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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder if this is at least in part why Tamera Dereneax Kauffax hasn't been making a peep about the "Robert E Lee" name.  She is a HUGE IB supporter and has even said generally that it would be good in every FCPS high school b/c it is exactly what the "portrait of a graudate" is all about.

That said, I don't think the size of Lee is an issue at all.  If their population is sunk b/c they no longer go to ESOL/alternative schools and the testing requirements can't be met, then I can see that as a reason to re-brand and re-think.  And I wouldn't be surprised if they shifted several of their elementary schools into the Hayfield pyramid.  Note that Springfield Estates is still serving Hayfield pyramid as the AAP center.   I love Springfield Estates (so no complaints there), but pushing other low-income schools into Hayfield is not going to be a good thing.  Hayfield is already teetering.  It doesn't need a shove in the wrong direction.

But, given the intel in this thread, it is sort of making sense.  [/quote]

The difference in testing and classes from Lee to other schools in FCPS will continue to have people leave or not reside in the Lee District. I don't know how you can't see this[b]. And it is causing huge tax increases as well for school additions which aren't needed[/b].[/quote]

Older buildings need renovations. Might as well add capacity because why not?[/quote]

Because we don't want to spend funds we don't need to and turn off people from moving to or continuing to reside here. It's not like there is a huge influx of people coming into Fairfax these days. More people have been moving out of Fairfax rather than moving in.

"Mar 24, 2017 - Take Fairfax County's massive exodus in 2016, with 17,820 more people leaving the county than moving there domestically. But it still eked out positive net growth of 393 people that year. Births and international immigration made up the difference."[/quote]

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