Anonymous wrote:I'm curious what this will do to the "split feeder" issue. Carson already splits into at least four high schools, but KAA could take the place of Westfield. Franklin already splits into three high schools, and KAA would be a fourth.

If the AA students at Carson get sent back to their base school, I think that could make Carson only feed into Oakton, South Lakes, KAA, and possibly Westfield. Franklin would still possibly feed into Chantilly, Oakton, Westfield, and KAA.

Of course this could all change if the boundaries for Chantilly, Oakton, South Lakes, and Westfield get shifted.

Depending on what they do with KAA, all of this could change or stay the same. If they make it a traditional school with boundaries I see changes at Carson and Franklin. Maybe just a two way split at each.

Otherwise, all bets are off. They had some pretty nutty ideas. Making it a magnet--just for western schools.

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Anonymous wrote:So Reid's recognition is a hybrid school with a magnet program that would be restricted to kids otherwise zoned to a handful of western high schools?

How the hell does that square with "equitable access to programming" that is a priority in Policy 8130? Would it survive a legal challenge to deny access to kids in eastern Fairfax?

And she wants to use the two extra buildings for classrooms and labs when they making kids go through security checks to get into the main buildings now?

This woman is so full of shit. Just split the county into two of three parts and let Reid and these other idiots like Robyn Lady preside over western Fairfax.

The road is pretty private. Do kids not go physical education outside? Trailers? Modulars?
Go take a drive. It is doable.

As for your last suggestion. I live in western Fairfax. You can have Reid and Lady. Not sure who I want in charge.

There's a difference between accepting some existing structures outside the main buildings (although they appear intent on getting kids at least out of trailers), and putting kids into new structures for basic classroom instruction. Don't be dense.

Reid seems curiously untethered to reality every time she speaks. And Robyn Lady pays no attention to who she was elected to represent. All she cares about is Chantilly, where she used to work. Western Fairfax can have her; she's completely useless to anyone else.

Hey, at least she mentioned McLean as needing a renovation today (it was shocking). Granted, she did still mention Chantilly at least 5 times…

Anonymous wrote:They spent an hour talking about how to name the school. Do they really think that is the key element in this process? Talk about cart before horse.

Did you see the timeline? Reid wanted to spend two months to decide the name and then decide the programming in November. By then the school boundary study would be substantially complete.

There's a difference between accepting some existing structures outside the main buildings (although they appear intent on getting kids at least out of trailers), and putting kids into new structures for basic classroom instruction. Don't be dense.

Yes, we all know trailers are much safer than buildings. Sorry I'm so dense.

MCPS has an aviation program. So why not FCPS?

Reid seems curiously untethered to reality every time she speaks. And Robyn Lady pays no attention to who she was elected to represent. All she cares about is Chantilly, where she used to work. Western Fairfax can have her; she's completely useless to anyone else.

NO! Lady thinks it cannot be a traditional high school but does know that Chantilly needs relief. It did not make a lot of sense. I think her constituents got to her--and her constituents do not include most of those that would be sent to KAA. Only Coates. Her most active constituents are in Great Falls and they did not want this school at all.

I'm curious what this will do to the "split feeder" issue. Carson already splits into at least four high schools, but KAA could take the place of Westfield. Franklin already splits into three high schools, and KAA would be a fourth.

If the AA students at Carson get sent back to their base school, I think that could make Carson only feed into Oakton, South Lakes, KAA, and possibly Westfield. Franklin would still possibly feed into Chantilly, Oakton, Westfield, and KAA.

Of course this could all change if the boundaries for Chantilly, Oakton, South Lakes, and Westfield get shifted.

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Anonymous wrote:So Reid's recognition is a hybrid school with a magnet program that would be restricted to kids otherwise zoned to a handful of western high schools?

How the hell does that square with "equitable access to programming" that is a priority in Policy 8130? Would it survive a legal challenge to deny access to kids in eastern Fairfax?

And she wants to use the two extra buildings for classrooms and labs when they making kids go through security checks to get into the main buildings now?

This woman is so full of shit. Just split the county into two of three parts and let Reid and these other idiots like Robyn Lady preside over western Fairfax.

The road is pretty private. Do kids not go physical education outside? Trailers? Modulars?
Go take a drive. It is doable.

As for your last suggestion. I live in western Fairfax. You can have Reid and Lady. Not sure who I want in charge.

There's a difference between accepting some existing structures outside the main buildings (although they appear intent on getting kids at least out of trailers), and putting kids into new structures for basic classroom instruction. Don't be dense.

Reid seems curiously untethered to reality every time she speaks. And Robyn Lady pays no attention to who she was elected to represent. All she cares about is Chantilly, where she used to work. Western Fairfax can have her; she's completely useless to anyone else.

Anonymous wrote:So Reid's recognition is a hybrid school with a magnet program that would be restricted to kids otherwise zoned to a handful of western high schools?

How the hell does that square with "equitable access to programming" that is a priority in Policy 8130? Would it survive a legal challenge to deny access to kids in eastern Fairfax?

And she wants to use the two extra buildings for classrooms and labs when they making kids go through security checks to get into the main buildings now?

This woman is so full of shit. Just split the county into two of three parts and let Reid and these other idiots like Robyn Lady preside over western Fairfax.

The road is pretty private. Do kids not go physical education outside? Trailers? Modulars?
Go take a drive. It is doable.

As for your last suggestion. I live in western Fairfax. You can have Reid and Lady. Not sure who I want in charge.

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone catch the name of the "planning principal?" I would think that would be somewhere in the materials. I heard her say it, but don't really want to go back and listen.

I came away from that meeting impressed with some and unimpressed with others. Staying on topic is hard for them, but I still can't believe that they began with the naming policy.

Cart before the horse.

So Reid's recognition is a hybrid school with a magnet program that would be restricted to kids otherwise zoned to a handful of western high schools?

How the hell does that square with "equitable access to programming" that is a priority in Policy 8130? Would it survive a legal challenge to deny access to kids in eastern Fairfax?

And she wants to use the two extra buildings for classrooms and labs when they making kids go through security checks to get into the main buildings now?

This woman is so full of shit. Just split the county into two of three parts and let Reid and these other idiots like Robyn Lady preside over western Fairfax.

Did anyone catch the name of the "planning principal?" I would think that would be somewhere in the materials. I heard her say it, but don't really want to go back and listen.

I came away from that meeting impressed with some and unimpressed with others. Staying on topic is hard for them, but I still can't believe that they began with the naming policy.

School board meeting today on boundary review, school time change, new school plan

https://www.youtube.com/live/u11acsrpEFo?si=4Gn-i0EO1kcRMnDA

https://www.youtube.com/live/u11acsrpEFo?si=4Gn-i0EO1kcRMnDA

Anonymous wrote:There are a few neighborhoods that make sense to move to KAA, but then other neighborhoods would of course need to be added as well.

The neighborhoods that make the most sense to send include: Discovery, Chantilly Highlands, Franklin Farm west of Fairfax County Parkway, Highland Mews, Floris Downs, and Emerald Chase (including the part of Bradley Farm that's surrounded by Emerald Chase). There's also a neighborhood on Centreville Road between McLearen and West Ox. It starts with an S.

Of course more neighborhoods would need to be added. I just think the neighborhoods listed above should be obvious ones to send to KAA.

I think it will be by elementary school:
Coates
McNair
Floris (current Westfield students)
Oak Hill

maybe-and should be-Crossfield