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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you've followed these threads, these boundary changes have been described at times as the "Great Reset."

I think that is what Reid and the School Board want.  They want to make so many changes that anyone who objects will just be part of the noise (thereby canceling each other out); they want to change the demographics at some schools so much that the historic reputations of some schools will be rendered meaningless; and they want to make grandfathering impossible, so that kids will be shell-shocked and families will be sent the clear message that their preferences count for nothing and that Reid and the School Board are in charge.  "If you don't like it, you can leave (see PP today), but don't expect us to let you get in our way."[/quote]

What is the meaning of "historic reputation" in the context of FCPS's public schools? It's not like there is any selectivity for students to be allowed attend. Only TJHSST and private schools have a claim to a reputation of selective standards that makes any real sense. The rest only amounts to chitchat amongst neighbors.[/quote]

DP. we get it, you don’t like the USNews or great schools rankings.[/quote]

Does anyone actually pay attention to those rankings except new parents looking for houses who don't know better? You're an idiot if you think those actually reflect anything other than wealth in an area.[/quote]

DP. Which schools do your children attend? Serious question.[/quote]

Shrevewood, which is rated 3 because of a high low-income population. High achieving kids from high achieving families are all doing great. I'm happy with the education my children are receiving.[/quote]

DP.  I’d read some Shrevewood parents aren’t crazy about the recent proposals, which would move more low-income kids from Timber Lane to Shrevewood and also reassign some Shrevewood kids from the Falls Hill area from Marshall to McLean, turning Shrevewood into a split feeder. The ratings for Kilmer may also take a hit if, as proposed, all the Madison-zoned kids at Kilmer are reassigned to Thoreau.

Putting the validity of GS ratings aside, do you welcome all these changes?  I assume the Shrevewood boundaries will change yet again after Dunn Loring gets built. [/quote]

I'm not familiar at all with these schools.  But, since they are not finished with proposals, how do you know it will be a split feeder.

In looking my area, there is one "island" move that makes no sense.  I cannot help but wonder if they intend to do a lot more switching of schools when they eliminate split feeders.

This really is a game of musical chairs.  I'm afraid that there are going to be far fewer chairs left to choose from.

What a mess!![/quote]

Fair point.  It's possible that their session of split feeders is going to purport to address not just existing split feeders, but the new ones they created with the 4/11 proposals.

Maybe when they address the split feeders, they'll create new attendance islands or new capacity imbalances.

To me, this also feels like a musical chairs.  What we have now isn't perfect, and there are a limited number of situations that cry out for relief.  But replacing one set of tolerable shortcomings with another set of shortcomings that will be accompanied by a lot of disruption doesn't seem ideal. [/quote]

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