FCPS HS Boundary

[Anonymous]

They’re resetting the elementary school maps. Based on Dunne and superintendent’s conversation just now.

Truly a nuclear change to all the boundaries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It must be irritating that all the other board members have to deal with Great Falls residents while their school board member is virtually attending.

I would be annoyed too.

[Anonymous]

Now McDaniel wants to do away with Andersen's more measured phasing amendment.

[Anonymous]

Wow, the superintendent just came out against ensuring grandfathering.

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Anonymous wrote:Who was the Hunt Valley teacher? I have some guesses and am wondering if I'm right.

Emily Vanderhoff

I’m pretty sure she was one of the main outspoken schools closed advocates during Covid too.

Yes and we many meetings she reads a transgender picture book.

[Anonymous]

Thank you Dr. Anderson!!!!!! Preach.

[Anonymous]

The best nugget of info out of this meeting (because boundary adjustments are a foregone conclusion) is from Dr. Reid's response to Mateo Dunne's question about boundary changes: she stated that HS boundaries will not change much at all, and most of the boundary changes will be at the ES level.

[Anonymous]

Meren just said that we don’t have the data to calculate transportation savings, but then conjectured that there would certainly be savings. Such inconsistent reasoning. But that’s not surprising having seen her speak a few times now.

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Anonymous wrote:Are there any parts of they are possibly throwing out and not including in the policy vote tonight? Or is this a done deal vote?

Might be a few who abstain or oppose but hard to see it not getting a majority of votes.

Anderson traded away her concerns for the Glasgow deal and there were no other comments or proposed changes. It's over.

Actually, just checked the agenda and it looks like Anderson and Meren are proposing amendments, including grandfathering in 10th-12th grade. That is a big change and this could get interesting.

You can’t grandfather that much and achieve the purpose of a 5 year cyclical review. And what about transportation? Makes no sense.

Right- so it was an opening bid. The will give lip service to grandfathering (what Mc Daniel and Sizemore just did) and then pass it.

It would be the ultimate bait-and-switch to pass an amendment that speaks to phasing in boundary changes "where feasible," and then declare later it's not feasible because the bus fleet can't handle it. They really need to be honest about how they see this being implemented in practice.

I think they already did the ultimate bait and switch: getting elected whilst staying quiet about boundaries and then going nuclear on the boundaries, so sadly, I see this is a possibility for this board.

They are just continuing the work of the last board and the board before that. Boundary policy is only one if the things they work on.

It’s your dumb asz fault for voting in Democrats when they have been on this since 2018.

The good news is, at least there are no more mean Republicans on the board.

Maybe if all you genius Republicans had brought up the fact the Dems were planning to do this, you might have won a few seats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you Dr. Anderson!!!!!! Preach.

You know, this comment would be a lot more meaningful if anyone knew what you were referring to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The best nugget of info out of this meeting (because boundary adjustments are a foregone conclusion) is from Dr. Reid's response to Mateo Dunne's question about boundary changes: she stated that HS boundaries will not change much at all, and most of the boundary changes will be at the ES level.

This suggests they have the maps ready to go. Any sense when they will release them?

[Anonymous]

Moving a kid between 10th and 11th grade is a HUGE issue. I can't believe this board is even considering allowing that to happen.

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Anonymous wrote:Thank you Dr. Anderson!!!!!! Preach.

You know, this comment would be a lot more meaningful if anyone knew what you were referring to.

It looks like Great Falls is dominating this thread and using it as a live thread for the school board meeting. (Yawn)

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Anonymous wrote:Thank you Dr. Anderson!!!!!! Preach.

You know, this comment would be a lot more meaningful if anyone knew what you were referring to.

She wrote the amendment and said she couldn’t fathom making her current 9th grader attend another high school for 10th.

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Anonymous wrote:Thank you Dr. Anderson!!!!!! Preach.

You know, this comment would be a lot more meaningful if anyone knew what you were referring to.

Dr. Anderson gave a very passionate speech in favor of grandfathering, pushing back on the other members.