Woodward HS boundary study - BCC, Blair, Einstein, WJ, Kennedy, Northwood, Wheaton, Whitman impacts

[Anonymous]

Aren’t people going to flip out about their home values if they are redistricted to a “worse” high school? I can see people freaking out if their neighborhood goes from WJ to Einstein. Or even Whitman to BCC or WJ. That’s potentially a couple $100k loss in home values. What about those that stretched to by a smaller/older home in one of those neighborhoods because of the assigned schools? I’m guessing mcps won’t care at all about that?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they send the TOK kids to Einstein doesn't that mean that the entirety of KP Elementary would be rezoned to Einstein?

Kensington-Parkwood has lots of kids that don’t live in the Town of Kensington because they live in… you guessed it… Parkwood.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t people going to flip out about their home values if they are redistricted to a “worse” high school? I can see people freaking out if their neighborhood goes from WJ to Einstein. Or even Whitman to BCC or WJ. That’s potentially a couple $100k loss in home values. What about those that stretched to by a smaller/older home in one of those neighborhoods because of the assigned schools? I’m guessing mcps won’t care at all about that?

Perhaps, but they may also realize that's nonsense pushed by real-estate agents and that the same kid will do as well at any of these schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If they send the TOK kids to Einstein doesn't that mean that the entirety of KP Elementary would be rezoned to Einstein?

Maybe but since Einstein is already beyond capacity makes a lot more since to rezone kids to Woodward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t people going to flip out about their home values if they are redistricted to a “worse” high school? I can see people freaking out if their neighborhood goes from WJ to Einstein. Or even Whitman to BCC or WJ. That’s potentially a couple $100k loss in home values. What about those that stretched to by a smaller/older home in one of those neighborhoods because of the assigned schools? I’m guessing mcps won’t care at all about that?

That is why this thread is bonkers and will get worse. It’s also why RE is a risky investment. You could get rezoned. Your neighbor could ruin your sales value by being a sexual predator or failing to maintain their property. They could build a big annoying parking garage 2 blocks away. Your whole town could flood. I’m sympathetic but this falls under the category of life is fully of shitty risks.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If they send the TOK kids to Einstein doesn't that mean that the entirety of KP Elementary would be rezoned to Einstein?

Maybe but since Einstein is already beyond capacity makes a lot more since to rezone kids to Woodward.

This has happened before. Look what happened all those years ago when Woodward closed and homes in Rockville / Potomac were re-zoned from Wootton to Richard Montgomery. The home owners tried law suits, public protests, getting a mayor elected, and even getting a home owner on the school board. Nothing worked, the kids got moved, and the stature of RM improved.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1987/05/25/school-shift-stirs-rockville-dispute/a460e6bd-9d22-4b6d-a490-c8aef025f231/

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If they send the TOK kids to Einstein doesn't that mean that the entirety of KP Elementary would be rezoned to Einstein?

Kensington-Parkwood has lots of kids that don’t live in the Town of Kensington because they live in… you guessed it… Parkwood.

I understand that but the scope of the boundary study does not include elementary school boundaries. Therefore it would be split articulation or sending all students from KPES to Einstein.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they send the TOK kids to Einstein doesn't that mean that the entirety of KP Elementary would be rezoned to Einstein?

Maybe but since Einstein is already beyond capacity makes a lot more since to rezone kids to Woodward.

This has happened before. Look what happened all those years ago when Woodward closed and homes in Rockville / Potomac were re-zoned from Wootton to Richard Montgomery. The home owners tried law suits, public protests, getting a mayor elected, and even getting a home owner on the school board. Nothing worked, the kids got moved, and the stature of RM improved.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1987/05/25/school-shift-stirs-rockville-dispute/a460e6bd-9d22-4b6d-a490-c8aef025f231/

Wow -- that brings back memories. Someone had a good pull with that article.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If they send the TOK kids to Einstein doesn't that mean that the entirety of KP Elementary would be rezoned to Einstein?

Kensington-Parkwood has lots of kids that don’t live in the Town of Kensington because they live in… you guessed it… Parkwood.

I understand that but the scope of the boundary study does not include elementary school boundaries. Therefore it would be split articulation or sending all students from KPES to Einstein.

I really hope they don’t start doing split articulations to elementary schools. That is the worst.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they send the TOK kids to Einstein doesn't that mean that the entirety of KP Elementary would be rezoned to Einstein?

Kensington-Parkwood has lots of kids that don’t live in the Town of Kensington because they live in… you guessed it… Parkwood.

I understand that but the scope of the boundary study does not include elementary school boundaries. Therefore it would be split articulation or sending all students from KPES to Einstein.

I really hope they don’t start doing split articulations to elementary schools. That is the worst.

In a perfect world, there'd be more schools evenly spread throughout the county but that's not where we're at. Unfortunately, split articulations may happen. Regardless, things will be fine.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they send the TOK kids to Einstein doesn't that mean that the entirety of KP Elementary would be rezoned to Einstein?

Kensington-Parkwood has lots of kids that don’t live in the Town of Kensington because they live in… you guessed it… Parkwood.

I understand that but the scope of the boundary study does not include elementary school boundaries. Therefore it would be split articulation or sending all students from KPES to Einstein.

I really hope they don’t start doing split articulations to elementary schools. That is the worst.

They already have split articulations for elementary schools. There are at least a dozen all around the county.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If they send the TOK kids to Einstein doesn't that mean that the entirety of KP Elementary would be rezoned to Einstein?

Kensington-Parkwood has lots of kids that don’t live in the Town of Kensington because they live in… you guessed it… Parkwood.

I understand that but the scope of the boundary study does not include elementary school boundaries. Therefore it would be split articulation or sending all students from KPES to Einstein.

I really hope they don’t start doing split articulations to elementary schools. That is the worst.

They already have split articulations for elementary schools. There are at least a dozen all around the county.

But they are a bummer for community cohesion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Aren’t people going to flip out about their home values if they are redistricted to a “worse” high school? I can see people freaking out if their neighborhood goes from WJ to Einstein. Or even Whitman to BCC or WJ. That’s potentially a couple $100k loss in home values. What about those that stretched to by a smaller/older home in one of those neighborhoods because of the assigned schools? I’m guessing mcps won’t care at all about that?

Why should MCPS care about that? They’re in the business of educating children, not maintaining inflated property values.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If they send the TOK kids to Einstein doesn't that mean that the entirety of KP Elementary would be rezoned to Einstein?

Kensington-Parkwood has lots of kids that don’t live in the Town of Kensington because they live in… you guessed it… Parkwood.

I understand that but the scope of the boundary study does not include elementary school boundaries. Therefore it would be split articulation or sending all students from KPES to Einstein.

I really hope they don’t start doing split articulations to elementary schools. That is the worst.

They already have split articulations for elementary schools. There are at least a dozen all around the county.

Avoiding split articulation is just white privilege. Way to assume that everyone is a homeowner that never moves. Many MoCo residents are renters and transient.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If they send the TOK kids to Einstein doesn't that mean that the entirety of KP Elementary would be rezoned to Einstein?

Kensington-Parkwood has lots of kids that don’t live in the Town of Kensington because they live in… you guessed it… Parkwood.

I understand that but the scope of the boundary study does not include elementary school boundaries. Therefore it would be split articulation or sending all students from KPES to Einstein.

Remember that part of KPES are the townhouses literally right next door to Woodward.