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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The same Langley posters who complain that FCPS should never offer Russian to all students online as opposed to in-person at their school would also be the first to complain if FCPS ever proposed to move them to another school that didn’t offer Russian.

That’s why more standardized academic options across schools really are a pre-condition to discussing any county-wide changes. FCPS would need to be in a position to say in good faith that students generally will have access to the same courses at every school (the academies complicate matters, but not as much as currently having both AP and IB schools and different in-person foreign language options).

If that’s not feasible, Anderson and her colleagues should stop talking about any type of county-wide boundary review, as it will be a total waste of time and effort. [/quote]

I agree with much of what you wrote, but no one from Langley is "complaining" about anything.  They are simply pointing out that Russian would never be moved online because it is a very popular (and valuable) language to study and has plenty of interest from students at that school.  There would be no issues with moving it online *as well* as continuing to offer it in person.  But really, this is a moot point and another one of those straw man / speculations that has no basis in reality.  Not even sure why it was brought up in the first place as languages aren't even an issue the SB has expressed interest in.[/quote]

Please stop trying to dictate what FCPS-related topics people can discuss.  The new SB has definitely expressed interest in a county-wide boundary review and some of us are previewing some of the specific issues that will make that challenging, including current disparities among schools when it comes to programs and course offerings. 
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No one is "dictating" what you can speculate about.  Go right ahead!  But it's foolish to pretend the SB has any interest in the language program offerings at each school.  [/quote]

LOL.  If they get enamored of the idea of county-wide redistricting, one proposal may be to move a chunk of Langley to Herndon, which is projected to be 28% below capacity in a few years.  So if they haven’t paid attention previously to the differences in languages offered at different schools before, they’ll get an earful about it then - probably from you and your neighbors. [/quote]

If the comprehensive boundary changes don’t pan out, FCPS can simply turn off the lights and hvac in the unused parts of the school buildings to save on costs and energy consumption. Or FCPS could create more academies and locate them in underutilized schools. [/quote]

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