Forum Reader Wrote:
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> Oakton, Madison, and Westfield are now OPEN to
> pupil placement; Chantilly is CLOSED:
>
>
http://www.fcps.edu/news/PupilPlacement%20Guidelin
> es2008-09.pdf
>
> "Fairfax County Public Schools
> 2008-2009 Pupil Placement Summary
>
> Current FCPS policy and practices will be followed
> regarding exceptions to the boundary adjustments
> approved by the School Board on February 28, 2008.
>
>
> Grandfathering Students (transportation provided
> for grandfathered period only)
> Students who are in their final year of elementary
> and middle school have the option to remain in the
> school they attended prior to the boundary change.
> All high school students currently enrolled have
> the option of remaining at the school they
> attended before the boundary change. Principals at
> the schools affected by the boundary changes will
> survey parents regarding their desire to remain at
> their current school or attend their newly
> assigned school.
>
> Siblings Building principals continue to have
> limited flexibility in allowing pupil placements
> for unusual cases of hardship. Pupil placement for
> siblings must be initiated with the principal of
> the base school. Typically, requests for pupil
> placement of siblings to schools that are at or
> above capacity are denied. ...
>
> Following the February 28, 2008, School Board
> boundary revisions, the list of schools in the
> affected area now open/closed to student transfers
> is as follows:
>
> Open to Pupil Placements:
> Forestdale ES
> Sunrise Valley ES
> Hughes Middle
> Madison High
> Oakton High
> South Lakes High
> Westfield High
>
> Closed to Pupil Placements:
> Springfield Estates Elementary
> Wolftrap Elementary
> Thoreau Middle
> Chantilly High
>
> The annual revision of the list of schools closed
> to student transfer for 2008-09 will be posted by
> June 1, 2008. High school students who prefer the
> International Baccalaureate (IB) or Advanced
> Placement (AP) program not offered at their base
> school may request pupil placement. This transfer
> request must be made for the school closest to the
> student’s residence or closest to the student’s
> base school. For rising 9th graders who transfer
> to an IB school or AP school, schedules will be
> monitored to ensure that students are enrolled in
> the appropriate classes. All pupil placements are
> reviewed annually as required by the Regulation."
So Navy can't go back to Chantilly?