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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have known other people bounced from PTA's or as room parents.  I think Jane Strauss has done lots of favors for some neighborhoods as far as boundaries.   For example homes as far as the Loudoun County line are bussed to langley.  That includes residences near Herndon High.  Another example is an area that shares a street in a devlopement where one part goes to South Lakes and another langley.  This part of working in tandem with Stu Gibson to keep some constituents out of more diverse schools.

Instead of going to the Kilmer AAP center there was an administrative boundary change for a street so some could go to Longfellow AAP.   Strauss also obtained extra funds for schools like Kent Gardens.

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The Langley boundaries were set by Strauss's predecessor, Stu Mendelsohn, before Strauss became a School Board member.  Those with a long memory know that he was the one who adjusted the Langley boundaries so that some students who live south of Route 7 in Reston and Vienna attend Langley.  Some people - not zoned for Langley - are unhappy that Strauss kept Langley out of later boundary studies.

Kent Gardens ES is in Strauss's district.  Epstein's main complaint is that Strauss supports needs-based funding that benefits schools in poorer parts of the county at the expense of Dranesville schools, so maybe it's not the worst thing if she found some money for the French immersion program or something else at Kent Gardens.

Sometimes I wonder why anyone would want to be on a School Board.  You get criticized no matter what you do.  Either you "ignore" your constituents or you're doing "special favors" for them!

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