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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would it be more efficient to do a county wide boundary change vs. A new hs due projected growth?[/quote]

That's a good question, but a tough one to answer.

The growth is mostly in the northern and western parts of the county and the surplus capacity is mostly in the southeastern part of the county.  Except for West Potomac HS, which has a gazillion feeders, and Fairfax HS, which has surplus capacity now because they kicked county kids out a few years ago.

I don't know how you spend $40M to expand West Potomac to 3000 seats to keep kids out of nearby, under-enrolled Mount Vernon and then tell people in western Fairfax they can't have a new school near their homes or an addition to their current schools (where feasible) because there's space at Lewis or Hayfield that warrants county-wide adjustments.

If you look at a map, the two areas in FCPS that are furthest from a HS are (1) the area near Carson MS in western Fairfax; and (2) the areas near the southern part of Fairfax Station and Clifton that currently feed to Robinson and Lake Braddock.  There is a lot more growth near the former than the latter, and both Robinson and Lake Braddock are below capacity, which is why the "Western HS" has been a priority over a "Clifton HS." [/quote]

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