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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am not a general contractor but it sounds like they need to take down some non-load bearing walls and reconfigure classroom spaces. I am not certain how that gets to be millions of dollars but, again, not a contractor. Maybe someone who is can chime in on how much that takes.

Most of the expensive construction have been at schools that needed massive renovations that repaired structural issues and then expanded buildings. I can see how that can cost a lot of money. There is nothing structurally wrong with KAA, it is mainly reconfiguring existing space so it should be less expensive.

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If it were so simple and cost so little, why wouldn’t we have heard about that already?  [/quote]

I don't kow. I am asking the question because I don't know. I am guessing, I wouldn't even say hypothesizing, that it should be a lot less expensive to take down existing, non-weight bearing walls, and put up new walls that would reconfigure the layout then a full remodel/renovation of an existing school that has issues that have to be fixed.

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I agree.  And, if they wanted to, they could work something out.  But, again, I posted earlier, they could open without accommodations in 2026 with ninth and tenth grade.

People seem to think that moving kids to other schools won't require any adjustments.  Look at Westfield--it has a lot of square footage and was "expanded" but it also has trailers:
 WESTFIELD HS
 Region: 5 
Year Opened: 2000 
Capacity Enhancement: 2006  
Renovation: --- 
Instructional Area: 431,638 SF 
Building: 422,298 SF 
Temporary Classrooms: 9,340 SF (13)

Someone frequently posts that Westfield is not "at capacity."  How can they accept more kids when they are at 2700 and already have trailers?

There is something going on here that smells.  This is a great situation for a traditional high school.  They fell in love with the "magnet" idea for some reason.  Why?  Brookings? Fairfax County Federation?  or another citizen group?  Lady sure changed her story pretty quickly after she met with a group.

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I cannot say this is the case at Westfield but sometimes trailers are placed at a school when there is an actual need and then left there when there is no longer a need because FCPS doesn’t have another place to store them or the school is just continuing to use them for its convenience.  We do know that Westfield currently has about 500 fewer kids than it had at its peak.

I don’t think that everyone on the School Board is in love with the magnet idea. [b]However, it appears that some members as well as Reid got more interested in the magnet idea once they started to give more thought to the work and money required to make KAA a typical neighborhood school.[/b]  Isn’t Lady one of the only, if not the only, Board members who has actually worked at an FCPS high school?  [/quote]
There you go making things up and lying again.[/quote]

Sounds like you need to listen to the work session more carefully. [/quote]

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