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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Couple of questions that come up with FS. Is there a chance that they be moved to Langley? This topic seems to come up.

Also, how will the McLean redevelopment impact the school? I heard there will be more multifamily homes built, similar to Mosaic District (smaller scale, of course).[/quote]

Franklin Sherman is 90% McLean, 10% Langley.  The kids getting moved from McLean to Langley live further west in Vienna and are zoned to either Colvin Run and Spring Hill.

The redevelopment, if it ever occurs, would add students to Franklin Sherman, which has been under capacity for years.  For the most part, it would be expensive, market rate units, with some set-asides for affordable housing.

If you look at the Mosaic District by comparison, they built a bunch of multi-family housing there that all feeds to Fairhill ES (and then to Jackson MS/Falls Church HS).  It hasn't overwhelmed Fairhill. [/quote]
Thank you for your insight! If people peel off to the AAP school then does it mean there aren’t advanced kids left or some still prefer to stay? My other question is how does it affect the dynamics of the surrounding neighborhood and if kids tend to hang out together or are mainly driven around to play dates? I come from an area with a strong local community and kids getting together to play outside independently, visit each other etc, above a certain age 
Downtown McLean already has high rise multi family housing, is it not zoned for FS? Also, isn’t going to the local school helpful for kids to make friends in the neighborhood or are these neighborhoods around FS primarily private school and people mainly keep to themselves or is there some sort of local community, kids playing together outside, people walking around?[/quote]

The current multi-story apartments in downtown McLean are zoned to FS but don't have many younger families - they are largely DINKs and retirees.  There are also townhouses in downtown McLean and off Old Dominion zoned to FS and they do have a fair number of school-age kids.

FS is a good choice, especially if you'd like a smaller, more relaxed elementary school than most of the schools that feed into McLean and Langley, but the AAP-related dynamics (where a significant fraction of the kids peel off in 3rd grade and head off to Haycock) don't sit well with some people.  It's best to go in with your eyes open. [/quote][/quote]

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