tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post1642785026329121026..comments2023-09-16T04:58:07.261-04:00Comments on the Annandale Blog: Parents sharply divided over non-boundary option for relieving overcrowding at AnnandaleAnnandale Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-74613452688679639882011-06-01T00:01:37.272-04:002011-06-01T00:01:37.272-04:00Additionally, if you are in WFES West, you WANT WF...Additionally, if you are in WFES West, you WANT WFES to be at Frost Woodson with you, and here is why: If a neighborhood gets moved in a boundary study, it cannot get moved again for another three years. Once together at Woodson, the school board will be BLOCKED from removing WFES East for three years, and would be unlikely to move just WFES West piecemeal and in so doing “recreating” the split feeder as well as an island. <br /><br />However, if WFES East ends up at Braddock by ourselves this time round, guess what looks like a nice big juicy target for moving WFES West to create more space at WTW when they start the coming (next year?) boundary studies for Robinson, Fairfax -- which is going to be repatriating a large number of students to the county--, and West Springfield. You guessed I t-- WFES WEST. <br /><br />And, if WFES East just stays put this time around, this whole argument gets dredged up again in 2-3 years when AHS is once again overcrowded (which it will be under option 1 if you look at the numbers). Best to solve it now with option 2 starting in 2012, move the half of the modular that is leaving AHS over to Frost as “swing spaces” to cover the extra 15-20 students per year that would be coming from WFES until the renovation can be done in 2016-17.<br /><br />That’s why the smart thing would seem to be for WFES East and West to find some common ground so they can present a united front, or at least present a non-antagonistic front where they are not stepping on each other’s toes and working at cross purposes. (Which is what seems to be happening now.) A fractured community is not going to convince the school board of anything, and will effectively leave ALL options on the table. I think you’d be surprised to find how willing your neighbors to the East are to talk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-875086320230425662011-05-31T21:04:50.811-04:002011-05-31T21:04:50.811-04:00If you are actively opposed to sending the WFES Ea...If you are actively opposed to sending the WFES East students to Frost Woodson and eliminating the split feeder, you are in the minority of WFES West parents/residents. Almost all of such folks to whom I have spoken (and there have been many) support eliminating the split feeder and would welcome the WFES East students as long as it doesn’t involve moving ALL of WFES to LBSS. They are just fine with having the whole of WFES go to Frost/Woodson, though. Take a look at the community feedback forms from the LBSS community meeting-- it backs up my understanding of the weight of sentiment over there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-12434143811192030172011-05-31T15:36:38.601-04:002011-05-31T15:36:38.601-04:00NO TO OPTION 3. I am for option 1. And, if they st...NO TO OPTION 3. I am for option 1. And, if they still need to move people out of WFES/ANNANDALE, then move these students to Lake Braddock and leave the rest of WFES alone. Keep in mind that by voting for option 3, FCPS is CREATING a large attendance island, which in my opinion is far worse than leaving a split-feeder alone.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-56876336701314355352011-05-27T07:59:50.106-04:002011-05-27T07:59:50.106-04:00Very good blog post. Keep up the good work!Very good blog post. Keep up the good work!Zacnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-26508735342199983292011-05-25T23:03:36.954-04:002011-05-25T23:03:36.954-04:00It is easy to be quote not opposed to split feeder...It is easy to be quote not opposed to split feeders unquote when you are in the 70 percent part of the “split.” The health of the FCPS system AS A WHOLE is everyone’s concern, and we would all be well served to take a little broader view of things than just “what I want.” Besides, if you really DON’T want option 3, you would be well served to pick an option you DO like and advocate for it. Change is coming, whether we like it or not, and the school board is looking for ideas, not naysayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-57089378466651101372011-05-23T14:22:02.107-04:002011-05-23T14:22:02.107-04:00Not everyone is opposed to split-feeders. That is...Not everyone is opposed to split-feeders. That is a non-issue for WFES families in the Frost/Woodson boundary (60-70% of WFES). That's not to say we would not welcome all of WFES to Frost/Woodson, but we don't want to be moved out of that boundary (current option #3). Don't think anyone would blame us for feeling that way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-19758333657166230962011-05-18T08:17:53.993-04:002011-05-18T08:17:53.993-04:00The new construction in the Bren Mar area, and pos...The new construction in the Bren Mar area, and possibly adding a sixth grade will overcrowd the school incredibly. There is no more space for trailers. THE COUNTY NEEDS TO PUT CHILDREN AHEAD OF ADULT EDUCATION. Shrink the Plum Center, and bring back Edsall Park Elementary.Bryan Woodcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05713038262248046274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-90369703592885349182011-05-18T07:14:21.281-04:002011-05-18T07:14:21.281-04:00In Option 3, they are going to turn Beech Tree, Be...In Option 3, they are going to turn Beech Tree, Belvedere, and Sleeply Hollow into k-6 and then go to Glasgow a year after the other k-5 kids. This would put these kids into the same situation that the Wakefield Forest kids are in. Does not sound like a good idea to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-25657056018882125242011-05-18T00:37:46.595-04:002011-05-18T00:37:46.595-04:00Many people who like option four point to the fact...Many people who like option four point to the fact that all of the students will get to stay with their friends and peers throughout their school tenure and that any disruptions/ distractions to their lives and their educations will be minimized. What these people always forget to mention is that that continuity and peer retention does not apply to the children from Wakefield Forest Elementary. <br /><br />Under option 4, the WFES children in the AHS pyramid (approximately 30 to 40% of WFES in any given year) would continue to be separated from the rest of their friends and classmates after 6th grade and thrust into a middle school class of 400 or more students who had already been at that middle school for one year. They would then have all of one year to get used to that school before being shuttled off to a third school within a three year period. How can that possibly be a good thing for that small a number of children (only about 20 students from WFES will begin 7th grade at Poe next year) to be thrown into such a situation. To pronounce that keeping children together through their entire school careers is an important advantage of "option 4" is to necessarily admit that the WFES children are uniquely DIS-advantaged by such a setup as the only children to be separated from their peers in the 7th grade. (and the only children to enter Poe in the 7th grade.) <br /><br />As such, if you want to honestly support option 4 on such a basis, you need to honestly admit that you are willing to sacrifice their well-being to get what you want.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-67143878168915246932011-05-17T22:10:18.045-04:002011-05-17T22:10:18.045-04:00From the map, it looks like all of BCCA would go t...From the map, it looks like all of BCCA would go to Poe under Options 1, 2, and 3. Those kids used to go Poe, but some were switched to Jackson under the last boundary adjustment. For High School, it looks like they all go to Falls Church and that would be the only neighborhood that goes from Poe to Falls Church.Annandale Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07543558586252790593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6246743662284890173.post-61055797749060673592011-05-17T16:06:32.360-04:002011-05-17T16:06:32.360-04:00Either I interpreted the middle school map wrong o...Either I interpreted the middle school map wrong or the other people did for Broyhill Crest. It says Jackson TO Poe (moving from Jackson to Poe) for the leaf and Lincolnshire area. To me that means ALL of BCCA neighborhoods should be AT Poe. The problem comes when we go to High School. Only those kids north of 236 go to Falls Church H.S. That seems to be a small percentage of Poe kids compared to how many Poe kids will go to Annandale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com