FCPS HS Boundary

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

No although Dr. Reid probably has changes already in mind for some of the districts, the SB will cautiously release information, and especially any info overlaid on a map. It will blow up in their face if any of this information leaks ahead of the "robust" community engagement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not ONE of the school board members have mentioned the KIDS who spoke and their concerns. Not ONE.

Wrong. They were mentioned. Did you notice the kid who spoke in favor of the policy? Or could you not hear her over the boos?

Did FairFACTS Matters boo kids who were brave enough to speak at a school board meeting?

What is wrong with those people?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Yes, I'm shocked that McDaniel wants to do only the last grade at each level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not ONE of the school board members have mentioned the KIDS who spoke and their concerns. Not ONE.

Wrong. They were mentioned. Did you notice the kid who spoke in favor of the policy? Or could you not hear her over the boos?

Did FairFACTS Matters boo kids who were brave enough to speak at a school board meeting?

What is wrong with those people?

Yes, the did boo a student speaker supportive of boundary changes because her school is very overcrowded. And, I have no idea what is wrong with these people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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?

That’s in how interpreted it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not ONE of the school board members have mentioned the KIDS who spoke and their concerns. Not ONE.

Wrong. They were mentioned. Did you notice the kid who spoke in favor of the policy? Or could you not hear her over the boos?

Did FairFACTS Matters boo kids who were brave enough to speak at a school board meeting?

What is wrong with those people?

Oh sorry, I thought they were just a bunch of gray hairs. Now your pretending that the audience is only fairfax matters? You’re just gaslighting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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?

No although Dr. Reid probably has changes already in mind for some of the districts, the SB will cautiously release information, and especially any info overlaid on a map. It will blow up in their face if any of this information leaks ahead of the "robust" community engagement.

+1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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)

Sputter away - but it's bizarre that after supposedly working on revisions to the boundary policy for years (since 2018) they are now collectively thrashing out in public what the phasing arrangements may be, when they should have vetted more fully in work sessions before bringing this to a vote tonight. It's not addressed in the policy that was originally teed up for a vote, so they are now presenting competing amendments, the interpretations of which is far from obvious.

You don't have to be from Great Falls to recognize incompetence when you see it on display.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not ONE of the school board members have mentioned the KIDS who spoke and their concerns. Not ONE.

Wrong. They were mentioned. Did you notice the kid who spoke in favor of the policy? Or could you not hear her over the boos?

Did FairFACTS Matters boo kids who were brave enough to speak at a school board meeting?

What is wrong with those people?

Yes, the did boo a student speaker supportive of boundary changes because her school is very overcrowded. And, I have no idea what is wrong with these people.

Their behavior at the school board meeting is shameful: booing opposing views, booing students, booing the school board, and interrupting the school board discussion. Embarrassing because this is all taped.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not ONE of the school board members have mentioned the KIDS who spoke and their concerns. Not ONE.

Wrong. They were mentioned. Did you notice the kid who spoke in favor of the policy? Or could you not hear her over the boos?

Did FairFACTS Matters boo kids who were brave enough to speak at a school board meeting?

What is wrong with those people?

Oh sorry, I thought they were just a bunch of gray hairs. Now your pretending that the audience is only fairfax matters? You’re just gaslighting

We see the FairFACTS Matters signs. Stop the gaslighting. We know who is behind this thread and the behavior in the school board meeting.

[Anonymous]

OMG, St. John-Cunning either just LIED or is a total IDIOT. She completely mischaracterized how Dr. Anderson's amendments would operate when a new school is opened. Could this woman be any more STUPID?!?

[Anonymous]

I hope the SB stands up to the bullies. That poor student speaker.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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)

Sputter away - but it's bizarre that after supposedly working on revisions to the boundary policy for years (since 2018) they are now collectively thrashing out in public what the phasing arrangements may be, when they should have vetted more fully in work sessions before bringing this to a vote tonight. It's not addressed in the policy that was originally teed up for a vote, so they are now presenting competing amendments, the interpretations of which is far from obvious.

You don't have to be from Great Falls to recognize incompetence when you see it on display.

"Sputter away." Spoken with the disdain and disregard of someone who lives in a 3 million dollar house.

Regarding phasing arrangements, they have made it clear that they received input from constituents which lead to these discussions.

[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.

That’s interesting, I wonder why they decided to do that. Most kids attend the closest ES unless they’re at a split feeder or in an attendance island. The kids who have a long ES bus ride would have one regardless because they live in a far-flung area like Clifton or Great Falls. Or they’re getting bussed to the AAP center …