FCPS comprehensive boundary review

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If someone can help me with drafting up a message I will send to OPM email addresses: [e-mail], [e-mail], and [e-mail] to see if it can get any traction. I think there's a lot of publicity potential in targeting department of education through a FCPS lens. Heck, just the DEI department in and of itself can be a sensational news story for DOGE to spin.

Let's go this route. In all seriousness, the SB thinks they are untouchable. We know DOGE's and P2025's thoughts on the bureaucracy and how they feel about the local area. FCPS is a ripe target they can make an example of. FCPS has been playing with fire as Reid thumbs her nose at ICE and DEI. I bet the FCPS equity office's organizational chart is still posted online. Worst thing that happens is nothing, but who knows with the current messaging and FCPS proximity it could be a great opportunity to highlight it on the national stage.

Talking about not wanting to eff with kids’ education and then bringing in DOGE who would love nothing better than to get rid of public schools. Don’t fuel the fire for something they actually don’t care about other than destroying institutions and leaving. There are so many despicable things about this. Some of y’all are doing the exact same things you’re accusing the SB of. Keep DOGE out of fcps.

FCPS initiatives and agenda not in step with the *majority* of the rest of US public schools? *check*
Fairfax county SB and FCPS leadership values at odds with the current administration? *check*
Fairfax county and FCPS leadership pushing their initiatives, agenda, and values in a way that damages my family? *check*

Let them burn.

[Anonymous]

Burning a house down because of a mouse.

Make it make sense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If all of this equity push causes FCPS to lose federal funding, does Reid still get her raise?

If FCPS loses funding it’s because Musk/DOUCHE stripped it from all public schools.

Um, that's not accurate as to what would happen if the Department of Education were to be disbanded.

Because everything they’ve done so far has precedent?

When they come for what matters to you, I hope you remember this smugness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Burning a house down because of a mouse.

Make it make sense.

“The cruelty is the point.”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Burning a house down because of a mouse.

Make it make sense.

“The cruelty is the point.”

So you think the sb is purposely being cruel to umc/uc kids by making them go to school with poor children? This place is wild.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Burning a house down because of a mouse.

Make it make sense.

“The cruelty is the point.”

So you think the sb is purposely being cruel to umc/uc kids by making them go to school with poor children? This place is wild.

DP. The school board is willing to harm a MC/UMC student’s academics to attempt to help a lower SES student academically.

Now, I’m not saying that the lower SES kid doesn’t have a right to an education, but the school board should not be picking winners and losers based on SES, especially when it is a zero sum or negative sum game. I and many others have a real problem with the school board considering UMC kids as just a resource for them to deploy to high FARMs schools.

[Anonymous]

DP. The school board is willing to harm a MC/UMC student’s academics to attempt to help a lower SES student academically.

Now, I’m not saying that the lower SES kid doesn’t have a right to an education, but the school board should not be picking winners and losers based on SES, especially when it is a zero sum or negative sum game. I and many others have a real problem with the school board considering UMC kids as just a resource for them to deploy to high FARMs schools.

They only want the scores to go up for the schools. Can't blame them for that. So much easier than teaching struggling students and helping prepare them for life.

The only improvement will be on paper. Not in education. Why can't they see that?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The “leaked” map creates even more high school attendance islands. Moving Waples Mill severs Oakton’s boundaries to Crossfield/Navy and Oakview to Robinson cuts off Woodson from Fairfax Villa. Also, why move Fairhill from newly expanded Falls Church HS (which also would be an attendance island to Fairfax HS?)

They’d need to drastically shift elementary school boundaries for any of this to make sense.

Hunt Valley is the farthest WSHS school from Lewis.

This leaked map just does not make sense.

It's also the farthest from WSHS.....

Most of it is actually closer to WSHS than Daventry and a lot of Keene Mill

That’s not true. Keene mill are walkers.

To WSHS?

Most of Keene Mill is miles away from WSHS.

It will be Hunt Valley. Sorry, Hunt Valley mom. All other schools are closer to WSHS and Irving. And Lewis can definitely absorb all of HVES.

So much confidence that the SB member wants to commit political suicide when the electoral boundaries were custom drawn for a more obvious option …

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The “leaked” map creates even more high school attendance islands. Moving Waples Mill severs Oakton’s boundaries to Crossfield/Navy and Oakview to Robinson cuts off Woodson from Fairfax Villa. Also, why move Fairhill from newly expanded Falls Church HS (which also would be an attendance island to Fairfax HS?)

They’d need to drastically shift elementary school boundaries for any of this to make sense.

Hunt Valley is the farthest WSHS school from Lewis.

This leaked map just does not make sense.

It's also the farthest from WSHS.....

Most of it is actually closer to WSHS than Daventry and a lot of Keene Mill

That’s not true. Keene mill are walkers.

To WSHS?

Most of Keene Mill is miles away from WSHS.

It will be Hunt Valley. Sorry, Hunt Valley mom. All other schools are closer to WSHS and Irving. And Lewis can definitely absorb all of HVES.

So much confidence that the SB member wants to commit political suicide when the electoral boundaries were custom drawn for a more obvious option …

Interesting note, the 2024-25 school maps all make note of magesterial districts.

That is something new this year.

One WSHS school got carved out of the Springfield (WSHS) magesterial district and sent to the Franconia (Lewis) magesterial district in the 11th hour, literally around 10-11 PM before the midnight deadline with a bait and switch map change.

Coincidence?

We will find out in March.

They whole thing stinks beyond belief.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Dr. Reid has stated (on video) that the priority of the rezoning process and revision to 8130 is following Fairfax County's One Fairfax.

One Fairfax, defined on the Fairfax .gov website is:

"One Fairfax is a joint racial and social equity policy of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and School Board. The 2016 One Fairfax Resolution commits the county and schools to intentionally consider equity when making policies or delivering programs and services.


https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/topics/one-fairfax

Follow this link to access the pdf defining One Fairfax in greater detail

I. PURPOSE Fairfax County embraces its growing diverse population and recognizes it as a tremendous asset but also knows that racial and social inequities still exist.
This policy defines expectations for consideration of racial and social equity, and in particular, meaningful community involvement when planning, developing, and implementing policies, practices, and initiatives. It provides a framework to advance equity in alignment with our stated visions and priorities. This policy informs all other policies and applies to all publicly delivered services in Fairfax County Government and Fairfax County Public Schools.

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/topics/sites/topics/files/assets/documents/pdf/one-fairfax-policy.pdf

Someone should report this to Elon and shut down this unwanted boundary revision for good. There’s got to be someone on DCUM that 1) has connections and 2) has kids likely negatively impacted by these changes

this is from 2017. Things have changed.

Nope.

The policy may have been created in 2017, but it is an active part of Fairfax County and FCPS, as well as an active, featured policy on the fairfax dot gov website.

There are work sessions and school board meetings available online, including the October 8, 2024 work session where Reid and company specifically announce that all aspects of rezoning will be framed by One Fairfax, the 2017 offical policy of Fairfax County created by your Board of Supervisors, minus Pat Herrity. There is also FCPS video from that work session where Reid confirms with the Chief Equity Officer that the equity officer will be involved in all phases of rezoning and 8130 to ensure it follows the equity standards of One Fairfax.

It is all there on official FCPS video.

I am sure there is more than just that work session from October.

Try to deflect using incomplete and misguided statements, but you are very wrong.

It is all there for anyone who cares to look.

The primary justification and framework for rezoning is One Fairfax.

One Fairfax on the County website is crystal clear with no ambiguity.

Dr. Reid gave disproportionate weight on the rezoning committee to community groups that fall under the One Fairfax Equity agenda, to the tune of almost half the representation of the community reps, and excluded groups with non equity missions.

She brought in groups to represent nearly every ethnicity in FCPS, except for whites.

She included representation for lbgtq+ teachers, as if that group has more of a stake in rezoning than straight teachers or straight kids.

She added a rep for migrant families, but not for citizen groups. If they are transient non home owners, why do they get a specialized spot over other groups?

She added a rep for a neurodivergent group. Why is that? Neurodivergent kids are at every school. How should that play into the rezoning process? Any rezoning at any school is going to negatively impact at least one neurodivergent kid, just as it will negatively impact every other kid in the entire county. Why the special seat at the table?

Completely lacking on the committe? Groups focused on academic excellence, accountability, and fiscal responsibility.

It is crystal clear that FCPS rezoning is centered on One Fairfax, giving voices to those that fall under the blessed categories and ignoring those who don't.

The only special groups that should have been included are the 2 special ed groups and the military rep, due to their unique federally mandated issues that are directly tied to the rezoning process.

That was a whole lot of words to say you’re a bigot

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Reid has stated (on video) that the priority of the rezoning process and revision to 8130 is following Fairfax County's One Fairfax.

One Fairfax, defined on the Fairfax .gov website is:

"One Fairfax is a joint racial and social equity policy of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and School Board. The 2016 One Fairfax Resolution commits the county and schools to intentionally consider equity when making policies or delivering programs and services.


https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/topics/one-fairfax

Follow this link to access the pdf defining One Fairfax in greater detail

I. PURPOSE Fairfax County embraces its growing diverse population and recognizes it as a tremendous asset but also knows that racial and social inequities still exist.
This policy defines expectations for consideration of racial and social equity, and in particular, meaningful community involvement when planning, developing, and implementing policies, practices, and initiatives. It provides a framework to advance equity in alignment with our stated visions and priorities. This policy informs all other policies and applies to all publicly delivered services in Fairfax County Government and Fairfax County Public Schools.

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/topics/sites/topics/files/assets/documents/pdf/one-fairfax-policy.pdf

Someone should report this to Elon and shut down this unwanted boundary revision for good. There’s got to be someone on DCUM that 1) has connections and 2) has kids likely negatively impacted by these changes

this is from 2017. Things have changed.

Nope.

The policy may have been created in 2017, but it is an active part of Fairfax County and FCPS, as well as an active, featured policy on the fairfax dot gov website.

There are work sessions and school board meetings available online, including the October 8, 2024 work session where Reid and company specifically announce that all aspects of rezoning will be framed by One Fairfax, the 2017 offical policy of Fairfax County created by your Board of Supervisors, minus Pat Herrity. There is also FCPS video from that work session where Reid confirms with the Chief Equity Officer that the equity officer will be involved in all phases of rezoning and 8130 to ensure it follows the equity standards of One Fairfax.

It is all there on official FCPS video.

I am sure there is more than just that work session from October.

Try to deflect using incomplete and misguided statements, but you are very wrong.

It is all there for anyone who cares to look.

The primary justification and framework for rezoning is One Fairfax.

One Fairfax on the County website is crystal clear with no ambiguity.

Dr. Reid gave disproportionate weight on the rezoning committee to community groups that fall under the One Fairfax Equity agenda, to the tune of almost half the representation of the community reps, and excluded groups with non equity missions.

She brought in groups to represent nearly every ethnicity in FCPS, except for whites.

She included representation for lbgtq+ teachers, as if that group has more of a stake in rezoning than straight teachers or straight kids.

She added a rep for migrant families, but not for citizen groups. If they are transient non home owners, why do they get a specialized spot over other groups?

She added a rep for a neurodivergent group. Why is that? Neurodivergent kids are at every school. How should that play into the rezoning process? Any rezoning at any school is going to negatively impact at least one neurodivergent kid, just as it will negatively impact every other kid in the entire county. Why the special seat at the table?

Completely lacking on the committe? Groups focused on academic excellence, accountability, and fiscal responsibility.

It is crystal clear that FCPS rezoning is centered on One Fairfax, giving voices to those that fall under the blessed categories and ignoring those who don't.

The only special groups that should have been included are the 2 special ed groups and the military rep, due to their unique federally mandated issues that are directly tied to the rezoning process.

That was a whole lot of words to say you’re a bigot

DP. I didn’t read bigotry in those words, more a frustration that the school board is focused on giving an outsized voice to certain groups without any compelling reason.

When you call someone a bigot and her views are moderate, you do a whole lot of damage to the progressive brand.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The “leaked” map creates even more high school attendance islands. Moving Waples Mill severs Oakton’s boundaries to Crossfield/Navy and Oakview to Robinson cuts off Woodson from Fairfax Villa. Also, why move Fairhill from newly expanded Falls Church HS (which also would be an attendance island to Fairfax HS?)

They’d need to drastically shift elementary school boundaries for any of this to make sense.

Hunt Valley is the farthest WSHS school from Lewis.

This leaked map just does not make sense.

It's also the farthest from WSHS.....

Most of it is actually closer to WSHS than Daventry and a lot of Keene Mill

That’s not true. Keene mill are walkers.

To WSHS?

Most of Keene Mill is miles away from WSHS.

It will be Hunt Valley. Sorry, Hunt Valley mom. All other schools are closer to WSHS and Irving. And Lewis can definitely absorb all of HVES.

So much confidence that the SB member wants to commit political suicide when the electoral boundaries were custom drawn for a more obvious option …

Interesting note, the 2024-25 school maps all make note of magesterial districts.

That is something new this year.

One WSHS school got carved out of the Springfield (WSHS) magesterial district and sent to the Franconia (Lewis) magesterial district in the 11th hour, literally around 10-11 PM before the midnight deadline with a bait and switch map change.

Coincidence?

We will find out in March.

The whole thing stinks beyond belief.

That happened a while back in connection with the post-2020 Census adjustments to the nine magisterial districts, which are required by law to have roughly comparable populations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dr. Reid has stated (on video) that the priority of the rezoning process and revision to 8130 is following Fairfax County's One Fairfax.

One Fairfax, defined on the Fairfax .gov website is:

"One Fairfax is a joint racial and social equity policy of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and School Board. The 2016 One Fairfax Resolution commits the county and schools to intentionally consider equity when making policies or delivering programs and services.


https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/topics/one-fairfax

Follow this link to access the pdf defining One Fairfax in greater detail

I. PURPOSE Fairfax County embraces its growing diverse population and recognizes it as a tremendous asset but also knows that racial and social inequities still exist.
This policy defines expectations for consideration of racial and social equity, and in particular, meaningful community involvement when planning, developing, and implementing policies, practices, and initiatives. It provides a framework to advance equity in alignment with our stated visions and priorities. This policy informs all other policies and applies to all publicly delivered services in Fairfax County Government and Fairfax County Public Schools.

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/topics/sites/topics/files/assets/documents/pdf/one-fairfax-policy.pdf

Someone should report this to Elon and shut down this unwanted boundary revision for good. There’s got to be someone on DCUM that 1) has connections and 2) has kids likely negatively impacted by these changes

this is from 2017. Things have changed.

Nope.

The policy may have been created in 2017, but it is an active part of Fairfax County and FCPS, as well as an active, featured policy on the fairfax dot gov website.

There are work sessions and school board meetings available online, including the October 8, 2024 work session where Reid and company specifically announce that all aspects of rezoning will be framed by One Fairfax, the 2017 offical policy of Fairfax County created by your Board of Supervisors, minus Pat Herrity. There is also FCPS video from that work session where Reid confirms with the Chief Equity Officer that the equity officer will be involved in all phases of rezoning and 8130 to ensure it follows the equity standards of One Fairfax.

It is all there on official FCPS video.

I am sure there is more than just that work session from October.

Try to deflect using incomplete and misguided statements, but you are very wrong.

It is all there for anyone who cares to look.

The primary justification and framework for rezoning is One Fairfax.

One Fairfax on the County website is crystal clear with no ambiguity.

Dr. Reid gave disproportionate weight on the rezoning committee to community groups that fall under the One Fairfax Equity agenda, to the tune of almost half the representation of the community reps, and excluded groups with non equity missions.

She brought in groups to represent nearly every ethnicity in FCPS, except for whites.

She included representation for lbgtq+ teachers, as if that group has more of a stake in rezoning than straight teachers or straight kids.

She added a rep for migrant families, but not for citizen groups. If they are transient non home owners, why do they get a specialized spot over other groups?

She added a rep for a neurodivergent group. Why is that? Neurodivergent kids are at every school. How should that play into the rezoning process? Any rezoning at any school is going to negatively impact at least one neurodivergent kid, just as it will negatively impact every other kid in the entire county. Why the special seat at the table?

Completely lacking on the committe? Groups focused on academic excellence, accountability, and fiscal responsibility.

It is crystal clear that FCPS rezoning is centered on One Fairfax, giving voices to those that fall under the blessed categories and ignoring those who don't.

The only special groups that should have been included are the 2 special ed groups and the military rep, due to their unique federally mandated issues that are directly tied to the rezoning process.

That was a whole lot of words to say you’re a bigot

I think you misunderstand the law in this area. The PP recognizes just a few of the mistakes FCPS has made in this process.

For example, one of the leaked proposals would move students from a geographically contiguous, non-split feeder ES that is in a pyramid with a projected HS attendance in 29/30 of 95% (down from a current 98%) into a HS with projected attendance of 103% in 29/30 (up from 99%), and, in doing so, cut the current HS feeder map in half, thereby creating a huge attendance island. Such a move goes against capacity projections and creates attendance islands. So why is the move being made? All that is left is the discriminatory basis set forth by the previous poster. That is illegal.

The courts have setup some pretty clear fence posts on this issue, and FCPS has made MANY mistakes in this process. They are either not getting great advice on these issues, or they are not listening to their counsel. Sometimes an organization will simply hire counsel that tells them what they want to hear, and frame it as “creative” or “bold” legal thinking. Organizations do this at their own risk.

It can be heady business to manage a $4 billion budget with a comfortable salary all while immersed in a “safe” progressive enclave where the only voices you hear every day are from the “One Fairfax” echo chamber. It takes a level head to avoid the folly of “I’m going to tear this all down and redraw the map so that it’s fair! I have so much. Those people over there have so much. Those people over there have so little. I have been put here to make this right!”

We all want to do good things and help people. It’s only natural to feel this way. But there are laws and rules about how you make these type of “changes.” Just as it is wrong for DOGE to crash through every institution it finds and remake society according to the ideals of a racist few without any regard to checks and balances or legal process, it is also wrong to engage in wholesale social engineering in a way that is discriminatory. That is, in fact, illegal.

There are real equity problems everywhere. This “bold” approach has many good intentions, but will not withstand judicial scrutiny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The “leaked” map creates even more high school attendance islands. Moving Waples Mill severs Oakton’s boundaries to Crossfield/Navy and Oakview to Robinson cuts off Woodson from Fairfax Villa. Also, why move Fairhill from newly expanded Falls Church HS (which also would be an attendance island to Fairfax HS?)

They’d need to drastically shift elementary school boundaries for any of this to make sense.

Hunt Valley is the farthest WSHS school from Lewis.

This leaked map just does not make sense.

It's also the farthest from WSHS.....

Most of it is actually closer to WSHS than Daventry and a lot of Keene Mill

That’s not true. Keene mill are walkers.

To WSHS?

Most of Keene Mill is miles away from WSHS.

It will be Hunt Valley. Sorry, Hunt Valley mom. All other schools are closer to WSHS and Irving. And Lewis can definitely absorb all of HVES.

So much confidence that the SB member wants to commit political suicide when the electoral boundaries were custom drawn for a more obvious option …

Interesting note, the 2024-25 school maps all make note of magesterial districts.

That is something new this year.

One WSHS school got carved out of the Springfield (WSHS) magesterial district and sent to the Franconia (Lewis) magesterial district in the 11th hour, literally around 10-11 PM before the midnight deadline with a bait and switch map change.

Coincidence?

We will find out in March.

They whole thing stinks beyond belief.

Stu's Floris split was the magesterial boundary... so... yes... it's you get to do whatever you want to your own constituents as long as I get the same privileges...

[Anonymous]

So…according to policy 8130…

Establishment of boundaries and adjustments shall be made without respect to magisterial districts or postal addresses and, whenever possible, shall not affect the same occupied dwellings any more often than once in three years.