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Monday, November 26, 2007
Update on FCPS Boundary Town Hall Meetings
The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) process for the December 3 and 19 town hall meetings to discuss recommendations for school boundary changes is designed to provide the largest number of people with opportunity to speak and have their opinions heard in a public forum. The next town hall meeting is scheduled for Monday, December 3, at Westfield High School, where potential boundary change scenarios to the Chantilly, Herndon, Madison, Oakton, South Lakes, and Westfield High School attendance areas will be discussed.
FCPS is using technology to provide the greatest opportunity for residents to provide input. Prior to the meeting, boundary change scenarios will be posted on the boundary web page, http://www.fcps.edu/news/boundary.htm. Once the scenarios are posted, community members will be able to read about them and will be able to send questions and comments electronically to FCPS at the web link listed above.
In response to comments from the first town meeting on November 12, 2007, changes have been made to the town meeting process. In order to gather feedback from members of the community in the most efficient and effective way, participants at the town hall meeting will be directed to one of several small group sessions. If the total number of participants exceeds the space in the small group session rooms, participants will be able to go to one of several larger rooms. At the beginning of the meeting, there will be brief opening comments and a presentation of scenarios that will be video- and audiostreamed into each small and large meeting area. The presentation will also address the most frequently asked questions about the scenarios that were submitted electronically and will provide answers to those questions.
Once the presentation is complete, participants will be able to share their opinions. In the small meeting rooms, facilitators will be available to record comments. In the large rooms, attendees will be able to record their comments in writing. All comments will then be posted in the gallery walk area where they can be viewed and read by all attendees.
All public comments will be carefully read and considered by staff members prior to the final boundary town meeting on December 19, 2007.
The changes will be in place for the remaining town hall meetings in this boundary study.
### Note: For more information, contact Denise James at 703-246-6920.
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