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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good morning!
We are currently zoned for Langley with kiddos mid elementary age. We are extremely happy with our elementary school, but are a little wary about Cooper and Langley based on what neighbors have shared

We are looking to move homes (for reasons unrelated to schools) and are now reconsidering whether we want to stay zoned for Langely. 
We are currently looking at homes zoned for Langley, Mclean and Madison.

All other non school things being equal (housing prices, commute, etc) if you could chose to be zoned for Langley, McLean or Madison which would you choose and why? 
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Main difference between the 3 now are these negatives Thoreau-Madison and AAP,  Mclean decrepit/overcapacity,  Kent Gardens a mess and JIP at Great Falls.  And IB looms as a bookend for Madison with Marshall /South Lakes on either side. Not good.

Boundary absurdities can be seen on Coates maps: https://www.fcps.edu/sites/default/files/Coates-Area-Boundary-Maps.pdf That's 16 elementary schools with student counts per SPA.

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Disagree.  Biggest issues are the administrative turnover at Langley and Cooper (new principal at Langley and Cooper principal just left suddenly for another middle school) and continued angst over part of Langley possibly getting reassigned to Herndon.

McLean and Longfellow have stable leadership and no one at Madison cares if it’s bordered by two IB schools.  Marshall shares boundaries with Langley and McLean and South Lakes also shares a boundary with Langley.

The immersion programs at Kent Gardens (French) and Great Falls (Japanese) are generally viewed as positives, not negatives. [/quote]

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