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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I wouldn't mind a second TJ, there is more than enough interest and having one in this part of the County would reduce the commute time for a lot of kids. It isn't going to happen. First, here is a need for a HS to relieve the schools in the Western part of the county. Second, TJ has caused everyone more than enough headaches, they are not going down that path again. And finally, TJ is what it is because of specialized labs and programs that are costly, which I don't see FCPS paying for. T

If there is an aviation program, it will be an academy. Not knowing the full lay out of the KAA campus, I have read that there is the main building and two office buildings. Maybe one of the office buildings is converted into a space for an aviation academy with dedicated classrooms for the program.

I can see some of the School Board being stupid enough to suggest something else for KAA but the majority of the School Board should be able to read the room and realize what buying this building without public discussion and not using it for the Western HS will mean for their political careers. [/quote]

Are you okay with the current enrollment at Chantilly?  Does your neighborhood run the risk of being redistricted like several current Chantilly High neighborhoods?

Another TJ would be very welcomed for a lot of families. I don’t think it would hurt political careers for that to go through. Sure, maybe Dixit loses some votes but not nearly enough to lose that seat, and again, another TJ would be politically popular for most of the county.[/quote]

Gee.   I wonder what neighborhood this poster lives in?[/quote]

I live in Fox Mill and think a TJ2 is needed for the County. I don't think it belongs at KAA but I can see a decent number of parents who have kids at Carson who would welcome a STEM school in the area. Carson has well over 200 kids a year apply for TJ and around 50 a year attending TJ.  Having a STEM academy that didn't require a long commute wouldn't be awful. It is not what is needed at the KAA location but I can see where a decent number of parents in the Western area would be supportive of a STEM school in the area. There will be some who would hate the idea because they want TJ for prestige purposes and would be disappointed if their kid went to TJ 2 but I think plenty of families would be interested.

Just to be clear, I don't see KAA as the building for that. I think KAA needs to be the new Western High School. I do hope that Fox Mill moves there because I don't like IB and would love to not need to pupil place for an AP program. The families who like IB have SLHS nearby and there will be room for the kids in the IB program.

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+1. We are zoned rocky run/chantilly and would welcome a TJ 2 option nearby. We aren't interested at all in TJ1 due to the distance/long bus route.[/quote]

Are you okay with the current enrollment at Chantilly? Does your neighborhood run the risk of being redistricted like several current Chantilly High neighborhoods?
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We are south of 50, no risk of redistricting. My kids are ES age so my opinion on the school's enrollment is not well informed as I dont have all the nuanced details. I tend to think lower enrollment would be net positive. At the same time, enrollment could be lowered by opening a TJ2 in the western area. I'm sure there's many more families in the area who would be interested in such a thing but TJ1 is too far. [/quote]

So, you do not understand that the boundary study is suggesting to send more of Chantilly High on a thirty minute drive to Oakton?  and, sending some who are south of 50 to Westfield?

You think that is okay?[/quote]

What is wrong with you? I suggested some sort of academy like a TJ2 would be another option to decrease enrollment at all of the schools in the area. I think it's a given the proposed maps are out the window after this acquisition. [/quote]

It would have little effect on schools in this area. School Board changed the rules resulting in fewer kids from Chantilly going to TJ.  Unlikely to change back

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I mean they could do something like the eastern half of the county is encouraged to apply to TJ1 and they take 3% instead of 1.5%, and the western half is encouraged to apply at TJ2, taking 3%. Through an "equity" lens, it would benefit the entire county. [/quote]

No. Just no.[/quote]

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