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>> This January, 10th 2026 public hearing the Fairfax County School board has come to order at 10:00:06AM, on behalf of the school board. I would like to welcome Caroline Pitch is chair of the city of
Fairfax School board. Good morning and welcome to the public hearing on the superintendents proposed school boundary adjustments on behalf of the entire school board. I would like to thank
you for sharing your comments with us. This hearing is being broadcast on channel 99 and live streamed on YouTube and on our website at WWW Dot Fcps
Edu Backslash live Stream. >> On 7/18/2020 for the school board updated the pot policy. 81 32 require a comprehensive division-wide review of school
boundaries to be conducted every at least every 5 years. And that the superintendent recommend any boundary adjustments to the school board for approval since September 2020 for the division has conducted
extensive community engagement, including feedback from the Superintendents Boundary Review Advisory Committee and the community community meetings from fall
of 2024. Through winter of 2025. During this process, the school board discussed the progress of the boundary review at for work Sessions. The superintendent presented
her proposed boundary adjustment recommendations. The school board at the January 8, 2026 regular meeting. We have 86 pre-registered speakers who
will address the board at this public hearing. Speakers are a lot of 2 minutes and we ask that you stay within that time. The timer will start when you begin to speak. And the timer will sound after 2
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Madam Clerk, please call our first speaker. Addison Barnes.
>> And mining. I'm Addison Barnes. And I'd like to voice my the back of very specific small pocket S 9.22. and Roland Valley Elementary. They really value entry area where
I am in 5th grade. The current nearby changes reduce poll is already a very left heights. But few really matter reducing not eliminating or split theater really makes it worse. Now we will have even fewer
community members continue. Onward with us towards middle and high school. That's a very lonely path. 2 goals for this whole boundary review process or actually in Limon aims. But
where possible and a biting my major and natural and maybe and our neighborhoods, Fairfax County Parkway is a 6 highway with concrete walls feels like one of the most logical
adjustments. look at a map to keep the neighborhoods north of the parkway going North. Roan Valley on middle school in West Springfield, have moving our little as PA 89. 22
fully into that pyramid. And accomplished both of those major goals. We recognize their capacity concerns at Irving in West Springfield. We've heard these are going to be looked at from different angles, too. Make transfers.
We also see other proposed changes are increasing other. Over capacity. Schools like harder for U.S. S 89. 22 is our entire bus routes. An
elementary level and someone not even full busload of children. So we're talking about just a handful at middle and just a handful of hot. This is a perfect time opportunity, opportunity to
make one more tiny adjustment to correct has been a very awkward down line for many years. Thank you all for your
work. And this. >> James Sinclair.
>> And I am and 6 Glasgow I'm paying in. Glasgow is not overcrowded because only took. Get used to >> The amount of people in the
halls in getting through them isn't hard. I like going to class and the modular because I like being in the light and outside. I feel like you guys are lighting a house on fire.
Every time you make a proposal. For the other schools, you give them a map in a fire extinguisher. The mapping the information about
the change fire extinguisher being time to respond, but not us. You tried to hide it like slamming the door and trapping us inside. Plus, if you
approve this proposal, I won't be at the same middle school with my brother when he gets to 6th grade. Friendships can be confusing for him and I
will be there to defend him. >> Lillian share.
My name is Lillian Chair. I'm a current student who would be directly affected by the proposed boundary changes these changes. In fact, not only me, but both my siblings as well. We are at Beech Street,
Glasgow and Justice community for me personally, this would mean being forced to change schools that my junior year of high school. I also want to share that I only learned about these proposed changes this week just as we return
from winter break. The timing feels deeply troubling. Releasing information like this right before break. One families and students have limited time to process. Ask questions or respond. Kuzma
knew manipulated and lacking transparency. These decisions are not just at a point on a map. They affect real students, real families and real lives. Change schools. At
this point. What be extremely disruptive emotionally den for mental and during the most critical years of my education. Be separated from my friends. My support system
in the community have built over several years. In addition, I would lose opportunity to pursue and IB diploma, which is a central part of Miami academic goals
and future college plant. I am deeply involved in my current school this year. I brought back justices science, Columbia team. I participated marching man and the swim team. And my true passion is
rubbing. I dedicate countless hours too. The I B E curriculum and rowing are not available to me at my newly district school. Losing them
would mean losing action, not just extracurricular activities that divine who I am as a student and a person this redistricting would also splinter my friend group
across multiple high schools removing the peer support that is especially important during junior and senior year. Even if I were grandfathered into my current school, I would be
classified as a transfer by the can county and state, which means no transportation and being ineligible to compete in sports for. One
year. This would severely jeopardized. Kersh.
>> Good morning. Members of the Fairfax School County School board. And thank you for the opportunity to speak to My wife and I bought a home in the summer feel neighborhood because we wanted to give our children the opportunities that the Oakton
High School provides. is currently ranked 4th in the county and 6th in the state. We know that Fairfax County as a whole has excellent educational opportunities for its residents. We spent a lot
of time researching and even more money purchasing a home to give our children access to open. Our primary concern with the proposed changes at Western High School boundary
lines. Is the new school is completely on right? Because of this. We can only rely on the feeder schools to give us some insight into the potential of how students will
perform. We believe that option CMT will provide the most equivalent opportunities to the current boundaries for our kids because a large portion of the students from the Carson Middle School, which feed into this new
Western High School. Option B retains the open district boundaries as they are today. I think that these boundaries have always been flawed for the same reason being the lack
of continuity, the students from Carson. That's why we don't oppose staying in the open with option B, we believe it's less ideal option C or D.
does provide more Carson students to the new school. But it also has far more students coming from the current boundary of Westfield High School than options here. Respectfully Westfield High
School is currently ranked 17th in the county and 73rd in the state. A significant difference from Oak previously mentioned 4th and 6th rankings respectively. To this point
option a also can certainly raises the risk of my personal property value being cut by a significant amount as I'm sure it would from any other property owners in the area surrounding the Carson Middle school. Given everything I
strongly urge the board to select option C or D to preserve a property values you could families of our community, the educational opportunities promise to them and buying into this region.
Thank you. >> Stephanie
I'm Stephanie Pham and I'm taking for Peachtree families impacted by the last minute boundary changes in region too. It targets a small community, but they don't influence and that's resources showed a
disregard for policy, fairness and transparency. This process has betrayed our trust. The county's own tools for only updated 40 hours ago. The community meeting for this
changes how outsider tournament announced with less than a week's notice on the same night as major school events. If you e-mails, we got right before the holidays for lacking specifics and read a
full maps. The shape becoming a splitter was included in doctor each documentation. This submission matters sense that it creates to split feeders. First of have and then to Church. This isn't
transparency. Its deception. All families discovered that she after we discovered the change, we asked for answers and got not. We asked for 3 your capacity calculations got nothing. we did our own
counties published calculation show COVID 108% and 3 years with just the AP center, adding the chief pushes the 214%. You're either relying on
that data for publishing that data. We've asked about program kind of to 80 more silence. Just past justice. Think Pasco. stretches AP was
the plans for those invested in it. Each tree offers Arabic at Pullen Church does not how a language professions. The main teens, transportation and even sports aren't guaranteed
for those. So that team to continue their programs leaving families that these title one schools at risk. Is this really equity? And overcrowding doubles that
theater. No transparency, no equity, no answers. This isn't a plan. It's against policy and asked her for a kids revert to the original scenario for pushing the
Peachtree change into the AP transition at Co and the 5 straight renovations are complete engage with our community with real accurate
data and plans for program transition. Thank you. David
partisan. >> Good morning. My name State, Florida Sun. I grew up near Belvedere Elementary and I went there and the homes and justice. I take care of the House for a group and I spent
a lot of time in the neighborhood. I'm here to speak about the proposals to reassign students from Glasgow to pull in homes and then from justice to Falls Church in Annandale. Those proposal stem
from a multi-year effort to reduce the enrollment Glasgow, which dates to justice. And from my conversation, I know there's been support to bring the enrollment Glasgow in line
with other middle schools in the county. And I applaud Doctor Anderson for her work to make that happen. One staffer least an initial plan last month. That's an area
with a created. A lopsided split feeder. Only 46 students out of an enrollment of over 800 homes. What effect to justice? I wrote to some of you about how this would
result in a rough transition to high school for such a small cohort, please, doctor its recommendation now reassigned the students to handle where they have a larger group of peers from
homes. However, there are still pieces you needs to address. You still need to address. You just voted to create a new AP center Powell. Right now, the AP students at Mason Crest Beach Street
Belvedere his neighborhoods would move. poem Homes would still attend. The Glasgow AP center. Police consider whether it's feasible to kid
to give the affected kids. option to attend either the Glasgow Centre for the new AP Center otherwise, you're still guaranteed to have small numbers of AP students
attending Glasgow and then going to Annandale or Falls church rather than to Justice.
Thank you for your time. >> Alexander Rosenthal.
>> Good Morning. And thank you for the opportunity to speak. My name is Alexander Rosenthal and I have a rising 9th, Greater Glasgow and a rising senior justice. state took on the comprehensive review was to ensure that community
feedback was considered in the development of potential benderson Oreos. does not happen for our community which violates Section 4 of policy. 81 30, don't mind. We were not
impacted by any of the proposals until December. 12th when the post in order for recommendation was made, there's no information readily available. Very little communication from the community coming a close less than 48 hours later, which is
not enough time for 5 Min feedback. Dr each state on Thursday listen to other community should like to not to be found change. That would impact them. We would like the same consideration for to us.
We expect a fair and transparent process and the ability to fight feedback which are committed receive. Another said ago in the presentations ensuring that each fcps student has equitable access to excellence
and opportunities imposed. A 23 from 9 states of the boundary. Adjustments must minimize the disruption of student instruction programs. This proposal to city Council to the policy as we move opportunity for our community
because full church does not offer the IB program. It's a assignment in the presentations to bounce capacity for our community. This has the opposite effect for the presentation for church capacity increases from
109, 214%. Well, justice structures from 93 to 86. For a policy aide. With 3.9 children can choose to stay in their existing school. We have heard no transportation will be provided. This is
unreasonable. The policy mandates. You the ability for the child to states. You must offer transportation and you must account for siblings from the boundary Justin process to ensure that families can keep their children together. Moving children, older school
journey to a new school, be disastrous for them. How would you feel in the situation of this to happen to you, your family and your community? Well, so the board submit an amendment to the proposal to
revert original sin argued for introduced in October and reject the post tenure for recommendation made on
December 12. Thank you. >> Frey and Saint Clair.
>> Hello, my name is Brian Sinclair Mason District resident and a father of 3 boys who attend Glasgow in Peachtree Schools. Against the proposed plan to turn Peachtree Elementary into a double split feeder school for
Po and Middle schools and Falls Church high school because it violates the values Fairfax County schools doing welfare, transparency and equity student welfare. The
boundary review aims to fix overcrowding Glasgow, but a solution has already been adopted. Establishing an AP center at Poe Middle School. This will reduce the number of students Glasgow as students move to the new AP center
rather than wait to see how the solution progresses. The superintendent and board are rushing to move the treat families out of court, Justice and Costco, which harms the students and their friendships, your intentially
removing our kids from their friends when they go from elementary school to middle school and again from middle school to high school as far as I know where the only community in Fairfax County that's been turned into a
double split feeder school transparency for be street families. There was no transparency for how these plants are made. Original plans to not involve us at all. Then suddenly days before the meeting of the founder
last the Boundary Review Committee, a plan dropped that negatively affected us and give us little time to respond. Having talked to other families in our area, a few attempt to explain why this change is necessary or
how we were chosen equity. One of the reasons for the overcrowding at Glasgow is that they, along with one homes are the only schools in Fairfax County to H* H* 6 graders. They are also 3 of
the 4 title one middle schools in the county White House. The school board failed to fix a pilot program from 1991. Maybe it's because you're targeting communities without the
resources to fight back. It is clearly disparate treatment in our kids shouldn't be punished because of it. Stop picking on Beach street families put a stop to the plan to turn Peachtree and 2 doubles. But Peter School immediately
create an amendment to go back to the original version of scenario for thank you.
>> Shell show in Good Morning. My name is Cheryl Schoenberg. Deeply concerned parents of rising 8th and 12th graders who under the upheaval of
COVID by building strong community to the Beach Street, Glasgow justice permit. This current proposal was sprung upon us to see chilly and creates an equity families
like ours and making decisions right now selecting classes based on current permits. Not necessarily knowing boundary changes could upend everything that is shameful and feels like purposeful
misinformation. No mention of Beach Street with made an official emails and slides about becoming a split feeder accepting. Now the tool has only been updated. 48 hours
ago. Where's the transparency in that this process is also out of compliance with your own regulation. 81 30 but requires public engagement in each school pyramid. That hasn't happened for Beach
Street. That field illegal. What is the justification for choosing Peachtree Adana point beech trees, the 6 miles elementary school in Fairfax. And this plan creates new
unnecessary slick feeders, beech tree to 2 middle schools. Glasgow now to 3 high schools when the stated goal was to eliminate split feeders, not to create them.
What about community? Sorry program, continuity. My children have been in IB schools, their entire academic careers. My limits greater is pursuing an IB diploma has
poured countless hours into it. Already. You cannot force her into an on eye. The school now with transportation not guaranteed. What happens if I can't drive for there? What
happens to or IB diploma, unacceptable in equitable and disenfranchising Dr. Reid said this process is about creating the best boundaries for student learning and communities. It does the
opposite fractures. Communities undermines program continuity and disregards your rules instead. Why not pauses change for beech tree until Falls Church? High school is
complete and AP scale that PO is complete and revisit or
revert to scenario. Kathy hosts Good morning, everyone.
Thank you for the opportunity to speak here today. While watching the school board meeting on Thursday night. I found it interesting that there was a proclamation for recognizing the 30th anniversary. >> Of having a directly
elected school board and knowing that the boundaries have not been revisited in 40 years. I just thought that was an interesting. Anyway. I applaud the board for
addressing this necessary and long overdue work which began way back in 2024. With the updating of policy. 81 30, that I was at all the meetings and that was a lot of work. So thank you for that. As a member of the region, 3 Breck
team, it became clear that some communities have the tot had to have the time access and confidence. >> To speak loudly while other communities particularly
underrepresented populations. largely largely absent from written and public feedback. As a result, our committee work often drifted from stated priorities toward the concerns of the loudest voices. Future
processes must include proactive outreach earlier community engagement and clear guidance to principals and PTA is about the rule in sharing this information. Boundaries cannot be addressed in
isolation from programming. We need to offer accessibility of all programs to students to include AP Special education, immersion and academies to
name just a few each It needs to have a common basis of what is available as these choices directly affect capacity, staffing and transportation. When AAP centers or
specialized program shift students across pyramids. It constrain that school's ability to serve their zone. Students. We can do all the boundary work possible and parents will still opt into desire programs for their
child, which may mean people placing into another school where ever possible programming needs to be readily accessible to all the students in their home pyramid or at the very least their own region. I look forward to
staying engaged with the ongoing boundary process as this is just the beginning of this work. I am grateful that we have had a substantial
start. Thank you for listening. That's a job or E.
>> And good morning. Thank you very much for hearing me. And I am the and a member of the Fairfax community as Coast community is PA for civility located near the intersection
of German town for Wood and Rose Haven to just market park and bounded by high 6620 23. We have been requesting reassignment from the Fairfax
premier to the welcome. Can I make this change aligns that boundary change priorities review and it uses proximity and transportation significantly. It would use a
student travel time boy, approximately 50%. They want an existing and then on. It improves and walkability a stunning things. Feed their community and out coming to TV. Didn't talk to him. The
school's beach to communities on the date identify it. These changes strongly supported by the community. Their request was initially approved by the boundary review city. Coming
to Anderson, RU 4 and the community remained Apple for about this change and feed a cycle. Then this will paint and that's boundary combination, very least at the time the community learned
power approve the Avs. I'm in attic with had removed from the final report commendation. So the community, like I said, submit to the petition,
expressing his strong support, support that the assignment. And for one of the quiz seeing that be stored. We respectfully request board to retain. The to the scenario
for and has signed a press community to premier. And key reasons for this is improve proximity 8. Transport ation
Iquique and walkability. And Coming into identity and geographic alignment and also directing assignment under the proposal. Could purpose of review undermines the purpose
of review. It's the into this and end in sight increased increases transport ation time 10 and efficiency on their
minds. The stated purpose. >> she? Good morning and thank you for providing opportunity
to speak. I also want to speak about the same area. >> Cares welcome our and 2 days come. In addition,
forget. Scored and it changes does not include front of posts. An area of Florida come in addition to reassign 5th Fairfax Acres. come our neighborhood. permit. There's
a petition signed by the community to Christine, 30 assignment. Up into 3 days ago. The community of air under impression that they're moving Oakton. And so the Navy
surprising notified that they are not. Joe graphically. The art reading walking distance to act elementary school and doesn't make sense that the
students who leave this community near Franklin Farm, Navy Elementary or elementary. They traveled 10 miles. They passed to our neighborhood
check tend oaks in high school. Why at community located directly alongside the same route. We didn't only less than 2 months to open high school. And we are
excluded from a tent students. Attendance area. It's been pushed from some part 10 community suggesting that reassigning and neighborhoods so permit over of 10 entry
school. However, the current day that does not support this claim as both Providence Elementary School elementary school are painting similar
utilization of us. The concern of newly developed townhomes in oaks in coulee fixed Providence in Fairfax. And a
future capacity. just become necessary significantly more flexibility. It consists on the east side of Oakton permit. One of site is over the constraint.
>> Several elementary and the E.
>> At Phillips. >> Represent the Grateful Citizens Association. The special Committee on Schools. First, I'd like to thank the
Fairfax County Public School staff, the school board and all volunteers, but a lot of time and effort on the superintendent's Boundary Review committee quite a remarkable community
engagement effort. Haven't seen anything like it. And what to the first meeting or perhaps one of the first meetings. I have 2 observations. One of them is
kind of the make sense to me and its obvious. And the other one was less obvious to me and they're still valid today. The first observation is that schools in committees, most
successful together. Our association supports the superintendent's boundary change proposal scenario. Number 4. Because it keeps our community together going to quality schools quality teachers. And most
importantly, good outcomes. Largely for most of the students. Second observation was apparent stood up at first meeting. It succinctly
offered. Rather than change down trees to provide access to schools, being programs to schools. We applaud Dr Reid's initiative to bring advanced
academic programs to every single middle school in the
county. Good for all students. Gayle Ferris.
>> Good Morning. I'm Gayle Fares and I'm the father of the Beast. entry school alumna who is also a 6th grader. Now a Glasgow middle school. I share the concern that other
Peachtree parents have said on how the splits in the proposed boundary changes would affect our children. History. Students would not experience one but 2 splits. The first would be at the grade school
level when half of rising 6th graders will continue to attend Glasgow Middle School while the other half would now a tent pole. Middle school. Then for the group attending pope, the students would be
subject to a second split as PO itself as if it split feeder school to high school with 82% or more moving on to enter Dale High School. But the Peachtree kids moving with
only 20% of their PO classmates to Falls Church high school. The multiple split in fcps time will prove challenging both academically and socially. Israel is
currently a glass colocar daughter would be faced with an extremely difficult decision. Choice be to uproot our daughter at the end of the school year for a second middle school transition to PO only to be split again with
the small minority of newly made friends to falls church toys to would be to stay at Glasgow through 8th grade under policy. 81 30, but they would have no bus transportation for a nation
would have an even smaller record when she goes to falls church in the 9th grade. If the board approves, the new boundaries as proposed with a
disadvantage is that I've mentioned, it might at a minimum consider ball beech tree along as currently attending Glasgow Middle School to choose to continue
on to justice with the rest of the middle school. Thank you to the board for all of the hardworking this evaluation. And I hope that you'll consider reevaluating the
splits from Beech tree. Tamara O'Neal.
>> My name is Tom O'Neil West springfield parent, a Girl Scout troop leader basketball coach volunteer and a huge supporter, Fairfax County Public Schools. Our
neighborhood is deeply grateful for doctor reads recommendation to keep the West Orange high and Huntsman Estates zoned for Sangster Irving in West Springfield.
For past 18 months our families and most importantly, students, have lived with uncertainty and stress caused by this convoluted and disruptive foundry process.
Children have worried about where they will attend school. Families have hesitated to make plans. We are finally relieved that we're almost at
the end of this process. Yet, despite this relief of almost being done, we and many other west springfield communities were chilled by our representatives. Comments on
Thursday night. Ms, Anderson, you stated and I quote. I don't know that we will have the list of areas that still need to be addressed all the way complete. So I do
anticipate that I will bring some sort of follow on that adds that area with in my district, which I think is the one that if nothing else, we need to have our radar on. MS,
Anderson, this vagueness so late in the process signals a troubling disregard for your constituents and a misunderstanding of the needs of the community. You
represent. Any follow-on language of targeting any neighborhoods in West Springfield would directly contradict with the final recommendations of a BRAC process in your own superintendents, data-driven
decision. Ms, Anderson, I support and stand united with West springfield communities like Hunt Valley Daventry West Springfield, West Orange haunt
Huntsman Estates, Cardinal Forest and Shannon Station. When I say that we
respectfully but adamantly reject any at Heather Good
morning. >> My name is Heather Haws. I am a West Springfield parent in the sink Stralman Tree school, Irving Middle School. And once Springfield High school pyramid. I want to
thank you, Dr Reid, for your recommendation for applying policy. 81, 30 thoughtfully. >> And in balance with its stated priorities by keeping our students zone for Sangster. Irving in West
Springfield, High School. As we move forward. I also want to highlight an important takeaway to carry into the next required boundary review in 5 years. This process
underscores that not all split feeders are inherently problematic. Policy. 81, 30 makes that clear by stating that they should be eliminated
wherever possible. In balance with access to programming proximity, transportation capacity and community cohesion. In some cases, split
feeders are unintentional and functional outcome of how programs and attendance areas are structured. Want to switch feet or does not create a capacity pressure.
Transportation efficiency or community disruption, eliminating it for it. The sake of a structural uniformity can introduce new problems rather than solving existing ones. The materials
in this review show that not all split Peters have the same impact and that nuance matters. I appreciate that. Superintendent read Reed's
recommendation reflect that distinction and applies the policy has a balancing framework rather than a checklist. Fcps looks ahead to the next spending review
cycle. I hope the vision continues to evaluate the split Peters based on real-world outcomes, not simply their existence and preserves structures that are working as intended. Thank you
for your time. And for your continued leadership. Heather
McCain. My name is Heather McCain and I serve on the H.O.A. board for the Wall in the Oaks neighborhood.
>> S for 4 to 0. I'm here to speak in strong opposition to the proposed boundary changes or more accurately. The lack thereof. This process was intended to modernize our
county. If the plan before you lack the promised transparency and once again leaves while the oaks behind after more than 20 years being used as a quick zoning fix. But every
geographic standard. While the Oaks is in attendance, Island, our children do not attend the same middle school as all the adjacent neighborhoods. This is not only a mapping issue. It's a safety issue that
creates daily burdens for families and waste transportation resources. These concerns were clearly shared with the district. Including 3 maps in videos of our children's commutes that
were provided to Mr. Eric Gordon. This board also maintain. right. The sport also mandated eliminating split feeders. Yet this proposal continues to fracture. Brookfield
Elementary and Franklin Middle School forcing students to separate from peers. Well, the county promotes continuity of cohorts elsewhere. Throughout this process. Our community
worked closely with Dr Reid, her staff and the Boundary Review Action Committee. We were repeatedly told that our concerns were valid and that returning while the Oaks to Rocky Run Middle school would
reduce crowding at Franklin, eliminate the attendants island and provide for a safer shorter commute. This option was even placed on superintendent reach hotspots
list and was included in the committee's November recommendations with Total Committee agreement at that time. We are deeply disappointed and feel deceived to see that recommendation
ignored. We are not even on the list of spa's for future consideration by approving this plan as it is, you would be choosing to ignore your own mandates, preserve isolation
for Wally of signaling that our children's safety and stability are acceptable. Casualties. We urge you to fix
it. Now fixed. Joy along. It's virtual. Joy along. Joy, long.
Mark by. I thank you very much. I'm here as a parent of a child children home middle school and Wolf Trap Elementary school. And what I
want to start off and say is I'm here in full support of superintendents recommendations. >> I do want to recognize again for everybody who's speaking here that this is my own perspective and that there may be some additional targeted changes that we may
want to consider in the future. But I do want to make sure that having watched school board over the last couple of meetings in there seems to be some disagreements
at times that overall the recommendations laid forth by the superintendent for thoughtful were consider it equitable. And I want to make sure that you continue to support that going forward. Understanding there may need
to be some changes, minor target ones in the future. What I will say about the Wolf trap and I'm very appreciative that you removing this play feature. I do feel like it is Fairfax County, Public Schools, vision o eliminate split theaters because it
unifies or school neighborhoods. Creates a single cohesive community throughout the entire school experience and is enriching the lives and not just today, students but for future generations as well. We're
making a decision now that will affect kids 10, 2030, years in the future. I will say as somebody who has been very actively involved all in it in the community engagement
meetings. I want to say that I very much respect the work of the superintendent, her staff and school board member Marion and listening to the community in those meetings. I do feel that they took careful
consideration of what our perspectives were. This came up on Thursday that the priorities for this program for this initiative may have changed slightly, but they have been they have just been
reprioritize based on community feedback. I feel that the recommendations, Lee forward, they are equitable. I feel like they're transparent. I feel like they're informed evident by the superintendent
of her staff being able to answer your new wants to questions about communities. They know this data. They have done the research. So I very much appreciate the fact that you have this meeting, that the wreath, these
recommendations and value everybody's voice, but also gives everybody a voice equal
value. >> Melissa Moore, son.
Members of the board. I represent the Herndon impairment PT A's and I appreciate the progress made in this boundary review. I want to address the decision
not to redistrict Herndon and Western Great falls neighborhoods that live much closer to under capacity. Newly renovated Herndon High School and instead continue
busing them to higher utilization Langley, high over interstates with commute averaging 40 minutes. Plus each way among the longest in the county and in the history
of Fairfax County. Redistricting to Herndon would reduce transportation costs. Shorten commutes, ease capacity, pressure, improve efficiency and strengthen
social integration. I recognize redistricting can be disruptive and those concerns deserve care. But choosing not to redistrict is also a
decision which real cost by busting students an extra 15 miles each way fcps incur significant ongoing expenses
and fuel labor maintenance and bus replacement money that cannot be spent on instruction or students supports longer
route. Also strain a system already facing driver shortages and take time away from families. If redistricting is not recommended in this cycle, then we ask that these
neighborhoods and the millions and transportation costs, they generate be formally addressed within the next 5 year cycle to rebalance enrollment and
resources. Equity is not only about where students live. It is about how we allocate limited dollars and who
benefits from those choices. Thank you.
The The way. >> Good morning. My name is to do it. And the club, Emmy
across country, which means now I know what about if CPS going to match them? I haven't yet, but want to gauge a public. At this point.
probably can give it to adopt the new school. Not that I don't like it, but so many e-mails. I want to sincerely
thank everyone, repayments and lot community in law. This hasn't been easy on anyone's. Trying to balance the enrollment projections. Community feedback. 47
different versions just one more After seeing my bills tonight, Supreme Aikins gets might end up at moment talk.
It's just not my family. Even the maps. Don't listen to my opinion on may views side. I am here too. strongly support
the new recommendation. Keeping the cross line with cost Oakton High School government families book up. You listen and I truly appreciate that. I urge the
board to adopt the recommendation doing so you have from the step matters that come in. People on matter and the student being is at the heart of the bone tree. Thank you for your service.
Thank you. To the parents and the community. Just taking care of children's future. And again for getting across debate in us. The chance to
finally close all of those voting maps. case for the next
10 years. Thank you. Laura. >> Good morning. I'm a community member, a coach in a parent of 3 students who will proudly walked through the doors of Lewis High School. I
know you're what you're doing today is hard. But today asking you to truly hear the voices of our community because equity requires listening to all voices, not just the loudest once Lewis
High School serves a population where nearly 70% of our feeder schools are title one. The proposal before you does not offer relief. Now it pushes meaningful change out
10 years in that time, 4,000 students will pass through a system that we already know. It's counting them. That's not future problem. It's a current one. Equity is truly a tickle action must happen. Now,
boundary changes that immediately populate school in stabilizing enrollment. For the only solutions that will have an immediate measurable impact. Delaine action while investing time and money to move only a small fraction of
students is not equity. It's and efficiency and it disproportionately impacts the families who lack the resources to advocate litigate or simply be louder. School
funding is directly tied to student population, choosing not to fully populated. Lewis is depriving the school of critical resources. Just 200 additional students would bring millions of dollars to
our school for staff programs and opportunities. Our students deserve. Lewis is not feeling because of its students. In fact, 18% of our graduating students earned a 4
point oh, GPA or higher last year, the negative reputation surrounding Lewis is perpetuated by in action. Not reality and proposals that impact only one percent of students were leaving most
schools over capacity does not fix inequity. It preserves our children deserve the same level of education within the doors of their own school without having to transfer.
We're relying on line forces that are not equivalent. If these changes are not made. Now, what assurance do we have that they ever will be equity
delayed is equity tonight. But to a Good morning. My name is
for today there. I'd like to start by thanking off superintendent read her staff. The board members, our Madison rap and the community volunteers throughout this process. I'm here today
representing the Flint Hill, attendance Island to express strong support for superintendent reads. Now recommendation, particularly for region, won and for the Flint Hill Elementary School.
Throughout this process, families across region, one consistently identified their top priorities, keeping neighborhoods to gather minimizing student disruption and maintaining continuity for
children. These priorities were reflected repeatedly and survey responses. Public meetings and written feedback. Dr Reid's recommendation
directly aligns with the community's desires by keeping the Flint Hill tenants Island at Flint Hill Elementary. Her final recommendation avoids unnecessary disruption for hundreds of students and
reflects broad and sustained community support. Just as importantly, this recommendation avoids creating a new split feeder. One of the central goals of this boundary
review was to reduce but feeders not shift them from one community to another. Moving. The foothill attendance Island would have created a new split feeder and
significantly expanded disruption directly contradicting the objective. We appreciate the recognition that not all attendance islands are problematic and this case foot Hill Attendants
Island represents roughly half of the students enrolled population and has been fully integrated into the school community. It has never functioned as an island. We are grateful that Dr Reid and
the board listened carefully to community input and data resulting in a recommendation that minimizes harm. Preserve stability and reflects the values established at the
outset of this process. I respectfully urge the board to adopt Dr Reid's recommendation as presented. Thank you for
your time and consideration. Kaitlin Smalls. Caitlin,
small. Kaitlin Smalls. Shannon care.
Thank you for having me. One listed as the Pine Spring PTA president. I'm here speaking for myself as a parent, a taxpayer and voter. >> Want to get out early implore the board 2 rejected
No on this plan to continue the process. It's been over a year since this process began with multiple phases. And we as community participated and each step we gave feedback that ended hearings and meetings we discussed amongst
ourselves. We give our opinions online. We as a school district has spent at least $270,000 consultants not to mention time spent by county staff in this process, facility costs and more. The
end result is an incomplete assignment. We were told after meetings on the 4th plan changes would likely be minor. This proposal is a major change that solves no issues for Pine spring. And we as a
community deserve more input. Not just 2 hearings. The process was tasked with multiple goals, including families, capacity reduced eliminate 10's islands, prevent schools from being out of boundaries and make
transportation safe and efficient under this proposal. Pine Springs still over capacity at 111% in one of the most overcrowded in the district. It's been that way for over a decade and still
has an attendance island. 1.2% of Fairfax students are impacted by the plan. 0 10 part spring only 39% of the 64 split feeders and attendance
islands are dressed. 39 1% is a feeling great. We are disappointed in seeing it spread spring. We love our community. We love the teachers. The staff there were disappointed in this process we were told are solving issues in our area.
Overcrowding, attendance, Island, Graham being outside is boundary and I quote from multiple people present at non public meetings was too hard and difficult to solve. If my job. I said something that you
already difficult. And only 39% of a project was done. I wouldn't have a job. I'd be fired. I was told this process will continue. Yes, it was to continue in 5 years. Not now.
Not immediately after this process is over. We spend a year on this. Our time and effort has led to nothing in fried trust in multiple levels and for what if after this work is approved, why would I
trust for the engagement? A new phase of the process? Rizzo.
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us. >> Good morning. I'm speaking today in support of the proposed boundary recommendations and to thank the Braca members for their
tireless work. My children are elementary and middle school students and superintendent superintendent recommendations, keep my children in the same pair Pearman. Moreover, it keeps her neighborhood in the
community that we are geographically closest to and socially engaged with youth sports, scouting troops, our community pool libraries, rec centers. We used use it all
within the West Springfield permit. I'd like to thank the Brock representatives that came out to our neighborhoods and listen to our concerns dedicated hours on Sunday
evenings, walk the path our children take to school over the summer and provided transparency in this process. I hope their work is not forgotten. And I would love to see a handbook are best practices guide compiled of
their work so that we can carry that. These practices. Ford in future reviews throughout this 18 months, I've attended several community meetings and
repeatedly heard from school board members. What is your vision or solution for the issue? So I'd like to offer a suggestion for a future capacity discussions. Invest
in programs like with leadership academies at Louis or other schools. So that participants get to experience that our state Capitol in Richmond. I someone is often
it Richmond would love to see more northern Virginia students in the hallways of the Pocahontas building. And something that was voiced not infrequently community
meetings, incorporating a policy of resident residency audits for any schools considered for boundary adjustments. Finally, I'd like to share my gratitude to the superintendent, their office
staff and school board members. That stayed well after community meetings to speak with myself and neighbors. I feel that my and my neighbors concerns were addressed with the current recommendations and asked the school board to adopt
superintendent recommendations. Thank you. Rebecca Shaw.
>> You for having me today. My name is Rebecca Shaw. I am a parent of 2 children in Fairfax County, Public Schools with special needs. I'm also a
teacher in a neighboring school division, right? Teach students in the special education classroom, setting. I wanted to speak to you today about the next steps in the Boundary Adjustment
Initiative. As of now, the focus has been on numbers, percentages and the big picture. I feel that it is important now at this stage to
shift our focus to the 2,210 students whose lives and 80's be disrupted by this change as a mom of 2 autistic children and a teacher and students with a range of disabilities.
I am concerned. This type of school change and honestly, life change would be hard for any student. Well, concerned for all students who have made friends, Bill connections school staff and have a
routine within their current school. Do take his location. I'm especially concerned for special education population, children with it pays and 504, plans are amongst our most
vulnerable and fragile students who benefit from consistency and long-standing relationships at their current school. I asked if you must transition children. You construct a plan for their trenches. Transition as a mom,
I can make social stories visuals and talked about it, you know, and but these kids need your help. They need tours and open houses. has school teacher, collaboration from both schools, individual meetings and plans to
transition. I asked you consider how you can support families impacted by the adjustments, especially families with special needs children. I have felt
concerned and stress of the last few months and it has not been forgotten. I often thought to myself I could have possibly each tell my children and change their whole world. My heart goes out to any
special needs. Parents feeling the same anxiety. feel as of now my children are not going to be moved. And please keep
on the village brought. Thank you.
>> now to. Mali Vo Ti. Carolyn Moore.
>> Good morning. Thanks for taking the time to listen to our comments today. First point for your consideration. Think about how much this entire process cost of CPS as we go into effect. 2200 students about one percent of
the entire county student population. Was it worth it? What was stopping fcps from correcting these serious issues before this comprehensive founder of you? Second, I want to address student safety and bouncing school capacity. I firmly
believe that modular classrooms are a serious safety issue. Imagine a worst case scenario. active shooter. There is no protection in a trailer. Look at the high schools. For example, 10 high
schools today are over capacity, but only one will be reduced the little 100% by these changes 3 actually increase their capacity making 2 overcapacity. The art today,
7 remain overcapacity. Many of the school share boundaries with under capacity schools today. 5 of those schools have less than 90% capacity. Only 2 of those schools games, students and only one of those
rises above 90% capacity. Let's talk about capital access to programs. High schools are where we really see this disparity between over and under capacity schools. My friend's son couldn't take music theory class, not because not not
enough, students registered another friend's daughter had a workshop. A college essay writing canceled because, again, not enough students registered our school didn't have a baseball team for 3 years because we could find 9
kids to put on that field. 9 kids. You can't tell me these kids are getting lanxess their education when opportunities are constantly being canceled, make these boundary
adjustments. But don't stop there. Superintendent read also flick about a dozen items and there's probably a duck. Dozens more for bond review next 5 years. Don't wait. 5 years. Make these changes as soon as you can find solutions
and implement them immediately. School community needs to know that we are a huge school district and we need to have flexible boundaries in order to best benefit. The students in the
whole district. Not just your kids, not just my kids, but all of the kids, especially the ones who don't have parents fighting for them to have equal access to all the
programs that Fcps has to offer. Thank you. Olivia
Miller. Olivia Miller. Olivia Miller. Maggie Howard. Maggie
Howard. Meg Howard. Laura, her on E. Good morning. I have been to several of your
meetings. I've heard several of presentations throughout the last time a throughout the last year. It has been extremely in debt. I think what you guys are doing is
excellent. I think that you guys should actually go more days if you should make every change that you think is at the benefit of county? I think the county as a whole
individuals, we are not looking at. You guys need to be seeing the big picture of where we're going and what is happening for our county.
>> Because these changes are so drastic right now because this hasn't been done every couple years. What I'm asking is that you make the appeal process. The transition
process easier for families who wish to stay where they currently are and where their path for their children. Currently, should be. If I sell my house, my house goes
to whatever the school district is supposed to be. If you make changes to my house and I'm perfect, we happy with where those changes are. I continue to go to where you think my school should be based on what is best for the
county. What advise the parents say. This isn't the quite the right plan for me. Again, a small percentage most likely. That you allow those
individuals, those families to have easier path to keep their children where they want to be assuming that we will have to then be responsible for getting our child too, the
appropriate bus stop or arranging transportation on our own. It should help with the overall. Issues. But also.
Kind of make it a little bit softer for those of us who feel very strongly one way or the other. I think it's a small percentage that feel strongly one way or the other.
So making a little bit easier for us. Douglas Hastings.
>> Thank My this stock, a sting as I have 2 kids in the West for elementary school, Kilmer of medicine pyramid. And that's what we'll say that I support that. And my whole family didn't believe many in
my neighborhood support superintendent's recommendations. We appreciate Dre. The board take into account all the comments you heard from those northeast Vienna who want to remain divisive, which wouldn't change under scenario for so
without repeating everything. If you click additional points, first, the area which includes the neighborhoods just outside of the town of Vienna, boundaries. We'll have close ties to Madison. That certainly includes because all
of our kids cause go to Madison. It will participate in Vienna community events in sports. Second, the superintendent's recommendations avoid transportation and traffic issues. That scenario for
presented our kids can easily drive with your old enough for you invite to Madison, but they need to drive down route 7 and right by Tyson's ago, way out a way to get the Marshall. We actually looked
at traffic data. area has some of the highest taxes around while the roads through the end. I have almost nothing which would be key for for young drivers and 3rd. And finally, the superintendent's recommendation does a much
better job of balancing and overcrowding by sending more students in Madison was currently at a much lower capacity. We think all of those are really important considerations for us. And while we understand people's
concerns about what Peters, I think those have to wait much more in favor. So we strongly appreciate all other consideration feedback. Think
going to superintendent's recommendation for Thank you.
Taylor off. Taylor Taylor, a loss. Dana Stewart.
>> My name is Dana Stewart and I served as a Madison paired wrap on the Boundary Review live in the Sully District. And thank me. Stick sick for understanding the unique logistics of our community. As
a committee member, I can attest to that time. Karen dedication show by Dr Reid's staff and my fellow members as we work toward recommendations, align with the board's goals. This is a long and complex process and not everything on our wish
list was achieved for those who engage with me. I appreciate you want to acknowledge your frustrations that we cannot resolve every issue as a medicine parent. I recognize the privileges of my community in this process make
clear there's more important work to do. Even so I believe this effort represents a medieval starting point and that Dr Reid has presented a proposal that reflects substantial committee input
provided by community feedback. The process may have been frustrating at times it provided opportunities to review ideas, offer feedback and better understand the nuances and trade all staging
each community. The pro proposal before you reflects the collective county. One effort, not a series of isolated decisions. I am testifying today because I believe it would be a disservice to the FCS Fcps
community for the board to introduce amendments that create cascading boundary changes without adequate time for public review and understanding many lessons were learned and the most productive path forward is to
carry those lessons into the future. I would like to thank Doctor Reed and her staff are consistent engagement with the committee willingness to listen to every idea no matter how unconventional and readiness to pivot when needed
in closing. I want to share that it was disheartening as a volunteer to facility from leaders within my own community. I want to thank Fcps for saying and showing that my children and all
children are valued members of the communities that we create meaningful and passionate dialogue is always appreciated. But it's critical that we ensure community process is do not become
dominated by the most affluent are the loudest voices as this wrist discouraging volunteers and drowning out perspective that are equally important to sound decision making. Thank
you for your time and the opportunity to serve. Sheila
Conley. Hi, my name is Sheila. I'm Justin what I'm saying because I'm gonna piggyback onto what Douglas Hastings had to say. >> My student, my children are
students who go from. West prior to Kim or to Madison. And more specifically, I want to highlight. >> The proximity issue. If
they were to go to Madison High School, they can walk or bike there. What's important is their trip home. They're part of the town of Vienna. They've been going to programs
that could be in a community center since tailing second. Great. Right now there are in the Phoenix clip which allows teenagers to actually
socialize face to face, not on phones, not on computers. They can walk to these on their way home. They can also walk too many businesses and have a job. None of this would be
possible if they were in under scenario number 4 to going to Marshall. I think they're both great schools, but proximity and staying with in the town
of Vienna is really crucial to our family the families who live within the town of
Vienna. Thank you. can a bomb. >> Good morning. My name is Aaron Tantamount. I'm Wolf Trap Elementary parents and a
prior administrator from the unit. Sorry prior to the current administration was the director of the U.S. Department of Education's school polls panel where my
work focused on education policies and how changes and timing effect students, families and school systems. I recognize how emotional and personal this process has been
for many families. And I respect how much people here care about getting it right for their children. My comment today is not about drawing boundaries. It's about when to
implement them. The question before you is whether these finalized foundries should take effect in fall 2026. Orban be delayed until fall.
2027 from both parents and implementation standpoint fall 2026. Is the right choice. Families are already planning ahead for housing child care,
transportation and academic transitions extending uncertainty by another year doesn't add value. It simply prolong stress and confusion. Even when the boundaries
themselves are sound. For families like mine, including those raising children with disabilities, predictability matters even more. My son is
autistic and transitions deep depend on clarity and stable expectations, delaying decisions doesn't improve planning. It makes it harder for families and schools to
prepare appropriately. Schools also need lead time, but they do not benefit from indefinitely times a clear 2026. implementation date. Give schools time to plan
staffing and support. So while addressing capacity concerns sooner rather than later. There is also an equity dimension here. When timeline
stretch without clear justification, families with fewer resources and families navigating special education needs have the hardest time
adjusting. >> Quin W***.
>> Hi, I'm glad to be here. So my name's won't long. I'm a mother of 2 teenage our case I would like to echo just a
previously to neighbors, although I don't know them. The in-person the problem change in the boundary from Madison High School. 2 Marshall High School. So I
would like to sank the superintendent and boundary committee because we know it is for the most recent version, January, a starship
neighborhood. The remaining beings e Madison High school boundary. So on. We know that
fall. Madison High School and the Marshall High School. My priest neighbors Macean about proxy meant. But I want to point out. It's not just the
proximity, things in Knost east boundary off Kabul. Be enough. neighbors case has being to match high school for
over 60 years. Madison High School and Marshall High School. problem is offer to you front program. HC were
says I B program. I am 8 educator myself. I strongly believe that, you know, education should be following principle that you teach kids,
although students based all after A baby p I'm putting a cheek. However, because the
offer 2 different programs. My family believe you note she is most useful for my kids. So when the from a Marshall High school? Neighborhood too might
see high school neighborhood and that we Lau the Mets high I keep up. So there it would
change the boundary. Scott could be STA. So I knew there were going a lot extreme.
>> Motion happen at this meeting slush up and say thank you for all the work you guys have done tremendous effort on this and it's been really I thought my family. So I want
to say thank I feel heard. I feel like we've had to do lot of work to get being formed. but taking that effort to be able to be informed, we have been given that ability to kind of hear what you guys are
saying in the bill. Tucker, just provide a few back. And you guys have been responsive to that as well as I feel like you can based on all extreme. Demands from all different So
I want to say thank you. >> Me Eckert. Me Eckert. Me
Eckert. >> Stephanie felt and downer.
Good morning. I live in the Jefferson Village in Green Downs, neighborhood in Falls Church. Our neighborhood is split into 4 elementary schools. Pine Spring, Timber Lane, Graham Road and Beech
Tree. It's a longstanding problem that our children are split up to make attendance numbers work with no concern for our community. The boundary commission's particles were to address split feeders. Attendance
islands capacity issues and out of attendance schools. Our neighborhood has all of those and was identified early on in the process as a problem for the consultant to fix our neighborhood goal has always been to attend the same
elementary school. We actively engaged in the feedback Ripley's one scenario for matter, neighborhood goal will also solving the commission's priority problems. The Falls Church high school and
feedback session. Dr Read said that scenario for was the final scenario. And then only minor changes would come after. So we were surprised to find out that the consultant proposed bring back to existing boundaries. Post
scenario for with no communication or opportunities for feedback. This was a bait and switch. Not a minor change as a BRAC representative. I believed in and supported your
vision of community feedback and transparency. I now believe that was all just a box to check rather than engagement in good faith from the administration. It's also become apparent that the Boundary Commission has failed
to meet its goals. Only about 30% of the priority issues County wide were resolved by the final recommendation. The time of budget shortfalls, a significant amount of money was spent on this effort only
to end up back where we started scenario. 4 proposed a good solution for our neighborhood, but you chose and no solution that is unacceptable in this sport has lost our trust. I expect my neighbors and I will be a lot more engaged in the school
board election next year. Our request is that the board either includes scenario for for neighborhood when it votes or commits to do an immediate fall on review and found readjustment targeting
Jefferson Greenway Downs, neighborhood, our problems were supposed to be a priority and we should have to wait
another 5 years to solve them. Then the cold Good Morning.
School board members and Superintendent Doctor Reed. >> I'm Linda Colbert, mayor of the town of Vienna. The town and Madison High School have traditionally always had a
very special and close relationship. The town and Madison High School collaborate on many things, including Madison Homecoming parade where we close 2 lanes
of Maple Avenue on a Friday afternoon and our police escort and Madison Homecoming parade down Madison High School, the Wings program.
These are senior in turns many of them in turn in town departments. The madrigals seeing at every every year at our mayor and council holiday party. Vienna at Youth
Incorporated. They wear red and black now and I grew up in town and 10 used to be that way. But now they wear red and black and those are the colors of the Warhawks at Madison. On
Notley Street, the water Tower, which is next to the Madison Warhawks softball field is painted home of the Warhawks. If kids were
assigned to different high school, they would feel excluded from many of those events and the whole town of Vienna, Madison's spirit. It
would undermine the whole concept of community. So thank you very much for the latest proposal. Assigning all town of, you know, residents back
to Madison High School. It just makes sense. And I ask all school board members to please approve this new boundary line Adjustment. I want to thank all of you for
the work that you've done on this. I want to give some special things to Doctor Reed who met with me that Vienna
residents and really listened to us and understood where coming from. And I want to thank school board member Kyle McDaniel who has and then very
acessible and hated. Christie cookie. It's a h*** of it. The
piece to help decrease to hold it. Ashley Lowry.
Good morning. My name is Ashley, Larry, and I am a resident of Jefferson Village and parent of Fcps students. >> At Pines Spring Elementary in the Falls Church pyramid, along with my friend
Stephanie. I want to echo what she said to begin. Thank you for your service to the community. Over 10 years ago, I first raised the boundary issue at a neighborhood meeting to vent school board
member Dalia Palchik and was assured it was in process to my disappointment. Nothing materialized. When the bad review with announced our community was promised a
resolution that would meet the projects stated objectives scenario for for my neighborhood, fully aligned with those goals. >> It eliminated both our pie Spring attendance island and
shifted Timberline students to Graham Road at Graham Road Elementary to limit eliminate Timber Lane has a split theater scenario. 4 would resolve this. It reduced
overcrowding. Pine Spring Elementary operates at 111% capacity scenario. 4 would place our neighborhood Graham Road, which would have had left it operating at 94%
capacity. It would have assigned students to their close. The school. I currently drive past both Graham Road and Timber Lane to reach Pine Spring scenario. 4 resolves
this. I am frustrated that after soliciting community time and feedback, it appears to have been disregarded as it relates to the issues that persist in my neighborhood.
Recognizing each are balancing competing priorities. I would be remiss if I did not point out that the objectives stated at the beginning of this project remain unresolved in the currently proposed scenario. Not just from my
neighborhood, but for many others. Scenario 4 directly and entirely met the stated objectives. The outcome is not only disappointing but represents a waste of time and
money on a project that also that allows known problems to persist at a minimum Fairfax County constituents deserve an explanation as to why nothing
is being done to solve the problems.
>> Aaron West. Highs about. yes, go ahead. And its west. >> I'm from the Tysons Green neighborhood in Vienna and we on for West Briar Elementary
Kilmer Middle School and Anderson area for Marshall High School. I want to start by thanking the board for the recent updates include the Madison Priority Transfer and scenario for that addition
shows that you heard our neighborhood and recognize that our children are part of the Vienna community. We truly appreciate that often. transfers still temporary and uncertain. What families need
is a clear, permanent answer about where their children belong. This is why we are asking that Tysons Green be fully aligned with Madison. Not just offered a transfer. For us. This is not about
property value or school rankings. This is about the sense of community. Our family feels and scenarios. 1, 2, 3, Tysons Green was aligned with Madison and her neighborhood was elated because it
reflected our real ties to BNA. It was surprising to see that change in scenario for especially given the clear connections are families have to the Vienna community. Our lives are rooted in vnr kids
attend programs at the Vienna Community Center Play on Vienna Sports teams and build all their friendships here. Those community ties matter more than a line on a map, especially as children move
into their high school years. Anderson area for Tysons Green would otherwise become tiny island separated from the rest of the and from the neighborhoods around us that are all going to Madison. That
isolation with not reflect our families actually live or who our kids grow up with. Tysons Green, a small including us in Madison does not meaningfully impact capacity but being
excluded from it has a very real impact on families who would be cut off from their community. So we feel that the transfer option is a helpful staff and we're grateful for
it. But the best solution is to reflect what already exists by zoning Tysons Green to Madison and giving our families that stability and certainty. Thank you.
Valentina Dang. Valentina
Dang. Valentina Dang. Joe t y le.
Good morning. My name is Joe. The and I'm speaking from Briarwood, Trays. First, I'd like to thank everyone. It's nice to be here person. This
process has taken an extraordinary amount of time cost from the county fallen Tears, Consultants and families who showed up at meetings, analyze data and Leslie and took time away from
home and work to engage in. >> Good faith. I appreciate everyone who contributed to this process. That being said it is with real disappointment
that after all this effort, the reccomendation before you today, the board and honest does not support of repeatedly what has repeatedly been
described as the very criteria that the board was seeking. And even that the office of the superintendent after
scenario for a cost saving edge refinement that fully meets policy. 8, 1, 3, 0, That creates no operational impact. Briarwood. Trace is exactly
that. We are the poster child of just 33 students reassigned that we're asking for reassignment open and we have no operational impact and Oakton capacity. But we're
being asked to wait for 2 years for some some change to happen through Western High school capacity is not an issue for us. However, we
found out only yesterday through the public hearing that a study was done on safety. Why we're finding out only yesterday's. Very
disappointing. But there was a safety concern. We ask that the board not approve this right now because we need time to respond to that. There could be operational things
that are done such as guards around there. The safety was for Marshall Road and there's solutions that we want. So if
we're asking >> Priyanka law.
>> My name is Priyanka And for visiting the day since Woods community our neighborhood first, I would like to start by thanking Reed and her team
for time. Their care diligence, they brought to standard of you. community feels heard and we are truly
appreciative. Well, what the final proposal by doctor has come out to be. We respectfully as Q to do approved the superintendent's
proposal that keeps the with committee of the man in the men to school and align our neighborhood with the real middle school in Madison. High School and the meeting that's going that feature. Do
children attend the end of the men. She but I need or divided into different middle and high schools. This big school hearts apart and districts to continue it. If CBS aims to
preserve aligning with medicine results, this issue simply and permanently ISIS, which is of a small community with just 28 students across
great kindergarten through spitting such a small group increases the chances that students move forward without for me, appears keeping cool hearts together is a boards,
academic stability, social development and emotional well-being. This alignment also preserves community cohesion. is what I Think we have families that to be
connected to the Vienna school community through one entering carpools try to deport nation and trusting relationships we have built over the years. mean, can you consistent
feeder pattern allows those connections to continue geographically this alignment make sense and effects how a community functions. Most importantly, decision causes 0
destruction. No students asked to move. No friendships are broken. But finally dissolving a longstanding speed feed
edition. It is back to ask the Board for. Many Corona.
>> Good morning. My name is many current and I'm a parent from Briarwood. Trace, as a parent, my 4th most responsibility is to protect my children. I take that
responsibility. Serious on December. 26th was our law was our second check in with Mister Eric Gordon. And we were told that safe routes to school assessment was still
under way. Since then, families are just finding out the results from that safe, safe routes assessment yesterday, safer assessments
was intended to identify both risks and solutions. But many of the solutions can often be implemented in the near term. There have not been any written reports. Evaluations are findings that have been
provided to us in our community. Without knowing what was identified or what could be addressed. Now, I am deeply uncomfortable supporting this recommendation
as our current stance families deserve to understand the risks they need to understand the options that they have. And I don't feel as if I respectfully urge the board to
withhold support until the recommendations are revealed either to allow for conditional approval or to address Briarwood. Trace
separately, thank you. Sabina ashtray Stahl. Sabina stray
stop. Sabina stray still. Jim goalie. Jim goalie. Jim
goalie. Bethany Gardiner. Hi, good morning. As a parent of 2 students at Hernando
Elementary School, a member of the PTA board superintendents, Family Vision Group. >> It packed board. I want to emphasize my commitment to Fairfax County, Public schools yet. I also want to express
that I'm very disappointed in the result of this boundary view. Well, I appreciate that. The overcrowding at Coutts Elementary School has created the need to transfer some of those students into the
Herndon community. The process for why her done was chosen has not been clear adequately explained adequately justified. Cardinal Elementary schools and you're one of a
three-year renovation. process itself, which has been delayed in front. We just received a new principal who's lovely one month ago after not having a permanent principle for 2
years. We also recently received an off-track rating under Virginia's new school performance in Support Framework, meaning the state believes Herndon needs to add additional support to improve
school performance. Herndon community is doing everything it can to support students and staff during this tumultuous time, which is why don't understand why we are transferring 190 students into
the school. That is clearly in a fragile state. During Clearview Elementary schools. Recent renovations, not even siblings, were allowed to transfer in. Not only that
clear. recently renovated with a wonderful long-term principle. It's only at 74% utilization. It could easily absorb the coat students. And isn't a more stable state to do so. Providing an
opportunity for the coat students to thrive. I'm also wondering why 2 school board members, one in front of dozens of hurting families have publicly stated that the
couple turned in transfer was no longer current information that turns out to be misguided. At best and disingenuous at worst. I'm not sure what can be done at this late date, but I urge the
school board to reconsider the student transfer for the well-being of students. Both Coats and heard in Elementary.
Thank you. mad. Not sure that.
that. >> scandal. Cannal.
>> Good Morning America scandal. I'm speaking for the private racing, but I just have to see my neighbors here today and thanks also you know, Karl, appreciate your help over the last year or so
with just that you have do it I'm a little disappointed only and that, you know, we had a small edge case, too. Ask the board to approve. you know, not busing our kids. 30
minutes, half across the kind of falls church instead, allow us to walk. Ad with cost savings right to 3 schools that are all within the county guidelines for walking
distance. So I want to dress but capacity in real world conditions by what race does not require additional capacity open and does not depend on future changes related Western High School.
Our families are also using this area safely every day. Our children that include a play on the playground a weekend. So we walk and bike for the neighborhood regularly. This is all being done. Slate today supported by the new flashing crosswalk to
all all intersections installed by Fairfax County just a few months ago to improve pedestrian safety. Because there is no capacity based reason to wait and because safety infrastructure is already in place. Lang's
decision by 2 years does not does not align with current conditions. And so absent the document safety findings to define near-term recommend mediations, including those that could be in front of a
fortune. Early 30th, I cannot support this recommendation is written and I respectfully ask the board to please withhold support to the recommendations, amended to allow for conditional approval for explicitly address private
race as a separate case in the near future. Thank you very much.
>> Krishna. >> Good afternoon. Members of the board. Thank you for your time. And often this venue for public testimony. My name said
I'm a father of 2 future Marshall, High students that lives in Vienna. And I'm also myself, a Madison, High alumni. I'm here to ask you to keep the Marshall in Madison
boundaries as they are today. Instead of accepting the superintendent's proposal, the superintendent's proposal is moving 128 students. How to marshal to Madison. That is a
6% reduction to a school that is not fully capacity. This reduction will lead to a decrease in academic and extracurricular opportunities for Marshall students.
Additionally, the superintendent's proposal will create an even more lopsided split feeder at Kilmer Middle School that exist today with an even smaller number of students going to Madison.
Well, everyone else goes to Marshall from killer. My recommendation instead is to keep the Madison Marshall boundaries as they are today. Let's address the most significant issue in the pair
made which is Kilmer being over capacity. Currently Kilmer has a substantial number of students attending that are currently selling for Madison. I think just having all that Kilmer Madison
students be rezoned to the road. Madison that will address the Kilmer overcapacity issue and make him or a single feeder to Marshall. This recommendation changes very little from what
we have today. Keep Marshall and Madison boundaries as they are move the Kilmer Madison students to the road. Madison, I hope you'll consider this recommendation and thank you
for your time. >> Rebecca Herrera. >> my daughter goes KJ MS and
I expressed since October and expressing that my daughter for the past 2 years, she built peers going from Greenbriar, East Elementary to Katherine Johnson, Middle
school. And I spoke and the meeting. The 2 meeting in October. My my daughter for the past 2 years she's been she by the community Katherine
Johnson students and they were all supposed to go into Fairfax, High. I urge the school board and Doctor Rita,
please, the KJ best middle schoolers going to Fairfax High because it's causing a of stress >> disappointment separating them. KG M S into 3 different
high schools. She was pulled from Greenbriar and from fire going into. Middle school. She make peers there and now she's being pulled back from
Katherine Johnson being zone into Chantilly. It's causing a lot of disruption. And, you know, isolation still. I just want to keep. The scenario as
it is not for him. Cage invested is to go together into Fairfax. I because Fairfax High as one of you know, high school years like the most important your school like? So I just want to know.
You know, keep does it is like, hey, Jim S all those middle schoolers in 8th grade writing 9th graders going to Fairfax. I together as it is
now. I have more to say. But
don't have much time. >> Amanda, sure.
I thank you for your time today. As you can see the people of come up here, extremely happy that you
changed their split feeder situation and let communities stay together. And then you see the opposite that are extremely unhappy that you have created a split feeder and they're going to cause
harm. I'm part of that extremely unhappy people that found out very recently that Beech Tree Elementary School, which, by the way, is not listed anywhere at all. Is
going to become a double split feeder I have children and Beech Tree Elementary, Glasgow and justice. Can this
completely disrupts our little community? My high schooler spoke earlier and she will have to make a decision to stay in the IB program at
Justice High School or move over to Falls church. If she stays that Justice high school, will she have transportation? I don't know. I have a Glasgow middle school, AP student who will be
going into 8th grade. Does he stay at Glasgow? Can I get him to school every day? I have to also get my daughter to school every day. All of these
decisions are greatly impacting my immediate family, but also I are entire community. We are being split twice. The Beech Tree elementary kids for being
split from Beech Street to Glasgow and to put then again, the Pope kids get split most go to an Our Little Beach
street kids go to falls Church. This is just detrimental to the neighborhood. Why do this small amount of kids, this information, by the way, was released at the beginning of
December and asked for feedback the day after Christmas. So we said to the community, we know you're
busy. You're with your family. So due to tech numb Cole, difficult difficulties. We are now going back to MS Make Howard who is in Somis.
Howard. >> You may proceed. >> Can you hear me? Okay?
High. That afternoon when the comprehensive found review was announced, I expected the primary focus to be on balancing enrollment and capacity across the county. >> I also understand that
capacity and equitable access to programming are not all are not the only considerations and that other factors are important as well. However, those are the areas in
focusing on today. I come you as Fairfax County alumni, Fairfax County, Public School teacher and a parent whose children have all attended Fairfax County. I followed all
4 scenarios developed by the Boundary Review Committee and like many families and staff. I was surprised by how significantly those scenarios changed over time. In some cases in ways that were unexpected and difficult for
communities to track. While West Springfield High School was adjusted in the first 3 scenarios, those adjustments were removed in the final recommendation, despite continued and growing compact
overcapacity. The final recommendations rely on 2024. 25 in rolling data, not current. 25 26 figures. West Springfield state is capacity
is 24 93 students yet enrollment in. 24 25 was 2,791 112% utilization current moment is closer to 2,860. And
this is the first time West Springfield High School has jewelers classrooms that this raises a serious question. What happens next year from Roland and continues to increase when any school
operates overcapacity, the strain is most acutely in staffing instruction at West Springfield and at other overcapacity schools across the county. We're seeing larger class sizes, reduced
scheduling flexibility and teacher sharing 2, 3, or even 4 classroom, which directly impacts point time. Instructional continue continuity and access to programs. The elementary schools feeding into the care
of it reflect the same trend. For example, cardinal for entries protected.
>> As Howard, your time is now up. Steven Moskowitz.
>> Good morning. I'm a parent of a first and 3rd grader at 100 Elementary, I believe, is our duty to help our neighbors. A coat elementary, which is extremely currently extremely overcrowded. That being said, I question as to
why her an element she will shoulder and an equitable share of the load. My issue is not with the soon-to-be former coach students who will be joining us here turned in once. They're here. They're 100 bees in the welcome. Like
every other student. The families leaving coach should know what this plant signs children up for. For now, men she has been has been identified as off track under the Virginia school performance and support
Framework. We're the only elementary school in Fcps readily identified as a comprehensive support and improvement school. We are in the middle of an extensive renovation following years of
fcps neglect. Fcps failed to provide equitable translation Public meetings despite are having a primarily Spanish speaking population. We were without a principle for most
of 24 to 25 school year. And the principal selected finally fill this vacancy. Quit a month into this school year. We had 2 of our vice principals move this December with no notice of the
community as a parent committee has expressed a multiple board members. We have no trust in Fcps to support our school. We have been neglected disregarded and disrespected for too long. Our
new principal Dr Barrett doing her best to right the ship in 1892 students to the school promised to over 100% capacity will not make this any easier. The students have heard elementary is ever free to
probably publication education just like their peers elsewhere Fairfax County. Now the board for provide Dr Vera and entry the resources to accompany these students. I'm not just talking about
classroom teachers, but also the additional specialists counselors, special education, teachers and mll teachers that hurt entry already desperately needs. Thank you all for your
time today. I will close with this. This proposed redistricting plan fails the current and future students of hurting elementary without a concrete commitment for additional resources and a plan for implementing them.
This board will as well. Thank you.
>> Katie Benson. Good morning. I am a proud parent here to address the inequitable and fundamentally flawed boundary
proposal. The boundary review has lasted 2 years yet. Beech tree was never mentioned until a community meeting on December 10th. This last-minute notice was provided the same night as our school event making community
involvement nearly impossible. The lack of transparency since then has been staggering. The online boundary tool never reflected any impact. A beech tree until 2 days ago, but perhaps most concerning the proposal sites boast a
reduction of split Peter schools while never mentioning that you created a brand new double split theater. Furthermore, Peachtree Glasgow, injustice are all diverse title. One schools with multi language families,
the lack of clear and timely communication reveal a shocking level of any equity excluding most of our community from having any boys at all. Information to our
community was hurried. Baker completely omitted. This appears to see people and undermines any trust in you or the broader process. That's rush plan creates a new split. Peter, out of the 6 smallest elementary school. We have only around 50 students per
grade and you are proposing to split this closed community up between 2 schools significantly decreasing their already small support system. The new plan to do it all over again to one of these groups when they would leave poll for
Falls Church, moving them through 3 different permits. That's rob her children, a protective factors during their most vulnerable developmental transitions. This plan is shortsighted and irresponsible. Lastly, by your
own numbers moving the beech tree students from Glasgow to poll provides minimal impact on Glasgow but will push poll over capacity whereas the new PO AP center will have significant impact on both
Glasgow, impose numbers. My recommendations are to pause the plan to turn the tree in to us. But theater revert to the original scenario for observe the actual impact of the PO AAP Center. And Paul
Church renovation was completed and flagged the site for reevaluation during the next review. Please spare our children from this unjustified
and unnecessary harm. Thank you. Johnson.
>> My name is Earl Johnson. I am a resident of France tally in the states Stuart Mill Road and the Hunter Mill District and part of the Flint Hill Island. I'm also a parent of 2
children that attend Flint Elementary School. I want to first recognize the students that spoke earlier demonstrate a lot of courage and involvement in the process and
that makes me feel better about the future. I strongly support Dr Reid's recommendations for the boundary changes for over a
year. number of people have been involved laying out this road map. I must admit at the beginning, I was a little skeptical of the process, but I feel that it's been transparent. It's been
thoughtful. It's been in or of and it's been responsive. There have been new recommended changes that impact our community. These
changes would turn our Flint Hill Island into a split feeder. So my kids would leave Flint Elementary go to a new
elementary school and then go back a middle school splitting again off a poor, had to students that they had just met I know that not all of the
split feeders were addressed in this process, but we certainly shouldn't create new split feeders. We shouldn't create new problems as we.
Come to an end here. So with that, urge board to support Dr recommended changes. Thank
you. Can't you know when? >> Ma'am, we can't hear you. I
knew that. Okay. Now we can hear you. you. Yes, hi. My name is Khan tune when and I'm speaking from Bryant would trace. >> From a family perspective being told to wait 2 years
without being told specifically needs to change or how it will be fixed is discouraging. We are not
Briarwood Farms. We are Brian would trace. And Brian, race is fully meets policy. 81 81 30 and within existing capacity targets for all of 33
Treating these communities as interchangeable ignores those facts. Family deserve transparency and a defined path forward. If safety issue
exists, we should be told what they are and what near-term be. Mediations would address them. And asked to wait and not ask the way indefinitely.
Without that clarity and without identifying your term, fix this could be implemented even before January. 30th. I cannot support advancing. This recommendation has written and
respectfully ask the board to withhold support until the recommendation is amended to allow the conditional approval or too exposed explicitly addressed truck. Right? What
race as a separate case. Thank you for your time. Cesar
Casanova. >> Hello, my name is Cesar Casanova. And I'm a lifelong resident of Fairfax County
prod as CPS alumnus and a parent 2 children are currently attending elementary. I'm here today to request that the school board approved the servant, hence recommendation for our neighborhood Tyson's what's as
PA 39, 14 to be re-zoned for View Elementary through middle and mask. A nice cool. As someone grew up in this community and benefit from the strong sense of continuity within Fcps. I know firsthand
how important is for students to feel connected and supported throughout their educational journey. Currently of the elementary, less than 10% of students are split from their peers. A small population of students in our
neighborhood advance to Kilmer Marshall High School, other peers, Percy to throw middle mask. A nice cool. Residents and tightens what's want to split fear eliminate because it creates unnecessary social
and emotional challenges during this transition from elementary to middle school. For example, my second graders on one of 2 students who would have to a different middle and high school Denver peers. My
5th grader is one of 4 students. These numbers highlight how isolating this experience can be for children. Approving those recommendations. Change
supports the guiding principles of policy. 81 30 by eliminating the and downs but fear system at elementary to my school capacity by easing overcrowding, Kilmer, middle and Marshall High school
provide a safer commute for students by utilizing W OD Trail. Which backs up to our community. And most importantly, this change will allow our children to maintain the strong community ties that
they've built in at the elementary contenders, relationships through middle and high school. Thank you for
your time consideration. >> Michelle Sinclair.
>> As PTA president a Beech tree elementary, I'm calling on the board to revert to the original version of scenario for instead of shifting out at the 11th hour, you know, turning beech tree into a new
split feeder is bad news because there are no references to that change in the superintendent's presentation we all received on January 7th, this deceitful and underhanded Glasgow was
badly overcrowded, according to families. This was a major complaint about 4 years ago. But the board elected not to address the issue at that time. A lot has changed in 4
years. Guys goes less crowded. Glasgow impose on demographics. Pages are updated monthly and using those numbers. The opening of the AP Center at Poe will resolve any remaining and
balances. In fact, using the county's projection data adding Beech tree students to this pile. Well, actually tipped the scales into 114% overcrowding situation at Poe
in just 3 years, forcing beech tree into yet more boundary shift. Chaos, an outdated crowding situation at Glasgow should not be used now to justify creating new and
lasting disruption for Beech tree families. Some students thrive in new environments. But many do not. Divergent kids already face an uphill battle to understand social cues and navigate friendship,
which can be a bewildering minefield for them. If there's no enrollment driven, need to fragment the beech tree community, why are we subjecting them to that? Where is the equity for them? And
let's not forget, this is the COVID generation who already face challenges in school and social emotional development due to massive upheaval in their schooling. This change forces families to make
difficult and expensive choice is between keeping siblings together with no insurance is of school. Transportation or spreading themselves thin across too middle or high schools to PT A's to ban
schedules and so on their original scenario for address capacity concerns while minimizing disruption with over grabbing a no longer problem and Po absorbing additional students through its AP center. Reverting to
that original plan is both reasonable and responsible.
>> Dave, it not. Good afternoon. My name is David. Not. I live in the northeast
corner of Vienna just outside the town boundary in the West Briar Elementary Boundaries. My wife and I have a 6th grader and a 3rd grader. And I'm here because the latest boundary Kozel keeps our
neighborhood in the existing Kilmer Madison split, which is a very lopsided split. And we have seen the harmful effects of this split on our neighbors, older children that
we've watched go through high school. Under the existing boundaries, only 7 student planning areas feed Kilmer and then Madison. And only about
10% of each Kilmer class. Today. Goes on to Madison. That means students arrive at high school with a tiny cohort often without their established peer group making
it harder to feel connected and to thrive. The latest proposal makes this worse by reducing the Kilmer Madison pathway from 7, a spate Ph
just down to 2. That would create an even smaller island cohort less than 5% of Kilmer 8th graders will matriculate to Madison each year which conflicts with the stated goal
of reducing split feeder patterns. Our single highest priority is to eliminate the middle school high school split. There is as simple and
straightforward alternative that solves this without undermining the broader plan of keeping town of Vienna in Madison High School. And that is to zone us for thorough
Madison. This alignment keeps cohorts together. So our request is please. I'm end the proposal to avoid a sign in our neighborhood to Kilmer
Madison. If we remain Madison for high school, Aline us to thorough. This request is about our concern for the well-being and success of our children. We just don't deep
in the split. It is already failing them. Thank you for your time. Christelle Green.
Christelle brain. Christelle green. The team, prom quam.
Good morning. I'm here is the parent of 2 elementary school children from Franklin Manor affected by the cross kill to lease cornered redistricting. >> We have been closely and consistently engage in this process from the very
beginning. We followed every meeting, reviewed every scenario email and we understood dosing errors and participated in good faith. We didn't feel the need to speak
at those meetings because based on everything shown and discussed, we're comfortable with all 4 scenarios in every scenario out, our children remained across a field at no point until the final proposal
was a change to our elementary schools shown discussed or even suggested. The challenge is that an 11th hour change introduced after months of engagement limits family's ability to effectively
advocate for their children and the integrity of their neighborhood. Like many families here, we made one of the largest decisions of our lives and we chose our home for the school community trusting our children can
remain there during their most formative years. These early years are foundational academically socially and emotionally and stability matters. We are not opposed to changing principle. We
understand the district faces complex challenges. What has been most difficult feeling blindsided after doing exactly what we asked to do, stay engaged, state, informed and
trust the process. We're here to offer constructive solutions. option is to grandfather current cross-field students through elementary school applying the change only to future kindergartners. Another
solution is to group one street with the surrounding neighborhood and route students along the cross-field Carson Oakton line, all 3 of which are under enrolled. This would eliminate both in
attendance Island and a multi multi peter pattern behind every boundary line is a child who wants to feel safe, known and settled. We trusted this process. We trusted this district today. We ask you to
honor that trust by choosing stability for our children because once that trust broken, it cannot simply be
redrawn. Gregory P free. >> Good afternoon. My name is Gregory P 3. And here is
apparent that these 3 0rd grader and kindergarten we are a small community and a smaller school, splitting them up at the elementary level. And then again in the middle school continues to shrink our
community. When the school employees and educators understand the community that is coming through, they better understand how to connect with the students and provide them
with education that needed. Why that I would like to also get that. We go back the original version scenario for
a lot of a city's tree. That is the best solution. Thank you for your time and listen.
Kiara concerns. >> Christiane stance no bit
good morning. My name is Chris. Tensions know >> And my husband, Sebastian and I are parents of 2 daughters with our youngest Phoebe, a 6th grader at Vienna
Elementary School. We've been PTA members and community volunteers since our daughter was in Missus, Oz, virtual class in first grade during COVID. And our daughter was
brownian troop 5, 0, 1, 6, 6, at Louise Archer. Vienna Jammer for 3 years participating in all Halloween parades is a brownie and a
jammer in the town since we moved here, the Sace art program. She was a student correspondent in last year's longest table Fianna on Mill Street and the town green,
which I'm a committee member of and participated in the Madison Pearman Art showcase the Madison Pearman Choir program and is currently it
can to land at the Vienna Firehouse. And when. Our community Tyson's Woods. Has the full support of our principal principal
Carmichael, his administration, V a Vienna elementary School PTA board and they have given our full support in writing to. To you
and and eliminating the split feeder. Which in Phoebe's case she is one of 4 students that would then he split from her cohorts. And I just want to
thank. We wanted. We are very thankful. To Doctor Reed and her support of staff. For her recommendation to eliminate the split feeder at vs. This
keeps our students together through middle school and high school, which enriches bonds and reinforces their learning experience. And social engaged within their community. We
woullike to thank Melanie Maren Karl Frisch and the bracket members for your
dedication CTU. CT June. CTU. Roche on. So Romney. Roshan
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I'm here on behalf of many Fairhill elementary families to highlight a boundary issue that is no longer our community flex our community or a Fairfax County. Public schools planning principles
there. He'll sits in attendance Island, isolated ship kept away from the rest of falls church, high school permit and daily life. A family rooted in Fairfax, Indiana, both in geography and postal address. Our kids play on Fairfax, Indiana. Sports
teams, 10 priests cools and camps there. They'll pensions and support network there when it comes to school progression. The boundaries, portions in the opposite direction from the communities they spend their entire childhoods. That just simply
it is also hardship. My neighborhood sits off Cedar Lane less than a mile from through middle school and closer to open Fairfax, a Madison high schools that are current current assigned pyramid, but students across
major highways and congested corridors, including route 29, 50, the 54 95 interchange creating unnecessary transportation seeking operational burdens for families with the opening of the new Western High School.
We respectfully ask Fcps to re-evaluate the Fair Hill neighborhoods with nearby schools expected to shed enrollment. There will be capacity and geographic project to absorb our area.
Our community is diverse and language culture and social economic background integrating fair held to any of the high schools with support pounds, inclusive school environment. Align the county values. There are multiple petitions within the
bloc or precinct asking fcps to correct this outdated boundary. I'm asking the committee to please include the thorough review, the Fair Hills neighborhoods deserve as part of the new western school
boundary process. Thank you for your time. Jonathan Boy.
>> I'm speaking today to voice my disagreement and displeasure with the changes recommended for S 3, 5, 2, 1, to be reassigned from cross entry school to Lee's corner
come school. I watched process play out over the past several months. No indication from any of the proposed boundary changes that this change was even a possibility without inclusion in any of the
previous boundary changes in areas. We were caught off guard when the superintendent recommended our street in neighborhood, we moved to a new elementary school. I currently have 3 children attending crossed it. We have
built lives around the CrossFit community daughters attend school Girl Scouts and sports with their CrossFit classmates as a coach for my daughter's basketball team, ever to include crossbow students my daughter's team so
that her and her friends can play together if we were to switch schools. Most of the other students in our daughter's classes would be located across Fairfax County Parkway. Instead of a short walk or bike ride away. Our
daughters will be separated from their classmates by four-lane divided Parkway. In addition to the inherent stresses switching schools in the superintendent's recommendation without prior opportunity for review, it's
change does little to solve issues. These boundary changes are intended to address. Namely we are not located in attendance. Island, transportation is unaffected across will pass our street
even if our children are not on. Additionally cross was not a credit. The superintendent's recommendations know that this change would affect 12 students reduces process capacity. One percent from 83
to 82%. This highlights the unnecessary nature of the change for county purposes. On top of all the reasons it would be detrimental for the community that we have formed with CrossFit. news Lee object to the change based on the
late notice of its inclusion and a suit in the superintendent's recommendation. It's unnecessary nature and the abrupt change to community our children are grounded. Thank
you for your time. >> Shares we move to Green
Downs. We knew our neighborhood was divided among 4 elementary schools. >> We were encouraged to learn at the boundary review is finally underway and that it would focus on attendance Islands Inc, but feeders. The
exact issues impacting our neighborhood and Timberline Elementary. These boundaries are long overdue for a correction. Many are rooted in decades. Old decisions tied to racial redlining. Something I don't think the broader
community is talking about nearly enough. Even knowing our neighborhood might leave our beloved timber lane. We support of these changes so that Greenway Downs and Jefferson Village could come together into one neighborhood
school. And so that timber land located in Falls Church could become part of the Falls Church. High school pyramid, rather than continue as us but fear tied to McLane High School pyramid. We are proud to live in falls church,
probably part of the Falls Church high school pyramid. We believe that all fcps school serve our community well and could even better serve our students with many necessary common sense boundary changes what has been deeply
frustrating is that the complexity of our area has been used as a reason to take no action. Of course, this work is complex. You knew that 18 months ago in process began all 4 scenarios presented to
the community require change for neighborhood in for Timber lane. And yet this proposal proposed scenario released without opportunity for public feedback like the others preserves the status quo. And leaves the exact issues you
set out to address untouched. This process has brought out some of the worst in our community. Reds signed parents put out along our children's bus routes reading, protect our children's education, have
forced parents like me to explain to my kids that some families believe the middle and high school they will attend are not good enough for their children. A small, highly organized group successfully framed Timber lane staying in the McLean
Pyramid as an equity issue when it's exactly the opposite, they were successful. And I believe this is where the school board must lead and be strong by standing behind its own schools, rejecting pressure driven by
property values are school rankings and staying focused on the issues. This process was meant to address after 18 pain for months. The proposed scenario makes no changes. Our neighborhood will continue to
be divided among 4 schools Timber Lane will be continuing. Will continue to be a McLean pyramid, but
community events like prom. John Gilmore. John Gilmore.
John Gilmore. 90 of the law.
Nnadi of law. I >> I'm not them all production. live in the FOX Crossing neighborhood,
Indiana, north tax cut crossing, on when he moved to BNA 5 years ago in the middle of a pandemic. We had heard a lot about idea and has strong
sense of community and this was one of reasons we actually moved care. My 2 and it created Ken Martin appropriated have integrated
into the community very and have made great friends. In fact, my daughter is thriving. And for because he has not only would creak friends, but she has also developed a
strong bond that the community. I believe recommendation avoid speaking than it was to her move into middle which would have been
based testing for them, in my opinion. I also wanted to voice my strong support for the second edition for neighbor neighborhood because I believe as strongly believe
that keeping kids to doing this pretty important transition from and that meant taking me to 50 years, the new interest and is critical for them to continue to try
condemn Plea in motion the and socially again last I want to say that I would expect board these approved this recommendation. And thank you for your high looking is to us
and thank you for your time. Amanda Parker.
Mr. Parker, we can't hear you.
Mr. Parker. We still can't. Here you
>> As Parker will try you again in just a minute. We're going to move on to the next person that will come back.
Leslie, Ashton Bach. Leslie
Ash and back.
>> Good afternoon. My name is Leslie Ashun back of the 100 elementary since 1988. My daughter's attended Herndon for 13 years and I serve as a volunteer and PTA officer.
I've also worked for Fairfax County, Public Schools for 22 years and his son, administrative assistant, getting to be both a parent division-wide perspective.
During that time I watch turn into Rome and Growth. 1050 students at one point. I'm here today to strongly oppose the proposal to move 190 students from coast to
Herndon. I speak on behalf of Herndon Elementary is community about the long-term impact. This move would have. And one entry is currently on the video, Lee of track needs
to improve list, undergoing a major renovation renovation and 5 principles in rapid succession. >> Well, the new principal is committed to improving outcomes, frequent leadership
changes often be too staffing, instability, vacancies, and reduced instructional continuity directly affecting student achievement, student sense of safety and belonging.
Under the current recommendation, heard it would move from 82%, 201% capacity. That increase is not their radical. It means larger class sizes, fewer flexible learning
spaces and already stretched counselors, special education staff and administrators stretched even further. At a recent community meeting. Family were committee meeting. Families were told that code
students would be reassigned elsewhere. So the reversal of that plan recently came as a surprise being told that the school would be snow for one year raises a serious
question. If Henry reviews occur every 5 years have long as one year, really. And know that 5 years is truly the entire life of an elementary
student. Given my fcps experience, I know schools under renovation are typically closed to transfers. If this proposal at 190 students to her while other schools in the same pair of remain under
capacity. >> Equity should not me.
>> Ashley Parker. sorry. Amanda Parker. I apologize. Amanda Parker. Can you hear me
Yes. Thank you. Parker. If you could turn off your video and just give us your audio because they think when you're doing your video, you're
freezing. So if we could just try with your audio.
All right, Ms Parker will try one more time with gesture. Audio. We're going to move to the next person and then come back. So we've got so correct.
>> Yes, thank you. Can you hear me? Okay? Yes. Thank you. Thank you. I am a parent in the Grand Marshall Elementary area and specifically we are just west of 3.95 and just
north of 3.95. And I'm here because we have good times. Glasgow, middle school for level 4 ad services and a 4th grader who attends Belvedere Elementary for Level 4 and
these are designated centers because of where we are. My partner will likely go And you years with these other all of schools that my kids put their
have attended before high school or inside the Beltway. original scenario for reassigned my neighborhood to Annandale High School, which is 10 minutes or less away. It's also where we have
community and do a lot of wrecks sports for past 10 plus years. My kids attend school with kids. The vast majority of whom will go to justice
high school and high school. But this very chains has switched back to no change from before, which is going to Addison. This was communicated a week of Christmas and
feedback was requested the day after Christmas. Addison is 20 minutes away from us because while it in mileage, there are few crossings at the mixing
bowl. We can either go south and 3.95. For 4.95. To the indoor. And that's really it. it is a great school. But we have no community there. The rest of our schools. All live
south of the rest of that school. All this south of the Beltway and only our neighborhood and the little Brenmar neighborhood know the so 3.95. Are north of the Beltway. It's very difficult
to cross that barrier on a regular basis. And requires navigating to highways. I would respectfully request that the board reconsider and high school for my small
community in my neighborhood for travel community Bank, on unity, reasons for my
children. Thank you. Daniels
>> If you couldn't you please. We still can't hear you. can see you. >> good afternoon. How are
you? We can hear you now on UN. Can you guys me? We can hear you now. Okay. Good. Thank you. Good afternoon and thank you for the opportunity
to speak. My name is Daniel for and as some prepared remarks and a parent of great 43 5 students will affect country school. >> And the super intense proposed boundary changes my
children become a nivel feb elementary. And now we're live middle school and Madison High School. So I'm here to express our strong support for this proposal. We really appreciate that. This proposal
prioritizes educational stability, keep students together and supports long-term planning for them. Entry to high school. We feel that stability is critically important for our family, especialecause one of my
sons is part of an individualized education program or IEP. So for students receive special education services, consistency in school placement staff routines and
peer relationship is not just helpful. It is essential for academic progress and was still developing. The Zealand scenario for its certainly created significant just for our family. So the possibility
of moving schools just in to new environments revealing support systems overwhelming. It took lead for child who relies addict ability and
establish relationships to succeed specially structure that uncertainty effective, not only our child, entire family. So the superintendent's proposal provides a thoughtful and
balanced solution minimize disruption. It preserves continuity of learning and allow students remain in the school communities where they're already supported and thriving and especially, you
know, want to thank Doctor Reed for that. He respects the needs of students admit I bee-line also considering the broader impact families and neighborhoods. So he certainly
vote for superintendent's proposal. So thank you for considering that in taking
that into account. >> Christina let you Lisa.
>> Good afternoon. I'm here today requesting the neighborhood that consists of Cedar Pond Drive Adams. He'll live tree and Clinton located in SP 18. 0, 3, If I'm Tiffany
Hill Elementary School rather than open elementary school, this was scenarios. 1, 2, 3, We are a small neighborhood and the only neighborhood next to intense Flint Hill
Elementary to that we are Madison Pyramid and should go to Flint Hill Elementary, which is also in the Madison Pearman rather than open elementary, which is in oped
impairment. Clint Hill is currently at 92% capacity, which is sufficient for growth. Walton on entry is at 98% capacity, which is a
slight capacity deficit. Projections for open elementary. Also show capacity will get workers with protected development. And Hill is projected to continue
to have excess capacity in the future. Please resign our neighborhood to fund Hillman tree, which is where neighbors attend and is within our high
school parent. Thank you.
Deborah Deborah Roadie. Tepper roadie. To AJ Lawn.
Hi, my name is >> I'm a mother and a ton of, you know, resident, thank you to the members of the board today for hearing the community. I am here in full support of maintaining the
boundaries of northeast Vienna, specifically the town of Vienna area marked 3, 8, 0, 1, Madison High School. I support scenarios. One through
3 and Dr Reid's recommendations. I support. That community feet. Beck was taken into account and not advancing scenario for. There
have been several concerns today raised again, split feeders. But I am here to strongly support the existing. And recommended continuing
split cheater for northeast Vienna, town of Vienna. West prior Kilmer in Madison. As a result, I am electing to share personal examples of how my
children have thrived in this pathway and traveled safely home after late night activities. And yes, one is no
It wasn't until our oldest child stem focus student was debating whether to apply to TJ that the situation became clear. She said I don't want to apply to T J. I want to
attend a high school experience. That's a local to my vna community. To entered Madison knowing that no one, no one and build lasting friendships. She found her passion and robotics working
with the team to become nationally rate to last year, March with the band played clarinet, sold trees on Maple Avenue for the Optimist Club received. And a word for the
Optimist Club for her essay. Bike and walked home safely from late night activities. Something that would not have been possible within their school. She's now a freshman
Georgia Tech, studying engineering alongside 3 Madison Robotics team mates. My second daughter discovered growing at years, 10 years
old. Now doesn't he >> Any cause?
Good afternoon. I want to begin by acknowledging the significant time and effort that has gone into the boundary review process. And I thank you for
your service to our students and families. That being said, I'm concerned that you have fallen short in your communication outreach and community engagement as it
pertains to beech tree to the beach, a community, namely. It is violating the standards set forth in school board policy.
81 30 0.9 in Section 4, paragraph 5, the policy clearly states that public engagement must occur in each affected school pyramid both
before changes are proposed. And again, after changes are proposed, but before they are finalized and voted on. In this case, the Beech tree community of region to a small
directly impacted community was not afforded any of these required opportunities. There was no meeting, no survey, no meaningful outreach to include
targeted communication to families. Who at who would need language assistance and not even a basic opportunity
to ask questions or understand the rationale for the post scenario for changes to the boundary review. Public engagement is not a formality.
is how this board ensures transparency inform decision-making and trust. When the community is excluded entirely. The process is not
just disappointing. It is out of compliance with board policy. We respectfully ask the board to until Beech tree families have a meaningful opportunity to participate in
public discourse as violating your own policy is impermissible and that's the
vote go forward as scheduled. Eric, thank.
>> Good afternoon. Members of the board and superintendent read my name is Eric Fink. And I want to thank you for the opportunity to speak today. I just want to acknowledge the incredible amount of time you put into this process. Your
families are probably excited to once see you again. Once this process wraps up, the reason I'm here is to express my strong support for superintendent's recommendation as it relates to Madison High School, the
road middle school Kilmer Middle School and West Briar Elementary. This proposal reflects what the community has asked for clarity, consistency and fairness. It
directly advances policy. 81 30 by significantly addressing split feeders, improving continuity and making better use of these existing school capacity. And while the latest boundary scenario is not
perfect and no plan ever will be, it represents a meaningful step in the right direction. It acknowledges the complex challenges that Fcps is facing from overcrowding to equity
and long-term sustainability. This proposal shows progress, a willingness to listen and commitment to balancing competing needs across our communities. It may not check every box, but it demonstrates
thoughtful movement forward rather than standing still. And that matters starting with Westbriar Elementary. The proposed changes help reduce what feeders to middle schools
and simplify high school pathways in an ideal world. Those west prior students who are now aligned to attend Madison, like my children were what also feed into the row rather Kilmer as mentioned
earlier, doing so would strengthen continuity and improve the currently minimal code words transitioning from Kilmer to Madison. Larger, more connected cohorts help students feel supported Bill
relationships earlier allow for smoother academic and social transitions. Well, understand there are logistical constraints. This is a refinement worth considering in this and future boundary views. At the high school level. Realigning
students from Marshall to Madison strengthens feeder patterns and reduce the split pathways students benefit from when they stay together when possible and families are predictable. Stable school
assignments. Thank you. >> Jane Lloyd.
Members of the board, Dr Reid. I am also here with the beach community. I wonder if you're a surprise to the border all here as we are to be here because it seems
like you've made considerable effort to remove us from this conversation. Even those of us who've been following the boundary proposals regularly were unaware the beech tree was brought to the chopping
block. We found out the day before public comments were do and not from Fcps communications. Due to Fcps is continued off the station. We were unaware the Peachtree
remained on the chopping block. We had half of days notice to sign up for this hearing. It was only the morning after speaker registrations that the peach tree split was included on the
Boundary Explorer tool. I'm not sure if you've read your strategic governance manual lately, but I have and I'd be happy to remind you of what it says. The board's role and responsibilities is to report
regularly to the community on operational goals and challenges and initiatives to improve division operations to partner with parents and groups representing the diverse elements of the
Fairfax County community, your governance commitment is that you will communicate frequently and regularly with residents in the community maintaining public trust
through full and open communication. In this instance, you have failed. You have broken our trust. You have violated your own
governance policies by withholding information and communication from our community. This is not the government's I expect from my elected officials. I demand that you fulfill your
responsibilities by hearing us now. We do not want this split. Our district does not need this split and you would
know that if you hadn't work. So underhanded Lee, to keep us
out of this conversation. >> My family lives in the town of Vienna off of Pleasant Street. Southwest in the
Hunter Mill District. And we have 2 elementary age students. I represent. We are currently zoned for the split feeder Marshall Road Elementary and are requesting
the wreath on to the Anna Elementary. Our hopes are a five-minute safe lock to the Anna Elementary by sidewalks and the school has capacity
surplus at 78% capacity. Why are we spending public funds to U.S. students? For the way when a walkable underutilized school is nearby. Based on the
priorities of the boundary review. We expected that our area would be moved to Vienna Elementary. This change would reduce transportation costs,
improve walkability and better utilize existing capacity without requiring additional boundary adjustments. Additionally, Marshall Road AP
students attend both elementary, which is in the open high school permit for This means that our students are not able to attend the weeds, Archer, a school that
less 0.5 miles away from homes, a school that. 81% capacity and is in the same Madison High School parent.
Wires, AP centers not align with the high school. Parents are based on proximity to the students hopes. Finally, we are on the edge of FDA for
801, which is significantly oversights. How are SBA is generated? Why are they not all the same size is students each SBA, the more as a unit.
If this equitable. We are requesting that our Street, Pleasant Street Southwest, be flagged for elementary school
change and removed from the SBA for 801. Thank you. Jeffs
choir. >> I have the misfortune of doing almost last today. Many people already left. Everyone else is exhausted. They've
heard a lot of things today and a generally just hoping for this to conclude soon that's very implemented. What's happening to the communities of Peachtree Elementary is one clear distinction, though. I knew
from this list that would be going towards the end. Community of Peachtree had no idea that we would find ourselves in this situation. We have not been included on any of the previous proposals
and we're not on the existing proposal and that is despite being created as a new split feeder, which is against the priorities of this redistricting. And that just 8 regulars would doubles, but
that means our kids will be separated from their peers. Are twice. give you the benefit of the doubt you may not have known would be this problematic at the beginning, but you should know now.
Clearly that it is a huge problem. We've heard other speakers here today. Thank the school board for listening to their community and working with them. I ask you now, why not us? Like many of the
people from the beach, a community that is spoken here today. I found out about this through the Grapevine and after the public comment period had closed. I recognize that the board has a difficult
problem. There is no win-win solution this problem. But you do have an obligation to hear out and engage with the communities that are negatively affected by this. So I'd ask you 3 things. First
is to acknowledge the street elementary any other new split feeders that you have created with this second to delay the vote and engage with our communities the way supposed
to and to share data with us. We've had to find our own on school demographics because none has been shared with us. And then lastly, if you can't find yourself to delay the vote, then at least revisit
and codified better exceptions, especially for transportation. If you acknowledge that our kids should have an exception to go to their existing boundaries that can't do that without transportation. We are not a
rich community. Most of our parents. Double working communities. Transportation is
critical. >> That concludes our registered speakers and now we are on walk-in speakers. As a reminder only the speaker may
be at the podium in speaking either adults or children may join them. If you have hard copies of your testimony, please give it to me or my team. When you move when you're on your way up, if have
electronic copies of your testimony would like to share with the board, please email it to community participation Fcps Edu. As a reminder, please hold your applause so that we can keep the hearing
flowing to ensure that all speakers are heard in a timely manner. So our next prime person is Brian Corey, us.
>> Thank you board very much for your time today, Sir. Dr Review may remember me as the guy that said I could actually hear the marching band from Chantilly. High School, right? I could hear every time they
play eye of the Tiger. Well, another school is actually that same distance, which is rocky run, middle school. So currently our kids to actually go to Frankel. It, which is
school 3 times the distance of Rocky run that was done that nobody in this room made that decision that was done 20 years ago because of overcapacity at that was going
on at that time. A rocky run. However, everything has changed with the renovation with the changes to Rocky run. So give you an idea. We are an island right now in the wall in the community really only
the neighborhood that actually goes to Franklin's. We also bus or kids to to schools. So if they're in the AP to go to Rocky run, if they go the regular school, they go to
Franklin that cost. you know, just infrastructure money, things along those lines. Our kids also have to cross route 50. They have no sidewalks to
get to Franklin. If they go to rocky run is actually residential. They could literally just walk there. It's very, very simple. So we made a request originally to
be able to do that. And we actually thought we had a lot of confidence. I know has their over here actually had been talking to the board quite a bit. We thought it was done, but believe this note
say that it isn't. We don't know if that's tied into Western. That's what we suspect. And and that could potentially not only make us a
single split feeder, but into it. Double split feeder. So they really, really ask that you reconsider. I mean, it does cause a huge amount of problems for the kids in our
neighborhood. I would love some day when I hear that hiker knowing that that's
coming from my kids school.
>> Joy Good afternoon good afternoon. Dre and school board members. My comments
taken from a public officer visions on this process from a county looking not just one neighborhood or school. One for the consultants. True. He did not change or were not invited to last 2 work sessions on this topic. We're
not here. This pastor. They win a super committee recommendations. Why with a board had an opportunity Christian and the public? did get around half a million dollars. Number 2, I truly believe this process started
with the best intentions, but only 1.2 5% change. 2 are kids would move. This will not any systemic, real changes. lost a lot. Lost an opportunity to make real history here in Fairfax County. He buckled
politically to allow the forces which led to the creative minimal change, that the board had a PR campaign, that we were the ones who did this not have been done in over 40 years. 3 board had no
real idea what this topic, which remember when I suggested in January 2024, please put the boundary discussions policy one 30 in the main conference room.
Okay. House. It cannot be recorded. They're in it. And at the small adjacent room next Do listen to said you have to record more your meetings for Dre. No one can say you're not in the community and meeting with everyone, but sometimes you
need to let your staff in the process play out. For example, you're in a subset in part of the community reduce the Q a part. One of the staff of the concerns your heart. just didn't listen. Sometimes it felt like you were green. 2
things on the spot. Therefore, that's why some committee members are saying to Laos, which is 5 make the boundary review vote in 2003 to 9 2031, the reason fthis reason is
that's when the Congressional Magistrate District next. from the federal data coming out in 2031 2032, the reason I would know this I was on the Board of Supervisors that advisory
committee on the creation, the current Ministry of District Maps, 6. The board is spent on Thursday. Talked about the speed of 5 years. Honestly, when I look in scan across tice's, probably 2 at the most
of you will be here. Well, the ones we're count on that record Kirk's office records. Thank you. Doctor Reef pretty on the practice bit specifically. can submit your following groups in on this
topic in future, I'm better used on the public for
Jennifer. Wolf. >> Good afternoon. My name is John Wolf. I am a resident of the Lonnie Oaks community with past and current involvement at Brookfield Elementary Franklin Middle School and
Chantilly High School. I am here to speak in strong opposition to the proposed boundary changes which once again ignore our community. Much of what needs to be said has already been said by my
neighbors. But I want to reiterate one critical point. Why was the recommendation to return Lonnie Oaks from Franklin Middle School currently at 96% capacity back
to Rocky run. Middle school at 75% capacity closer to our homes. Safer commute for our students and reconnecting our children with their elementary feeder communities removed
after the recommendations at that November meeting. That recommendation was supported by every boundary committee member present at that meeting. Its removal reflects a troubling lack of
transparency and that lack of transparency is a disservice to our children. We were later told that decisions affecting Lonnie Oaks are on hold and will be revisited during the
Western high school boundary process starting in February. Western High School is 5 miles from our House. Pass our current high school Chantilly, High School. Yet one of this
committee stated goals was to eliminate attendance islands and split theaters which describe on the oaks twice over according to the report before you, however, our
community must wait while the rest of the county receives resolution. Now because Fcps chose to purchase a school at the end of this process, we are being told our needs can no longer be properly
addressed. Here. This is unacceptable. What happens when this process ends and the Western high school process ends and OTAs forget forgotten yet again. Do we wait another
5 years after more than 20 years, waiting is not a solution. We urge you to fix this. Now. Fix the island, fix the feeders and honor the commitments made to this
community. Thank you for your time. Yes, mommy. >> Good afternoon. My name is Chris Lonnie. And speaking on
behalf of families and the Brightwood Farms neighborhood, Comprehensive Boundary Review executive summary, the superintendent recommends that private farms be flagged for a future boundary review in 2 years. Well, not including
this area and the recommendation for the current boundary review. Well, this is a disappointing outcome for our community in the near term. We appreciate that. I would farms has been clearly
identified in flag for future consideration, which we view as a positive and constructive step forward. CPS has stated that the review of I would farm just being tougher for 2
years in order to gather enrollment data following the opening of the newest high school and to better understand impact to on Oakton High School. At the same CPS's projections show the Falls
Church High School is already operating over capacity. From the community's perspective, it is unclear how Brightwood Farms was evaluated as a near-term option. Given the existing overcrowding at Falls Church high school and it's
approximately 25 minute travel distance from Pirate Farms. to high school, which is significantly closer. Approximately 5 minutes and not projected to be over
capacity as private farms. now flagged area families are seeking greater transparency into how Oakton is capacity will be monitored. After
Western opens. How that information will be shared with the community. And what specific enrollment thresholds for planning crash area would indicate the private farms could recently be assigned to open high school. In that
context, I would farms families respectfully recommend that the superintendent's recommendation be amended. So the 3 of you can one-year timeframe rather than 2 years
and to provide earlier clarity and maintain continuity for students and families as it my data becomes available. Our focus is on proximity. Safety and long-term stability for
our students and cleary around these criteria will help families remain engaged, informed and constructive partners as the process moves forward. Thank you for your time. And we look forward to
working with army to 13. >> Chiles Sexton.
>> Good afternoon. I'm a father of 3 young children and a resident of Tysons Green, a small neighborhood in Vienna on the border of Tysons Anderson area for we're zone for west for Kilmer and
Marshall. And I'm here to ask the Tysons Green. Instead the zone for west prior Kilmer in Madison, the proposed the proposed priority transfer to Madison already acknowledges what our neighborhood has been
saying all along that our children belong to the Vienna Community. Tysons Green is small and does not meaningfully affect school capacity. There's no reason for us to be carved out of Madison and in turn the vna
community when we can easily fit in. Our children attend programs that the Vna Community Center. Our parents belong to Vienna based groups and our kids play on Vienna. Youth Sports teams. These town
based connections are far more central to our lives than elementary school boundary lines, sending our kids to Marshall. Let's put them from their core community and their closest friends. When those
ponds matter the most, this modestly helps balance. The Comer split feeder, but the much larger and more disruptive split feeder not addressed in this plan is the
Vienna community itself under scenario for Tysons Green becomes the tiny island separated from the rest of Vienna at the high school level, especially with our Wolf trap neighbors now being
rezoned to Madison. Middle schools is short, transitional period. Fall high school is when identity and lifelong friendships take root. If it split must exist, it makes sense for It makes much more
sense for that to occur in middle school rather than at the high school level, severing their ties with our community. We are asking the Tysons Green be aligned with Madison so our children can remain with the community.
They already call home. Thank you. Stephanie Burch art.
Stephanie Burch art. Stephanie Protect. Cassandra powers.
Afternoon. My name is Kathy Powers and the parents of a first grader at Pine Spring Elementary in a 3 year-old. So we're new to this process. >> I'm also here to support to voice my support of the original version of scenario
for I'm part of the Jefferson Village in Greenlee Downs, neighborhood. We are very strong group when we first moved to the neighborhood without providing starter home and we fell in love with our
neighbors in the community and we're staying and we want for the 4 elementary schools that are neighborhoods currently belong to, to become one. We love kind Spring Elementary, but we loved the community more. And we think that it's
in the best interest of our neighbors in the community to all go to a single elementary school and then go right on up to the Falls Church pyramid. So I'm here to support the original version of the scenario for to keep our
community as one and to send us to Graham Road. Thank Katie
Care Katie care sewage. Katie
care, >> Robert, 7 dash.
Thank you all for. >> Listening to us today. I know you all as a board go through a lot of hard changes in decisions to make so it's very refreshing to be on this
side as well. Reason why we're here today part of the Beech Tree neighborhood. My kids don't go to be your Glasgow yet, but we have been excited
as a family to get the man to justice through the IB program. If we if you guys make these changes will be put over Falls Church where we
won't have access to that or at least through transportation as well, would not be included. love stuff like this. Anyway. One of my favorite things about the IB
program is. It also allows. >> People to go to school. At the university level around the world. One of things I learned last year was. Meeting
a gentleman in Spain who was going to. Yet his master's degree in electrical engineering for about $5,000. You're not going to get that.
The United States. That's the IB program means to us as a family. Maybe my kids won't do it. But I want to have the opportunity. The other thing that proposed change does is
it splits up a lot of our communities. Not just from. Going from different schools, but even all the way down to our neighborhood pool. I got a
straw. All the kids we know go to shorraw. They're and drama their band to play sports together. If this proposal
takes place now we're going to have kids from Annandale and Falls Church and from justice. going to be a little bit less of a community. So lot more crazy competition. I think.
We're also not looking at property values. We know where we live. There's not there may not be much difference going from. One school that has a 77% graduation rate to another
civil as a 77% graduation rate. I don't see much least. That's according to dot com. Correct me if I'm wrong. we're really looking at things from
a community. And that's we like to keep so. That's really where I am. like to see Fairfax County. I like it back
in Fairfax County, Public Schools. very much. >> Jack Gist and that was our last speaker. Thank you for
sharing your comments today. The board will hear additional overflow testimony on the proposed school boundaries at our public hearing. >> On the Capital Improvement program, an overflow school boundaries on January. 13th
2026. and the board will take action on the superintendents proposed school boundary adjustments at a regular meeting on Thursday, January 22nd 2026, if you wish to provide feedback to the board
before this vote or to submit written copies of your testimony provided today. Please do so by sending your comments to community participation at Fcps Edu, thank you for purchase
participation. Have a nice day. The public hearing on the superintendents proposed school boundary adjustments is adjourned as of 12:59PM.
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