New option posted to FCPS website

In response to the overwhelming expression of their dissatisfaction with the first three proposed options, FCPS has posted a revised Option D to the Southwest Boundary Study.

Notice that the aforementioned subdivisions in our original post would remain at Poplar Tree ES.

While this new option addresses these neighborhood's desire to remain at Poplar Tree ES, there are other options that may be formulated and presented to the School Board in the coming weeks. Remain vigilant! Contact your School Board representative Kathy Smith and let her know how she should represent Sully District for SWBS.

FCPS Sully District - Kathy Smith  kathy.l.smith@fcps.edu  571-423-1085

We appreciate that the Fairfax Patch is covering this issue. Other outlets have been a bit sparse in their coverage.

The Washington Post Metro article

Fairfax Station Patch Column

Fairfax Station Patch Interview with Elizabeth Bradsher

Fairfax Station Patch Article on Judge's View of Clifton Closing Lawsuit

Fairfax Times Article on Judge Ruling over Clifton Timing

Fairfax Times article on Clifton Elementary charter school alternative

FCPS Stifles Policy Opponents?

An interested party brought this to my attention today. This blog has been blocked by the FCPS web filter under Regulation 6410, their Internet use policy designed to protect children from inappropriate content.

FCPS Responds to Boundary Study Questions

FCPS has been posting responses to frequently asked questions.

http://www.fcps.edu/fts/planning/southwesternstudy/faq.pdf

FCPS recently posted and FAQ regarding SACC impacts due to the SW Boundary Study.

http://www.fcps.edu/fts/planning/southwesternstudy/SACC_questions_on_SW_boundary_options.pdf

Community Dialogue Responses Are Available

For those who do not receive the "Keep In Touch" emails from FCPS, please see the following:

More than 500 citizens attended the October 25 and 26, Southwestern Boundary community dialogues to discuss preliminary options. Their feedback forms are available for review at http://www.fcps.edu/fts/planning/southwesternstudy/index.htm .

While this is an elementary school study, middle and high school changes to accommodate feeder realignment may be considered as part of the study provided that the receiving middle and high schools have existing and projected capacity.

Feedback forms submitted online over the last week by those who weren’t able to attend the community dialogues will be posted by the end of the week.

We highly recommend that everyone read the responses in the feedback forms, particularly those comments about lack of information made available to public.  Be warned, the pdf document is more than 27MB.  Regardless, the comments make for extremely interesting and enlightening reading.


Please leave a comment below and let us know how you feel about these updates!  Also, don't forget to submit your feedback/questions to FCPS - make your voice heard!