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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So nothing to reduce the insane overcrowding at Chantilly. Nice. Why does that school get ignored. My kid is graduating, he can’t even move in the hallways. [/quote]

They are spending over $200 million on Western to relieve overcrowding at Chantilly.  [/quote]

Question: Will kids who will be freshmen in 2026-27 have to move to Western for 27-28 if their home ends up in the boundary? Or do they get to stay put? If they will have to move, I assume the Oak Hill people will opt in so their kids won’t have to change schools after one year. Unless they do sports and really want their kid to be able to do that freshman year. Or maybe they’ll opt in to Western but take the bus to Chantilly for sports that first year? Seems like a mess either way. [/quote]

If you don’t opt in but end up within the boundary, you don’t have to attend Western in 2027-28 as a sophomore. Western won’t have a senior class so you can still take the bus to the “old” base school, space permitting. The transportation situation for those students as juniors and seniors is still murky.

They are emphasizing that students looking to opt in as 9th or 10th graders should look at it as a four or three-year commitment to attend Western, even if they ultimately aren’t within the boundary and guaranteed transportation. [/quote]
I understand the opt-in portion to Western, but what about the Chantilly and Centreville kids slated for Westfield? They can’t move 600 kids to Westfield because that capacity is based on 1000 kids opting in to Western. If a school like Chantilly is depending on capacity relief from kids opting to go to Western, but they aren’t required to move until year 3,  why on earth are they moving MORE kids into Chantilly for the 26-27 school year as Reid’s recommendations state. [/quote]

The big changes won't occur until year 3 when there's no longer an opt-in or opt-out, just new boundaries.

The number of kids being moved into Chantilly isn't huge.  It's 45 kids based on 2024-25 enrollment, but (1) Chantilly enrollment is down slightly this year; and (2) most of the students will be grandfathered and some will stay at Fairfax.

I have no opinion as to whether it's necessary to move some Greenbriar East kids from Fairfax to Chantilly.  It just doesn't seem like the impact will be that significant. [/quote]

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