FCPS Boundary Review Updates

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Anonymous wrote:KAA will be where they put TJ population. Best school for best students.

Rumor is at least partly an aviation school.

No, if we're making up rumors you have to get it right. The rumor is it's a wizarding school and aviation is a required course for the quidditch team.

Well, I’m assuming that your source isn’t gatehouse-connected/adjacent. Aviation academy has momentum within gatehouse community.

I wonder if they’d split it between General hs and aviation. There is probably a way to thread that needle, and it wouldn’t completely piss off the people in that area who believe that it is their God-given right to the KAA school.

There is no way to thread that needle and not piss off every constituent in western Fairfax County who has been promised a Western HS for over a decade now. It's DOA.

Why would an academy within the school not work, iyo?

The school is needed for capacity relief. If they start filling it with academy students from all over the county then one or more ES feeders is going to be left out. They're already fighting each other to see who will get in. Reduce the space by 20% or so and see what happens.

Insane level of entitlement here. Just wow.

Entitlement to want a school that is not putting your kids on a drag strip at rush hour? That is actually in your community?

Did you not know the school situation when you bought that house? I mean, I don’t begrudge you the new school, but again, man that level of entitlement for a windfall is just awe-inspiring. Like, no sharing for you.

Anyway, I’m just echoing gatehouse sentiment on aviation academy, which is a long sought goal from boards members and even the superintendent. I really don’t care how it’s filled.

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Anonymous wrote:KAA will be where they put TJ population. Best school for best students.

Rumor is at least partly an aviation school.

No, if we're making up rumors you have to get it right. The rumor is it's a wizarding school and aviation is a required course for the quidditch team.

Well, I’m assuming that your source isn’t gatehouse-connected/adjacent. Aviation academy has momentum within gatehouse community.

I wonder if they’d split it between General hs and aviation. There is probably a way to thread that needle, and it wouldn’t completely piss off the people in that area who believe that it is their God-given right to the KAA school.

There is no way to thread that needle and not piss off every constituent in western Fairfax County who has been promised a Western HS for over a decade now. It's DOA.

Why would an academy within the school not work, iyo?

The school is needed for capacity relief. If they start filling it with academy students from all over the county then one or more ES feeders is going to be left out. They're already fighting each other to see who will get in. Reduce the space by 20% or so and see what happens.

Insane level of entitlement here. Just wow.

Entitlement to want a school that is not putting your kids on a drag strip at rush hour? That is actually in your community?

Did you not know the school situation when you bought that house? I mean, I don’t begrudge you the new school, but again, man that level of entitlement for a windfall is just awe-inspiring. Like, no sharing for you.

Anyway, I’m just echoing gatehouse sentiment on aviation academy, which is a long sought goal from boards members and even the superintendent. I really don’t care how it’s filled.

DP. If PP is referring to 28 I can understand where they are coming from. People drive extra crazy on that road, more so than 66 or the beltway for some reason. And a lot of the exits have a very short runway for merging on and off. You have to speed up or slow down at exactly the right time or you lose your chance to change lanes. Just yesterday I was trying to merge onto 28 during the morning rush and literally had to just stay where I was and get off at the next exit because it was just a steady line of cars all driving so fast in the lane I needed to merge into, with not enough road before my lane became exit only. Other roads give you more time to adjust and find a spot to jump in. I can’t imagine being a teen driver trying to figure that out. It’s an unnecessarily stressful road at busy times. I have seen multiple instances of cars racing each other on there too… at rush hour.

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Anonymous wrote:The Langley serial-poster has so many fires to put out these days.

When FCPS announced that it had bought the King Abdullah Academy, the most critical posts ALL came from Langley/Great Falls parents. She can claim they were just asking about the process or the funding, but the reality is that they'd prefer FCPS not acquire this property.

Why? Because it increases the likelihood that, at some future point, Langley kids will get moved to Herndon. Thru Consulting is proposing to move an attendance island in Tysons that attends Spring Hill ES (primarily a Langley feeder) from McLean to Langley, and that will probably happen. The county's Residential Property Applications Dashboard projects that, over time, that island could yield an additional 475 or so more high school students. If even half that growth materilalizes, Langley ends up overcrowded.

Meanwhile, you have renovated Herndon sitting with hundreds of empty seats. One potential source of students to fill those seats were kids who now stand to attend the new high school. If they attend the new HS instead, this makes it all the more likely FCPS will look to fill some of those seats with Forestville kids. There's no need for this to happen now, and other things could happen in the interim if, for example, there was somehow enough growth within Herndon to fill those seats or FCPS decided to get rid of IB and hundreds of kids at Herndon who've been transferring to South Lakes returned there.

But the KAA acquisition changes the dynamics in a way some Great Falls families find unsettling, and that's why they are the ones leading the charge to challenge the purchase. If the serial Langley poster thinks that puts Langley in a bad light, she should tell them to pipe down. At this point, she's the one trying to make fetch happen.

Bless your HEART! You are just trying so, so hard, I can practically see the nervous sweat through the screen. And who is the “serial Langley poster”? You just sound completely unhinged. And I don’t even live in the area you’re obsessed with. The only think I find “unsettling” is someone who *also* doesn’t live there, yet is so deeply anxious about where those kids go to school.

Face it: the focus is on the new KAA school and those boundaries. No one cares about Langley/Forestville - just you. Why? Because there is no issue that needs resolving there. Be well.
DP

PP’s post makes sense. Obviously the Langley/Forestville people care about the KAA school or they wouldn’t anxiously be posting on Next Door or getting their break-away citizens group to put out a “press release.”

You, on the other hand, sound totally unhinged.

You mean the one lady who has been ranting about the funding issue on ND? Yeah, she doesn't represent anyone but herself. Enjoy the KAA school and maybe try to stop picking fights with people.

DP. She’s one of the designees of FAIRFacts Matters, a group founded by Langley/Great Falls parents, on the BRAC. I know you’re willing to throw other people from GF under a bus, but at least try to know what you’re talking about.

And one of the FAIRFacts Matters designees is from the other side of the county. How convenient that you leave that out. It’s almost like you are cherry picking what you share because of your hatred of your neighbors. We see your lies for what they are.

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The PP is just embarrassing herself with every post.

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Anonymous wrote:It seems like the GF-hater is trying to get the thread locked. Best to just ignore her.

Better to report her. Anyone lying that much deserves to be reported.

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Anonymous wrote:KAA will be where they put TJ population. Best school for best students.

How many times are you going to post this, in the hopes that your wishes will come to fruition? Nope. TJ already has a school. Sorry!

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Anonymous wrote:The Langley serial-poster has so many fires to put out these days.

When FCPS announced that it had bought the King Abdullah Academy, the most critical posts ALL came from Langley/Great Falls parents. She can claim they were just asking about the process or the funding, but the reality is that they'd prefer FCPS not acquire this property.

Why? Because it increases the likelihood that, at some future point, Langley kids will get moved to Herndon. Thru Consulting is proposing to move an attendance island in Tysons that attends Spring Hill ES (primarily a Langley feeder) from McLean to Langley, and that will probably happen. The county's Residential Property Applications Dashboard projects that, over time, that island could yield an additional 475 or so more high school students. If even half that growth materilalizes, Langley ends up overcrowded.

Meanwhile, you have renovated Herndon sitting with hundreds of empty seats. One potential source of students to fill those seats were kids who now stand to attend the new high school. If they attend the new HS instead, this makes it all the more likely FCPS will look to fill some of those seats with Forestville kids. There's no need for this to happen now, and other things could happen in the interim if, for example, there was somehow enough growth within Herndon to fill those seats or FCPS decided to get rid of IB and hundreds of kids at Herndon who've been transferring to South Lakes returned there.

But the KAA acquisition changes the dynamics in a way some Great Falls families find unsettling, and that's why they are the ones leading the charge to challenge the purchase. If the serial Langley poster thinks that puts Langley in a bad light, she should tell them to pipe down. At this point, she's the one trying to make fetch happen.

Bless your HEART! You are just trying so, so hard, I can practically see the nervous sweat through the screen. And who is the “serial Langley poster”? You just sound completely unhinged. And I don’t even live in the area you’re obsessed with. The only think I find “unsettling” is someone who *also* doesn’t live there, yet is so deeply anxious about where those kids go to school.

Face it: the focus is on the new KAA school and those boundaries. No one cares about Langley/Forestville - just you. Why? Because there is no issue that needs resolving there. Be well.
DP

PP’s post makes sense. Obviously the Langley/Forestville people care about the KAA school or they wouldn’t anxiously be posting on Next Door or getting their break-away citizens group to put out a “press release.”

You, on the other hand, sound totally unhinged.

You mean the one lady who has been ranting about the funding issue on ND? Yeah, she doesn't represent anyone but herself. Enjoy the KAA school and maybe try to stop picking fights with people.

DP. She’s one of the designees of FAIRFacts Matters, a group founded by Langley/Great Falls parents, on the BRAC. I know you’re willing to throw other people from GF under a bus, but at least try to know what you’re talking about.

I don't think most of us want to throw them under the bus--but it is pretty clear some of her acolytes have posted here. I've always understood wanting to stay put and felt the boundary study was a terrible idea. But, since the KAA opportunity has come up, I have hopes that this area will have more stabilty.

Acolytes as in people who want more explanation from the SB? Count me in. Day 8 and still nothing from the school board on the school.

I bet you would be up in arms if the school was being purchased in a different area.

Precisely this. No one is begrudging the area a school - they need one! But it’s perfectly appropriate to question the funding issues and lack of transparency.
And the bolded is spot on. The PP would be the first one clutching her pearls.

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Anonymous wrote:The Langley serial-poster has so many fires to put out these days.

When FCPS announced that it had bought the King Abdullah Academy, the most critical posts ALL came from Langley/Great Falls parents. She can claim they were just asking about the process or the funding, but the reality is that they'd prefer FCPS not acquire this property.

Why? Because it increases the likelihood that, at some future point, Langley kids will get moved to Herndon. Thru Consulting is proposing to move an attendance island in Tysons that attends Spring Hill ES (primarily a Langley feeder) from McLean to Langley, and that will probably happen. The county's Residential Property Applications Dashboard projects that, over time, that island could yield an additional 475 or so more high school students. If even half that growth materilalizes, Langley ends up overcrowded.

Meanwhile, you have renovated Herndon sitting with hundreds of empty seats. One potential source of students to fill those seats were kids who now stand to attend the new high school. If they attend the new HS instead, this makes it all the more likely FCPS will look to fill some of those seats with Forestville kids. There's no need for this to happen now, and other things could happen in the interim if, for example, there was somehow enough growth within Herndon to fill those seats or FCPS decided to get rid of IB and hundreds of kids at Herndon who've been transferring to South Lakes returned there.

But the KAA acquisition changes the dynamics in a way some Great Falls families find unsettling, and that's why they are the ones leading the charge to challenge the purchase. If the serial Langley poster thinks that puts Langley in a bad light, she should tell them to pipe down. At this point, she's the one trying to make fetch happen.

Bless your HEART! You are just trying so, so hard, I can practically see the nervous sweat through the screen. And who is the “serial Langley poster”? You just sound completely unhinged. And I don’t even live in the area you’re obsessed with. The only think I find “unsettling” is someone who *also* doesn’t live there, yet is so deeply anxious about where those kids go to school.

Face it: the focus is on the new KAA school and those boundaries. No one cares about Langley/Forestville - just you. Why? Because there is no issue that needs resolving there. Be well.
DP

DP. Serial Langley poster is the person who logs in and makes 5 or 6 posts at a time to this thread and the KAA purchase thread, several times a day. There will be a burst of them within about 15 minutes all in the same style and saying the same thing over and over. I tried counting their posts since the KAA purchase news went public and got to over 25 just from 6/17 and 6/18 before giving up. They are heavily invested in trying to steer the conversation a particular way but are heavily outnumbered by people who stand to benefit from the new high school and are having none of it.

What's so funny is that you could be describing your posting habits. You post here *constantly*. How ironic.
DP

No, you're confused. I post at most once a day and when I do it's to the Soccer forum. They have drama too, but not you guys have going on in here.

Oh, now I’m “confused.” Nice gaslighting. You just gave us an overly detailed - obsessive - accounting of different posters who you’ve clearly been tracking and conflating as one person. Only someone with waaaay too much time on their hands and who is on this forum all day (and night) would go to such lengths. Seek help.

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Anonymous wrote:KAA will be where they put TJ population. Best school for best students.

Rumor is at least partly an aviation school.

No, if we're making up rumors you have to get it right. The rumor is it's a wizarding school and aviation is a required course for the quidditch team.

Well, I’m assuming that your source isn’t gatehouse-connected/adjacent. Aviation academy has momentum within gatehouse community.

I wonder if they’d split it between General hs and aviation. There is probably a way to thread that needle, and it wouldn’t completely piss off the people in that area who believe that it is their God-given right to the KAA school.

DP. It’s always crystal clear when someone is pushing an agenda. You clearly want an aviation school (??) so you’re going to mention it as much as possible and pretend the SB is on board with that nonsense. Very transparent. Your kid can take aviation lessons elsewhere.

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Anonymous wrote:KAA will be where they put TJ population. Best school for best students.

Rumor is at least partly an aviation school.

No, if we're making up rumors you have to get it right. The rumor is it's a wizarding school and aviation is a required course for the quidditch team.

Well, I’m assuming that your source isn’t gatehouse-connected/adjacent. Aviation academy has momentum within gatehouse community.

I wonder if they’d split it between General hs and aviation. There is probably a way to thread that needle, and it wouldn’t completely piss off the people in that area who believe that it is their God-given right to the KAA school.

There is no way to thread that needle and not piss off every constituent in western Fairfax County who has been promised a Western HS for over a decade now. It's DOA.

Why would an academy within the school not work, iyo?

The school is needed for capacity relief. If they start filling it with academy students from all over the county then one or more ES feeders is going to be left out. They're already fighting each other to see who will get in. Reduce the space by 20% or so and see what happens.

Insane level of entitlement here. Just wow.

DP. I would say the person (you?) insisting on a niche “aviation academy” perfectly exemplifies entitlement. The PP is right. This area needs another school for capacity relief. It doesn’t need some stupid academy.

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Anonymous wrote:KAA will be where they put TJ population. Best school for best students.

Rumor is at least partly an aviation school.

No, if we're making up rumors you have to get it right. The rumor is it's a wizarding school and aviation is a required course for the quidditch team.

Well, I’m assuming that your source isn’t gatehouse-connected/adjacent. Aviation academy has momentum within gatehouse community.

I wonder if they’d split it between General hs and aviation. There is probably a way to thread that needle, and it wouldn’t completely piss off the people in that area who believe that it is their God-given right to the KAA school.

There is no way to thread that needle and not piss off every constituent in western Fairfax County who has been promised a Western HS for over a decade now. It's DOA.

Why would an academy within the school not work, iyo?

The school is needed for capacity relief. If they start filling it with academy students from all over the county then one or more ES feeders is going to be left out. They're already fighting each other to see who will get in. Reduce the space by 20% or so and see what happens.

Insane level of entitlement here. Just wow.

Entitlement to want a school that is not putting your kids on a drag strip at rush hour? That is actually in your community?

Did you not know the school situation when you bought that house? I mean, I don’t begrudge you the new school, but again, man that level of entitlement for a windfall is just awe-inspiring. Like, no sharing for you.

Anyway, I’m just echoing gatehouse sentiment on aviation academy, which is a long sought goal from boards members and even the superintendent. I really don’t care how it’s filled.

Quit the BS. We all see right through it.
DP

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Anonymous wrote:The Langley serial-poster has so many fires to put out these days.

When FCPS announced that it had bought the King Abdullah Academy, the most critical posts ALL came from Langley/Great Falls parents. She can claim they were just asking about the process or the funding, but the reality is that they'd prefer FCPS not acquire this property.

Why? Because it increases the likelihood that, at some future point, Langley kids will get moved to Herndon. Thru Consulting is proposing to move an attendance island in Tysons that attends Spring Hill ES (primarily a Langley feeder) from McLean to Langley, and that will probably happen. The county's Residential Property Applications Dashboard projects that, over time, that island could yield an additional 475 or so more high school students. If even half that growth materilalizes, Langley ends up overcrowded.

Meanwhile, you have renovated Herndon sitting with hundreds of empty seats. One potential source of students to fill those seats were kids who now stand to attend the new high school. If they attend the new HS instead, this makes it all the more likely FCPS will look to fill some of those seats with Forestville kids. There's no need for this to happen now, and other things could happen in the interim if, for example, there was somehow enough growth within Herndon to fill those seats or FCPS decided to get rid of IB and hundreds of kids at Herndon who've been transferring to South Lakes returned there.

But the KAA acquisition changes the dynamics in a way some Great Falls families find unsettling, and that's why they are the ones leading the charge to challenge the purchase. If the serial Langley poster thinks that puts Langley in a bad light, she should tell them to pipe down. At this point, she's the one trying to make fetch happen.

Bless your HEART! You are just trying so, so hard, I can practically see the nervous sweat through the screen. And who is the “serial Langley poster”? You just sound completely unhinged. And I don’t even live in the area you’re obsessed with. The only think I find “unsettling” is someone who *also* doesn’t live there, yet is so deeply anxious about where those kids go to school.

Face it: the focus is on the new KAA school and those boundaries. No one cares about Langley/Forestville - just you. Why? Because there is no issue that needs resolving there. Be well.
DP

PP’s post makes sense. Obviously the Langley/Forestville people care about the KAA school or they wouldn’t anxiously be posting on Next Door or getting their break-away citizens group to put out a “press release.”

You, on the other hand, sound totally unhinged.

You mean the one lady who has been ranting about the funding issue on ND? Yeah, she doesn't represent anyone but herself. Enjoy the KAA school and maybe try to stop picking fights with people.

DP. She’s one of the designees of FAIRFacts Matters, a group founded by Langley/Great Falls parents, on the BRAC. I know you’re willing to throw other people from GF under a bus, but at least try to know what you’re talking about.

And one of the FAIRFacts Matters designees is from the other side of the county. How convenient that you leave that out. It’s almost like you are cherry picking what you share because of your hatred of your neighbors. We see your lies for what they are.

Or maybe it’s irrelevant because it’s the FairFACTS Matters appointee from Great Falls area who is railing against the KAA purchase.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:KAA will be where they put TJ population. Best school for best students.

Rumor is at least partly an aviation school.

No, if we're making up rumors you have to get it right. The rumor is it's a wizarding school and aviation is a required course for the quidditch team.

Well, I’m assuming that your source isn’t gatehouse-connected/adjacent. Aviation academy has momentum within gatehouse community.

I wonder if they’d split it between General hs and aviation. There is probably a way to thread that needle, and it wouldn’t completely piss off the people in that area who believe that it is their God-given right to the KAA school.

DP. It’s always crystal clear when someone is pushing an agenda. You clearly want an aviation school (??) so you’re going to mention it as much as possible and pretend the SB is on board with that nonsense. Very transparent. Your kid can take aviation lessons elsewhere.

My kids are younger, but I am quite sure that they will have zero interest in the aviation academy. And I really don’t care what that school becomes.

So much for your “very transparent” theory.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Happy 500 pages to all who celebrate

Remember when the boundary review process was 100% intended to make sure that every school had the same amount of poor people? Good times.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Happy 500 pages to all who celebrate

Remember when the first thread was locked down at over 350+ pages?

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Anonymous wrote:Happy 500 pages to all who celebrate

Remember when the first thread was locked down at over 350+ pages?

Why was the first one locked down? Not because it got too large?