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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A Humanities magnet or any other magnet is not something you do when the budget looks so tight.  It doesn’t save any money.

KAA is placed precisely where a new HS has been proposed for decades.  It can solve many issues in the western part of the county. Its cost is far less that a new school or even an expansion of an existing school would cost. Plus, it saves time - it’s here- no need to expand other schools in the area, no need to acquire  land and build. Time also saves money- especially with inflation.

Will it be a perfect solution? Of course not, so that means there will be plenty of things to pick at and try to derail it - if one so chooses.  So, we do not have to worry about not having anything to discuss. [/quote]

So the budget is tight enough that we can’t afford a magnet but not tight enough that we can’t rush into a surprise $150 million new school?

Seems pretty inconsistent if you ask me.[/quote]

For decades HOA's, citizen groups, coalitions pop up whenever a desired attendance area could be seen as in jeopardy.      https://www.fairfaxfederation.org/leadership   gets a seat on BRAC, has/had reps on FCPS AAP advisory committee, see it's education committee past and presnt, even 2 reps on AAP advisory committee  Long term players in the FCPS boundary games.

KAA site as a base school could result in dominos out of South Lakes into KAA and into South Lakes from Langley/Marshall/Madison.  From other directions the Thru scenario 3 had South Lakes at 100% in big dominos. Also disrupted by KAA could be the AAP feeds from Herndon MS to Hughes causing impact on the Herndon HS massive outflow to South Lakes IB.  If a student transferring to an AP school must take AP, do AP to IB transfers require IB diploma candicacy or simply standard level?   One elephant in the room is open capacity at Herndon HS.  Hence the statements made by some questionning the KAA process and funding.

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Maybe, but the far bigger domino is who is going to get moved into Westfield if Floris, McNair and/or Coates get moved to KAA.  Even if Coates and McNair were moved to Herndon instead (unlikely) it still leaves lots of empty seats at Westfield to fill, regardless of any new construction south of Route 50.

Also, there's no talk of moving any Herndon feeders to KAA so the impact on Herndon-to-South Lakes transfers is highly speculative.  If anything, moving part of South Lakes (Fox Mill) to KAA would facilitate continued pupil placements from Herndon to South Lakes.  [/quote]

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