted to play sports or participate in the theatre program, which are not going to be available or available at the same level as the existing program at SLHS. Had there been sports, there would have been more kids opting in. THe other concern was over the transportation. Staying at SLHS meant keeping transportation and families that cannot drive their kids to school choose SLHS.

No one is surprised at the smaller number of 10th graders.

There is plenty of enthusiasm for the school.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They should just make it part-magnet and part-mediocre school. That way, the people who believe they are owed the school can have their regional school (I.e., the ones who say: it was in the CIP, so they are required to give it to us), and we won’t have the musical chairs fight as to which additional school or two gets moved to a place they don’t want.

It’s like the immediate neighborhoods near the new school are desperately trying to throw a block party that many others don’t want to attend, and the school board is now left to figure out which kids must be forced to go.

Make it stop.

No, they absolutely should not. Overwhelming support was, and still is, behind it being a traditional school. The squabbling now is only because the school board didn't do their jobs and come up with a single map to discuss. Instead they put 3 completely different maps out there ensuring as many as people as possible would be upset by at least one of them and this is what you get.

When you say overwhelming support, you mean from your geographic area. Most people outside of that two or three elementary catchment area would be happier with a magnet school. You sound like you are one of those parents who believes that you have a god-given right to the school.

What are you going on about? A new neighborhood HS in western Fairfax has been discussed for years, was in the CIP for over a decade, and was agreed upon by the School Board as the intended use of KAA shortly after its purchase. No one is claiming they have a “god/given right to the school.” They are simply asking FCPS to honor its years-long commitment and not change course merely because some parents are throwing a hissy fit over the possibility of being redistricted.

And lo, Szymanski replied, “thoust has seen thine future traditional school in the CIP, and the lord proclaimed it thus and the angels sang from Heaven.” Thy CIP will be done. Amen.

Do you realize how entitled you sound, especially with all the pushback a traditional school is getting from neighbors on multiple fronts?

There is only one person that sounds entitled in this conversation and it is not the person you're quoting. From my understanding, the neighbors who are zoned to this school (for sure Floris, Coates, McNair, and many from Oak Hill, Fox Mill, and Crossfield) are all very excited about this school. Maybe other people in impacted areas (looking at you, Centerville mom) are upset, but the immediate neighbors of this school are happy about it.

It seems like you may be in an epistemic bubble. We aren’t seeing the numbers for 9 and 10 grades that would support your claim of significant interest. The numbers actually show the opposite.

Also interesting that your side continually $hit$ on RIO and proclaim that those families don’t speak for their area, then you turn around and proclaim everyone in your area supports the new school.

It’s clear that there are a handful of very motivated posters here who want a traditional school. But I count that number as a handful, nothing more.

Why on earth would people opt in the first year when they have the option to go to their established school? The opt ins this year with so much uncertainty don't reflect the excitement of families with younger kids who will be zoned to the school. It reflects the families of current 8th and 9th graders only. You seriously just sound really clueless about everything that doesn't fit your little narrative. I have younger kids, a lot of families I know and talk to are excited about the school. Also sweetie you are replying to many different people, not just one.