Initial boundary options for Crown/Damascus study
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Anonymous
That was a decision McKnight made before she left. She and Seth Adams (also now gone) thought it would be too much to deal with the elementaries too. |
Anonymous
Rachel Carson --> Lakelands MS --> Gaithersburg HS is option 3. |
Anonymous
If I remember correctly, though, the BOE had agreed to be able to take into account neighboring schools and even out-of-scope changes for utilization benefits after teh RMES #5 (Bayard Rustin) Study |
Anonymous
This is hilarious. MAGA heads are exploding on Next Door. I am enjoying their squirming. In all seriousness who in their right mind thought this was a good idea logistically? |
Anonymous
| They will take the least popular option and then tweak it to make it even worse. |
Anonymous
I think these are the Wootton cluster changes - but I've probably mixed something up so someone please correct me if I'm wrong or missed anything. Options 1 and 3: These options add Wayside to cluster, remove Dufief and Stone Mill. Would include all of Cold Spring rather than just part. Option 2: Adds Wayside, removes Dufief. Would include all of Cold Spring rather than just part. Also removes parts of Lakewood and Fallsmead (these schools would now split for HS). Option 4: Basically the same as option 2 but it doesn't remove Dufief. |
Anonymous
Neighboring schools, yes, but they can't just decide to add an out-of-scope school to the options; they would have to reauthorize the study with a different scope. |
Anonymous
Option 4 also removes Travilah from Wootton and moves it to Quince Orchard. |
Anonymous
I’m in the small part that is changing. It’s pretty nuts because I live in the area right by the Potomac Community Center. That part of Wayside has been Churchill since its opening. We are literally 1.7-2 miles from Churchill yet the four options have us moving to Wootton which is 15-20 minutes a day longer commute. Not to mention this brings the Wootton boundary so far south. Very disappointed mostly because of Wootton being incredibly old/asbestos, the aforementioned increased time, and the fact that our neighborhood is very much part of the community with Beverly Farms, Bells Mill, Potomac and Seven Locks ES. A big chunk of Wayside was developed in the mid 90s and originally was meant to go to Frost and Wootton but due to overcrowding at both, they moved them to the then under crowded Churchill. Additionally a huge section of Potomac ES would stay at Churchill and drive past much of Wayside on the way. Whereas those areas might be equidistant from each, they are far closer to North Potomac community wise and should look different. They really needed to redo ES boundaries as some are quite wacky and massively large. Also whoever was bright enough to build both Cabin John and Hoover MS within a mile from each other made a big mistake. A MS up closer to QO/Wootton/Crown would have been so much better. The MS to HS splits are going to be pretty messy from both under these options. |
Anonymous
What part of Cold Spring doesn't go to Wootton in any of these options or the current boundary? |
Anonymous
+1 makes the most sense. |
Anonymous
? what do you mean? |
Anonymous
This sounds like there's a problem with churchill families that their kids are bullying other children based on high school. Ive never heard of that at any other school - must be parents impacting their children's behavior based on snobbery. |
Anonymous
meant changes |
Anonymous
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Option 2 is a non starter. The MS boundaries are crazy. Too many islands.
Option 4 has the best contiguous boundaries for both MS and HS. Yes, there is split articulation, but that was going to happen no matter what. |