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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is so puzzling that that Sangster neighborhood is upset about being rezoned to... Lake Braddock of all places.

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It’s so puzzling that others feel the need to tell neighborhoods how they should feel about being moved from a school community— one that they are well established in. [/quote]

It’s puzzling that Sangster families feel the need to complain about going to Lake Braddock when other neighborhoods around, including those in Hunt Valley, Daventry and West Springfield elementary could be moved to Lewis. Those neighborhoods also feel part of the WSHS community but they could be moved to the other side of the mixing bowl. [/quote]
So Sangster parents should fall on their swords for the greater good? Hunt Valley was offered South County and they rejected it. Nobody wants to leave WSHS, of course they’re going to fight to stay. [/quote]

That Sangster neighborhood was marked to attend Lake Braddock in all versions of the maps.  Map 1 and Map 2 were never meant to be stand alone maps.  Maps 1 and 2 each showed the 2 different priorities BRAC was taxed with, one of which was eliminating split feeders.  Map 3 combined those 2 directives into a single map that represented maps 1 & 2 combined into a single format.

It is misleading to imply that Hunt Valley and Sangster were swapped.

Sangster was always marked to leave WSHS for LBSS.

In fact, part of Sangster off Hooes Rd was selected to get rezoned to South County.  The BRAC committee has been helping Sangster families, because that Sangster neighborhood rezoning was reversed.  So don't say that BRAC is not doing their jobs or not helping Sangster families.

The BRAC reps have to recommend maps, or Reid is going to pick.  They are doing a great job trying to follow their directives and keep as many neighborhoods as intact as possible and as much within their community as possible.  Lake Braddock is part of the Sangster community.[/quote]

It actually sounds like HV and Sangster should work together on this.  BRAC actually recommended to keep that Sangster neighborhood to stay at WS.  There was a scenario that was shown to BRAC keeping both HV and Sangster at WS.  But the public Scenerio 4 map moved the Sangster kids out because somehow Rolling Valley got moved in.  That was not a BRAC recommendation and came as a total surprise.  [color=blue]If RV is kept at Lewis would Sangster be able to remain at WS per the BRAC recommendation? [/color] [/quote]

To the blue part, no.

A neighborhood needs to get rezoned out of WSHS, whether or not Rolling Valley is moved into WSHS or stays at Lewis.

WSHS needs to lose enough students to get to 105% capacity.

Moving Sangster out achieves this.

Moving RV in puts WSHS at, I think, 106% capacity.  FCPS is saying RV will only be 5 students per grade, which everyone knows is not accurate based on the number of houses, around 280, and the Daventry history.

Moving Sangster out meand WSHS might not need another rezoning in 5 years.

Moving Rolling Valley in means WSHS will be just as overcrowded in 1 or 2 years
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