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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think the goal is to eliminate all split feeders. The goal is to eliminate the sliver splits.  The ones where only a few students split off - like 10%.  Those could be eliminated or expanded such that a higher percentage of a MS or ES class goes to the same school. [/quote]

What's frustrating is that Thru was hired and not given clear guidelines and priorities. If FCPS had told them "no split feeders, that's the first priority" or "no over capacity schools, that's the first priority" then the maps would make sense and we could guess what was going to happen next. [/quote]
They were given priorities. Top priority is removing attendance islands, which is the objective of Scenario 1. [b]Next priority is reducing split feeders, specifically in instances where the split is less than 20 (or is it 30)%[/b], so Scenario 2 is Scenario 1 plus split feeder mitigation. Third priority is capacity exceeding 105%, and Scenario 3 is Scenario 2 plus capacity shuffling.

Now, do they do this with any nuance or understanding of walk zones, community cohesion, or access across major roads and highways? No. But they technically do have priorities and have presented them as such. [/quote]

It seems so pointless, shuffling kids around when it makes no discernible difference whether 35 percent or 40 percent of a school feeds into another high school.[/quote]
It makes a bigger difference at the elementary level. Some schools are small. 20% of their grade splitting may mean only a dozen of them are moving on to join a 7th grade class of 500 students. [/quote]

Does that literally happen anywhere? That seems like an extreme example. [/quote]

Crossfield sends a handful of kids to Hughes/South Lakes each year. [/quote]

That was a VERY deliberate decision during the South Lakes boundary issue.  Half of Fox Mill Woods begged for South Lakes and half begged for Oakton.  It was very sad.  If a situation ever called for generous pupil placement that was it.  [/quote]
And now that entire neighborhood is calling for the School Board to send them to Hunters Woods/Hughes/South Lakes. They're not interested in Oakton or the new school.[/quote]

I think they already go to Hughes rather than Carson.[/quote]

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