Except they are only using old enrollment numbers for September 2024, and are NOT looking at enrollment of the 5th through 10th graders, who will be the middle and high school students in fall 2026 when rezoning is implemented. The only membership numbers that THRU should be using to determine if schools are too overcrowded over the next 5 year cycle (fall 2026- spring 2031) are the enrollment numbers for current 1st-6th grade for middle school rezoning, and the current 5th grade-10th grade rezoning for high school. Any enrollment numbers that include current juniors and seniors are completely flawed, as those large classes will be long gone when rezoning is implemented. Thru should only use the membersip numbers for grades below class of 2026. |
It’s not the TOV’s decision at all, but FCPS seems to be bending over backwards to make Westbriar a more even split feeder between Madison and Marshall. It would make more sense to have all of Westbriar go to Marshall and all of Vienna and Cunningham Park go to Madison. Make whatever other adjustments are needed to ensure Kilmer and Marshall have enough kids. They don’t need to empty out Marshall now to justify an expansion Madison didn’t need. |
In the boundary review tool, click Comment. Click an area within WSHS (an area in HVES slated for South County) and select Scenario 1. Pick the joyously happy face. Select HS. Describe why capacity doesn’t need to be balanced based on declining enrollment numbers. |
Both BRAC members for Marshall came from Westbriar, so it isn’t shocking that the feeder patterns directly surrounding Thoreau didn’t get much attention. It’s easier to advocate for an area you’re familiar with. |
If you use the current membership numbers, our high school enrollment drops by over 160 students by Fall 2026 when rezoning is implemented, using the actual membership numbers for the schools, to just over 2600 students from over 2700 students.
The CIP projections have it growing by roughly 200 students in that same time period, to nearly 3000 students. How is FCPS coming up with a nearly 400 student difference in enrollment? Were the numbers just pulled out of the air to justify rezoning? Even if all 50-60 of the AAP kids return to the high school along with an unusually large amount of Catholic school students and military kids/new students registering, the high school enrollment should still be smaller based on FCPS own membership nimbers. Where are those estimated extra hundreds of students used to justify rezoning coming from? |
My kid was at a school that wasn't likely to be moved, we didn't win or lose anything. His old ES is scheduled to pick up kids, the school has space, and it will be find picking up students. The feedback on this site is biased because even posting a neutral post is seen as being supportive of boundary change and someone attacks the post within minutes. There is zero point in posting that you are fine if your kid is moved because someone jumps in and attacks you. No one thinks people want their kids to move, most people are happy with where they are. But there are people who understand why kids might be moved and will be ok with it, especially if their kids are moving to an equivalent school. I fully understand why parents would not want to move from an AP school to an IB school or why parents would not want to move from a highly rated school to a poorly rated school. I don't think kids should be moved to adjust FARMs rate and would oppose that. But kids need to be moved from schools like Coates and Parklawn that are overcrowded. It sounds like Chantilly, Centerville, and WSHS are at the tail end of their population surges and will no longer be overcrowded by the time that the boundary changes take place so there probably isn't a need. |
Again for those in the back. Coated capacity changes have been delayed at least a year so that FCPS can push through this comprehensive review. Sniveling Sandy wouldn’t have it any other way. Especially when it comes to eventually grandfathering your kids - can’t have that because then we can’t make even more unnecessary changes. Incompetence on full display to the county. |
I walked it yesterday. 240 steps from my front door to entrance 3 at Marshall, but sure, bring another bus into an already congested area at 7:30am to bus these kids to McLean.
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I assume they meant Coates ES. |
240 steps to Marshall entrance 3. Thank you! I am absolutely shocked at this incompetency. To be blunt this thng is at the point where the media should be contacted. Film crew out for the walk. Quick hop to Westgate and it would take the pros 30 minutes. But imagine the viewer count. |
I’m shocked the Westgate proposal survived the post-BRAC draft. The Marshall one I can understand since they obviously slapped that part together very quickly after the decision was made to run the scenarios with Timber Lane at Falls Church. |
Thanks, don't know why I didn't figure that out. |
I doubt Thru paid any attention to the fact that Frisch’s school in Dunn Loring is going to reshuffle the boundaries for many of the Marshall ES feeders in a few years. Best to leave that part of Lemon Road at Marshall and not worry about a split feeder for a few more years when it’s probably going to get moved later anyway. |
I like my news film crew out to film the walks. Maybe a nice stop at Falls Church HS to preview the new capacity that was omitted for BRAC and a final at the Mclean trailer park. |