Thoughts on Fairfax neighborhoods

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Yes. Yes, they are. I was at the renovation/redistricting meeting last night and the parents were nasty, condescending, and absolutely disrespectful to their school board member and asst superintendent. I wouldn't talk to my worst enemy the way they were talking to these people. It made me ashamed to be associated with them."

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Haycock is a great school, but one wouldn't know it by the way the parents acted last night! I'm sure any parent would never want their child to act the way the parents acted last night - complete disrespect.

Exactly. The teachers are incredible, and my kids are receiving a top notch education...but the parents are rude and selfish (ever tried the kiss n ride? It's more like a flip n ride) It won't be an issue for us much longer, though. Apparently my AAP kids are getting booted elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Yes. Yes, they are. I was at the renovation/redistricting meeting last night and the parents were nasty, condescending, and absolutely disrespectful to their school board member and asst superintendent. I wouldn't talk to my worst enemy the way they were talking to these people. It made me ashamed to be associated with them."

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Haycock is a great school, but one wouldn't know it by the way the parents acted last night! I'm sure any parent would never want their child to act the way the parents acted last night - complete disrespect.

'm glad the Haycock parents are involved and aren't doormats like parents at some schools. While I'd hope they'd always maintain a civil tone about the renovation plans and schedule, Janie Strauss is a big girl who has been on the School Board many years. I'm sure she can handle it.

[Anonymous]

Its no surprise by the horrid attitude of the mclean poster making fun of donating to other schools and putting down any schools without the mclean zip code.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Yes. Yes, they are. I was at the renovation/redistricting meeting last night and the parents were nasty, condescending, and absolutely disrespectful to their school board member and asst superintendent. I wouldn't talk to my worst enemy the way they were talking to these people. It made me ashamed to be associated with them."

+1

Haycock is a great school, but one wouldn't know it by the way the parents acted last night! I'm sure any parent would never want their child to act the way the parents acted last night - complete disrespect.

Exactly. The teachers are incredible, and my kids are receiving a top notch education...but the parents are rude and selfish (ever tried the kiss n ride? It's more like a flip n ride) It won't be an issue for us much longer, though. Apparently my AAP kids are getting booted elsewhere.

It's not what I regularly witness at Haycock. I see happy parents, teachers and children there.

Has a decision been made to create an AAP center at an elementary school in the Marshall pyramid? I wonder where they'll put it. Even though Marshall's enrollment this fall is over 40 students lower than FCPS had projected, some of the elementary schools in the pyramid don't have extra seats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Its no surprise by the horrid attitude of the mclean poster making fun of donating to other schools and putting down any schools without the mclean zip code.

Oh boy, here comes Crazy Marshall Lady to join the party.

Haycock is in Falls Church, not McLean. Same zip code as Marshall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Yes. Yes, they are. I was at the renovation/redistricting meeting last night and the parents were nasty, condescending, and absolutely disrespectful to their school board member and asst superintendent. I wouldn't talk to my worst enemy the way they were talking to these people. It made me ashamed to be associated with them."

+1

Haycock is a great school, but one wouldn't know it by the way the parents acted last night! I'm sure any parent would never want their child to act the way the parents acted last night - complete disrespect.

Exactly. The teachers are incredible, and my kids are receiving a top notch education...but the parents are rude and selfish (ever tried the kiss n ride? It's more like a flip n ride) It won't be an issue for us much longer, though. Apparently my AAP kids are getting booted elsewhere.

It's not what I regularly witness at Haycock. I see happy parents, teachers and children there.

Has a decision been made to create an AAP center at an elementary school in the Marshall pyramid? I wonder where they'll put it. Even though Marshall's enrollment this fall is over 40 students lower than FCPS had projected, some of the elementary schools in the pyramid don't have extra seats.

We were informed last night that the decision has been made. Apparently, stakeholder input is irrelevant to FCPS. The rumor is that it will go to Lemon Road, but I have also heard Westgate mentioned. They basically sold out our kids to buy extra spaces (and parent assent at Haycock). To the base school parents' credit, they were skeptical. I think FCPS is lying to the Haycock base parents and the Haycock AAP parents from cluster 2. People are upset about the way this is being handled. I don't think anyone is going to make any of this easy for FCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
We were informed last night that the decision has been made. Apparently, stakeholder input is irrelevant to FCPS. The rumor is that it will go to Lemon Road, but I have also heard Westgate mentioned. They basically sold out our kids to buy extra spaces (and parent assent at Haycock). To the base school parents' credit, they were skeptical. I think FCPS is lying to the Haycock base parents and the Haycock AAP parents from cluster 2. People are upset about the way this is being handled. I don't think anyone is going to make any of this easy for FCPS.

You may have seen, or been referred to, this policy already, but you might want to take a look. It may give you some idea as to how many kids FCPS might try to move out of the current Haycock AAP center without providing for much "stakeholder input." It seems like if the percentage of students being moved out of Haycock, or to another school, was more than 15%, there would need to be some process for the affected school communities to express their views.

http://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/8J3KBE4FC2C0/$file/R3333.pdf

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
We were informed last night that the decision has been made. Apparently, stakeholder input is irrelevant to FCPS. The rumor is that it will go to Lemon Road, but I have also heard Westgate mentioned. They basically sold out our kids to buy extra spaces (and parent assent at Haycock). To the base school parents' credit, they were skeptical. I think FCPS is lying to the Haycock base parents and the Haycock AAP parents from cluster 2. People are upset about the way this is being handled. I don't think anyone is going to make any of this easy for FCPS.

You may have seen, or been referred to, this policy already, but you might want to take a look. It may give you some idea as to how many kids FCPS might try to move out of the current Haycock AAP center without providing for much "stakeholder input." It seems like if the percentage of students being moved out of Haycock, or to another school, was more than 15%, there would need to be some process for the affected school communities to express their views.

http://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/8J3KBE4FC2C0/$file/R3333.pdf

It's exactly 15%. They're at 950 and they're moving 142. We're not leaving without a fight. My 3rd grader hasn't even been there 2 months, and they've already decided to move them out next year. I am appalled that FCPS wants to jerk 8 year olds around like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
We were informed last night that the decision has been made. Apparently, stakeholder input is irrelevant to FCPS. The rumor is that it will go to Lemon Road, but I have also heard Westgate mentioned. They basically sold out our kids to buy extra spaces (and parent assent at Haycock). To the base school parents' credit, they were skeptical. I think FCPS is lying to the Haycock base parents and the Haycock AAP parents from cluster 2. People are upset about the way this is being handled. I don't think anyone is going to make any of this easy for FCPS.

You may have seen, or been referred to, this policy already, but you might want to take a look. It may give you some idea as to how many kids FCPS might try to move out of the current Haycock AAP center without providing for much "stakeholder input." It seems like if the percentage of students being moved out of Haycock, or to another school, was more than 15%, there would need to be some process for the affected school communities to express their views.

http://www.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/8J3KBE4FC2C0/$file/R3333.pdf

Thanks!!!!! The way I read that, if it affects more than 15% of the school you're moving from OR to, so maybe we'd be over 15% of the "new" center school. I think they are trying to comply with the "phases," though. I think they are in phase 1 and will see input in a pro forma way before issuing a final decision -- even though they essentially already have a final decision. However, they should not have represented it to the Haycock community last night as final, when it sounds like it can't be final yet. I really think they are trying to pull the wool over the Haycock community's eyes on both of the issues at hand.

[Anonymous]

How do you know all this information?

[Anonymous]

So, the AAP (which is the old "GT," right?) (sorry, grew up in FCPS but just getting used to terminology now as a parent - blush) program is going to be moved out of Haycock to another school, likely Lemon Road? Is this correct?

[Anonymous]

Yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes

Ok, thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So, the AAP (which is the old "GT," right?) (sorry, grew up in FCPS but just getting used to terminology now as a parent - blush) program is going to be moved out of Haycock to another school, likely Lemon Road? Is this correct?

I thought the plan was to have at least one elementary school AAP center for every HS pyramid. If that's right, Haycock would still be an AAP center, but kids at elementary schools in the Marshall pyramid would get sent to another school, such as Lemon Road or Westgate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So, the AAP (which is the old "GT," right?) (sorry, grew up in FCPS but just getting used to terminology now as a parent - blush) program is going to be moved out of Haycock to another school, likely Lemon Road? Is this correct?

I thought the plan was to have at least one elementary school AAP center for every HS pyramid. If that's right, Haycock would still be an AAP center, but kids at elementary schools in the Marshall pyramid would get sent to another school, such as Lemon Road or Westgate.

Oh. Huh. OK, I obviously have to read up more about this! Thank you!