hmmm Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Berdhuis, said he was unemployed. Incorrect, currently employed.
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Question: If the county would hire more HS teachers, would this allow for more classes to be taught - thus mitigating the purported constriction of available courses for those schools who claim such a lack?
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Truthbetold Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Apart from PTSAs, however, where is there > organized advocacy outside of neighborhoods for > keeping them in their current school pyramids? On behalf of McNair, there is an organized, private advocacy group for keeping us at Westfield. I have its paper, and can scan and send it to you for your validation if yo
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Truthbetold Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Could it be because they know they want fewer > students???? Can you validate this?
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Truthbetold Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I feel sorry for Fox Mill, McNair, and Floris > families. Their school communities and PTSAs > aren't organizing and yelling, "We want to keep > you! Don't leave us!" I wonder why. That's because Oakton and Westfield PTA's have decided to follow Fairfax County guidelines prohibiting PTA's from advocacy on re
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I see TM is using a pseudonym today. > > I have a question for everyone nitpicking about .5 > miles here or there and the 'quick' trip to > Westfield vs. the arduous one to SL: How many of > you would send your children to TJ if they were > accepted? Be honest.:) I would not send my child to TJ. He,
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How's your lunch?
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> As I said before, wait until the route to > Westfield is built out and see what happens to > traffic. Could be, but VDOT is also eliminating the traffic lights on 28, thus making for an even quicker trip.
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Actually, it is a pretty quick trip for Floris and McNair students to Westfield HS in the mornings. All of the rush hour traffic is going in the opposite direction. For those going southbound, there's not much traffic at all. It takes me 15 minutes to get from McNair ES to Westfield HS when I get stuck at the 4 traffic signals on the route. Going eastbound from McNair to South Lakes takes longer
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WestfieldMom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I disagree. The South Lakes students are > repeating what they have been told. WestfieldMom, Thank you for correcting me. I should have specified the children in my last post as "the children who may be redistricted". In all three of the meetings we attended, all of the potentially affected children had meaning
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> They just didn't know any better. They're just kids, > very nice and very polite, kids, who don't know > all the other issues. Actually, the children who may be affected DO understand the important issues. The only one with which they are not involved is the artificial issue of falling property values. It has no relation to the quality of a child's education. We adults have poisoned
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Just got back from the meeting at Oakton. It was really fun to show my kids around all of the classrooms where I attended, oh, many moons ago. Anyone out there tonight from Room 247? Ours was pretty civil, and the Berdhuises came in numbers. Good night! May you all sleep with the angels.
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South Lakes Grad Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Can someone please sum up why people are against > redistricting? Sure, South Lakes Grad. I won't list all reasons, but here are a couple: 1. For families who will now have older children in one high school, and younger children going to a new, different one, this is a logistical nightmare. Having to support
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Flurries Wrote: ------------------- > Berdhuis, > > Look forward to seeing all of your McNair wee ones > at the meeting tonight. Yes, Flurries, the Berdhuises will be there along with, hopefully, many other McNair folk.
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Exodus Wrote: ---------------- >I don't see the South Lakes PTSA actions as "stunts". For a few weeks on the SL PTSA website, there was direct advocacy for Option #5, listed below the other four. This option could only have been authored and/or approved, then publicly displayed by representatives of the PTSA. This is in violation of Fairfax County guidelines. It was not until after the most
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> I am not sure I agree that having lots of children > at this meeting is a good idea and I certainly > don't agree it is their voice that should be heard > "above all others", including the adult taxpayers > funding the educational system. Understood, but I know that in order for them to accept the role of adults in time, they need to increase their sense of responsibility throug
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Hi everybody, Don't forget to bring your children to the meeting tonight; it is their voices which need to be heard above all. And that goes for you, too, South Lakes. Also, please remember that this is an excellent lesson in civic action - be the example for them.
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > as I have grown tired of posting here and have > come to the conclusion that this board has reached > the end of its useful life, at least for me. Say it ain't so, SLVerity! I think you have presented a lot of useful information, for me at least, and have enjoyed your civility in the course of this debate.
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Here's anecdotal experience: I contested a speeding ticket a year and a half ago. I went to Court, and had to sit through MANY ticket proceedings as my last name, and the last name of the police officer who wrote me up, falls within the middle of the alphabet. The first few officers botched their testimonies against their first drivers by providing insufficient detail of the scene, and/or incom
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word Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Take a look at this > http://www.fcps.edu/schlbd/DullesAreaDevelopment.pdf Pretty interesting document. Just took a look at it, and it does imply large growth (possibly into the thousand+ range of units). However, a large chunk of that are condos - I've already seen some of them go up. Also, there are some areas in the
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> Take a quick look at the CIP. Combined growth for > Floris and McNair = larger population at > Westfield. There is no growth in the small Floris > chunck that is targeted for removal. This means > that the remaining Floris and McNair areas absorb > the growth and so does Westfield. Even with planned growth in Floris and McNair, SB still anticipates a drop in Westfield HS's
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word Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There are thousands of housing units being built > on the other side of Centreville Rd . Why do you > think they are building a new elementary school? I have observed a new condo/townhouse development on Coppermine, but I wouldn't quantify it as thousands of units. Are you aware of other neighborhoods being built?
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> Leaving McNair and Coppermine, with all > of their potential growth, at Westfield does > nothing to reduce Westfield's capacity. In fact > it only makes it worse. I really cannot see any more growth occuring in McNair right now. It's pretty much completely built up here. Even with the increase in the immigrant population, I have observed a slow exodus of non-immigrants from the ar
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SLVerity Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I can't figure out if you all are more mad because > South Lakes took a proactive approach and tried to > best meet the criteria spelled out by the SB with > an improved suggested option, or because you > didn't come up with your own suggestions to > improve the options. I think most who are mad are feeli
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quantum Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > If there is any truth to the emerging allegations that the > School Board is holding hearings premised upon the > consideration of four (4) options, yet are not > really are considering any of them, I cannot find the worth of presenting four false options save for one scenario: The SB never had the intention of
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > He'll have that whole school singing and dancing > in no time! Damn right.
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Margie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > BIRDLOVER...THANK-YOU FOR SHARING THIS > INFORMATION... Thanks Margie, you are a very kind woman. Don't take BerdLover too seriously, though. She's only jealous, because: 1. BerdLover doesn't have MY children 2. BerdLover doesn't have MY freedom from material possessions 3. BerdLover doesn't get enough attention from
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Spleen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You're a man? > We can all be thankful for that. Damn right.
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Neen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You're a man? A single parent > dad............RIIIIIGHTTTT............ Does this....scare you? Does this.....pull your mind outside of your box?
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