Elementary school boundary studies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From where? For what reason?

Demographic reasons potentially. It's not beyond the realms of possibility. Clarksburg kids go to Germantown schools now and Germantown kids go to Clarksburg schools. If the BOE sees that putting all Cabin Branch kids in the new school isn't going to achieve their goal of enhancing diversity, they will select an option that will, and that could mean bringing in kids from other areas.

This. And demographic reasons = busing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From where? For what reason?

Demographic reasons potentially. It's not beyond the realms of possibility. Clarksburg kids go to Germantown schools now and Germantown kids go to Clarksburg schools. If the BOE sees that putting all Cabin Branch kids in the new school isn't going to achieve their goal of enhancing diversity, they will select an option that will, and that could mean bringing in kids from other areas.

This. And demographic reasons = busing.

It would be so wonderful if they could improve diversity but I think simply by eliminating the current privilege busing that takes place around schools like Wooton and WJ they could reduce busing overall while improving diveristy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From where? For what reason?

Demographic reasons potentially. It's not beyond the realms of possibility. Clarksburg kids go to Germantown schools now and Germantown kids go to Clarksburg schools. If the BOE sees that putting all Cabin Branch kids in the new school isn't going to achieve their goal of enhancing diversity, they will select an option that will, and that could mean bringing in kids from other areas.

This. And demographic reasons = busing.

Exactly. Just like when I'm driving to work, that's driving, but when I'm driving to the grocery store, that's not driving. Wait, what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From where? For what reason?

Demographic reasons potentially. It's not beyond the realms of possibility. Clarksburg kids go to Germantown schools now and Germantown kids go to Clarksburg schools. If the BOE sees that putting all Cabin Branch kids in the new school isn't going to achieve their goal of enhancing diversity, they will select an option that will, and that could mean bringing in kids from other areas.

This. And demographic reasons = busing.

It would be so wonderful if they could improve diversity but I think simply by eliminating the current privilege busing that takes place around schools like Wooton and WJ they could reduce busing overall while improving diveristy.

Other than Kensington, what areas are you talking about?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Given all the building going on near Cabin Branch and in the Clarksburg area, it won’t be half empty long, if ever.

Actually Clarksburg is approaching build-out.

The combined capacity of all of the Clarksburg and Seneca Valley cluster elementary schools is 7,115, and will be 7,836 once the new school opens. According to MCPS's projections, the combined enrollment of all of these schools in 2026-27 is forecasted to be 7,083. Maybe they're building the new school because even they don't trust their own projections?

Their ideal utilization for schools is 80-100% of capacity. 7083/7836 = 90%. Sounds about right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From where? For what reason?

Demographic reasons potentially. It's not beyond the realms of possibility. Clarksburg kids go to Germantown schools now and Germantown kids go to Clarksburg schools. If the BOE sees that putting all Cabin Branch kids in the new school isn't going to achieve their goal of enhancing diversity, they will select an option that will, and that could mean bringing in kids from other areas.

I'd like to see it happen where we can have Clarksburg kids stay in Clarksburg.

Signed ajavascript:void(0); parent who will see their child go to Ceder Grove in Germantown...Hallie Wells in Clarksburg...and Damascus HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From where? For what reason?

Demographic reasons potentially. It's not beyond the realms of possibility. Clarksburg kids go to Germantown schools now and Germantown kids go to Clarksburg schools. If the BOE sees that putting all Cabin Branch kids in the new school isn't going to achieve their goal of enhancing diversity, they will select an option that will, and that could mean bringing in kids from other areas.

I'd like to see it happen where we can have Clarksburg kids stay in Clarksburg.

Signed ajavascript:void(0); parent who will see their child go to Ceder Grove in Germantown...Hallie Wells in Clarksburg...and Damascus HS.

Cedar Grove ES is not in Germantown. It used to be in Cedar Grove, when that was still a place. Now it's in Clarksburg.

Also, it's not the Clarksburg public schools, it's the Montgomery County public schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From where? For what reason?

Demographic reasons potentially. It's not beyond the realms of possibility. Clarksburg kids go to Germantown schools now and Germantown kids go to Clarksburg schools. If the BOE sees that putting all Cabin Branch kids in the new school isn't going to achieve their goal of enhancing diversity, they will select an option that will, and that could mean bringing in kids from other areas.

I'd like to see it happen where we can have Clarksburg kids stay in Clarksburg.

Signed ajavascript:void(0); parent who will see their child go to Ceder Grove in Germantown...Hallie Wells in Clarksburg...and Damascus HS.

Cedar Grove ES is not in Germantown. It used to be in Cedar Grove, when that was still a place. Now it's in Clarksburg.

Also, it's not the Clarksburg public schools, it's the Montgomery County public schools.

Google Cedar Grove ES address
24001 Ridge Rd, Germantown, MD 20876

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From where? For what reason?

Demographic reasons potentially. It's not beyond the realms of possibility. Clarksburg kids go to Germantown schools now and Germantown kids go to Clarksburg schools. If the BOE sees that putting all Cabin Branch kids in the new school isn't going to achieve their goal of enhancing diversity, they will select an option that will, and that could mean bringing in kids from other areas.

I'd like to see it happen where we can have Clarksburg kids stay in Clarksburg.

Signed ajavascript:void(0); parent who will see their child go to Ceder Grove in Germantown...Hallie Wells in Clarksburg...and Damascus HS.

Cedar Grove ES is not in Germantown. It used to be in Cedar Grove, when that was still a place. Now it's in Clarksburg.

Also, it's not the Clarksburg public schools, it's the Montgomery County public schools.

Google Cedar Grove ES address
24001 Ridge Rd, Germantown, MD 20876

Zip codes are used for mail delivery, not school boundaries.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From where? For what reason?

Demographic reasons potentially. It's not beyond the realms of possibility. Clarksburg kids go to Germantown schools now and Germantown kids go to Clarksburg schools. If the BOE sees that putting all Cabin Branch kids in the new school isn't going to achieve their goal of enhancing diversity, they will select an option that will, and that could mean bringing in kids from other areas.

I'd like to see it happen where we can have Clarksburg kids stay in Clarksburg.

Signed ajavascript:void(0); parent who will see their child go to Ceder Grove in Germantown...Hallie Wells in Clarksburg...and Damascus HS.

Cedar Grove ES is not in Germantown. It used to be in Cedar Grove, when that was still a place. Now it's in Clarksburg.

Also, it's not the Clarksburg public schools, it's the Montgomery County public schools.

Google Cedar Grove ES address
24001 Ridge Rd, Germantown, MD 20876

So what? It's still not in Germantown. Neither is the C&O Canal trail. There's more to a location than the name assigned to the zip code the US Postal Service uses for mail delivery.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From where? For what reason?

Demographic reasons potentially. It's not beyond the realms of possibility. Clarksburg kids go to Germantown schools now and Germantown kids go to Clarksburg schools. If the BOE sees that putting all Cabin Branch kids in the new school isn't going to achieve their goal of enhancing diversity, they will select an option that will, and that could mean bringing in kids from other areas.

I'd like to see it happen where we can have Clarksburg kids stay in Clarksburg.

Signed ajavascript:void(0); parent who will see their child go to Ceder Grove in Germantown...Hallie Wells in Clarksburg...and Damascus HS.

Cedar Grove ES is not in Germantown. It used to be in Cedar Grove, when that was still a place. Now it's in Clarksburg.

Also, it's not the Clarksburg public schools, it's the Montgomery County public schools.

Google Cedar Grove ES address
24001 Ridge Rd, Germantown, MD 20876

So what? It's still not in Germantown. Neither is the C&O Canal trail. There's more to a location than the name assigned to the zip code the US Postal Service uses for mail delivery.

L-O-L. This is the dumbest rebuttal I have read in a long time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From where? For what reason?

Demographic reasons potentially. It's not beyond the realms of possibility. Clarksburg kids go to Germantown schools now and Germantown kids go to Clarksburg schools. If the BOE sees that putting all Cabin Branch kids in the new school isn't going to achieve their goal of enhancing diversity, they will select an option that will, and that could mean bringing in kids from other areas.

This. And demographic reasons = busing.

Exactly. Just like when I'm driving to work, that's driving, but when I'm driving to the grocery store, that's not driving. Wait, what?

Do you choose your grocery store based on the demographics of the shoppers or the employees?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From where? For what reason?

Demographic reasons potentially. It's not beyond the realms of possibility. Clarksburg kids go to Germantown schools now and Germantown kids go to Clarksburg schools. If the BOE sees that putting all Cabin Branch kids in the new school isn't going to achieve their goal of enhancing diversity, they will select an option that will, and that could mean bringing in kids from other areas.

This. And demographic reasons = busing.

The Clarksburg area is pretty diverse so I don’t think its going to be too much of a problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From where? For what reason?

Demographic reasons potentially. It's not beyond the realms of possibility. Clarksburg kids go to Germantown schools now and Germantown kids go to Clarksburg schools. If the BOE sees that putting all Cabin Branch kids in the new school isn't going to achieve their goal of enhancing diversity, they will select an option that will, and that could mean bringing in kids from other areas.

This. And demographic reasons = busing.

The Clarksburg area is pretty diverse so I don’t think its going to be too much of a problem.

That was the main complaint of the many Clarksburg families whose kids were bused a couple years ago. Why did MCPS feel the need to send so many kids to schools so far from home when their neighborhoods and schools already looked like the UN? The answer is the diversity-first boundary policy and the ideology behind it. During the discussions in which the policy was changed, one member said the ideal mix of students was 1/3 black, 1/3 white, and 1/3 Hispanic. And school not meeting that ideal mix will be subjected to crazy rezoning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:From where? For what reason?

Demographic reasons potentially. It's not beyond the realms of possibility. Clarksburg kids go to Germantown schools now and Germantown kids go to Clarksburg schools. If the BOE sees that putting all Cabin Branch kids in the new school isn't going to achieve their goal of enhancing diversity, they will select an option that will, and that could mean bringing in kids from other areas.

This. And demographic reasons = busing.

The Clarksburg area is pretty diverse so I don’t think its going to be too much of a problem.

That was the main complaint of the many Clarksburg families whose kids were bused a couple years ago. Why did MCPS feel the need to send so many kids to schools so far from home when their neighborhoods and schools already looked like the UN? The answer is the diversity-first boundary policy and the ideology behind it. During the discussions in which the policy was changed, one member said the ideal mix of students was 1/3 black, 1/3 white, and 1/3 Hispanic. And school not meeting that ideal mix will be subjected to crazy rezoning.

This. Montgomery County is crazy and as much as they like to state the importance of diversity, they would never do what they did to Clarksburg to a W school which in my opinion could use a little more diversity. The board is simply too scared to scare off the White people of Bethesda and could care less about the minorities at Clarksburg.