FCPS Boundary Review - New Maps

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Anonymous wrote:fairfax matters published a detailed summary of the latest BRAC meeting. what’s really concerning is thru asked each region to list their top 10 priorities when changing boundaries. most pushed back on the changes or correcting things that make it worse. some prioritized accurate data. region 5 had making moves to forestville elementary to herndon high school out of langley when they are regional 1. why is region 5 making recommendations for region 1? thru said they will take priorities into consideration for next maps. not their own independent ideas. wtf region 5

Wow. So forestville ES thought they were safe through the initial draft maps. Could it have been plotted to have this suggestion to come from within BRAC (aka the community) so that neither thru nor FCPS take the heat for splitting up Langley?

Region 5 includes Woodson.

Woodson pyramid was inexplicably given 3 BRAC reps when almost every other pyramid just had 2.

The third Woodson rep is a longstanding Democratic activist who was apparently hand picked for the BRAC as a reward for years of shilling for the School Board.

This person hates the Langley pyramid and may well have spearheaded the weird Region 5 “priority” affecting Forestville working behind the scenes with Robyn Lady, the radical Dranesville representative from Herndon.

Absolutely bonkers stuff. Crazy that Region 5 reps would even make a recommendation affecting a different region (Region 1) and crazier still that they’d say it was one of their top 3 priorities.

Also, Marshall is in Region 5. Some people on the committee live very close to Forestville people and may, in some cases, be closer to Langley than Forestville. Just speculating here. I live in Region 5--but no where near Marshall.

[Anonymous]

Do we get to see the BRAC comments?

[Anonymous]

The third Woodson rep is wacko but I could see someone in Region 5 from Westfield wanting to move Langley kids to Herndon to increase the odds that Westfield kids near Herndon will get moved to the new KAA school. Still really poor form to prioritize a boundary change outside your region affecting other people's kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:fairfax matters published a detailed summary of the latest BRAC meeting. what’s really concerning is thru asked each region to list their top 10 priorities when changing boundaries. most pushed back on the changes or correcting things that make it worse. some prioritized accurate data. region 5 had making moves to forestville elementary to herndon high school out of langley when they are regional 1. why is region 5 making recommendations for region 1? thru said they will take priorities into consideration for next maps. not their own independent ideas. wtf region 5

Wow. So forestville ES thought they were safe through the initial draft maps. Could it have been plotted to have this suggestion to come from within BRAC (aka the community) so that neither thru nor FCPS take the heat for splitting up Langley?

Region 5 includes Woodson.

Woodson pyramid was inexplicably given 3 BRAC reps when almost every other pyramid just had 2.

The third Woodson rep is a longstanding Democratic activist who was apparently hand picked for the BRAC as a reward for years of shilling for the School Board.

This person hates the Langley pyramid and may well have spearheaded the weird Region 5 “priority” affecting Forestville working behind the scenes with Robyn Lady, the radical Dranesville representative from Herndon.

Absolutely bonkers stuff. Crazy that Region 5 reps would even make a recommendation affecting a different region (Region 1) and crazier still that they’d say it was one of their top 3 priorities.

Also, Marshall is in Region 5. Some people on the committee live very close to Forestville people and may, in some cases, be closer to Langley than Forestville. Just speculating here. I live in Region 5--but no where near Marshall.

There were some people in the Westbriar island that feeds to Marshall who wanted that island moved to Colvin Run/Cooper/Langley, rather than to Wolftrap (and to stay at Kilmer/Marshall). But if that's the case they should just make that their priority, not moving Forestville kids out of Langley.

At this point it's speculation as to which BRAC members from Region 5 drove these "priority" recommendations. A proposal that would only leave Langley with four ES feeders is bat-shit crazy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, why would Region 5 in the middle of the county have a “priority” of a boundary change on the far western end in Region 1, that isn’t even adjacent to their own boundaries and affects them in no way at all? The mind … it boggles. 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

It’d be laughable if it didn’t have such impactful consequences.

Any region 5 reps on here want to explain themselves? Because this is unacceptable. You aren’t representing your community in any way with this priority. Shameful.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:fairfax matters published a detailed summary of the latest BRAC meeting. what’s really concerning is thru asked each region to list their top 10 priorities when changing boundaries. most pushed back on the changes or correcting things that make it worse. some prioritized accurate data. region 5 had making moves to forestville elementary to herndon high school out of langley when they are regional 1. why is region 5 making recommendations for region 1? thru said they will take priorities into consideration for next maps. not their own independent ideas. wtf region 5

Wow. So forestville ES thought they were safe through the initial draft maps. Could it have been plotted to have this suggestion to come from within BRAC (aka the community) so that neither thru nor FCPS take the heat for splitting up Langley?

Region 5 includes Woodson.

Woodson pyramid was inexplicably given 3 BRAC reps when almost every other pyramid just had 2.

The third Woodson rep is a longstanding Democratic activist who was apparently hand picked for the BRAC as a reward for years of shilling for the School Board.

This person hates the Langley pyramid and may well have spearheaded the weird Region 5 “priority” affecting Forestville working behind the scenes with Robyn Lady, the radical Dranesville representative from Herndon.

Absolutely bonkers stuff. Crazy that Region 5 reps would even make a recommendation affecting a different region (Region 1) and crazier still that they’d say it was one of their top 3 priorities.

Also, Marshall is in Region 5. Some people on the committee live very close to Forestville people and may, in some cases, be closer to Langley than Forestville. Just speculating here. I live in Region 5--but no where near Marshall.

There were some people in the Westbriar island that feeds to Marshall who wanted that island moved to Colvin Run/Cooper/Langley, rather than to Wolftrap (and to stay at Kilmer/Marshall). But if that's the case they should just make that their priority, not moving Forestville kids out of Langley.

At this point it's speculation as to which BRAC members from Region 5 drove these "priority" recommendations. A proposal that would only leave Langley with four ES feeders is bat-shit crazy.

Langley is already on the smaller side by FCPS enrollment standards, it would be quite small if they moved out a whole ES. Unless it was backfilled by new development in Tysons/moving schools out of McLean or Marshall. But I haven’t seen any indication of that happening either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The third Woodson rep is wacko but I could see someone in Region 5 from Westfield wanting to move Langley kids to Herndon to increase the odds that Westfield kids near Herndon will get moved to the new KAA school. Still really poor form to prioritize a boundary change outside your region affecting other people's kids.

All the reps serve at-large though. They could easily sketch out a dream boundary scenario and push for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:fairfax matters published a detailed summary of the latest BRAC meeting. what’s really concerning is thru asked each region to list their top 10 priorities when changing boundaries. most pushed back on the changes or correcting things that make it worse. some prioritized accurate data. region 5 had making moves to forestville elementary to herndon high school out of langley when they are regional 1. why is region 5 making recommendations for region 1? thru said they will take priorities into consideration for next maps. not their own independent ideas. wtf region 5

Wow. So forestville ES thought they were safe through the initial draft maps. Could it have been plotted to have this suggestion to come from within BRAC (aka the community) so that neither thru nor FCPS take the heat for splitting up Langley?

Region 5 includes Woodson.

Woodson pyramid was inexplicably given 3 BRAC reps when almost every other pyramid just had 2.

The third Woodson rep is a longstanding Democratic activist who was apparently hand picked for the BRAC as a reward for years of shilling for the School Board.

This person hates the Langley pyramid and may well have spearheaded the weird Region 5 “priority” affecting Forestville working behind the scenes with Robyn Lady, the radical Dranesville representative from Herndon.

Absolutely bonkers stuff. Crazy that Region 5 reps would even make a recommendation affecting a different region (Region 1) and crazier still that they’d say it was one of their top 3 priorities.

OMG! Well, I hope her number 2 priority was moving Mantua in the name of her equity-warrior cries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The third Woodson rep is wacko but I could see someone in Region 5 from Westfield wanting to move Langley kids to Herndon to increase the odds that Westfield kids near Herndon will get moved to the new KAA school. Still really poor form to prioritize a boundary change outside your region affecting other people's kids.

I would love to see the BRAC comments from Region 1. I find it hard to believe that Herndon pyramid may not have suggested a Forestville move.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The third Woodson rep is wacko but I could see someone in Region 5 from Westfield wanting to move Langley kids to Herndon to increase the odds that Westfield kids near Herndon will get moved to the new KAA school. Still really poor form to prioritize a boundary change outside your region affecting other people's kids.

I would love to see the BRAC comments from Region 1. I find it hard to believe that Herndon pyramid may not have suggested a Forestville move.

There’s been zero indication so far that people in bounds for Herndon, Lewis, etc. actually want a bunch of affluent neighborhoods moved into their schools, because they know it isn’t going to move the needle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:fairfax matters published a detailed summary of the latest BRAC meeting. what’s really concerning is thru asked each region to list their top 10 priorities when changing boundaries. most pushed back on the changes or correcting things that make it worse. some prioritized accurate data. region 5 had making moves to forestville elementary to herndon high school out of langley when they are regional 1. why is region 5 making recommendations for region 1? thru said they will take priorities into consideration for next maps. not their own independent ideas. wtf region 5

Wow. So forestville ES thought they were safe through the initial draft maps. Could it have been plotted to have this suggestion to come from within BRAC (aka the community) so that neither thru nor FCPS take the heat for splitting up Langley?

i don’t know. probably. considering the third seat given to the woodson pyramid is in region 5 and does the school boards bidding. but when the task was list your regions priorities and you make one of them destroying another pyramid in another region it should be tossed out.

Great Falls also is overrepresented on BRAC. Reid added extra seats for them. Regardless, BRAC is not a decision maker. They have no actual authority. It’s just a community committee like many others. For some reason, DCUM thinks their input is controlling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The third Woodson rep is wacko but I could see someone in Region 5 from Westfield wanting to move Langley kids to Herndon to increase the odds that Westfield kids near Herndon will get moved to the new KAA school. Still really poor form to prioritize a boundary change outside your region affecting other people's kids.

I would love to see the BRAC comments from Region 1. I find it hard to believe that Herndon pyramid may not have suggested a Forestville move.

There’s been zero indication so far that people in bounds for Herndon, Lewis, etc. actually want a bunch of affluent neighborhoods moved into their schools, because they know it isn’t going to move the needle.

#alternativefacts

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:fairfax matters published a detailed summary of the latest BRAC meeting. what’s really concerning is thru asked each region to list their top 10 priorities when changing boundaries. most pushed back on the changes or correcting things that make it worse. some prioritized accurate data. region 5 had making moves to forestville elementary to herndon high school out of langley when they are regional 1. why is region 5 making recommendations for region 1? thru said they will take priorities into consideration for next maps. not their own independent ideas. wtf region 5

Wow. So forestville ES thought they were safe through the initial draft maps. Could it have been plotted to have this suggestion to come from within BRAC (aka the community) so that neither thru nor FCPS take the heat for splitting up Langley?

i don’t know. probably. considering the third seat given to the woodson pyramid is in region 5 and does the school boards bidding. but when the task was list your regions priorities and you make one of them destroying another pyramid in another region it should be tossed out.

Great Falls also is overrepresented on BRAC. Reid added extra seats for them. Regardless, BRAC is not a decision maker. They have no actual authority. It’s just a community committee like many others. For some reason, DCUM thinks their input is controlling.

It’s absolutely controlling. Now FCPS and Thru can say “well, BRAC wanted this” when it seems to have been very much planted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:fairfax matters published a detailed summary of the latest BRAC meeting. what’s really concerning is thru asked each region to list their top 10 priorities when changing boundaries. most pushed back on the changes or correcting things that make it worse. some prioritized accurate data. region 5 had making moves to forestville elementary to herndon high school out of langley when they are regional 1. why is region 5 making recommendations for region 1? thru said they will take priorities into consideration for next maps. not their own independent ideas. wtf region 5

Wow. So forestville ES thought they were safe through the initial draft maps. Could it have been plotted to have this suggestion to come from within BRAC (aka the community) so that neither thru nor FCPS take the heat for splitting up Langley?

i don’t know. probably. considering the third seat given to the woodson pyramid is in region 5 and does the school boards bidding. but when the task was list your regions priorities and you make one of them destroying another pyramid in another region it should be tossed out.

Great Falls also is overrepresented on BRAC. Reid added extra seats for them. Regardless, BRAC is not a decision maker. They have no actual authority. It’s just a community committee like many others. For some reason, DCUM thinks their input is controlling.

The boundary consultant retained by Reid has said that any modifications to the last Thru proposals from May will be based on the BRAC “priorities.”

The School Board is saying boundary changes should be based on recommendations from Reid and the outside consultants.

The SB obviously has to approve any changes but at some point it becomes a shell game as to who is actually the source of the proposals. The whole reason the process has been set up this way is that the SB wants to change boundaries but try to minimize their own accountability by saying they are just acting based on the recommendations of others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:fairfax matters published a detailed summary of the latest BRAC meeting. what’s really concerning is thru asked each region to list their top 10 priorities when changing boundaries. most pushed back on the changes or correcting things that make it worse. some prioritized accurate data. region 5 had making moves to forestville elementary to herndon high school out of langley when they are regional 1. why is region 5 making recommendations for region 1? thru said they will take priorities into consideration for next maps. not their own independent ideas. wtf region 5

Wow. So forestville ES thought they were safe through the initial draft maps. Could it have been plotted to have this suggestion to come from within BRAC (aka the community) so that neither thru nor FCPS take the heat for splitting up Langley?

Region 5 includes Woodson.

Woodson pyramid was inexplicably given 3 BRAC reps when almost every other pyramid just had 2.

The third Woodson rep is a longstanding Democratic activist who was apparently hand picked for the BRAC as a reward for years of shilling for the School Board.

This person hates the Langley pyramid and may well have spearheaded the weird Region 5 “priority” affecting Forestville working behind the scenes with Robyn Lady, the radical Dranesville representative from Herndon.

Absolutely bonkers stuff. Crazy that Region 5 reps would even make a recommendation affecting a different region (Region 1) and crazier still that they’d say it was one of their top 3 priorities.

OMG! Well, I hope her number 2 priority was moving Mantua in the name of her equity-warrior cries.

Exactly. Region 1 should respond with equally absurd priorities for region 5.