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Anonymous wrote:What are they going to do when they get like 150 kids opting into the school for the first year?

That would be amazing for the kids - they’d get really small classes and individualized attention.

Yeah, but from a cost perspective it would be a real inefficient high school. Not that we’d expect anything else from this school board.

This whole thread offshoot is pointless. All the areas that were included in all 4 scenarios are overwhelmingly excited for the new school. Very few of those students will opt out just because they are good enough to start on varsity this year as a 9th or 10th grader.

I’m in an area guaranteed to go and excited. However I can see students not opting in because they’re worried no one else will. Social politics in high school is hard and this is a big decision. I foresee everyone waiting to see where the masses go.

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Anonymous wrote:What are they going to do when they get like 150 kids opting into the school for the first year?

That would be amazing for the kids - they’d get really small classes and individualized attention.

Yeah, but from a cost perspective it would be a real inefficient high school. Not that we’d expect anything else from this school board.

This whole thread offshoot is pointless. All the areas that were included in all 4 scenarios are overwhelmingly excited for the new school. Very few of those students will opt out just because they are good enough to start on varsity this year as a 9th or 10th grader.

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So, kids "opt in" before they know if they will be "in boundary" and won't know for sure if transportation will be provided?

Who made this timeline for the Western school? It defies logical thinking.

It does defy logics.

But maybe FCPS wants to track how many students from each elementary school boundary apply to Western High. By June 2026, they’ll have solid data on which communities are actually applying and they could use that to help draw the concrete boundary.

If most Crossfield kids decide to stay with Oakton, that would give the pro Oakton group a lot more credibility.

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Anonymous wrote:What are they going to do when they get like 150 kids opting into the school for the first year?

That would be amazing for the kids - they’d get really small classes and individualized attention.

Yeah, but from a cost perspective it would be a real inefficient high school. Not that we’d expect anything else from this school board.

They staff according to number of students. Does not always lead to small classes.

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Anonymous wrote:What are they going to do when they get like 150 kids opting into the school for the first year?

That would be amazing for the kids - they’d get really small classes and individualized attention.

Yeah, but from a cost perspective it would be a real inefficient high school. Not that we’d expect anything else from this school board.

Anonymous wrote:What are they going to do when they get like 150 kids opting into the school for the first year?

That would be amazing for the kids - they’d get really small classes and individualized attention.

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Anonymous wrote:What are they going to do when they get like 150 kids opting into the school for the first year?

Schedule a football game against TJ.

Good one!

But, seriously, does Reid run these ideas by anyone who has a child in school?

Maybe, she could use "focus groups" like the politicos do.

You know, with standardized tests, thee is usually a validation process. Does she validate any ideas? Do they ever consider "what could go wrong?"

Sometimes, I think she is still set on this 22nd Century magnet school and has set this up for failure.

Anonymous wrote:What are they going to do when they get like 150 kids opting into the school for the first year?

Schedule a football game against TJ.

What are they going to do when they get like 150 kids opting into the school for the first year?

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Anonymous wrote:https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DN829T0122CD/%24file/11-12%20Work%20Session%20-%20FCPS%20Boundary%20Review%20Presentation.pptx%20%20-%20%20SB%20Final.pdf

So, kids "opt in" before they know if they will be "in boundary" and won't know for sure if transportation will be provided?

Who made this timeline for the Western school? It defies logical thinking.

It is such a clusterf*. How are 8th graders supposed to pick their courses if they won't even know if they are zoned for the school until June?? If the staffing isn't even done until the spring??

Reid made a big deal of saying the school would have the same standard course offerings of a traditional high school.

But what exactly is that baseline? It’s not like the current high schools in FCPS are all offering the same courses.

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Anonymous wrote:https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DN829T0122CD/%24file/11-12%20Work%20Session%20-%20FCPS%20Boundary%20Review%20Presentation.pptx%20%20-%20%20SB%20Final.pdf

So, kids "opt in" before they know if they will be "in boundary" and won't know for sure if transportation will be provided?

Who made this timeline for the Western school? It defies logical thinking.

It is such a clusterf*. How are 8th graders supposed to pick their courses if they won't even know if they are zoned for the school until June?? If the staffing isn't even done until the spring??

Reid made a big deal of saying the school would have the same standard course offerings of a traditional high school.

IB doesn’t start until Junior year, so no big deal. I suspect that AP classes offered to Freshman and Sophomores want to do will be made available. They want kids to opt in so they are not going to short change class offerings for Freshmen and Sophomores. There are not that many AP classes offered in the first few years.

I think Reid made it pretty clear that AP would be favored because of expense. First time I've heard any of the leadership admit that IB is more expensive.

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Anonymous wrote:https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DN829T0122CD/%24file/11-12%20Work%20Session%20-%20FCPS%20Boundary%20Review%20Presentation.pptx%20%20-%20%20SB%20Final.pdf

So, kids "opt in" before they know if they will be "in boundary" and won't know for sure if transportation will be provided?

Who made this timeline for the Western school? It defies logical thinking.

It is such a clusterf*. How are 8th graders supposed to pick their courses if they won't even know if they are zoned for the school until June?? If the staffing isn't even done until the spring??

Reid made a big deal of saying the school would have the same standard course offerings of a traditional high school.

IB doesn’t start until Junior year, so no big deal. I suspect that AP classes offered to Freshman and Sophomores want to do will be made available. They want kids to opt in so they are not going to short change class offerings for Freshmen and Sophomores. There are not that many AP classes offered in the first few years.

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Anonymous wrote:https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DN829T0122CD/%24file/11-12%20Work%20Session%20-%20FCPS%20Boundary%20Review%20Presentation.pptx%20%20-%20%20SB%20Final.pdf

So, kids "opt in" before they know if they will be "in boundary" and won't know for sure if transportation will be provided?

Who made this timeline for the Western school? It defies logical thinking.

It is such a clusterf*. How are 8th graders supposed to pick their courses if they won't even know if they are zoned for the school until June?? If the staffing isn't even done until the spring??

Reid made a big deal of saying the school would have the same standard course offerings of a traditional high school.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/fairfax/Board.nsf/files/DN829T0122CD/%24file/11-12%20Work%20Session%20-%20FCPS%20Boundary%20Review%20Presentation.pptx%20%20-%20%20SB%20Final.pdf

So, kids "opt in" before they know if they will be "in boundary" and won't know for sure if transportation will be provided?

Who made this timeline for the Western school? It defies logical thinking.

It is such a clusterf*. How are 8th graders supposed to pick their courses if they won't even know if they are zoned for the school until June?? If the staffing isn't even done until the spring??

Staffing is done in response to need. It makes sense. If x number of kids choose a course, they hire that many teachers to accommodate and teach those courses.

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Anonymous wrote:No one wants to move Juniors so they are not going to open it with three grades.

Rising juniors moved to Westfield, and I think to South County when they opened.

Yep, they just had the option to stay at their prior schools. Freshmen and sophomores did not.

It worked out fine, because rising juniors could decide if they wanted to be part of something new or not, and the freshmen and sophomores created a critical mass of kids.

But that was years ago, FCPS is far less sure of itself now, and parents are much whinier.