Oakton Parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > In the hopes of addressing the question that was > raised repetitively by Neen...i.e. why was > Crossfield excluded. > > If you move all of Crossfield to South Lakes, you > have to move Fox Mill someplace also or you create > an island with Fox Mill at Oakton. You can't move > Fox Mill to Sout
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Get it right Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Floris Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Don't speak for FLS, Floris wants to stay with > WHS > > even if it has 3000 students. > > How is that academically and extracurricularly > more beneficial for your chid > to be in one of the largest high
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Riddle Me This Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > One other question for the group, if I may... > When an Option references a complete Elementary > School "district" (Navy, Oak Hill, etc), how > likely would it be that they would reach over into > an adjoining ES district to grab only 10-20 homes, > in an effort to avoid cul de sacs, minor > turn
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Get it right Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmm07 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > SLVerity Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > Neen Wrote: > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > >
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anotherobserver Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmm07 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > SubmissiveWiiRNot Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > FME Mom Wrote: > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Neen Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Can someone tell us where we can link to the > > Option #5 from South Lakes? > > > > I've been told that option #5 is supported by > the > > PTA board, but PTA members have not been polled > > and
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SubmissiveWiiRNot Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > FME Mom Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > Sending Oak Hill or Navy would > > SIGNIFICANTLY increase their commuting time, > and > > they would have to take major roads to get to > > school. > > > > However, if they send Fox Mill kic
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FME Mom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > brian Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > > > > > It concerns me that you are not considering a > > non-moratorium option #5. > > It would seem that there is an alternative that > > would trump your proposed options: > > > >
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmm07, hasn't there been talk of switching some > Westfield and/or Chantilly kids to Oakton? It > will be interesting to see what is proposed at the > next meeting. > > I hate having to always play devil's advocate, but > it is the nature of this board and the position > that the County has put
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmm07 Wrote: > > > > So it is okay that Falls Church, Mt. Vernon, > JEB > > Stuart, West Potomac, and probably a few more > > schools are not offering the jewelry making > > classes since they aren't surrounded by larger > > schools from which they can take students? > THey &g
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Funny, why did Oakton get to draw their boundary way out here, when little old SL was right here with declining enrollment. Was it because at the time those boundaries were drawn Oakton may have been suffering from declining enrollment due to aging older districts and needed to expand their base? It's funny that other districts surrounding us have been able to benefit from new development in Fair
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Old Timer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Closer to Chantilly but not quite Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > ...perhaps she lives on the edge of the > > boundaries....like me. > > > > > > And if you are paying over 600k for a house, > you > > expect to go to a "nice" school wi
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3) the most clarity came from a parent NOT from SL who pointed to the Oakton boundaries on the map and said - "that's some messed up boundary! Why would some kids (Fox Mill and Crossfield) drive all the way to Oakton? They live in Herndon, not Oakton." >> The history behind this district is pretty simple. Oakton, Madison and Fairfax are all within 2-3 miles of each other. Fairfax draws
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I think a magnet should be something that would be > decided by the South Lakes parents. It is, after > all, our school you guys are tossing around like a > football. Honestly, this statement astounds me. You will be sitting there and you *will get more students and you *will get more resources, and you *will get higher scores, and you *will get fewer ESOL and reduced lunches in AN
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South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > foxmill/carson/oakton parent Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > I think a magnet should be something that > would > > be > > > decided by the South Lakes parents. It is, > > after > > > all, our school you guys are t
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foxmill/carson/oakton parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If > > they are TRULY going to listen to what people > said > > at the meeting, then two of 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 >
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmmm07 wrote > > > > Then your heart should be warmed. Not only by > the > > numbers,but by how pleasant they were and > > seemingly willing to listen to other creative > > solutions in an effort to get resources (not > > necessarily "student resources) into their > school. &g
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foxmill/carson/oakton parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > I think a magnet should be something that would > be > > decided by the South Lakes parents. It is, > after > > all, our school you guys are tossing around like > a > > football. > > Umm, I think that if anyone is getting tossed > around, it's the people who
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmm07 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > SLVerity Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > hmmm07 Wrote: > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > >
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmm07 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > As to your magnet issues, you should probably > take > > that up with the South Lakes par
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South Lakes Pyramid parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I was at the meeting and heard about property > values several times. > > On the magnet--it's interesting to me that so many > people talk about keeping their community schools > intact, yet are so ready to make SL a magnet > against their will. Don't you all think we want a > c
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LH to SL parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am a South Lakes parent who was open to the idea > of redistricting for the purpose of relieving > overpopulated schools by bringing more students > (and their families) to our South Lakes HS > "community." However, after attending Monday > night's boundary meeting at Chantilly HS, I have > de
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david Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hmm07 and others wrote positively about a magnet > program: "even the South Lakes people were happy > with the thought of a magnet school and they added > their tallies to that idea on the sheet." > > That sounds nice, and everybody loves a happy > compromise. But it doesn't really address the > core
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > What will happen if the majority of the people at > these meetings do not support any boundary change > but support a magnet/academy program? What if > people simply refuse to pit neighborhood against > neighborhood? Friend against friend? I was pleasantly surprised at the polite and encouraging atmosphere in
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david Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Neen wrote: "Are you saying that since Stu won the > election, the public needs to sit down, shut up, > and let him do whatever he wants?" > > Here's some facts to counter your drivel > rhetoric: > 1) Gibson is one of 12 elected members of the > School Board--hardly the dictator of western > Fairfax
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david Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Neen wrote: "Who does Stu Gibson think he works > for? Isn't he a 'public servant'? It would appear > not. It would appear he answers to no one. " > > On the contrary, he works for the public in an > office that he won in a open and fair election. > Remember that election just 6 days ago? > > Yo
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Oakton parent Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just back from the Chantilly meeting. If Fairfax > County schools is among the best there is to > offer, I hate to see the other guys! They did the > presenation on the web site, then did the Q&A. > Boy was that bad. Why no Langley? "see the web > site...they're not over capacity (since they'
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmm07 Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > SLVerity Wrote: > > > -------------------------------------------------- > > > ----- > > > hmmm07 Wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > The same thing can be said for >
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A magnet, like the ones at Montgomery Blair, > ATTRACT students. They are competitive and not > everyone can get in, although many want in. Such > a program at South Lakes would attract students TO > the school, just as those programs attract > students to Blair. Why NOT do that, rather than > simply FOR
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > hmmm07 Wrote: > > > > > > The same thing can be said for > > the music program. I know that in the all > > district bands, not many kids from South Lakes > > make districts. That has nothing to do with > the > > size of the program because that is an > individual > &
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