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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Cluster 2 families were told last year they had to send their kids to a new AAP program at Lemon Road ES with no track record, so Cluster 1 families can send their kids to a new AAP program at Cooper MS.  You don't have a right to send your kids to Kilmer or Longfellow just because you pay property taxes. [/quote]

Let me guess -- you are a Haycock/Longfellow parent?  You think you are the only one who has a right to a certain set of schools?  Whether that describes you or not, do you think you have "a right" to send your kids to the school they were assigned to when you bought your home?  If yes, I'd argue the long standing AAP assignments are not much different than boundary assignments -- many people buy homes taking the AAP program into account, especially long standing center assignments.  If you say no, then I'd argue that likewise, it may not be "a right' and we know it's potentially subject to change, but it's a strong expectation upon which people make home purchases and school commitments, and the school system should only be making major changes to these school assignments if it's the right thing to do educationally, not what they can get away with.[/quote]

My guess is that the PP is a Cluster Two parent.  I think the AAP assignments are the same as boundary assignments and neither are guaranteed.   FCPS is not the only school district in the same situation.   Arlington and DC are about to go through major redistricting.  Fairfax tweaks the boundaries every year in some part of the county.  I think this area of Fairfax county is long over due for a redistricting overhaul- perhaps even countywide.  It doesn't make sense for some schools to be grossly overcrowded and others to be under capacity when it is a systemic issue and not a temporary one.

For the ones who are complaining that Langley's district is too large already (geographically), it is partly because Langley's district has a much lower population density.  If you want the big lots, you will have a larger district.  The other is that Langley, McLean and Marshall are all clumped near each other - so one or two sides of the district would be tight.  It is like Madison and Oakton.

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