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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]It seems reasonably clear they might expand Centreville to at least 2500 during its upcoming renovation, maybe more (Oakton is being built out to 2625). If they did that, and used some of the existing surplus capacity at Westfield, how much of the needed relief at Centreville would that provide? It seems like Robinson and Lake Braddock also are projected to have some capacity.

Or is your point that people should hold out for a new high school closer to Chantilly and Centreville - maybe in the western part of the current Oakton district? If so, that would suggest Centreville shouldn't be expanded as much during its renovation.

[b]It also seems like FCPS needs to decide what it's future relationship with the City of Fairfax will be. It seems many people in the Fairfax HS island in the county further west would rather be at Centreville or Chantilly. That might be a good location for a school as well, if they could find the land[/b]. But then Fairfax would end up about 50% capacity if the island were attending a different school.

It's crazy how boxed in we seem to be when discussing different options due to the haphazard FCPS planning over the years.[/quote]

Bingo!

The Hutchison site would be full with the closest elementary schools without even touching Chantilly kids.  So, there would necessarily have to be major redistricting to include South Lakes, Westfield, and Herndon, Oakton, Langley, McLean, etc, in addition to Chantilly and Centreville.  This would involve many additional split feeder middle schools.

Somehow, I am not sure the SB really wants to deal with this large a boundary issue.  Find another site that gives direct relief to the schools that need it most.  The Fairfax families in Centreville's backyard want to be redistricted to Centreville.  There would be plenty of students to fill a school in that area with Centreville, Chantilly, and Fairfax.[/quote]

If they build a new high school then major boundary changes will be needed.

They don’t have much good will built up so a contentious boundary change could easily derail or end political careers.[/quote]

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