FCPS HS Boundary

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I lived elsewhere, there were
Minor boundary adjustments every year. This meant there was no need for a huge boundary jump in a single year. It was a system which worked very well. I would love to see that adopted here.

That would stink to have to make all new friends potentially out of nowhere. Probably opt for private if we had a boundary change that had us all of the sudden going to Lewis.

The redistricting advocate on this board would have you believe that there is absolutely no cost to kids when a redistricting occurs. Her desire to homogenous poverty rates at each school blinds her to the horrible costs of redistricting.

You really need to get ovet thinking it’s one person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I lived elsewhere, there were
Minor boundary adjustments every year. This meant there was no need for a huge boundary jump in a single year. It was a system which worked very well. I would love to see that adopted here.

That would stink to have to make all new friends potentially out of nowhere. Probably opt for private if we had a boundary change that had us all of the sudden going to Lewis.

The redistricting advocate on this board would have you believe that there is absolutely no cost to kids when a redistricting occurs. Her desire to homogenous poverty rates at each school blinds her to the horrible costs of redistricting.

You really need to get ovet thinking it’s one person.

No thanks.

Regardless of whether you are one or two, your lowest common denominator way of thinking is in the distinct minority in our county, even among democrats. To me, you (perhaps collectively) are just one single dimension thinker.

But who knows, maybe this board will give you the results you seek. Just be careful what you wish for - a sinking tide lowers all boats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I lived elsewhere, there were
Minor boundary adjustments every year. This meant there was no need for a huge boundary jump in a single year. It was a system which worked very well. I would love to see that adopted here.

That is how FCPS used to operate, but there weren’t such big differences in school programs, facilities, and demographics in the past. Now people spend a lot more time making sure they are buying or leasing in a school pyramid that meets their needs. The School Board ignores this at their peril.

If the School Board just pretends it’s 1975 all over again, without taking into account the differences among schools that they are themselves largely responsible for creating over the intervening years, they will destroy FCPS for good.

Why should FCPS be different from Baltimore or New York City Public Schools?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I lived elsewhere, there were
Minor boundary adjustments every year. This meant there was no need for a huge boundary jump in a single year. It was a system which worked very well. I would love to see that adopted here.

That would stink to have to make all new friends potentially out of nowhere. Probably opt for private if we had a boundary change that had us all of the sudden going to Lewis.

Good luck paying for private schools when your property value is going to drop by 25%, potentially putting you underwater on your mortgage, plus they will have to raise property tax rates to compensate for the massive loss in real estate assessments.

[Anonymous]

They are pushing what they consider to be an “equity” agenda under the guise of “efficiency.” It will not be equitable, it will not be efficient, and it will accelerate the ongoing decline of FCPS.

Don't let these people get away with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are pushing what they consider to be an “equity” agenda under the guise of “efficiency.” It will not be equitable, it will not be efficient, and it will accelerate the ongoing decline of FCPS.

Don't let these people get away with it.

There are people on this board that pretend it’ll be an efficiency move by the board, but the real reason is equity-no-matter-the-cost. You need only look at past statements of the board to know that this is the case.

It’s a social engineering gambit that’ll quite likely end up putting FCPS in a further downward spiral. If you like your school pyramid, it’s time to let your school board representative know your thoughts. This train is leaving the station now.

[Anonymous]

Just need to send your kid to private or make sure you avoid being near a poor school boundary. As long as the county continues focus all their attention on these areas and populations, it’s best to avoid them. This isn’t rocket science.

[Anonymous]

For a blue county (and it is VERY blue) you people sure are pretty intolerant of diversity. Keep those immigrant children away!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just need to send your kid to private or make sure you avoid being near a poor school boundary. As long as the county continues focus all their attention on these areas and populations, it’s best to avoid them. This isn’t rocket science.

I don't think you live in Fairfax because your advice doesn't reflect the reality of the situation. In at least one case, they are gearing up to move hundreds of kids who live closer to their current school than the poorer school to which they'll be reassigned. In another case, the kids do live closer to the poorer school than their current school, but their neighborhoods have been at their existing school for 30 years and their current school recently got expanded.

It will not matter, unless parents organize to nip this in the bud. Maybe they can call it FCPS-POP or FCPS "Preserve Our Pyramids."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For a blue county (and it is VERY blue) you people sure are pretty intolerant of diversity. Keep those immigrant children away!

FCPS leadership has been held in low regard for a long time; however, people do tend in many cases to like their existing schools and school-based administrators and teachers.

Now the School Board is poised to do away with the one aspect of the system that people still like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For a blue county (and it is VERY blue) you people sure are pretty intolerant of diversity. Keep those immigrant children away!

Nah, I just don’t subscribe to your world view that we need to tear the system down. I’ve long since learned to ignore the PC police on this subject.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For a blue county (and it is VERY blue) you people sure are pretty intolerant of diversity. Keep those immigrant children away!

FCPS leadership has been held in low regard for a long time; however, people do tend in many cases to like their existing schools and school-based administrators and teachers.

Now the School Board is poised to do away with the one aspect of the system that people still like.

The point is that the county votes blue - overwhelmingly supporting very relaxed (if any) enforcement of border security. Some county schools (Herndon, Justice, Lewis, Mt. Vernon, Annandale) have absorbed the brunt of this policy. So other schools and neighborhoods don't see the impact. It is time they shared in the difficult situation in which this puts schools. Essentially like Governors Abbott and DeSantis sending migrants to the big cities and Martha's Vineyard - these places need to understand the impact.

As long as the residents in Langley, McLean, Oakton, West Springfield, Robinson, Madison don't see the true impact they will continue voting blue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I lived elsewhere, there were
Minor boundary adjustments every year. This meant there was no need for a huge boundary jump in a single year. It was a system which worked very well. I would love to see that adopted here.

That would stink to have to make all new friends potentially out of nowhere. Probably opt for private if we had a boundary change that had us all of the sudden going to Lewis.

Good luck paying for private schools when your property value is going to drop by 25%, potentially putting you underwater on your mortgage, plus they will have to raise property tax rates to compensate for the massive loss in real estate assessments.

I am far more worried about the drop in property values that will come with another trump presidency since his cronies are determined to get rid of federal employees. Our housing market will collapse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I lived elsewhere, there were
Minor boundary adjustments every year. This meant there was no need for a huge boundary jump in a single year. It was a system which worked very well. I would love to see that adopted here.

That would stink to have to make all new friends potentially out of nowhere. Probably opt for private if we had a boundary change that had us all of the sudden going to Lewis.

The redistricting advocate on this board would have you believe that there is absolutely no cost to kids when a redistricting occurs. Her desire to homogenous poverty rates at each school blinds her to the horrible costs of redistricting.

You really need to get ovet thinking it’s one person.

No thanks.

Regardless of whether you are one or two, your lowest common denominator way of thinking is in the distinct minority in our county, even among democrats. To me, you (perhaps collectively) are just one single dimension thinker.

But who knows, maybe this board will give you the results you seek. Just be careful what you wish for - a sinking tide lowers all boats.

I feel like you have written over half of the fear mongering posts in this thread. Sometimes I wish we had to register to post on here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When I lived elsewhere, there were
Minor boundary adjustments every year. This meant there was no need for a huge boundary jump in a single year. It was a system which worked very well. I would love to see that adopted here.

That would stink to have to make all new friends potentially out of nowhere. Probably opt for private if we had a boundary change that had us all of the sudden going to Lewis.

Good luck paying for private schools when your property value is going to drop by 25%, potentially putting you underwater on your mortgage, plus they will have to raise property tax rates to compensate for the massive loss in real estate assessments.

I am far more worried about the drop in property values that will come with another trump presidency since his cronies are determined to get rid of federal employees. Our housing market will collapse.

Red herring. The school redistricting situation is much more relevant to Fairfax housing values than the upcoming election.