Anonymous wrote:School board members are trash. They’re now scrambling to get just one iota of support for their disaster boundary review. No one wants boundary changes for their kids, grandfathering or no grandfathering.

Vote them all out.

Yes, some people do want boundary changes. A simple look at the map shows how messed up some of them are.

Who two?

Anonymous wrote:Are they re considering this becuase the new maps really are going to impact a lot more people than we think?

Likely.

And at least 2 have plans to use the school board as a jumping off point to run for higher office in the next cycles

Anonymous wrote:Are they re considering this becuase the new maps really are going to impact a lot more people than we think?

The school board realizes at this point how politically toxic the boundary changes are. They are attempting to throw constituents a bone here. I’m not against liberal grandfathering, but they instead should just call the whole thing off. Very few families want their own kids moved, as has been shown time and time again in EVERY SINGLE feedback forum.

Are they re considering this becuase the new maps really are going to impact a lot more people than we think?

Thank goodness they came to their senses about grandfathering. I know I gave pretty constant feedback through emails and surveys that grandfathering only seniors was ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:The School Board has posted as a new business item for an upcoming meeting on July 10th an amendment to Policy 8130 that would provide for more generous grandfathering.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=DJ8NH55FDCB0

"Elementary Schools: When a boundary adjustment occurs at the middle school level, at the discretion of the School Board, rising sixth (or fifth) graders may be provided the option to remain in the school of attendance prior to the boundary change.

Middle Schools: When a boundary adjustment occurs at the middle school level, attendance in the new school boundary shall be mandatory for incoming 6th grade students in schools with a 6-8 grade configuration and for incoming 7th grade students in schools with a 7-8 grade level configuration. Currently enrolled students shall be given the option to remain at the school or attend the school in the new boundary. These allowances shall not be applicable in the opening of a new school, or in the closing of an existing school.

High Schools: When a boundary adjustment occurs at the high school level, attendance in the new school boundary shall be mandatory for incoming 9th grade students. Students in grades 10-12 shall be given the option to remain at their current school or attend the school in the new boundary. These allowances shall not be applicable in the opening of a new school, or in the closing of an existing school."

Note that the amendments do not indicate whether transportation will be provided.

How does this address the ripple effect on boundaries when a new school opens? The county has to fill the new school, unless they’re okay with it half empty for a few years. Maybe that’s the plan.

It's a general policy to address phasing/grandfathering associated with boundary changes. There is a carve-out for new schools: "These allowances shall be not be applicable in the opening of a new school...."

In the event of a new school, based on what Loudoun's been doing (and what I think FCPS did in the past), a new high school would open with 9-11 graders, who would be required to attend the new school. Only seniors would be grandfathered at their existing schools. The next year the school would have all four grades. That way rising seniors get to finish at the school they'd attended through junior year, but the new school would not sit half empty when it opened.

Thank you for sharing so we can pass on the information

Anonymous wrote:The School Board has posted as a new business item for an upcoming meeting on July 10th an amendment to Policy 8130 that would provide for more generous grandfathering.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=DJ8NH55FDCB0

"Elementary Schools: When a boundary adjustment occurs at the middle school level, at the discretion of the School Board, rising sixth (or fifth) graders may be provided the option to remain in the school of attendance prior to the boundary change.

Middle Schools: When a boundary adjustment occurs at the middle school level, attendance in the new school boundary shall be mandatory for incoming 6th grade students in schools with a 6-8 grade configuration and for incoming 7th grade students in schools with a 7-8 grade level configuration. Currently enrolled students shall be given the option to remain at the school or attend the school in the new boundary. These allowances shall not be applicable in the opening of a new school, or in the closing of an existing school.

High Schools: When a boundary adjustment occurs at the high school level, attendance in the new school boundary shall be mandatory for incoming 9th grade students. Students in grades 10-12 shall be given the option to remain at their current school or attend the school in the new boundary. These allowances shall not be applicable in the opening of a new school, or in the closing of an existing school."

Note that the amendments do not indicate whether transportation will be provided.

How does this address the ripple effect on boundaries when a new school opens? The county has to fill the new school, unless they’re okay with it half empty for a few years. Maybe that’s the plan.

Anonymous wrote:Many years ago, I was in the second graduating class of a new high school. It did not open as a full high school. It opened with a ninth grade as I recall. (I started there in tenth grade. There were no Seniors.)

It's been years since FCPS opened a new HS but I believe in Loudoun, which has opened new schools, seniors are grandfathered the first year, and the students in grades 9-11 are required to attend the new school. The next year the new school has all four classes.

Many years ago, I was in the second graduating class of a new high school. It did not open as a full high school. It opened with a ninth grade as I recall. (I started there in tenth grade. There were no Seniors.)

Anonymous wrote:School board members are trash. They’re now scrambling to get just one iota of support for their disaster boundary review. No one wants boundary changes for their kids, grandfathering or no grandfathering.

Vote them all out.

Those who want their kids to attend the new school at KAA sure seem to. On their face, these revisions would not require FCPS to grandfather any kids being redisticted into the McLearen Road school at their current schools, including rising seniors.

School board members are trash. They’re now scrambling to get just one iota of support for their disaster boundary review. No one wants boundary changes for their kids, grandfathering or no grandfathering.

Vote them all out.

What’s this “if approved by the board” nonsense? Why can’t people just choose one, no matter the grade.

The School Board has posted as a new business item for an upcoming meeting on July 10th an amendment to Policy 8130 that would provide for more generous grandfathering.

https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/goto?open&id=DJ8NH55FDCB0

"Elementary Schools: When a boundary adjustment occurs at the middle school level, at the discretion of the School Board, rising sixth (or fifth) graders may be provided the option to remain in the school of attendance prior to the boundary change.

Middle Schools: When a boundary adjustment occurs at the middle school level, attendance in the new school boundary shall be mandatory for incoming 6th grade students in schools with a 6-8 grade configuration and for incoming 7th grade students in schools with a 7-8 grade level configuration. Currently enrolled students shall be given the option to remain at the school or attend the school in the new boundary. These allowances shall not be applicable in the opening of a new school, or in the closing of an existing school.

High Schools: When a boundary adjustment occurs at the high school level, attendance in the new school boundary shall be mandatory for incoming 9th grade students. Students in grades 10-12 shall be given the option to remain at their current school or attend the school in the new boundary. These allowances shall not be applicable in the opening of a new school, or in the closing of an existing school."

Note that the amendments do not indicate whether transportation will be provided.