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[quote=Anonymous]There is no way it can be another TJ, there is too much specialized equipment for TJ and it is a Governor's school. It could be another Edison, a STEM Academy but at some point in time people are going to point out that FCPS has a lot of STEM academies and not enough programs for kids needing Votech classes or even the arts. I am aware that said programs exist but not in the same quantity as STEM.

I live in the 20171 area so this could impact my child. My preference, not that it dictates the final outcome, is that the KAA building become a neighborhood HS. We are a Fox Mill family, and I would like Fox Mill to be included in the new HS. We like Carson as a MS and do not like or want to participate in IB. We plan on pupil placing out of SLHS when our kids are ready for HS. It would be great to not have to do that. Since FCPS seems stuck on the idea that IB is great, I don't see SLHS becoming an AP school any time in the near future, we are crossing our fingers to be in the new school. I am aware that Fox Mill might stay at SLHS, I would be disappointed with that but hopeful that we could pupil place to the new HS where my kids would know a lot of kids at the school after attending Carson. If they can't principal place there, we will aim for Oakton based on language and AP.

With the exception of Herndon, all of the area HS are above 95% full. A new neighborhood HS would relieve the HSs. Not to mention, a neighborhood HS would stop the bouncing around of some of the neighborhoods in the area that are on the edge of the different schools and give them a home. Floris, Oak Hill, and Fox Mill, I am sure that there have been others, have all been moved in the last 20 years and more of those schools are up to be moved again. While there is never a guarantee that you land at a specific HS, the neighborhoods that border many of the HS in the area would like to have a place to call home that feels like it is stable.

I know Herndon parents and SLHS parents post about not needing kids from various schools and yet it is clear that there are members of the PTA and people on the School Board that very determined to bring in specific neighborhoods to Herndon and SLHS.  For us, IB is not a good program. It is harder to get college credits for the classes; the HL classes are not offered in many of the subjects; the IB classes do not cover the same material (HL Physics is not Calculus based). IB should be a specialized program that kids opt into and not something forced on everyone.

And while we know plenty of kids who have done well at SLHS and Herndon, I am not a fan of the school within the school at the schools. You clearly have kids who are in the AP or IB track, who get an excellent education, and a lot of kids who will never take those classes. There is a divide, and I don't think that is great for the community.

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