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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:From a purely substantive perspective there is a very strong argument that no one who lives as close to their current school as Lees Corner is to Chantilly should be redistricted. It’s not the only basis upon which a decision could be made, but it would certainly be a reasonable one.

If only FCPS had clearly stated what factors should be prioritized and communicated that to the community and consultants ahead of time. But they didn't, and left people to argue about what factors should be considered most important. EG whether a neighborhood closer to Old School should be moved because it is also much closer to New School than any other neighborhood, or whether that neighborhood should be exempted. Or what have you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From a purely substantive perspective there is a very strong argument that no one who lives as close to their current school as Lees Corner is to Chantilly should be redistricted. It’s not the only basis upon which a decision could be made, but it would certainly be a reasonable one.

The problem is Chantilly boundary is already very compact. But they are overcrowded so some families have to move in additon to Oak Hill.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The new maps need to focus on HS and Ms, leave the ES alone unless it is necessary because a school is over capacity. Someone said Floris might be after taking a bunch of kids from Coates, so maybe move Floris kids to Fox Mill where there is space. Other than that, the focus is the HS and realigning MS to match the HSs as possible.

Floris won’t be far over capacity. If they are actually going to build the Silver Line ES, leave Floris alone for now (and for once).

I will say most people in my neighborhood are neutral on this move. I think a decent amount even feel more connected to the Fox Mill community than Floris through their church, pool, scouts, etc. But if the plan is just to move these neighborhoods back in 4 years once the ES is completed then yeah, they shouldn’t touch them. There is an insane amount of townhouse construction in the area so I do worry about the impacts to Floris while we are waiting for the new school.

[Anonymous]

Are they actually building an elementary school? I have not heard about it if they are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From a purely substantive perspective there is a very strong argument that no one who lives as close to their current school as Lees Corner is to Chantilly should be redistricted. It’s not the only basis upon which a decision could be made, but it would certainly be a reasonable one.

If only FCPS had clearly stated what factors should be prioritized and communicated that to the community and consultants ahead of time. But they didn't, and left people to argue about what factors should be considered most important. EG whether a neighborhood closer to Old School should be moved because it is also much closer to New School than any other neighborhood, or whether that neighborhood should be exempted. Or what have you.

I think the boundary policy covers that. Proximity.

[Anonymous]

Yawn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From a purely substantive perspective there is a very strong argument that no one who lives as close to their current school as Lees Corner is to Chantilly should be redistricted. It’s not the only basis upon which a decision could be made, but it would certainly be a reasonable one.

If only FCPS had clearly stated what factors should be prioritized and communicated that to the community and consultants ahead of time. But they didn't, and left people to argue about what factors should be considered most important. EG whether a neighborhood closer to Old School should be moved because it is also much closer to New School than any other neighborhood, or whether that neighborhood should be exempted. Or what have you.

I think the boundary policy covers that. Proximity.

Excepts Scenarios 1&3 completely defied logic when it came to proximity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From a purely substantive perspective there is a very strong argument that no one who lives as close to their current school as Lees Corner is to Chantilly should be redistricted. It’s not the only basis upon which a decision could be made, but it would certainly be a reasonable one.

If only FCPS had clearly stated what factors should be prioritized and communicated that to the community and consultants ahead of time. But they didn't, and left people to argue about what factors should be considered most important. EG whether a neighborhood closer to Old School should be moved because it is also much closer to New School than any other neighborhood, or whether that neighborhood should be exempted. Or what have you.

I think the boundary policy covers that. Proximity.

Excepts Scenarios 1&3 completely defied logic when it came to proximity.

Yes. They are ignoring their own policy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are they actually building an elementary school? I have not heard about it if they are.

FCPS was proffered/owns property for the Silver Line ES and has money in FY 27 and 28 for design with construction in 28 and 30, but who knows.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Are they actually building an elementary school? I have not heard about it if they are.

FCPS was proffered/owns property for the Silver Line ES and has money in FY 27 and 28 for design with construction in 28 and 30, but who knows.

They have been talking about the Silverline ES for years but never did anything (and let Coates enrollment implode).

FCPS dragging their feet is nothing new. It was a miracle that they actually bought KAA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are they actually building an elementary school? I have not heard about it if they are.

FCPS was proffered/owns property for the Silver Line ES and has money in FY 27 and 28 for design with construction in 28 and 30, but who knows.

They have been talking about the Silverline ES for years but never did anything (and let Coates enrollment implode).

FCPS dragging their feet is nothing new. It was a miracle that they actually bought KAA.

Agreed to both. But, in their defense, they are constrained by the size and frequency of bonds they can put to a vote.

Doesn't help that the SB misspends some of it or, when it comes to capacity expansions to address new construction, they are only able use proffers to get anything from the developers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From a purely substantive perspective there is a very strong argument that no one who lives as close to their current school as Lees Corner is to Chantilly should be redistricted. It’s not the only basis upon which a decision could be made, but it would certainly be a reasonable one.

If only FCPS had clearly stated what factors should be prioritized and communicated that to the community and consultants ahead of time. But they didn't, and left people to argue about what factors should be considered most important. EG whether a neighborhood closer to Old School should be moved because it is also much closer to New School than any other neighborhood, or whether that neighborhood should be exempted. Or what have you.

I think the boundary policy covers that. Proximity.

No, its too wishy washy. There should be clearly stated factors, in order of priority.

[Anonymous]

Board meeting work session today. 11:30-12:30 is covering the boundaries. Should be an interesting listen, see which board members tip their hands on what they think of the scenarios.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Right, because "vibe in the room" is easily swayed when 100 angry RIO parents storm a meeting.

Isn't blaming other people getting old? Most vocal group at meetings was Lees Corner, not "RIO", and both groups, any for that matter, are allowed to advocate for their kids. That was literally the point of the meetings.

And for everyone who keeps saying the "old" maps were great and they came out a year ago, that is simply not true.
They were released in late October 2025. Similar to these, they generated a lot of feedback by impacted groups and were then set aside by FCPS so that they could focus on completing the boundary study.

We should all be asking for clarity in the facilities permitting, renovation plans, and transportation in concert with any boundary decisions.
Just like it was inane to focus on naming before boundaries, we are again putting the horse before the cart by forcing a mandatory boundary when there is so much uncertainty about renovation plans and phasing for capacity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Right, because "vibe in the room" is easily swayed when 100 angry RIO parents storm a meeting.

Isn't blaming other people getting old? Most vocal group at meetings was Lees Corner, not "RIO", and both groups, any for that matter, are allowed to advocate for their kids. That was literally the point of the meetings.

And for everyone who keeps saying the "old" maps were great and they came out a year ago, that is simply not true.
They were released in late October 2025. Similar to these, they generated a lot of feedback by impacted groups and were then set aside by FCPS so that they could focus on completing the boundary study.

We should all be asking for clarity in the facilities permitting, renovation plans, and transportation in concert with any boundary decisions.
Just like it was inane to focus on naming before boundaries, we are again putting the horse before the cart by forcing a mandatory boundary when there is so much uncertainty about renovation plans and phasing for capacity.

Disagree. They should have set the boundaries for Skyview as part of the county-wide review.

That would have given them a clear idea of the minimum number of students Skyview needs to serve, and then the renovation plans could be tailored accordingly.

Dragging everything out is just a distraction.