Where will new Sligo Creek ES be?

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Although FWIW I think it's the other way around with MS/HS... the middle school and high school assignments will be locked in after the current boundary study, which will seriously constrain how the elementary school boundaries get redrawn if they want to avoid split articulation, but it does mean that whatever gets decided on MS/HS boundaries now will stay the same. It's dumb that they're not being done simultaneously though, which makes far more sense.

Oh interesting. I was under the impression that they were currently determining which ES matriculate into each HS/MS, but if they move your kid to a new ES during the later boundary study then you could theoretically end up in an entirely different set of schools. But I don’t really know much about this since there has been so little info shared.

DP. No, the new ES study would only change ES assignments.

[Anonymous]

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They already said that the elementary boundary study is supposed to "fix" all the split articulation they're creating in the current boundary study at like half the DCC schools, meaning anyone at those schools is a likely candidate for boundary changes anyway.

For this one, I can't tell if they're seriously considering the outside-the-beltway locations, or if they were just being lazy and copying over basically the whole list from 2018 to give a "we have lots of options!" impression with minimal effort. But either way, we should all expect a lot of change in DCC elementary school boundaries in the coming years...

Why aren’t more people expressing outrage about the ES boundary study? It totally obscures where kids are going to end up for MS/HS. And it has the potential to be incredibly destabilizing- sending kids to a new school with staff they don’t know and mostly different kids in the middle (or end) of their elementary years. Is it just not on anybody’s radar yet?

Yeah, I dunno, probably just people being overwhelmed with too much to track and there hasn't been much coverage of it yet. Also the kids who will move are in 1st grade or below so a lot of their parents aren't even paying attention to MCPS stuff in the first place.

Although FWIW I think it's the other way around with MS/HS... the middle school and high school assignments will be locked in after the current boundary study, which will seriously constrain how the elementary school boundaries get redrawn if they want to avoid split articulation, but it does mean that whatever gets decided on MS/HS boundaries now will stay the same. It's dumb that they're not being done simultaneously though, which makes far more sense.

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I’m zoned for an ES (Flora Singer) that has split articulations under all of the Woodward round 2 scenarios, but I don’t see a way to fix that, at least from eyeballing the maps. Probably several such cases. Makes no sense to do MS/HS first.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

They already said that the elementary boundary study is supposed to "fix" all the split articulation they're creating in the current boundary study at like half the DCC schools, meaning anyone at those schools is a likely candidate for boundary changes anyway.

For this one, I can't tell if they're seriously considering the outside-the-beltway locations, or if they were just being lazy and copying over basically the whole list from 2018 to give a "we have lots of options!" impression with minimal effort. But either way, we should all expect a lot of change in DCC elementary school boundaries in the coming years...

Why aren’t more people expressing outrage about the ES boundary study? It totally obscures where kids are going to end up for MS/HS. And it has the potential to be incredibly destabilizing- sending kids to a new school with staff they don’t know and mostly different kids in the middle (or end) of their elementary years. Is it just not on anybody’s radar yet?

Yeah, I dunno, probably just people being overwhelmed with too much to track and there hasn't been much coverage of it yet. Also the kids who will move are in 1st grade or below so a lot of their parents aren't even paying attention to MCPS stuff in the first place.

Although FWIW I think it's the other way around with MS/HS... the middle school and high school assignments will be locked in after the current boundary study, which will seriously constrain how the elementary school boundaries get redrawn if they want to avoid split articulation, but it does mean that whatever gets decided on MS/HS boundaries now will stay the same. It's dumb that they're not being done simultaneously though, which makes far more sense.

+100

I’m zoned for an ES (Flora Singer) that has split articulations under all of the Woodward round 2 scenarios, but I don’t see a way to fix that, at least from eyeballing the maps. Probably several such cases. Makes no sense to do MS/HS first.

No split articulation for Flora Singer in option C-- just the other 3.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

They already said that the elementary boundary study is supposed to "fix" all the split articulation they're creating in the current boundary study at like half the DCC schools, meaning anyone at those schools is a likely candidate for boundary changes anyway.

For this one, I can't tell if they're seriously considering the outside-the-beltway locations, or if they were just being lazy and copying over basically the whole list from 2018 to give a "we have lots of options!" impression with minimal effort. But either way, we should all expect a lot of change in DCC elementary school boundaries in the coming years...

Why aren’t more people expressing outrage about the ES boundary study? It totally obscures where kids are going to end up for MS/HS. And it has the potential to be incredibly destabilizing- sending kids to a new school with staff they don’t know and mostly different kids in the middle (or end) of their elementary years. Is it just not on anybody’s radar yet?

Yeah, I dunno, probably just people being overwhelmed with too much to track and there hasn't been much coverage of it yet. Also the kids who will move are in 1st grade or below so a lot of their parents aren't even paying attention to MCPS stuff in the first place.

Although FWIW I think it's the other way around with MS/HS... the middle school and high school assignments will be locked in after the current boundary study, which will seriously constrain how the elementary school boundaries get redrawn if they want to avoid split articulation, but it does mean that whatever gets decided on MS/HS boundaries now will stay the same. It's dumb that they're not being done simultaneously though, which makes far more sense.

+100

I’m zoned for an ES (Flora Singer) that has split articulations under all of the Woodward round 2 scenarios, but I don’t see a way to fix that, at least from eyeballing the maps. Probably several such cases. Makes no sense to do MS/HS first.

No split articulation for Flora Singer in option C-- just the other 3.

I stand corrected, thank you. I remember thinking Option C seemed like the weirdest from a utilization perspective, and so presumably not very likely.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Although FWIW I think it's the other way around with MS/HS... the middle school and high school assignments will be locked in after the current boundary study, which will seriously constrain how the elementary school boundaries get redrawn if they want to avoid split articulation, but it does mean that whatever gets decided on MS/HS boundaries now will stay the same. It's dumb that they're not being done simultaneously though, which makes far more sense.

Oh interesting. I was under the impression that they were currently determining which ES matriculate into each HS/MS, but if they move your kid to a new ES during the later boundary study then you could theoretically end up in an entirely different set of schools. But I don’t really know much about this since there has been so little info shared.

DP. No, the new ES study would only change ES assignments.

If you get moved from SCES to ESS, how does that not change MS and HS assignments?

[Anonymous]

They should open Woodside urban site as a school anyway and have it be an all walker school for close in dtss

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Although FWIW I think it's the other way around with MS/HS... the middle school and high school assignments will be locked in after the current boundary study, which will seriously constrain how the elementary school boundaries get redrawn if they want to avoid split articulation, but it does mean that whatever gets decided on MS/HS boundaries now will stay the same. It's dumb that they're not being done simultaneously though, which makes far more sense.

Oh interesting. I was under the impression that they were currently determining which ES matriculate into each HS/MS, but if they move your kid to a new ES during the later boundary study then you could theoretically end up in an entirely different set of schools. But I don’t really know much about this since there has been so little info shared.

DP. No, the new ES study would only change ES assignments.

If you get moved from SCES to ESS, how does that not change MS and HS assignments?

Or are we expecting this to result in more split articulations than before?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Although FWIW I think it's the other way around with MS/HS... the middle school and high school assignments will be locked in after the current boundary study, which will seriously constrain how the elementary school boundaries get redrawn if they want to avoid split articulation, but it does mean that whatever gets decided on MS/HS boundaries now will stay the same. It's dumb that they're not being done simultaneously though, which makes far more sense.

Oh interesting. I was under the impression that they were currently determining which ES matriculate into each HS/MS, but if they move your kid to a new ES during the later boundary study then you could theoretically end up in an entirely different set of schools. But I don’t really know much about this since there has been so little info shared.

DP. No, the new ES study would only change ES assignments.

If you get moved from SCES to ESS, how does that not change MS and HS assignments?

It all depends what the new MS/HS boundaries turn out to be, based on your address.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Although FWIW I think it's the other way around with MS/HS... the middle school and high school assignments will be locked in after the current boundary study, which will seriously constrain how the elementary school boundaries get redrawn if they want to avoid split articulation, but it does mean that whatever gets decided on MS/HS boundaries now will stay the same. It's dumb that they're not being done simultaneously though, which makes far more sense.

Oh interesting. I was under the impression that they were currently determining which ES matriculate into each HS/MS, but if they move your kid to a new ES during the later boundary study then you could theoretically end up in an entirely different set of schools. But I don’t really know much about this since there has been so little info shared.

DP. No, the new ES study would only change ES assignments.

If you get moved from SCES to ESS, how does that not change MS and HS assignments?

Or are we expecting this to result in more split articulations than before?

They said their goal is to reduce split articulations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Although FWIW I think it's the other way around with MS/HS... the middle school and high school assignments will be locked in after the current boundary study, which will seriously constrain how the elementary school boundaries get redrawn if they want to avoid split articulation, but it does mean that whatever gets decided on MS/HS boundaries now will stay the same. It's dumb that they're not being done simultaneously though, which makes far more sense.

Oh interesting. I was under the impression that they were currently determining which ES matriculate into each HS/MS, but if they move your kid to a new ES during the later boundary study then you could theoretically end up in an entirely different set of schools. But I don’t really know much about this since there has been so little info shared.

DP. No, the new ES study would only change ES assignments.

If you get moved from SCES to ESS, how does that not change MS and HS assignments?

Or are we expecting this to result in more split articulations than before?

Yes, doing the elementary boundary study separately from the MS/HS boundary study will likely lead to more split articulation. Just like in this current boundary study no one's elementary school assignment changes, in the next one no one's middle or high school assignment will change. So if your house gets reassigned to ESS you will still keep whatever MS and HS assignment you get from this round.

That's more likely to mean that most or all of the southernmost SCES kids will get reassigned to Highland View rather than ESS (unless ESS and SCES have the same articulation under the new maps), but it could also mean split articulation from ESS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Although FWIW I think it's the other way around with MS/HS... the middle school and high school assignments will be locked in after the current boundary study, which will seriously constrain how the elementary school boundaries get redrawn if they want to avoid split articulation, but it does mean that whatever gets decided on MS/HS boundaries now will stay the same. It's dumb that they're not being done simultaneously though, which makes far more sense.

Oh interesting. I was under the impression that they were currently determining which ES matriculate into each HS/MS, but if they move your kid to a new ES during the later boundary study then you could theoretically end up in an entirely different set of schools. But I don’t really know much about this since there has been so little info shared.

DP. No, the new ES study would only change ES assignments.

If you get moved from SCES to ESS, how does that not change MS and HS assignments?

Or are we expecting this to result in more split articulations than before?

Yes, doing the elementary boundary study separately from the MS/HS boundary study will likely lead to more split articulation. Just like in this current boundary study no one's elementary school assignment changes, in the next one no one's middle or high school assignment will change. So if your house gets reassigned to ESS you will still keep whatever MS and HS assignment you get from this round.

That's more likely to mean that most or all of the southernmost SCES kids will get reassigned to Highland View rather than ESS (unless ESS and SCES have the same articulation under the new maps), but it could also mean split articulation from ESS.

It's so wild how much this doesn't make sense!

If I were on the Board, I would say you either do the elementary boundary study NOW, along with the new Woodward/Crown options, or not at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Although FWIW I think it's the other way around with MS/HS... the middle school and high school assignments will be locked in after the current boundary study, which will seriously constrain how the elementary school boundaries get redrawn if they want to avoid split articulation, but it does mean that whatever gets decided on MS/HS boundaries now will stay the same. It's dumb that they're not being done simultaneously though, which makes far more sense.

Oh interesting. I was under the impression that they were currently determining which ES matriculate into each HS/MS, but if they move your kid to a new ES during the later boundary study then you could theoretically end up in an entirely different set of schools. But I don’t really know much about this since there has been so little info shared.

DP. No, the new ES study would only change ES assignments.

If you get moved from SCES to ESS, how does that not change MS and HS assignments?

Or are we expecting this to result in more split articulations than before?

Yes, doing the elementary boundary study separately from the MS/HS boundary study will likely lead to more split articulation. Just like in this current boundary study no one's elementary school assignment changes, in the next one no one's middle or high school assignment will change. So if your house gets reassigned to ESS you will still keep whatever MS and HS assignment you get from this round.

That's more likely to mean that most or all of the southernmost SCES kids will get reassigned to Highland View rather than ESS (unless ESS and SCES have the same articulation under the new maps), but it could also mean split articulation from ESS.

How are we sure of this? I live on this border and from an equity perspective, it makes sense to assign SCES kids to ESS, but potential split articulation is not good.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Although FWIW I think it's the other way around with MS/HS... the middle school and high school assignments will be locked in after the current boundary study, which will seriously constrain how the elementary school boundaries get redrawn if they want to avoid split articulation, but it does mean that whatever gets decided on MS/HS boundaries now will stay the same. It's dumb that they're not being done simultaneously though, which makes far more sense.

Oh interesting. I was under the impression that they were currently determining which ES matriculate into each HS/MS, but if they move your kid to a new ES during the later boundary study then you could theoretically end up in an entirely different set of schools. But I don’t really know much about this since there has been so little info shared.

DP. No, the new ES study would only change ES assignments.

If you get moved from SCES to ESS, how does that not change MS and HS assignments?

Or are we expecting this to result in more split articulations than before?

Yes, doing the elementary boundary study separately from the MS/HS boundary study will likely lead to more split articulation. Just like in this current boundary study no one's elementary school assignment changes, in the next one no one's middle or high school assignment will change. So if your house gets reassigned to ESS you will still keep whatever MS and HS assignment you get from this round.

That's more likely to mean that most or all of the southernmost SCES kids will get reassigned to Highland View rather than ESS (unless ESS and SCES have the same articulation under the new maps), but it could also mean split articulation from ESS.

How are we sure of this? I live on this border and from an equity perspective, it makes sense to assign SCES kids to ESS, but potential split articulation is not good.

We aren't sure of this until the board actually approves the new boundary study's scope, which is still TBD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Although FWIW I think it's the other way around with MS/HS... the middle school and high school assignments will be locked in after the current boundary study, which will seriously constrain how the elementary school boundaries get redrawn if they want to avoid split articulation, but it does mean that whatever gets decided on MS/HS boundaries now will stay the same. It's dumb that they're not being done simultaneously though, which makes far more sense.

Oh interesting. I was under the impression that they were currently determining which ES matriculate into each HS/MS, but if they move your kid to a new ES during the later boundary study then you could theoretically end up in an entirely different set of schools. But I don’t really know much about this since there has been so little info shared.

DP. No, the new ES study would only change ES assignments.

If you get moved from SCES to ESS, how does that not change MS and HS assignments?

Or are we expecting this to result in more split articulations than before?

Yes, doing the elementary boundary study separately from the MS/HS boundary study will likely lead to more split articulation. Just like in this current boundary study no one's elementary school assignment changes, in the next one no one's middle or high school assignment will change. So if your house gets reassigned to ESS you will still keep whatever MS and HS assignment you get from this round.

That's more likely to mean that most or all of the southernmost SCES kids will get reassigned to Highland View rather than ESS (unless ESS and SCES have the same articulation under the new maps), but it could also mean split articulation from ESS.

How are we sure of this? I live on this border and from an equity perspective, it makes sense to assign SCES kids to ESS, but potential split articulation is not good.

It's just a guess on my part but Highland View seems to make most sense if you're trying to decrease split articulation. But yeah, probably sending kids to ESS would be better for diversity and equity. If they delayed finalizing the MS/HS boundary study and did ES at the same time then you could try to come up with the best plan on all fronts... but that would upset WJ parents so I assume it's not on the table.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Although FWIW I think it's the other way around with MS/HS... the middle school and high school assignments will be locked in after the current boundary study, which will seriously constrain how the elementary school boundaries get redrawn if they want to avoid split articulation, but it does mean that whatever gets decided on MS/HS boundaries now will stay the same. It's dumb that they're not being done simultaneously though, which makes far more sense.

Oh interesting. I was under the impression that they were currently determining which ES matriculate into each HS/MS, but if they move your kid to a new ES during the later boundary study then you could theoretically end up in an entirely different set of schools. But I don’t really know much about this since there has been so little info shared.

DP. No, the new ES study would only change ES assignments.

If you get moved from SCES to ESS, how does that not change MS and HS assignments?

Or are we expecting this to result in more split articulations than before?

Yes, doing the elementary boundary study separately from the MS/HS boundary study will likely lead to more split articulation. Just like in this current boundary study no one's elementary school assignment changes, in the next one no one's middle or high school assignment will change. So if your house gets reassigned to ESS you will still keep whatever MS and HS assignment you get from this round.

That's more likely to mean that most or all of the southernmost SCES kids will get reassigned to Highland View rather than ESS (unless ESS and SCES have the same articulation under the new maps), but it could also mean split articulation from ESS.

How are we sure of this? I live on this border and from an equity perspective, it makes sense to assign SCES kids to ESS, but potential split articulation is not good.

It's just a guess on my part but Highland View seems to make most sense if you're trying to decrease split articulation. But yeah, probably sending kids to ESS would be better for diversity and equity. If they delayed finalizing the MS/HS boundary study and did ES at the same time then you could try to come up with the best plan on all fronts... but that would upset WJ parents so I assume it's not on the table.

Plus many SCES kids are walkable to ESS, and it’s currently under capacity.

Ooooof what a mess