Dear Parents and Caregivers,
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) monitors student enrollment to make decisions on how best to use school spaces. Many of the elementary schools in the Justice High School pyramid have experienced an increase in student enrollment in the past several years. The elementary schools in the Justice High School pyramid are:
- Bailey’s Elementary
- Bailey’s Upper
- Beech Tree
- Belvedere
- Glen Forest
- Parklawn
- Mason Crest (split feeder)
- Sleepy Hollow
Each school’s capacity is determined by the amount of space (square footage) and the programs offered in the school building, such as preschool classes, Advanced Academics, special education classes, English for Speakers of Other Languages, immersion programs, and other instructional programs.
When a school becomes overcrowded, one way to reduce the overcrowding is to adjust the school attendance boundary and assign some students to attend a different school that has more room. This is done through the boundary adjustment process. FCPS will be holding a community meeting to share more information about the process.
Please join us on Wednesday, March 10 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
The meeting will be held virtually. Please register to receive the meeting link and indicate if you need an interpreter.
Register to attend
Any approved boundary adjustment related to the elementary schools will not change the middle or high school boundaries.
The process to adjust a school attendance boundary begins with a boundary scope meeting (FCPS Regulation 8130.09). At the boundary scope meeting, FCPS staff will explain the process and provide background information. Community members will work in small groups to provide feedback to staff about what schools might be considered in changing the elementary school boundaries.
The second step in the process is a boundary study meeting which will be held at a later date. During the boundary study, options are presented for the community to consider. The options are based on input the community provided during the boundary scoping meeting. The community will provide feedback on the options. Based on the feedback, staff will make a recommendation to the School Board. The School Board will then schedule a public hearing before taking action on the recommendation to adjust the school boundaries.
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