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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live on Kurtz road which is 2 blocks from Franklin Sherman and I would prefer Mclean HS over Langley HS because of the diversity at Mclean HS.  I have nothing against Langley but Mclean HS has a much more diverse student population.  I think that will benefit society in general and my kids specifically, in the long run.[/quote]

If you can, please come to the meeting at McLean HS this Thursday at 7 PM and let Janie Strauss and the FCPS representatives know how you feel.  [/quote]

We are in the SW corner of the Franklin Sherman sending district, actually closer to Chesterbrook ES.  My kids can walk home from McLean HS when they need to.  We chose to buy in this district vice Langley.  Switching kids from this neighborhood  to Langley will end walking or bicycling to school.[/quote]

Please get the word out about the January 17th meeting.  Some questions for Janie Strauss and the FCPS Facilities Staff that deserve answers:

1.  Why hasn't FCPS budgeted for an addition at McLean, or at least the relocation of modulars, when it's planning additions at Justice, Madison, and West Potomac?

2.  Is FCPS considering the challenges getting to Cooper and Langley (parents in that area tried unsuccessfully last year to get VDOT to shut down the Georgetown Pike entrance to the Beltway because of congestion on Balls Hill Road and Georgetown Pike)?

3.  Why did Janie Strauss tell McLean parents several years ago that Langley's renovation was only intended to increase the amount of space per student at Langley, when in fact FCPS increased the capacity at Langley?  And why did Strauss tell parents at a meeting in 2015 that McLean would get an addition before any students were redistricted to Langley, if that isn't going to be the case?

4. Has FCPS considered whether more students in the Langley district would attend the public schools if the class sizes weren't so much larger than elsewhere in the county?

5. How will FCPS take into account the fact that the latest CIP indicates that the elementary school enrollments in the McLean pyramid are expected to decline over the next five years?  Is the recent growth temporary?

6. What degree of confidence does FCPS have in its ability to project enrollments beyond a one or two-year horizon (historically, longer-term projections in the CIP have been off by wide margins)?

7.  If FCPS downsizes McLean by moving kids to Langley, what courses (for example, foreign languages and some AP courses) are at risk of being discontinued?

8. How many teachers might be destaffed and how would this be determined (for example, would it be based simply on seniority)?

9.  Will FCPS seek to increase the diversity at Langley (which by far has the lowest ESOL/FARMS rates among FCPS high schools) in considering any boundary change?

10. Would McLean remain in an athletic district and conference where it competes against larger schools like South Lakes if the school's enrollment is reduced significantly? 
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We will be there and have some of the same questions![/quote]

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