I have to agree that transportation is the most functional division of FCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:We're Floris and within the Skyview boundary in all three scenarios. Our current 9th grader has already opted in, partly because of a better commute. And what will that commute be? A bus all the way out to Westfield, followed by another bus all the way back to Skyview. Make it make sense.

The transportation costs for all the opt in students to go directly to Skyview from all over the place would be prohibitive, and very long bus rides.

FCPS transportation is one of the most well run offices in FCPS. I'm sure this plan is the best balance of resources for this one year.

I'm not asking for that, especially now that students from all over are opting in. But there has to be a better way. Given that Skyview will start 10 minutes earlier than Westfield I'm not even sure how it's possible to put the Skyview students on the same buses as the Westfield students and get them to school on time.

Oh that part will be fine. The buses arrive very early at Westfield so the kids can get through the security lines.

There's not a better way. If there was, the transportation people would have already thought of it.

If you don't like the plan, you can always get your kid to school using your own resources like many parents do because the buses don't work for them.

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Anonymous wrote:We're Floris and within the Skyview boundary in all three scenarios. Our current 9th grader has already opted in, partly because of a better commute. And what will that commute be? A bus all the way out to Westfield, followed by another bus all the way back to Skyview. Make it make sense.

If you are that close, you or your spouse should just drop the kid off.

How about the afternoon? School ends at 2:45 and we're both at work.

Maybe the kid could bike to school. Or stay after and do clubs.

MS parents are often surprised at how much they need to be involved with high schoolers for transportation. My kids did sports and they sometimes needed to be in early for 6 am practices, or they would need to be picked up at 3 and back at school at 4:30 for a 500-700 practice, etc. 8 am Saturday practices, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're Floris and within the Skyview boundary in all three scenarios. Our current 9th grader has already opted in, partly because of a better commute. And what will that commute be? A bus all the way out to Westfield, followed by another bus all the way back to Skyview. Make it make sense.

If you are that close, you or your spouse should just drop the kid off.

How about the afternoon? School ends at 2:45 and we're both at work.

I listened to the earlier part of the school board meeting yesterday and was surprised to hear the person talking suggest that parents could opt in to share locations so that they could form carpools. 😬

I heard that, too. It was Robyn Lady and she made it VERY CLEAR that it would not be FCPS doing it. She said there had been some discussion in the PTA of making Facebook options for car pooling, but that it would NOT be the school system.

The person who mentioned it was a man in the earlier section of the meeting - I think his last name was Gordon. I missed the afternoon section.

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Anonymous wrote:We're Floris and within the Skyview boundary in all three scenarios. Our current 9th grader has already opted in, partly because of a better commute. And what will that commute be? A bus all the way out to Westfield, followed by another bus all the way back to Skyview. Make it make sense.

If you are that close, you or your spouse should just drop the kid off.

How about the afternoon? School ends at 2:45 and we're both at work.

I listened to the earlier part of the school board meeting yesterday and was surprised to hear the person talking suggest that parents could opt in to share locations so that they could form carpools. 😬

I heard that, too. It was Robyn Lady and she made it VERY CLEAR that it would not be FCPS doing it. She said there had been some discussion in the PTA of making Facebook options for car pooling, but that it would NOT be the school system.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're Floris and within the Skyview boundary in all three scenarios. Our current 9th grader has already opted in, partly because of a better commute. And what will that commute be? A bus all the way out to Westfield, followed by another bus all the way back to Skyview. Make it make sense.

If you are that close, you or your spouse should just drop the kid off.

How about the afternoon? School ends at 2:45 and we're both at work.

I listened to the earlier part of the school board meeting yesterday and was surprised to hear the person talking suggest that parents could opt in to share locations so that they could form carpools. 😬

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're Floris and within the Skyview boundary in all three scenarios. Our current 9th grader has already opted in, partly because of a better commute. And what will that commute be? A bus all the way out to Westfield, followed by another bus all the way back to Skyview. Make it make sense.

If you are that close, you or your spouse should just drop the kid off.

How about the afternoon? School ends at 2:45 and we're both at work.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We're Floris and within the Skyview boundary in all three scenarios. Our current 9th grader has already opted in, partly because of a better commute. And what will that commute be? A bus all the way out to Westfield, followed by another bus all the way back to Skyview. Make it make sense.

The transportation costs for all the opt in students to go directly to Skyview from all over the place would be prohibitive, and very long bus rides.

FCPS transportation is one of the most well run offices in FCPS. I'm sure this plan is the best balance of resources for this one year.

I'm not asking for that, especially now that students from all over are opting in. But there has to be a better way. Given that Skyview will start 10 minutes earlier than Westfield I'm not even sure how it's possible to put the Skyview students on the same buses as the Westfield students and get them to school on time.

Anonymous wrote:We're Floris and within the Skyview boundary in all three scenarios. Our current 9th grader has already opted in, partly because of a better commute. And what will that commute be? A bus all the way out to Westfield, followed by another bus all the way back to Skyview. Make it make sense.

If you are that close, you or your spouse should just drop the kid off.

Anonymous wrote:We're Floris and within the Skyview boundary in all three scenarios. Our current 9th grader has already opted in, partly because of a better commute. And what will that commute be? A bus all the way out to Westfield, followed by another bus all the way back to Skyview. Make it make sense.

The transportation costs for all the opt in students to go directly to Skyview from all over the place would be prohibitive, and very long bus rides.

FCPS transportation is one of the most well run offices in FCPS. I'm sure this plan is the best balance of resources for this one year.

We're Floris and within the Skyview boundary in all three scenarios. Our current 9th grader has already opted in, partly because of a better commute. And what will that commute be? A bus all the way out to Westfield, followed by another bus all the way back to Skyview. Make it make sense.

Anonymous wrote:These are already being discussed in the other thread.

This thread was created to focus it to the new options.

These are already being discussed in the other thread.

We all know scenario 2 is the best, even though if they get rid of a gym and the pool there’s room for more!

All, please discuss the Skyview HS boundary based on the new scenario 1/2/3 instead of the previous A/B/C/D

https://fcpswesternboundary.org/

https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/maps/boundary-adjustments-information/skyview-high-school-and-western-pyramids-boundary

Scenario 1, Balance Utilization and Feeder Patterns
Address feeder coherence and overutilization. Targeted near-term disruptions, some vulnerability to future residential growth.

Scenario 2, Improve Utilization & Minimize Disruption
Moves the fewest students of any scenario. Achieves the best current utilization balance, though does not account for future development pressure. Introduces new split feeders to limit reassignments.

Scenario 3, Maximize Feeder Alignment/Utilization Balance
Greater near-term changes in exchange for thorough boundary alignment. Reduces future overcrowding due to development pressure.