Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are they justifying adding another neighborhood to WSHS and moving a small single family neighborhood to Sangster ? I thought the whole point was to eliminate overcrowding.

It looks like they might be adding over 100 Rolling Valley town homes to WSHS.

Not even close to 100

How many is it?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will have a rising 10th and 12th grader next year. If they make either move to this new school I will be so upset. I don’t want my kids at two different high schools.

I thought I read that 10-12th graders could stay at their original school during a boundary change.

From the FCPS website: “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. Rising 10th-12th graders shall be given the option to remain at their current school or attend the school in the new boundary.”
https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/maps/2024-2026-boundary-review/frequently-asked-questions-faqs

But PP appears to be talking about KAA. According to Policy 8130, "These allowances shall not be applicable in the opening of a new school, or in the closing of an existing school."

The references to "allowances" refers to the grandfathering that would apply to other boundary changes.

When they open a new school, they generally want to get it up and running as much as possible. If they were starting with 9-11 grades at KAA, they might give 11th graders an option, but it sounds like they want to start with 9-10 grades, and students in those grades won't be grandfathered. They could still try to pupil place.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How are they justifying adding another neighborhood to WSHS and moving a small single family neighborhood to Sangster ? I thought the whole point was to eliminate overcrowding.

It looks like they might be adding over 100 Rolling Valley town homes to WSHS.

Not even close to 100

Anonymous wrote:How are they justifying adding another neighborhood to WSHS and moving a small single family neighborhood to Sangster ? I thought the whole point was to eliminate overcrowding.

It looks like they might be adding over 100 Rolling Valley town homes to WSHS.

Anonymous wrote:How are they justifying adding another neighborhood to WSHS and moving a small single family neighborhood to Sangster ? I thought the whole point was to eliminate overcrowding.

Numbers changed and it’s no longer projected to be overcrowded

Anonymous wrote:How are they justifying adding another neighborhood to WSHS and moving a small single family neighborhood to Sangster ? I thought the whole point was to eliminate overcrowding.

My kids go to Sangster and I'm already zoned by LB, but I've been watching this closely and agree. I thought the whole point was to lower WSHS numbers, not just move more folks to WSHS? Typical FSPS nonsense if you ask me.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I will have a rising 10th and 12th grader next year. If they make either move to this new school I will be so upset. I don’t want my kids at two different high schools.

I thought I read that 10-12th graders could stay at their original school during a boundary change.

From the FCPS website: “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. Rising 10th-12th graders shall be given the option to remain at their current school or attend the school in the new boundary.”
https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/maps/2024-2026-boundary-review/frequently-asked-questions-faqs

Anonymous wrote:I will have a rising 10th and 12th grader next year. If they make either move to this new school I will be so upset. I don’t want my kids at two different high schools.

I thought I read that 10-12th graders could stay at their original school during a boundary change.

Anonymous wrote:This is just a crappy game of musical chairs. The school board should have left well enough alone.

Yep. Not adding kids to Lewis is really saying the quiet part out loud.

Looks like the Hagel Circle swap from Halley to Gunston is going to happen. Halley will become one of the wealthiest elementary schools in the entire county, while Gunston gets an influx of FARMS students. Additionally, Gunston is getting the apartments just off Fort Belvoir and becomes a triple split feeder with kids going to Hayfield, Mount Vernon and South County. In exchange, they lose two nice neighborhoods to Island Creek. I don’t see another elementary school getting screwed as much as Gunston.

How are they justifying adding another neighborhood to WSHS and moving a small single family neighborhood to Sangster ? I thought the whole point was to eliminate overcrowding.

Do you think KAA will offer varsity sports next year? Thinking sports that don’t have JV like gymnastics.

Anonymous wrote:Opening a new high school 10 1/2 months from now seems awfully aggressive. And don't we have an enormous teacher shortage? Finding 100 or so teachers for even 9th and 10th grades seems impossible. Maybe they start with 9th grade only at KAA?

There will be plenty of teachers willing to transfer there. And, schools losing membership will also need to lose teachers.

This is just a crappy game of musical chairs. The school board should have left well enough alone.

South lakes is IB. What if the students does not want Ib and wants to transfer to Ap school. Which would be the choice?