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Lemon Road has had quite a bit of upheaval in the past few years and all of it imposed by schools that surround them.  I would have expected a much lower number than 54.3% feel that teachers have an appropriate level of influence since it seems the the Haycock AND Freedom Hill ES seem to have MORE influence over Lemon Road than Lemon Road has over Lemon Road.  They have been thrown many curveball and I think they are doing a fantastic job considering it all.

Imagine the kerfuffle if Timber Lane tried to slough off ALL of its low income students on to Haycock and got away with 50% in the end.  Imagine the kerfuffle if Freedom Hill had to double in size a few years without any say from Freedom Hill.

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I don't agree with this.  Lemon Road's expansion was a result of the growth around Tysons and FCPS's unwillingness to continue to operate elementary schools as small as Lemon Road.  Had it not been expanded, it would have been closed like Clifton ES.  The decision to expand the school was not made by those at Haycock, Freedom Hill, or any other school.

Subsequently, the Lemon Road principal appeared at work sessions and advised School Board members and FCPS Staff that he supported the transfer of Haycock AAP students to Lemon Road.  Many Lemon Road parents also preferred an influx of AAP students to a reassignment of additional GenEd students from Freedom Hill and, perhaps, Shrevewood.

Yes, it's a lot for any school to digest, and that may have impacted teacher satisfaction during a period of transition.  But the notion that Lemon Road has simply been on the receiving end of decisions made by others is wrong.  [/quote]

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