NotSoFast Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > School Board Insider says we are going to get F'd > next month. > > No kidding? Look it is not as though we dont know > that these meetings are a farse. > > Come on! What choice do we have, should we stay > home so the press will say that there is no > opposition to the schools plan? > >
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have a question for all of the parents who keep > saying that it will take years to add AP classes > at South Lakes. How was it done instantaneously > at Westfield and South County? South Lakes has > many, many teachers already who have taught AP in > the past. I think the notion that it can't be >
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Reston Parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Berdhuis, > > I am confused about your position. You are > probably the only one of the McNair parents > proposing moving to South Lake. One of the main > goal of this change is to improve the imbalance of > social economics. As of now the raw number of the > disadvantaged students is already w
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well Cricket, you and I go way back, to around > page 25 I think, and I genuinely hope that > everything works out for you and your family. I > just want people here to know that South Lakes is > not the bad place that they some have made it out > to be. I am not saying it's perfect either, it's > jus
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Visions change. I once thought that I lived in a > larger community of genuinely nice people, but > that was then and I was young and naive. (see the > statement of Ticked Off, above). ok, yes, that was kinda strange.
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SLVerity, just remember that in 3 or so years when the school board changes South Lakes' vision. I sort of wonder why Falls Church High School isn't getting the same opportunity that South Lakes is being offered? They are in a similar boat, same size, similar demographics, short athletic and activity rosters. Why isn't anybody clamoring to boost their academic offerings and round out their s
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SLVerity Wrote: > > I have maintained all along that if Floris had > been added to SL pyramid before the County planned > Westfield, they would not have made Westfield so > big. That is not our problem now. Our problem is > underenrollment. > > And straight from the FC School Board minutes of March 9, 2000... "Comments continued as follows: that this had been a long a
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Ffx Dad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Here are some of the positives and challenges I > see with the new proposed plan. > > 1. Althought the new map was not drawn that way, > McNair is now an island (they must cross Floris to > get to Westfields as the open area is Dulles). > > 2. South Lakes is at capacity, which does not > make s
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Hmm Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I brought up Centreville because I was told that > one of the major reasons for this redistricting > was to help Westfield in the overcrowding of their > school (I know, and SL, too with low numbers). . > .I feel like this could have been done easily by > removing some current students in the over > enroll
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Old Timer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What's wrong with this option (besides I don't > want to move my kid) analytically and > geographically? Why wasn't it suggested by > facilities staff? > > > Madison Island to SLHS > Fox Mill to SLHS > Floris (east of 28) to SLHS > Navy to Oakton > > > Helps SL, keeps McNair wher
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SubmissiveWiiRNot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >> > Boy Cricket, you are clearly very angry, and > getting more so with each passing day. I > understand that you are frustrated, but please > don't impugn our efforts to help our community > school. You should be grateful that parents who > care exist. They help make your school what it
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Clarifier Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > To Cricket, who wrote: Good Job, imabulldog. don't > let the selfish SL crowd, like Clarifier think > your family or any other Floris/RCMS family needs > to make a sacrifice for their cause that they > claim to have been diligently working on for so > many years! > > Where were YOU all these many y
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VaDriver Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > imabulldog Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Clarifier Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > imabulldog: Would your parents fight to keep > > it? > > > > Uh, why are you only asking
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Clarifier Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > imabulldog Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Clarifier Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > imabulldog: Would your parents fight to keep > > it? > > > > Uh, why are you only askin
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imabulldog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Clarifier Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > > Well, then, would you consider that perhaps if > > your neighborhood moved to South Lakes, he > would > > stay at least with his neighborhood friends and > > others from Carson who would come --
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Clarifier Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Open question to Oakton/Westfield/Chantilly: > > If you had plenty of capacity, would you or would > you not be willing to accept a Title I elementary > school into your pyramid, and why? Westfield already does.
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SubmissiveWiiRNot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bulldog, I was just curious. You seem very > bright. > > Cricket, it's not nice to call people names. I > was referring to east of Centreville Road. > And it is not nice to split elementary schools, now is it?
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SubmissiveWiiRNot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bulldog, what grade are you in? > > Pal, I think you are thinking very soundly. If > others would begin to realize that redistricting > is going to happen, then perhaps they would get > behind a 'move to SL' scenario that is most > beneficial to them (e.g., East Floris plus Fox > Mill to S
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Question Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Again, I am asking. Does anyone know if it is > true that the SL PTA is making specific > recommendations as to which school gets > redistricted? > > Question Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Can anyone confirm this? Or is it just a rumor? > > &g
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foxmill/carson/oakton parent Wrote: > > How did the four options get decided? It seems as > if most/many of the people at the first meeting > wanted either 1) a moratorium 2) to start the > process over, including other schools, or 3) put > in a magnet school. How is it that there was a > meeting, people came, and then these four options > are presented? I hope that peo
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FME Mom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Apparently the leadership of Fox Mill Elementary > knows something the rest of us don't know... I > just received the following e-mail: > > __________________________________________________ > ___________________________ > Advanced Placement (AP) and International > Baccalaureate AP and IB Informatio
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Clarifier Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > The issue for Westfield is more opportunity for > participation and closer relationships with a > student body and teachers who know you (achievable > with a smaller body of students). Every single > Westfield parent I know (and I know dozens) have > complained about the overcrowding (except now some
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SubmissiveWiiRNot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >> Try Madison Island or Fox Mill, for starters. How > about East Floris? Let's add Crossfield and McNair. and what in the world is East Floris?
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FME Mom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- >> > With such a focus on the arts, South Lakes could > also be a magnet for the performing arts. This > would bolster the reputation of South Lakes and > create desire to attend. Depending on the quality > of the programs offered, South Lakes could > potentially receive national recognition, and >
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word Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Option 3 is the most likely scenario... > > This is most unfortunate for the Fox Mill folks. > Fox Mill overwhelmingly expressed their objections > to this at the ballot box in Nov by voting for > Christine by a 2:1 margin. Stu the arogant SOB > couldn't give a damn. He has the rest of his > precincts l
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Just A Parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > LeeParent > > I think you need a new pair of glasses. What I > have witnessed has been an all-out attack by the > South Lakes community, ridiculing every person who > disagrees with the redistricting plan, calling > them every possible name. They are encouraging > their own children to post an
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Leanne Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We are encourged to post by some of our teachers. > It's none of your business. Sure is our business. We pay your teachers' salaries and I don't think posting to the underground is on the curriculum.
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SubmissiveWiiRNot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I agree that you should all stick together, > preferably outside. Bring signs and noisemakers, > better yet, rotten produce. That will guarantee > that your voices will not be included in the civil > debates going on in the breakout groups and thus > the discourse will be elevated significantly.
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VaDriver Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > taxpayer Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > > This means there will be no large public > gathering > > - attendees will immediately proceed to > assigned > > rooms. The proposed scenarios will be > available > > on-line prior to the mee
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmm07 said>>>>the scenarios presented at the next > meeting will be 1)no redistricting (but > examination of other ways to bring kids to South > Lakes) and/or 2) Langley gets brought into the > study. If you walked around and looked at the > gallery afterwards, those two items were > OVERWHELMI
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