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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So let me get this straight. Skyview was purchased to relieve capacity at Chantilly and Centreville [b]and to reduce travel time for far flung Oakton students[/b]. Yet the leading scenario guts Westfield and South Lakes while leaving Chantilly, Centreville, and Oakton boundaries mostly untouched, save for the poor kids who are easier to shuffle around without a fight. [/quote]

Not really.

The goal was always to relieve capacity at Chantilly, Centreville and Westfield.

Oakton and South Lakes were included in the boundary study because of their proximity to Skyview but they were not the main target.  This point was clear from the beginning.

Chantilly is going to see a meaningful relief.

I do think they should move more Centreville kids to Westfield. [/quote]

Incorrect. When the building was purchased FCPS and multiple school board members justified it by saying it would keep kids from having to go all the way from Herndon to Oakton HS. That was one of the main justifications.[/quote]

This was not the justification from the Superintendent.  Centreville and Chantilly overcrowding and the long distance from Floris to Westfield were the core issues to address with Skyview.  Oakton and South Lakes were secondary concerns.  [/quote]

The Superintendent did not drive the decision to purchase KAA; School Board members did.  And several of them - in particular, Frisch and McDaniel - highlighted the long commutes of students to Oakton.  It was every bit as much part of the discussion as overcrowding at Chantilly.  If anything, overcrowding at Centreville was a secondary concern, since there was already a plan to renovate and expand Centreville. [/quote]

The board makes a decision not the superintendent.

But there are 12 board members. All of them were worried about the overcrowding in Western Fairfax.

Only two of the 12 expressed their concern about the bus ride. And I am pretty sure both will have no problem of voting for a scaneario where Crossfield stays at Oakton. 
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Actually, three of the then-12 board members voted against the KAA acquisition:  Meren, Moon, and Sizemore-Heizer.

Of the remaining nine, some just went along with the purchase because they didn't think FCPS would be able to find a similar site again in the future.  They didn't necessarily speak to current overcrowding in western Fairfax as a sufficient justification.

Several alluded to the long commutes to Oakton at the meeting when the purchase was approved.  They may vote for a scenario where Crossfield stays at Oakton, but that probably speaks more to their desire to avoid controversy and move on than to do what objectively makes the most sense.  Moving Fox Mill because more parents favor moving ought to invite scrutiny as to why families are wiling or eager to leave South Lakes, and not just be the reason to reassign Fox Mill.  Others still at South Lakes may have the same concerns as the Fox Mill parents, yet moving Fox Mill won't do anything for them. [/quote]

Nope.

Nobody voted against the purchase of KAA. Ten members voted for it. Two voted present: Moon and Meren.

[i]Several [/i]alluded to the long commutes to Oakton at the meeting when the purchase was approved?  Who are they?  Give me the names.

Western HS is all about the relief for the overcrowded schools. Read the previous CIPs approved by the board.  You won't find a single mention about the long distance from Crossfield to Oakton.

Distance and all other issues are just a secondary reason.[/quote]

Nope.  Do your own research.

The prior CIPs didn’t discuss a western high school for another decade or so, and the actual scenarios for Skyview just released highlight average commuting times.

Transportation times are also specifically mentioned as a relevant consideration in Policy 8130.

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I don't recall anyone being moved due to transportation times during the last boundary review...[/quote]

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