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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are setting boundaries after opt-in is done probably to find an option with least resistance.  After setting boundaries,  if some people question the decision,  they can say that: it's that way because your area has a high number of opt-in students which indicates that majority of students in the area wants to go to the new high school.  Setting boundaries this way creates problems for the following years,  although it's a politically "smart" approach.

[quote=Anonymous]If I had a say, the boundaries would have been set in January and the only option would have been to opt out, but I am not. I can only speculate based on what the info that has been put out.

My only point in the opting in was that it is only meant to be this year because of how they screwed up the process. People ar eposting as if the opt in option from this year means the school will be a magnate (sp) school. It doesn’t. It is a unique option for this year.

Families at Chantilly that are not happy with the size of the school had the choice to opt in. We don’t know if they did or they did not. The SLHS PTA was told that 40-45 9th graders from SLHS opted in to Western. Those are the only numbers we have heard.

Chantilly will see kids move in 2 years when the boundaries are set.

Do I think things can shift? Yes, they have been shifting this entire time. I wish they would release the numbers, I am curious and I think it would hel with speculation. But that is me. I am guessing that we will find out how many kids opted in at the meeting  in a few weeks.[/quote][/quote]

It's stupid because it only takes the opinions of people with 7th and 8th graders into account. Families with younger kids may have different opinions. We bought our home specifically BECAUSE it was zoned to South Lakes. We are an international family and see the value of an IB diploma. We will be disappointed if Fox Mill is moved to Skyview. We were under the impression that because it had not been very long since they moved it to South Lakes, it would remain stable for a long time.[/quote]

Many people in the neighborhood were upset when FMES was moved from Oakton to SLHS and are working to see FMES moved to Skyview.[/quote]

Fox Mill was rezoned almost 20 years ago. Those people who were upset, their kids are at least in college or have been working. Parents who have middle school or elementary school-age kids now most likely bought the house after the rezoning knowing the zoned high school is South Lake.

If they are so upset with South Lake, why do they buy the house already zoned to South Lake? 
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For some of us because we knew we would principal place out but loved the neighborhood, the ES and the MS. If people were really committed to IB, there would be more kids working on the diploma and there would be fewer people pupil placing out of the school. A large number of the kids will take 1 IB class and call it a day. I know some Fox Mill families whose kids are working on the IB Diploma and love the program. Most of the people I know of working he diploma transferred into SLHS for the program. The vast majority of the parents at SLHS probably don't care IB vs AP because their kids are not taking that many of either class.

The only reason why the IB numbers are as high as they are at SLHS is because of the kids transferring in, most from Herndon.

There are a good number of parents who are hopeful that the boundaries include FMES and it isn't just the 8th graders. A decent number of rising 10th graders opted in to Skyview.

IB is a great program for people who want something that is very well defined and prescribed. AP is a far better fit for kids who want more electives and more advanced STEM classes. FCPS should have IB as an option at a set number of schools so kids who really want the Diploma can participate in the program but it not fair to force the program on kids who would do better with AP. The rest of the County has AP, making kids pupil place for the regularly offered classes that are a better fit for kids is bogus. IB should be a special offering that you opt in for, not something that you are forced into. The programs are not the same and parents shouldn't have to provide transportation for a program that is common across the country and the county.

IB should be treated like language immersion or academy programs. You opt into it and accept the additional transportation responsibilities. [/quote]

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