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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of course you end up with issues when you take this long to produce four maps and still have not decided anything. You have groups of unhappy constituents who don't want to move who have spent months saying just that. The people who don't care, because they are not moving and don't care about the ones who are moving, are ignoring what is happening. The ones who want their over-crowded schools to reduce capacity are sending messages and not yelling on boards or at meetings. The entire process is a giant mess. [/quote]

The ones who want their over-crowded schools to reduce capacity are not quite the unsung heroes you’re making them out to be, since they typically propose to achieve that by moving other people’s kids, not theirs (those embracing the opportunity to move to the new western high school may be an exception).  [/quote]

Obviously moving kids out is the only way to reduce enrollment.  I don't know why you keep posting this as if it's some kind of gotcha.  Several board members made similar comments how almost nobody wants to be moved, but for the good of the school system as a whole they need to start making these changes so they can better balance everything as a whole in this and future review cycles.[/quote]

Obviously, reducing enrollment is not the only way to address schools that are above capacity.  Thinking more strategically about where additional capacity is needed is another.  FCPS doesn’t think strategically. It slaps additions on schools that don’t need them and then tells others boundary changes are their only option.  [/quote]

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