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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s kind of typical Gatehouse speak, but I don’t think they are talking about moving kids from South Lakes to Oakton. They are talking about eventually moving Oakton-bound kids from Waples Mill who attend the AAP center at Hunters Woods to an elementary school in the Oakton rather than South Lakes “pyramid.”[/quote]

They've always shifted the "speak" to meet whatever they wish to do.  For example, when Crossfield was initially split between Oakton and South Lakes, the split feeder was "not a problem."  It was brought up by parents of Fox Mill Woods at the time.  They initially went to Oakton.  Half the neighborhood wanted to go to the Reston school and half wanted to stay with Oakton(It may have been more than half.)  It was very emotional.[/quote]

Yes, "speak."  When they did the South Lakes redistricting, the "speak" was that the optimum school size for high schools was 2000--and that is why they had to redistrict so many kids.  Seriously.[/quote]

I thought it was 2100, but yes.

Split feeders should be eliminated, unless we decide to split a school even more (ex: Carson, Thoreau).

Attendance islands should be eliminated, unless we decide to create one (ex: Fairfax).

Demographics should be considered, unless we decide to ignore them and concentrate poverty in certain schools (ex: Annandale, Lee)

2000 or 2100 students is the ideal high school size, until we decide additions are cheaper and we should go big (ex: additions at South Lakes, and planned for other schools).

Because these principles are honored largely in the breach, FCPS ends up with the exact opposite of a level playing field.

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