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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one at Langley is advocating against expansion at McLean, except Ardavan.

McLean wants a modest boundary change, and we agree.

McLean wants an expansion, and we agree.[/quote]

Thats what you want, not what "McLean" wants. Stop talking on behalf of the entire community. Mobasheri is right. We need to stop kicking the can down the road and think long term and what the community will look like in 10 ot 15 years. VDOT is going to object to even more traffic on Westmoreland and Old Chain Bridge. The neighbors around McLean are going to object to more cars and traffic polution around their homes. Be reasonable please. We are a growing town and a very crowded town. We need to think bold and long term. [/quote]

If the School Board votes to put another school in Tyson's when Langley is still underenrolled, then they are more clueless than I believe.  Chantilly, Oakton and Centreville are the schools in need of help.  And, a school in Herndon will do nothing for them.[/quote]

The 1st and 2nd RFP [3100000402-1] are available on the VA Procurement website.  https://m.vendor.epro.cgipdc.com/Vendor/public/AllOpportunities

I don't know if it's a complete document.  FCPS links to the strategic goal on equity not resource stewardship.  One board member commented:  
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/havent-seen-a-year-quite-like-this-inside-epic-battles-for-school-board-seats-in-northern-virginia/2019/10/27/58380e4a-f1df-11e9-89eb-ec56cd414732_story.html#comments-wrapper
"...appropriately engaging a consultant to work with both the community and the Board in examining national best practices to address existing overcrowding and anticipated overcrowding that may come from 2 major county developments: Tysons Corner and Route 1 Corridor. The Board as a body (7+votes) has not and did not indicate any desire to redraw boundaries based on socio-economics, or race..."

The RFP addresses boundaries not where FCPS is building or plans to build additional permanent capacity.  Capacity affects boundaries. FCPS has no objective measurement for boundary changes or if no open capacity where/when to build.

The fact that Strauss could not get 7 + votes to move some Mclean to Langley means they were in the process of devising some other plan for bringing up the Langley uitization.  Obviously not geographic.

5 public meetings for the entire county and they get this after the toadies build the pork barrel at West Potomac?  .This is lunacy.

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