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[quote=Anonymous]I used to live in this one of these neighborhoods and moved a few years ago.  So no dog in the current fight.  But OP is misstating a lot.  At least part of this is Oakton ES, right? And maybe Marshall Road ES?  And 22124.  Oakton ES has been a problem for years because it was a split feeder ES, with some of Gen Ed going to Jackson and Oakton and some going to Thoreau and Madison.  It has caused a divide in the school between Thoreau zoned kids and Jackson zoned kids .  It makes zero sense to rezone these kids and keep it as a split feeder Thoreau/Poe. Oakton ES and Marshall Rand ES should be straight feeders to either Jackson or Thoreau.  And Thoreau has space.  Why would add a third MS to the mix?

Also, Jackson and Thoreau are both tough commutes in rush hour traffic. But Oakton 22124 to Annandale makes no sense. 
Google maps says it’s 12 miles (20 minutes) in non-rush hour, Saturday afternoon traffic to Poe from 22124.   Middle schools that are closer include Lanier, Frost, Hughes, Franklin and Rocky Run.

Also, some of this is wealthy, million plus dollars homes, but most of the kids — probably 75%, come from 500-700k townhouses.  The DCUM poors. Oakton ES Jackson kids are generally less affluent than Oakton ES Thoreau kids, with pockets of significant wealth, which is part of the reason having a split feeder at the ES level is an issue. Also, at least when my kids went, having an LLIV Center created a big divide. But that’s a different post.

I had heard that that proposal was to have the 22124 kids rezone for Thoreau-Madison, rather than having Thoreau become an Oakton HS feeder. Has that changed?  Also that Thoreau would become a MS AAP Center, and Jackson would not be an AAP option.

And yes, losing the AAP Center will hurt Jackson. And your concern is touching OP. /s.

Thoreau has a new addition and is underenrolled.  AAP Kids zoned for Thoreau get to choose between a local LLIV program and Jackson AAP. Under all the smoke and mirrors, you sound like one of the Thoreau snowflakes who doesn’t want the school to become and AAP Center or operate at capacity. Especially when the kids coming in are the poors. Or near poors. One of the things I hated about living in that part of the country is that a 300k + HHI, 650k home made one “the poors”.  [/quote]

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