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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would be upset with that last minute change to increase capacity. They do have all the reasons to be frustrated. That being said, many of their grievances spiraled into things that appear to be school admin specific decisions. [/quote]

I agree.  Cardinal Forest has had trouble getting kids through the lunch line during lunch for years even when it wasn't overcrowded.  While overcrowding certainly doesn't help, the fact that a 102% CFES can't provide lunches during lunch while a 107% KMES can suggests that Cardinal Forest is perhaps not run well.  Which was reinforced by the discussion about the Cardinal Forest principal stating that they could not hire a permanent 5th grade teacher due to a hiring freeze, which Dr. Reid said was not actually true.

The whole description of the boundary review process is just frustrating.  18 months of community input and BRAC leads to a series of proposals that eliminate a split-feeder attendance island while evening out attendance for three elementaries, which Dr. Reid then alters at the last minute to drastically increase Cardinal Forest students and drastically decrease Keene Mill students.  A BRAC rep last night stated that she had no input in and was surprised by Dr. Reid's change, and Dr. Reid didn't seem to know why she made that change, other than some Cardinal Forest walkers were displaced (who might well have also been Keene Mill walkers).  As a result, FCPS and the Board is just going to study the issue for a year, which is likely going to result in Cardinal Forest suffering the exact same problems for another year.

And if Dr. Reid is just going to change recommendations at the last minute on a whim, what even is the point of BRAC or community involvement?  It just seems like FCPS is doing whatever it feels like under the veneer of community involvement, while also annoying its families by creating an extended time period of uncertainty.  [/quote]

In January 2027, Shannon Station should be moved from Keene Mill Elementary to White Oaks/Lake Braddock as presented in Map 4.

Of all the changes recommended across all schools in FCPS, Shannon Station to White Oaks/Lake Braddock is one of the few changes that should without a doubt made it to the final maps.

That the Shannon Station neighborhood rezoning not only did not happen, but also that it was rezoned to CF resulting in much closer walkers getting rezoned out of CF is absolutely ridiculous. [/quote]

Are you advocating for Shannon Station to move to CF for one year then move again to White Oaks the next year, given the current status of the maps?[/quote]

No.

It sounds like there are no changes to Shannon Station in Reid's map.

Shannon Station should get moved in Jan 2027.[/quote]

Thank you. The whole thing is so confusing.[/quote]

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