King Abdullah Academy Closing: FCPS Buy for HS?

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Anonymous wrote:Reading all the comments. i think a new HS is a great idea. but maybe we can all also be sympathetic to the school closing instead of aggressively telling them to shut up or take it up with the saudis.

[Anonymous]

The funniest thing is most of you writing here are clueless of how resourceful the KAA community actually is! You think Saudi money ran the school? In actuality, the non Saudi KAA community actively held this school up. They were the real resources way more than $150 million! Do you know this community has already come together to create another school? In a matter of months! Staff members have been hired and that new school is ready to start this fall! You guys are arguing about the county being able to start WH in a few years?! Imagine creating a school in a few months… can only money buy that type of resourcefulness?

Then why are they here complaining?

The only reason why anyone is talking about the old school is that someone or some group is here posting about how awful it is that the school closed, the community is sad, FCPS shouldn’t have bought the building, and what a huge loss it is to the community?

Glad they have a new school, good for them. Why are they posting here?

[Anonymous]

Staff moving on is NOT an issue for this group. It would be easy to rehire based on the good pay and good attitude towards teachers, teachers are eager to work with this group. Kids aren’t disrespectful, parents appreciate teachers’ efforts and genuinely love them as a second family member. As a teacher those things are very appealing!

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It’s not unheard of counties renting out school facilities (if available) to interested parties (private schools). Hence the topic is being discussed that the current community could have rented from the county. But that wasn’t even discussed with the current community by the county, instead they are happy to disperse the current population and create a new school. Oh well county’s loss as now Loudoun will benefit from the KAA population with the new school transfer. It’s not insignificant, the will not generate millions of dollars of revenue as they were from taxes from KAA.





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The funniest thing is most of you writing here are clueless of how resourceful the KAA community actually is! You think Saudi money ran the school? In actuality, the non Saudi KAA community actively held this school up. They were the real resources way more than $150 million! Do you know this community has already come together to create another school? In a matter of months! Staff members have been hired and that new school is ready to start this fall! You guys are arguing about the county being able to start WH in a few years?! Imagine creating a school in a few months… can only money buy that type of resourcefulness?

Then why are they here complaining?

The only reason why anyone is talking about the old school is that someone or some group is here posting about how awful it is that the school closed, the community is sad, FCPS shouldn’t have bought the building, and what a huge loss it is to the community?

Glad they have a new school, good for them. Why are they posting here?

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Did FCPS do a good job to find out the operating cost for this property? Perhaps not because it will be A LOT!

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Anonymous wrote:Ya'all should be concerned over the lack of transparency over this sale. Guaranteed it was an inside job for a long time coming and you should be holding your fcps people responsible because there were many bids even higher than fcps that were denied and turned down with legitimate funds in place. this was absolutely not a sale that happened by luck in the past few weeks. and if that is the inside dealing i would be concerned about the transparency of fcps to begin with.

Who knows, maybe the agreement was due to the fact that the County sold the land to the Saudi's with no real discussion to build the school many years back. Maybe the sale to FCPS was a return the favor. the article I just read said that the others bidding for the land where data centers and private users. I am fine with FCPS getting the school, especially since there should have been a HS built there over 10 years ago.

DP.

Rubber stamps are a big problem in this country, at all layers of government.

This is a lot less expensive then buying land and building a new building. And it is significantly faster. So the process saved time and money and we ended up with a new HS right were one was planned to be built years ago. I can see why you are concerned....

Sure, but with a lacking process it’s worth asking some questions about the $150 million transaction that just popped up out of nowhere and approved with little discussion.

Not really. A property unexpectedly became available that almost perfectly suited FCPS's needs, and they made an offer for it. There's nothing shady about it. Its actually one of the only smart things FCPS has done in quite some time.

Unquestioning buffoons get the government they deserve.

I think it is safe to say that this board has had plenty of people questioning FCPS decisions. The fact that most of the people on the board seem to be on board with the purchase of a pre built high school in one of the most crowded school areas in the county is a minor miracle. The only thing less surprising is that the Great Falls families are complaining about said purchase.

DP. Seems to me the county-wide win-win is if they pursue the new HS near Carson but also commit to expanding McLean and say that removing the bulk of the $450M currently allocated to a western HS from FCPS’s cash flow projections makes that possible in another decade or so.

Until that happens Great Falls will assume, and perhaps justifiably so, that the plan is to favor the Carson area with a new school, continue to move McLean kids into Langley, and eventually move part of Great Falls into Herndon. They don’t want that, and while you can insult them for their views, I don’t recall seeing people at Westfield or South Lakes keen to get moved into Herndon or people at Chantilly keen to move to Westfield.

This could be a great opportunity to engage in some longer-term planning that would make a lot of people happy, or it could turn out to be incredibly polarizing.

It sounds like a case could be made for McLean HS to jump the queue and get an out-of-cycle expansion, and that would assuage the fears of Great Falls parents having to associate with lowly Herndon. However, taking a stance against this much needed school as they have for the better part of the last two decades has turned many against them. They are actively trying to sabotage other communities rather than advocate for their own.

DP. Where are you getting this? I live in GF and know of no one who is against a western high school. And "sabotage other communities"? You do that that FairFacts was started by GF parents to serve ALL FCPS families by providing them with information about boundaries, etc. - right?

Are you the same malcontent who constantly disparages Great Falls for some bizarre reason? Do you do the same with all the other communities throughout FCPS who also don't want their kids to move?

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Anonymous wrote:Ya'all should be concerned over the lack of transparency over this sale. Guaranteed it was an inside job for a long time coming and you should be holding your fcps people responsible because there were many bids even higher than fcps that were denied and turned down with legitimate funds in place. this was absolutely not a sale that happened by luck in the past few weeks. and if that is the inside dealing i would be concerned about the transparency of fcps to begin with.

Who knows, maybe the agreement was due to the fact that the County sold the land to the Saudi's with no real discussion to build the school many years back. Maybe the sale to FCPS was a return the favor. the article I just read said that the others bidding for the land where data centers and private users. I am fine with FCPS getting the school, especially since there should have been a HS built there over 10 years ago.

DP.

Rubber stamps are a big problem in this country, at all layers of government.

This is a lot less expensive then buying land and building a new building. And it is significantly faster. So the process saved time and money and we ended up with a new HS right were one was planned to be built years ago. I can see why you are concerned....

Sure, but with a lacking process it’s worth asking some questions about the $150 million transaction that just popped up out of nowhere and approved with little discussion.

Not really. A property unexpectedly became available that almost perfectly suited FCPS's needs, and they made an offer for it. There's nothing shady about it. Its actually one of the only smart things FCPS has done in quite some time.

Unquestioning buffoons get the government they deserve.

I think it is safe to say that this board has had plenty of people questioning FCPS decisions. The fact that most of the people on the board seem to be on board with the purchase of a pre built high school in one of the most crowded school areas in the county is a minor miracle. The only thing less surprising is that the Great Falls families are complaining about said purchase.

DP. Seems to me the county-wide win-win is if they pursue the new HS near Carson but also commit to expanding McLean and say that removing the bulk of the $450M currently allocated to a western HS from FCPS’s cash flow projections makes that possible in another decade or so.

Until that happens Great Falls will assume, and perhaps justifiably so, that the plan is to favor the Carson area with a new school, continue to move McLean kids into Langley, and eventually move part of Great Falls into Herndon. They don’t want that, and while you can insult them for their views, I don’t recall seeing people at Westfield or South Lakes keen to get moved into Herndon or people at Chantilly keen to move to Westfield.

This could be a great opportunity to engage in some longer-term planning that would make a lot of people happy, or it could turn out to be incredibly polarizing.

It sounds like a case could be made for McLean HS to jump the queue and get an out-of-cycle expansion, and that would assuage the fears of Great Falls parents having to associate with lowly Herndon. However, taking a stance against this much needed school as they have for the better part of the last two decades has turned many against them. They are actively trying to sabotage other communities rather than advocate for their own.

More lies from the Great Falls-hater - you really do have a chip the size of the moon on your shoulder. I really am starting to think your ex lives in great falls. Hence your obsession.

DP. Exactly. It's becoming increasingly obvious that the GF-hating troll isn't about to stop trashing that community. Really, really bizarre fixation that speaks volumes about that PP.

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If you want to take the position that we’re cash-strapped and the only sensible approach is to change boundaries to avail of capacity wherever located, then fine, but in that case we should also be looking at ways to move kids in western Fairfax into Herndon and not acquiring the KAA, even at what may seem like a bargain price.

Herndon High is not near the area of KAA. The only school that would likely be close to Herndon High would be Coates. I don't see the School Board sending Coates to Herndon.

Get rid of IB at South Lakes. Problem solved.

KAA is about 6.5 miles from HHS, which is less than a lot of kids travel now to Oakton and Langley.

They may have had reservations about sending Coates to Herndon but Thru proposed to pull low-income kids out of Fort Hunt and send them to Hybla Valley and to move kids at a Title I school from McLean to Falls Church, so who knows. It’s moot if Coates ends up at the new school.

People have been suggesting that FCPS eliminate IB at various schools for years and the only thing that’s ever happened is that they’ve added some AP courses at Lewis. I understand the suggestion that it would reduce pupil placements out of Herndon, but good luck convincing them to eliminate it at South Lakes.

Just because Langley parents want to keep their long commute does not mean everyone is willing to do that.
Forestville is 4 miles from Herndon.

JFC, lady. Just give it up. The boundary changes didn't work out the way you had so desperately hoped they would, yet you can't seem to drop it. Pathetic.

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Anonymous wrote:Ya'all should be concerned over the lack of transparency over this sale. Guaranteed it was an inside job for a long time coming and you should be holding your fcps people responsible because there were many bids even higher than fcps that were denied and turned down with legitimate funds in place. this was absolutely not a sale that happened by luck in the past few weeks. and if that is the inside dealing i would be concerned about the transparency of fcps to begin with.

Who knows, maybe the agreement was due to the fact that the County sold the land to the Saudi's with no real discussion to build the school many years back. Maybe the sale to FCPS was a return the favor. the article I just read said that the others bidding for the land where data centers and private users. I am fine with FCPS getting the school, especially since there should have been a HS built there over 10 years ago.

DP.

Rubber stamps are a big problem in this country, at all layers of government.

This is a lot less expensive then buying land and building a new building. And it is significantly faster. So the process saved time and money and we ended up with a new HS right were one was planned to be built years ago. I can see why you are concerned....

Sure, but with a lacking process it’s worth asking some questions about the $150 million transaction that just popped up out of nowhere and approved with little discussion.

Not really. A property unexpectedly became available that almost perfectly suited FCPS's needs, and they made an offer for it. There's nothing shady about it. Its actually one of the only smart things FCPS has done in quite some time.

Unquestioning buffoons get the government they deserve.

I think it is safe to say that this board has had plenty of people questioning FCPS decisions. The fact that most of the people on the board seem to be on board with the purchase of a pre built high school in one of the most crowded school areas in the county is a minor miracle. The only thing less surprising is that the Great Falls families are complaining about said purchase.

DP. Seems to me the county-wide win-win is if they pursue the new HS near Carson but also commit to expanding McLean and say that removing the bulk of the $450M currently allocated to a western HS from FCPS’s cash flow projections makes that possible in another decade or so.

Until that happens Great Falls will assume, and perhaps justifiably so, that the plan is to favor the Carson area with a new school, continue to move McLean kids into Langley, and eventually move part of Great Falls into Herndon. They don’t want that, and while you can insult them for their views, I don’t recall seeing people at Westfield or South Lakes keen to get moved into Herndon or people at Chantilly keen to move to Westfield.

This could be a great opportunity to engage in some longer-term planning that would make a lot of people happy, or it could turn out to be incredibly polarizing.

It sounds like a case could be made for McLean HS to jump the queue and get an out-of-cycle expansion, and that would assuage the fears of Great Falls parents having to associate with lowly Herndon. However, taking a stance against this much needed school as they have for the better part of the last two decades has turned many against them. They are actively trying to sabotage other communities rather than advocate for their own.

More lies from the Great Falls-hater - you really do have a chip the size of the moon on your shoulder. I really am starting to think your ex lives in great falls. Hence your obsession.

DP. Exactly. It's becoming increasingly obvious that the GF-hating troll isn't about to stop trashing that community. Really, really bizarre fixation that speaks volumes about that PP.

DP. People are reacting to several Next Door posts from Great Falls residents raising questions about the KAA acquisition. One post is from the head of the Citizens for Great Falls group, which put out a press release after the School Board meeting last week. Another is from a Great Falls resident who is on the BRAC.

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Anonymous wrote:Ya'all should be concerned over the lack of transparency over this sale. Guaranteed it was an inside job for a long time coming and you should be holding your fcps people responsible because there were many bids even higher than fcps that were denied and turned down with legitimate funds in place. this was absolutely not a sale that happened by luck in the past few weeks. and if that is the inside dealing i would be concerned about the transparency of fcps to begin with.

Who knows, maybe the agreement was due to the fact that the County sold the land to the Saudi's with no real discussion to build the school many years back. Maybe the sale to FCPS was a return the favor. the article I just read said that the others bidding for the land where data centers and private users. I am fine with FCPS getting the school, especially since there should have been a HS built there over 10 years ago.

DP.

Rubber stamps are a big problem in this country, at all layers of government.

This is a lot less expensive then buying land and building a new building. And it is significantly faster. So the process saved time and money and we ended up with a new HS right were one was planned to be built years ago. I can see why you are concerned....

Sure, but with a lacking process it’s worth asking some questions about the $150 million transaction that just popped up out of nowhere and approved with little discussion.

Not really. A property unexpectedly became available that almost perfectly suited FCPS's needs, and they made an offer for it. There's nothing shady about it. Its actually one of the only smart things FCPS has done in quite some time.

Unquestioning buffoons get the government they deserve.

I think it is safe to say that this board has had plenty of people questioning FCPS decisions. The fact that most of the people on the board seem to be on board with the purchase of a pre built high school in one of the most crowded school areas in the county is a minor miracle. The only thing less surprising is that the Great Falls families are complaining about said purchase.

DP. Seems to me the county-wide win-win is if they pursue the new HS near Carson but also commit to expanding McLean and say that removing the bulk of the $450M currently allocated to a western HS from FCPS’s cash flow projections makes that possible in another decade or so.

Until that happens Great Falls will assume, and perhaps justifiably so, that the plan is to favor the Carson area with a new school, continue to move McLean kids into Langley, and eventually move part of Great Falls into Herndon. They don’t want that, and while you can insult them for their views, I don’t recall seeing people at Westfield or South Lakes keen to get moved into Herndon or people at Chantilly keen to move to Westfield.

This could be a great opportunity to engage in some longer-term planning that would make a lot of people happy, or it could turn out to be incredibly polarizing.

It sounds like a case could be made for McLean HS to jump the queue and get an out-of-cycle expansion, and that would assuage the fears of Great Falls parents having to associate with lowly Herndon. However, taking a stance against this much needed school as they have for the better part of the last two decades has turned many against them. They are actively trying to sabotage other communities rather than advocate for their own.

More lies from the Great Falls-hater - you really do have a chip the size of the moon on your shoulder. I really am starting to think your ex lives in great falls. Hence your obsession.

DP. Exactly. It's becoming increasingly obvious that the GF-hating troll isn't about to stop trashing that community. Really, really bizarre fixation that speaks volumes about that PP.

DP. People are reacting to several Next Door posts from Great Falls residents raising questions about the KAA acquisition. One post is from the head of the Citizens for Great Falls group, which put out a press release after the School Board meeting last week. Another is from a Great Falls resident who is on the BRAC.

+1 The people affected by the purchase have waited for this a long time. There were other actors vying for the property. Of course, they jumped on it. This area has had many boundary adjustments through the years and understand the disruption. THRU had some major disturbing changes proposed. This is because there is only one high school in close proximity and the School Board thinks there are too many students there. There are neighborhoods who have been switched high schools three times in recent history. And, another switch is proposed.

This is an opportunity for a true community high school.

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Anonymous wrote:Ya'all should be concerned over the lack of transparency over this sale. Guaranteed it was an inside job for a long time coming and you should be holding your fcps people responsible because there were many bids even higher than fcps that were denied and turned down with legitimate funds in place. this was absolutely not a sale that happened by luck in the past few weeks. and if that is the inside dealing i would be concerned about the transparency of fcps to begin with.

Who knows, maybe the agreement was due to the fact that the County sold the land to the Saudi's with no real discussion to build the school many years back. Maybe the sale to FCPS was a return the favor. the article I just read said that the others bidding for the land where data centers and private users. I am fine with FCPS getting the school, especially since there should have been a HS built there over 10 years ago.

DP.

Rubber stamps are a big problem in this country, at all layers of government.

This is a lot less expensive then buying land and building a new building. And it is significantly faster. So the process saved time and money and we ended up with a new HS right were one was planned to be built years ago. I can see why you are concerned....

Sure, but with a lacking process it’s worth asking some questions about the $150 million transaction that just popped up out of nowhere and approved with little discussion.

Not really. A property unexpectedly became available that almost perfectly suited FCPS's needs, and they made an offer for it. There's nothing shady about it. Its actually one of the only smart things FCPS has done in quite some time.

Unquestioning buffoons get the government they deserve.

I think it is safe to say that this board has had plenty of people questioning FCPS decisions. The fact that most of the people on the board seem to be on board with the purchase of a pre built high school in one of the most crowded school areas in the county is a minor miracle. The only thing less surprising is that the Great Falls families are complaining about said purchase.

DP. Seems to me the county-wide win-win is if they pursue the new HS near Carson but also commit to expanding McLean and say that removing the bulk of the $450M currently allocated to a western HS from FCPS’s cash flow projections makes that possible in another decade or so.

Until that happens Great Falls will assume, and perhaps justifiably so, that the plan is to favor the Carson area with a new school, continue to move McLean kids into Langley, and eventually move part of Great Falls into Herndon. They don’t want that, and while you can insult them for their views, I don’t recall seeing people at Westfield or South Lakes keen to get moved into Herndon or people at Chantilly keen to move to Westfield.

This could be a great opportunity to engage in some longer-term planning that would make a lot of people happy, or it could turn out to be incredibly polarizing.

It sounds like a case could be made for McLean HS to jump the queue and get an out-of-cycle expansion, and that would assuage the fears of Great Falls parents having to associate with lowly Herndon. However, taking a stance against this much needed school as they have for the better part of the last two decades has turned many against them. They are actively trying to sabotage other communities rather than advocate for their own.

More lies from the Great Falls-hater - you really do have a chip the size of the moon on your shoulder. I really am starting to think your ex lives in great falls. Hence your obsession.

DP. Exactly. It's becoming increasingly obvious that the GF-hating troll isn't about to stop trashing that community. Really, really bizarre fixation that speaks volumes about that PP.

DP. People are reacting to several Next Door posts from Great Falls residents raising questions about the KAA acquisition. One post is from the head of the Citizens for Great Falls group, which put out a press release after the School Board meeting last week. Another is from a Great Falls resident who is on the BRAC.

+1 The people affected by the purchase have waited for this a long time. There were other actors vying for the property. Of course, they jumped on it. This area has had many boundary adjustments through the years and understand the disruption. THRU had some major disturbing changes proposed. This is because there is only one high school in close proximity and the School Board thinks there are too many students there. There are neighborhoods who have been switched high schools three times in recent history. And, another switch is proposed.

This is an opportunity for a true community high school.

^ This is it exactly. So much excitement to not be switched around anymore, and which group is trying to trash the idea? The Citizens for Great Falls and the BRAC woman on Nextdoor. Why is it only they are being vocal opponents of this? Pretty easy to see through their fake outrage and suss out their true motives with just a tiny bit of critical thinking.

[Anonymous]

So is everyone thinking given the lack of major renovations there is a possibility that it would open for the 26-27 school year or is 27-28 more viable?

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Anonymous wrote:So is everyone thinking given the lack of major renovations there is a possibility that it would open for the 26-27 school year or is 27-28 more viable?

As if anyone posting here has the kind of expertise required to answer that question and the necessary information to apply it. The only thing you'll get are biased guesses based on what each poster wishes to be true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So is everyone thinking given the lack of major renovations there is a possibility that it would open for the 26-27 school year or is 27-28 more viable?

I'm guessing it depends on how they work out the funding. I think i read that furnishings and technology are conveying. This really is a good purchase.

I would guess that if the funding is there, it could easily be done in a year. Remember, they will not be working around students like in the usual process of renewing/expanding a school.

I would think if they get their act together 2026 would be doable. But, I would not count on it.

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Anonymous wrote:Ya'all should be concerned over the lack of transparency over this sale. Guaranteed it was an inside job for a long time coming and you should be holding your fcps people responsible because there were many bids even higher than fcps that were denied and turned down with legitimate funds in place. this was absolutely not a sale that happened by luck in the past few weeks. and if that is the inside dealing i would be concerned about the transparency of fcps to begin with.

Who knows, maybe the agreement was due to the fact that the County sold the land to the Saudi's with no real discussion to build the school many years back. Maybe the sale to FCPS was a return the favor. the article I just read said that the others bidding for the land where data centers and private users. I am fine with FCPS getting the school, especially since there should have been a HS built there over 10 years ago.

DP.

Rubber stamps are a big problem in this country, at all layers of government.

This is a lot less expensive then buying land and building a new building. And it is significantly faster. So the process saved time and money and we ended up with a new HS right were one was planned to be built years ago. I can see why you are concerned....

Sure, but with a lacking process it’s worth asking some questions about the $150 million transaction that just popped up out of nowhere and approved with little discussion.

Not really. A property unexpectedly became available that almost perfectly suited FCPS's needs, and they made an offer for it. There's nothing shady about it. Its actually one of the only smart things FCPS has done in quite some time.

Unquestioning buffoons get the government they deserve.

I think it is safe to say that this board has had plenty of people questioning FCPS decisions. The fact that most of the people on the board seem to be on board with the purchase of a pre built high school in one of the most crowded school areas in the county is a minor miracle. The only thing less surprising is that the Great Falls families are complaining about said purchase.

DP. Seems to me the county-wide win-win is if they pursue the new HS near Carson but also commit to expanding McLean and say that removing the bulk of the $450M currently allocated to a western HS from FCPS’s cash flow projections makes that possible in another decade or so.

Until that happens Great Falls will assume, and perhaps justifiably so, that the plan is to favor the Carson area with a new school, continue to move McLean kids into Langley, and eventually move part of Great Falls into Herndon. They don’t want that, and while you can insult them for their views, I don’t recall seeing people at Westfield or South Lakes keen to get moved into Herndon or people at Chantilly keen to move to Westfield.

This could be a great opportunity to engage in some longer-term planning that would make a lot of people happy, or it could turn out to be incredibly polarizing.

It sounds like a case could be made for McLean HS to jump the queue and get an out-of-cycle expansion, and that would assuage the fears of Great Falls parents having to associate with lowly Herndon. However, taking a stance against this much needed school as they have for the better part of the last two decades has turned many against them. They are actively trying to sabotage other communities rather than advocate for their own.

More lies from the Great Falls-hater - you really do have a chip the size of the moon on your shoulder. I really am starting to think your ex lives in great falls. Hence your obsession.

DP. Exactly. It's becoming increasingly obvious that the GF-hating troll isn't about to stop trashing that community. Really, really bizarre fixation that speaks volumes about that PP.

DP. People are reacting to several Next Door posts from Great Falls residents raising questions about the KAA acquisition. One post is from the head of the Citizens for Great Falls group, which put out a press release after the School Board meeting last week. Another is from a Great Falls resident who is on the BRAC.

I'm well aware. But the posts on Next Door are questioning where this money came from and the transparency of the sale - not the school itself. It's great that FCPS was able to acquire the school as it's certainly needed, but to pretend there is no question about the finances is just silly.