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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So question.  There is no guarantee when you buy a property that boundaries will not change.  I’m def against busing. That makes no sense.   But boundary changes have always been on the realm of possibilities.   With this school board and past ones.  Sometimes it is necessary based on numbers.  What is the argument against it besides property values? Bc honestly maintaining property values should not be the priority for the school system.  [/quote]

Im not against boundary changes - it is about doing it the right way.  What is the right way?  The way which disadvantages kids the least.  This board looks for quick fixes  -  change a boundary to address overcrowding.  So they jam a new boundary on everyone starting immediately.  They should take a long term approach.  They should start new boundaries at the K level.  Arguments against that are that FCPS is looking for immediate impact so they cant wait 6 years.  That argument would make sense if their current method was impactful - it is not.  The McLean boundary moved about 30 kids this year to Langley.  30 out of 2300 - made zero difference.  30 more may go next year, and it will end with about 20 after that.  Makes zero difference in terms of overcrowding, and disadvantages the kids moved as they are now switching cohorts for the second time in 3 years (second split feeder).

Oh yea, the kids removed from the McLean pyramid will all be replaced by just one of the many high rises going up in Tysons, never mind those going up in McLean.  Zero difference.  Meaningless.

BUT if you really want to talk details, how about the school system connect to Fairfax County development/planning commissions?  When the McLean boundary fiasco began, it was clear, and even Elaine the Pain admitted this - that FCPS was not talking to the county about projected development.  FCPS had no idea how many new kid were incoming based on development.  Enter the mysterious platenberg - the man with the made up numbers - he is in charge of assessing growth and predicting development.  he and his minions could not back any of their boundary proposals with data - how will any proposal make a difference at McLean.  He was not connected with the County.  Total fail and he should be put on a rocket ship direct to the sun.

What Fairfax should do is look at school infrastructure as a County issue - just like they look at building new police/fire stations.  After all, FCPS and the board of supervisors are all part of the Fairfax government, and the FCPS money flows through the supervisors.  Schools are County buildings.  FCPS should have a transparent renovation plan for schools - with a renovation q that makes sense.  Instead they run after political fires <please someone insert commentary on West Potomac reno>

So it is not about having to do a boundary.  Instead it is about doing things right, or at least doing them better.  Plan in for infrastructure upgrades in a transparent way.  Connect with the country on projected development.  Share renovation burdens with the rest of the Country government.  And as a last resort, if you have to do a boundary change, start at the K level and be patient - dont jerk the kids around like tholen did.

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