Western High School Boundary Map options (A/B/C/D)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They cancelled the Western High School community meeting scheduled on November 14.

Also, the agenda for Novemeber 13 board meeting does not include the voting for programming decision.

What’s going on?

I think they actually are delaying it another year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe they are canceling these meetings and pulling agenda items. This gives credence to the SL school rep who is saying they are going to slow down and not open the school in 2026 so they can listen to families fight over high school boundaries another year. As someone with a rising 9th grader, I'd prefer to decisions be made one way or another.

Yeah now it seems like Meren has info that isn’t being widely shared. She said something about timelines and agendas keep changing in response to a Facebook comment (I think). But that was before the meeting and vote were cancelled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They cancelled the Western High School community meeting scheduled on November 14.

Also, the agenda for Novemeber 13 board meeting does not include the voting for programming decision.

What’s going on?

Who got the email about the 11/14 meeting being cancelled? I got emails about the high school and the 11/1 meeting, but not this one. Did only certain people get the latest email? If so, why?

[Anonymous]

What ridiculous incompetence.

Literally just about anywhere else in the world, even in this country, school leaders would not waste time and they would open the dang school. Instead they want to listen to people bicker and squabble over this for another year?? What a waste.

Please. There is no solution to this that will make everyone 100% happy. Stop it with the theatrics about “community input” when it won’t matter in the end. No magnet school. do it by the numbers and eliminating split feeders, there, done. Families will adapt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What ridiculous incompetence.

Literally just about anywhere else in the world, even in this country, school leaders would not waste time and they would open the dang school. Instead they want to listen to people bicker and squabble over this for another year?? What a waste.

Please. There is no solution to this that will make everyone 100% happy. Stop it with the theatrics about “community input” when it won’t matter in the end. No magnet school. do it by the numbers and eliminating split feeders, there, done. Families will adapt.

It makes no sense. They are shifting kids in W Fairfax with the boundary review and then shift again next year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What ridiculous incompetence.

Literally just about anywhere else in the world, even in this country, school leaders would not waste time and they would open the dang school. Instead they want to listen to people bicker and squabble over this for another year?? What a waste.

Please. There is no solution to this that will make everyone 100% happy. Stop it with the theatrics about “community input” when it won’t matter in the end. No magnet school. do it by the numbers and eliminating split feeders, there, done. Families will adapt.

Actually, anywhere else in the world they would’ve put more thought into the plan before buying such a large asset.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What ridiculous incompetence.

Literally just about anywhere else in the world, even in this country, school leaders would not waste time and they would open the dang school. Instead they want to listen to people bicker and squabble over this for another year?? What a waste.

Please. There is no solution to this that will make everyone 100% happy. Stop it with the theatrics about “community input” when it won’t matter in the end. No magnet school. do it by the numbers and eliminating split feeders, there, done. Families will adapt.

You’re conflating two different issues. The first is the readiness of this building to function as a 2000-student high school. The second is the drawing of boundaries for the school.

FCPS is making a hash of both but they can’t just snap their fingers and re-open KAA as a public HS. Those most anxious to avoid Westfield and South Lakes have done themselves a disservice by proclaiming otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What ridiculous incompetence.

Literally just about anywhere else in the world, even in this country, school leaders would not waste time and they would open the dang school. Instead they want to listen to people bicker and squabble over this for another year?? What a waste.

Please. There is no solution to this that will make everyone 100% happy. Stop it with the theatrics about “community input” when it won’t matter in the end. No magnet school. do it by the numbers and eliminating split feeders, there, done. Families will adapt.

You’re conflating two different issues. The first is the readiness of this building to function as a 2000-student high school. The second is the drawing of boundaries for the school.

FCPS is making a hash of both but they can’t just snap their fingers and re-open KAA as a public HS. Those most anxious to avoid Westfield and South Lakes have done themselves a disservice by proclaiming otherwise.

They could open it with 9/10. It just takes planning and some creativity and a commitment to doing the right thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What ridiculous incompetence.

Literally just about anywhere else in the world, even in this country, school leaders would not waste time and they would open the dang school. Instead they want to listen to people bicker and squabble over this for another year?? What a waste.

Please. There is no solution to this that will make everyone 100% happy. Stop it with the theatrics about “community input” when it won’t matter in the end. No magnet school. do it by the numbers and eliminating split feeders, there, done. Families will adapt.

Actually, anywhere else in the world they would’ve put more thought into the plan before buying such a large asset.

No. They need the school. Westfield is full, Centreville is overcrowded, and Chantilly is bursting at the seams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What ridiculous incompetence.

Literally just about anywhere else in the world, even in this country, school leaders would not waste time and they would open the dang school. Instead they want to listen to people bicker and squabble over this for another year?? What a waste.

Please. There is no solution to this that will make everyone 100% happy. Stop it with the theatrics about “community input” when it won’t matter in the end. No magnet school. do it by the numbers and eliminating split feeders, there, done. Families will adapt.

Actually, anywhere else in the world they would’ve put more thought into the plan before buying such a large asset.

No. They need the school. Westfield is full, Centreville is overcrowded, and Chantilly is bursting at the seams.

Herndon has hundreds of empty seats and they’d already be working on the Centreville expansion if they had their act together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What ridiculous incompetence.

Literally just about anywhere else in the world, even in this country, school leaders would not waste time and they would open the dang school. Instead they want to listen to people bicker and squabble over this for another year?? What a waste.

Please. There is no solution to this that will make everyone 100% happy. Stop it with the theatrics about “community input” when it won’t matter in the end. No magnet school. do it by the numbers and eliminating split feeders, there, done. Families will adapt.

Actually, anywhere else in the world they would’ve put more thought into the plan before buying such a large asset.

No. They need the school. Westfield is full, Centreville is overcrowded, and Chantilly is bursting at the seams.

Herndon has hundreds of empty seats and they’d already be working on the Centreville expansion if they had their act together.

Those empty seats will not solve the problem. There are MANY more seats needed. There is lots of new construction in the area.

So, the last boundary study in this area was required because we were told schools should be no larger than 2000. And, now you tell us we need it because schools should be 2800 and above?

[Anonymous]

Send coats to Herndon HS, then expand Herndon HS.

[Anonymous]

Only send Chantilly HS to KAA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What ridiculous incompetence.

Literally just about anywhere else in the world, even in this country, school leaders would not waste time and they would open the dang school. Instead they want to listen to people bicker and squabble over this for another year?? What a waste.

Please. There is no solution to this that will make everyone 100% happy. Stop it with the theatrics about “community input” when it won’t matter in the end. No magnet school. do it by the numbers and eliminating split feeders, there, done. Families will adapt.

You’re conflating two different issues. The first is the readiness of this building to function as a 2000-student high school. The second is the drawing of boundaries for the school.

FCPS is making a hash of both but they can’t just snap their fingers and re-open KAA as a public HS. Those most anxious to avoid Westfield and South Lakes have done themselves a disservice by proclaiming otherwise.

They could open it with 9/10. It just takes planning and some creativity and a commitment to doing the right thing.

No they can't. They didn't even look into the state-mandated permitting around land use and conversion. They made a plan and a whole series of meeting and announcements *without reading the relevant zoning laws.* These people are very dumb.

The smart thing to do would be to pause all boundary changes so all of this can happen at the same time. But again, these aren't smart people.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What ridiculous incompetence.

Literally just about anywhere else in the world, even in this country, school leaders would not waste time and they would open the dang school. Instead they want to listen to people bicker and squabble over this for another year?? What a waste.

Please. There is no solution to this that will make everyone 100% happy. Stop it with the theatrics about “community input” when it won’t matter in the end. No magnet school. do it by the numbers and eliminating split feeders, there, done. Families will adapt.

Actually, anywhere else in the world they would’ve put more thought into the plan before buying such a large asset.

No. They need the school. Westfield is full, Centreville is overcrowded, and Chantilly is bursting at the seams.

Herndon has hundreds of empty seats and they’d already be working on the Centreville expansion if they had their act together.

Those empty seats will not solve the problem. There are MANY more seats needed. There is lots of new construction in the area.

So, the last boundary study in this area was required because we were told schools should be no larger than 2000. And, now you tell us we need it because schools should be 2800 and above?

I see you’re stuck in 2007 but a lot has happened since then. If the 2000-student target had stuck do you really think they would have expanded West Potomac, Oakton and Herndon so much?

In any event they own KAA now so they just need to come up with a realistic budget and timeline, and stop coddling those whining about the boundaries. They are rudderless right now.