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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone tell me why they are focusing on boundaries so much when they could be [b]paying more attention to the schools that most need renovations or additions? [/b]

My understanding is they are wasting a lot of money on expanding under enrolled schools (for example in Herndon) and even a new school that isn’t needed in Dunn Loring?!?

If they were scrutinizing these expenditures more carefully wouldn’t some of these boundary changes be unnecessary?  I’m not against boundary changes if they are truly necessary but it feels like they are using our kids to cover up their mistakes.

We regret moving to Fairfax and will not be voting for any of these School Board members again.[/quote]

No.  The magnitude of construction costs makes it impossible to do this.  And when there is already something in the construction queue, the incremental cost of expanding a school and adjusting boundaries is much more cost effective.

We all think that Dunn Loring should be shelved, but that is like a quarter of a potential McLean renovation (Centreville is $300M).[/quote]

“Much more cost effective” is doing some really heavy lifting in your statement. For instance, if it would be $300 million to expand or marginally $250 million to expand while renovating, it still doesn’t mean that expanding is a good move. They should compare the marginal cost to the marginal benefit to determine whether it’s worth it.

Otherwise, It’s like me saying I made $10 because I bought a Gucci bag for $99990 instead of $100000.[/quote]

That's exactly right.  They've just assumed there might be some cost savings down the road, so they've wasted money on unnecessary additions, while neglecting many of the real hot spots.  PP mentioned McLean, but that's hardly the only one.  It's a sweet deal for the building contractors, but it leaves families having to cover up the continued incompetence of FCPS planning personnel and the School Board through boundary changes. 
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