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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you think school board will amend with new changes from Reid’s proposal or just remove some of her changes? I hope nothing new - maybe just add to list of things to look at in future?[/quote]

They might put some of the Map 4 changes back into play (WSHS comes to mind)

There are some very upset Cardinal Forest families at Reid's last minute changes that switched that Keene Mill island down near White Oaks, Shannon Station, from getting rezoned to White Oaks elementary and Lake Braddock in Map 4, to Reid rezoning them to Cardinal Forest, putting Cardinal Forest well over capacity, and also rezoning walkable Cardinal Forest neighborhoods from Cardinal Forest to farther away Keene Mill elementary.

Moving Shannon Station to White Oaks in Map 4 eliminated an attendance island and decreased West Springfield High School by around 100 students.  It also lowered transportation costs by sending them to a closer school, and sent Shannon Station to equivalent schools with the same programs.  The Shannon Station move was low hanging fruit and met every last one of the four rezoning mandates given to the BRAC committee by the school board.

Reid's map keeps everyone at WSHS.  Reid keeps the recommendation from Map 4 to move two SPAs from Rolling Valley to Saratoga, but leaves one Rolling Valley SPA from the Parkway area at status quo (Rolling Valley > Key > Lewis), which means that instead of being a roughly 60/40 split feeder between WSHS and Lewis, Rolling Valley is now less than 10% split going to Lewis.

What Reid did to the WSHS maps by keeping Emerald Chase at WSHS and rezoning Rolling Valley the way that she did, puts a huge target on WSHS for mid cycle rezoning in the next year or two.

Sandy Anderson openly stated this at the school board meeting last week.  Anderson's term goes through 2028.  Rezoning WSHS has been her consistent, stated goal since soon after she was sworn in.  If she can find a way to rezone neighborhoods out of WSHS in an off cycle rezoning before her term ends, and move RV into WSHS, then she will definitely try.

If you know the history and follow the process, it is clear that Reid's map, trying to keep everyone happy, is the worst case scenario for WSHS as it means continuous, mid cycle rezoning.

I sincerely hope that the school board adopts Map 4 for WSHS, for at least Shannon Station.  Or, if they leave Shannon Station at WSHS, then I hope they rezone SPA 8922 along the Parkway to Saratoga, along with the rest of the Rolling Valley Lewis schools.

In my opinion, that is the best way to protect WSHS from mid cycle rezoning.[/quote]

One correction to my post.

School board elections are odd years in FairfaxCounty, 2019,  2023, 2027...

The term ends in January 2028, while the election is November 2027, roughly 22 months from now.

This school board has roughly 2 years to continue to make their mark on our kids' education.  I think they are counting on voters completely forgetting about this rezoning mess by the next election.[/quote]

Hard to do that when Sandy Anderson promised that this is just the start and they’re planning to continue looking at a variety of schools starting in January from the superintendent’s list. [/quote]

Is anyone familiar with her origin story? I’m genuinely curious why she’s so singularly focused on WSHS. How does someone wake up one day and decide that rezoning this one school becomes their life’s mission?[/quote]

Some people just think they know best.  They claim to "care more" than you do.  "Savior" mentality.[/quote]

I genuinely think that she thought people would cheer if she closed all splits and attendance islands, and cheer again because she would 'save' people from WSHS overcrowding.  She severely underestimated her constituents, did not use real data to make her decisions, treated neighborhoods like chess pieces, and then treated those who advocated with complete disdain and contempt.  Her amendment will be to specifically call out the WSHS pyramid for review before the next comprehensive review.  This will mean multiple neighborhoods would be on the potential chopping block as early as next year. This is her #1 goal and priority.  She has made that clear.  She will not need the BRAC, Reid, or public opinion to make any changes she wants over the next two years.  People can't vote against it, and will only get the required public notice period.  She will still think she is 'saving' WSHS.  She doesn't live the WSHS pyramid, nor does she understand it's neighborhood nuances.  She doesn't like to be confronted and I think she has a small circle of confidants that tell her she is doing an awesome job.  She is waiting this year out (for when the smoke clears) to make her changes with zero consequences.  She is a horrible representative for the people of West Springfield.[/quote]

Really think this will happen?  I mean I think she has the votes on the School Board now that Dannan will be elected but it seems inconsistent with the idea of five-year reviews.  [/quote]

Yes, I really think she will write an amendment to flag the whole WSHS pyramid for further review.  She will keep it vague and not call out specific neighborhoods. [/quote]

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