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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't have a dog in this fight (punintentional) but I am not seeing how Blake Lane makes geographic sense as an ES given the proximity to Mosaic ES and Oakton ES.  The Dunn Loring site seems like it will be able to ease capacity pressure at BOTH Mosaic AND the various schools in greater Tysons area / FC outskirts.  It's the frustration just because it's going to take longer to achieve the relief this way?  Because long-term it seems the obviously superior choice.[/quote]

The Dunn Loring site is not remotely close enough to Mosaic to relieve any future overcrowding there, nor is it especially close to the parts of Tysons that are expected to see the most growth.

They will end up with multiple ES near Dunn Loring well below capacity for years.  Many of the grades may end up with just enough kids to warrant only two teachers per grade, each with large class sizes. And the further downside is that the school’s existence may be used as an excuse to delay building a new ES in Tysons where it otherwise would be needed and give that growing area a better sense of community.

There was absolutely no interest in accelerating Dunn Loring’s renovation until Frisch seized upon it as a means to put the final nail in the coffin of the Blake Lane school.  He likely won’t still be around on the SB in 2026 to clean up the mess he’s created, but it will still be a mess. 
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