s/o Whatever happened to the redistricting/equity wars?

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Anonymous wrote:I think it was a handful of bored trolls on DCUM, trying to rile up people.

I well remember the redistricting of Bethesda ES, where the families in the Silver Spring apartments being bused to Bethesda said they wanted a school that was closer, otherwise they couldn't participate in events/activities or have a sense of community, since most of them had no car and Bethesda was too far away. It was an eye-opener for the more affluent do-gooders, who had not imagined at all that the poors could ever want to participate or wish to build a community...

So to all of you rich people, please think twice before posting nonsense!

This is incorrect. It was the boundary study for Silver Creek MS. The complaint was that the white people wanted Rock Creek Forest to be assigned to Westland MS and Bethesda ES to be assigned to Silver Creek MS to balance FARMS across the two MSs. However, the Rock Creek Forest families said no way. They didn’t care about going to school in a “white neighborhood”. They preferred to go to a school closer to home for the same reasons that everyone prefers to send their kids to school closer to home. The result from the equity report is that it shows a large racial disparity across the boundary from Silver Creek to Westland, which was by choice.

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Anonymous wrote:Diversity is increasing in that area anyways. B-CC is up to 17% FARMS now and is projected to surpass 20% FARMS in 2 years.

I'd expect even more change once they have to shift BCC's boundary for Woodward.

Rock on, obsessed DCUM poster who keeps insisting this is going to happen even though there is no plan to do that.

I find it funny how triggered this suggestion makes people. Regardless whether or not there is a plan now, it is inevitable and will probably be part of Phase 2 for Woodward.

The only thing that seems inevitable is this pointless debate. When the Woodward boundary study is authorized, we will know which schools' boundaries will be looked at.

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In any event, back to the topic, the report included a number of inconvenient facts about specific communities that both had the largest disparities and also have long been given exceptional treatment. These are the obvious neighborhoods of Garrett Park, Kensington and Takoma Park. The result is that after the report was released, the BOE announced that they will not be taking up any of the recommendations and decided to make it disappear.

I'm confused about the inclusion of Takoma Park on this list. TPES/PBES/TPMS are all walkable for large swathes of the community. Blair is the nearest HS, including for kids at the far reach of Takoma Park that couldn't necessarily walk to the ES or MS. What part of the Takoma Park school assignment do you find "exceptional treatment?"

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Diversity is increasing in that area anyways. B-CC is up to 17% FARMS now and is projected to surpass 20% FARMS in 2 years.

I'd expect even more change once they have to shift BCC's boundary for Woodward.

Rock on, obsessed DCUM poster who keeps insisting this is going to happen even though there is no plan to do that.

I find it funny how triggered this suggestion makes people. Regardless whether or not there is a plan now, it is inevitable and will probably be part of Phase 2 for Woodward.

In any event, back to the topic, the report included a number of inconvenient facts about specific communities that both had the largest disparities and also have long been given exceptional treatment. These are the obvious neighborhoods of Garrett Park, Kensington and Takoma Park. The result is that after the report was released, the BOE announced that they will not be taking up any of the recommendations and decided to make it disappear.

The report will not be used for any future boundary studies, because those studies will be done according to MCPS policy. The objective of the report was to look at boundaries across the whole county with an eye towards potential district-wide boundary changes that would address two goals: (i) alleviate overcrowding across neighboring boundaries and (ii) address racial disparities across adjoining boundaries.

If you persistently posted "2 + 2 = 5" and "water is dry", that would "trigger" me too.

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In any event, back to the topic, the report included a number of inconvenient facts about specific communities that both had the largest disparities and also have long been given exceptional treatment. These are the obvious neighborhoods of Garrett Park, Kensington and Takoma Park. The result is that after the report was released, the BOE announced that they will not be taking up any of the recommendations and decided to make it disappear.

I'm confused about the inclusion of Takoma Park on this list. TPES/PBES/TPMS are all walkable for large swathes of the community. Blair is the nearest HS, including for kids at the far reach of Takoma Park that couldn't necessarily walk to the ES or MS. What part of the Takoma Park school assignment do you find "exceptional treatment?"

+1. And what is supposedly wrong with Garrett Park's assignments?

[Anonymous]

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In any event, back to the topic, the report included a number of inconvenient facts about specific communities that both had the largest disparities and also have long been given exceptional treatment. These are the obvious neighborhoods of Garrett Park, Kensington and Takoma Park. The result is that after the report was released, the BOE announced that they will not be taking up any of the recommendations and decided to make it disappear.

I'm confused about the inclusion of Takoma Park on this list. TPES/PBES/TPMS are all walkable for large swathes of the community. Blair is the nearest HS, including for kids at the far reach of Takoma Park that couldn't necessarily walk to the ES or MS. What part of the Takoma Park school assignment do you find "exceptional treatment?"

It stems from Blair envy which is a common malady in some quarters.

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In any event, back to the topic, the report included a number of inconvenient facts about specific communities that both had the largest disparities and also have long been given exceptional treatment. These are the obvious neighborhoods of Garrett Park, Kensington and Takoma Park. The result is that after the report was released, the BOE announced that they will not be taking up any of the recommendations and decided to make it disappear.

I'm confused about the inclusion of Takoma Park on this list. TPES/PBES/TPMS are all walkable for large swathes of the community. Blair is the nearest HS, including for kids at the far reach of Takoma Park that couldn't necessarily walk to the ES or MS. What part of the Takoma Park school assignment do you find "exceptional treatment?"

It stems from Blair envy which is a common malady in some quarters.

Blair Envy isn't a thing, it is literally the cheapest school zone to buy in. Being the least undesirable in the DCC doesn't mean it isn't still seen as a consortium school by everybody else.

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In any event, back to the topic, the report included a number of inconvenient facts about specific communities that both had the largest disparities and also have long been given exceptional treatment. These are the obvious neighborhoods of Garrett Park, Kensington and Takoma Park. The result is that after the report was released, the BOE announced that they will not be taking up any of the recommendations and decided to make it disappear.

I'm confused about the inclusion of Takoma Park on this list. TPES/PBES/TPMS are all walkable for large swathes of the community. Blair is the nearest HS, including for kids at the far reach of Takoma Park that couldn't necessarily walk to the ES or MS. What part of the Takoma Park school assignment do you find "exceptional treatment?"

It stems from Blair envy which is a common malady in some quarters.

Blair Envy isn't a thing, it is literally the cheapest school zone to buy in. Being the least undesirable in the DCC doesn't mean it isn't still seen as a consortium school by everybody else.

Right...because Takoma Park is so cheap, Downtown SS and close-in areas are so cheap.
Your envy is definitely showing.

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In any event, back to the topic, the report included a number of inconvenient facts about specific communities that both had the largest disparities and also have long been given exceptional treatment. These are the obvious neighborhoods of Garrett Park, Kensington and Takoma Park. The result is that after the report was released, the BOE announced that they will not be taking up any of the recommendations and decided to make it disappear.

I'm confused about the inclusion of Takoma Park on this list. TPES/PBES/TPMS are all walkable for large swathes of the community. Blair is the nearest HS, including for kids at the far reach of Takoma Park that couldn't necessarily walk to the ES or MS. What part of the Takoma Park school assignment do you find "exceptional treatment?"

It stems from Blair envy which is a common malady in some quarters.

Blair Envy isn't a thing, it is literally the cheapest school zone to buy in. Being the least undesirable in the DCC doesn't mean it isn't still seen as a consortium school by everybody else.

Right...because Takoma Park is so cheap, Downtown SS and close-in areas are so cheap.
Your envy is definitely showing.

I am a longtime Silver Spring resident, and this whole "envy" thing is just stupid. There is obviously a wide range of real estate in neighborhoods zoned for Blair, from the most expensive parts of TKPK to the very affordable parts along the PG county border.

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In any event, back to the topic, the report included a number of inconvenient facts about specific communities that both had the largest disparities and also have long been given exceptional treatment. These are the obvious neighborhoods of Garrett Park, Kensington and Takoma Park. The result is that after the report was released, the BOE announced that they will not be taking up any of the recommendations and decided to make it disappear.

I'm confused about the inclusion of Takoma Park on this list. TPES/PBES/TPMS are all walkable for large swathes of the community. Blair is the nearest HS, including for kids at the far reach of Takoma Park that couldn't necessarily walk to the ES or MS. What part of the Takoma Park school assignment do you find "exceptional treatment?"

It stems from Blair envy which is a common malady in some quarters.

Blair Envy isn't a thing, it is literally the cheapest school zone to buy in. Being the least undesirable in the DCC doesn't mean it isn't still seen as a consortium school by everybody else.

Right...because Takoma Park is so cheap, Downtown SS and close-in areas are so cheap.
Your envy is definitely showing.

I am a longtime Silver Spring resident, and this whole "envy" thing is just stupid. There is obviously a wide range of real estate in neighborhoods zoned for Blair, from the most expensive parts of TKPK to the very affordable parts along the PG county border.

The Blair envy is real among the W folks. Blair accomplishments and accolades are what they envisioned for their schools when they overpaid to segregate themselves.

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In any event, back to the topic, the report included a number of inconvenient facts about specific communities that both had the largest disparities and also have long been given exceptional treatment. These are the obvious neighborhoods of Garrett Park, Kensington and Takoma Park. The result is that after the report was released, the BOE announced that they will not be taking up any of the recommendations and decided to make it disappear.

I'm confused about the inclusion of Takoma Park on this list. TPES/PBES/TPMS are all walkable for large swathes of the community. Blair is the nearest HS, including for kids at the far reach of Takoma Park that couldn't necessarily walk to the ES or MS. What part of the Takoma Park school assignment do you find "exceptional treatment?"

It stems from Blair envy which is a common malady in some quarters.

Blair Envy isn't a thing, it is literally the cheapest school zone to buy in. Being the least undesirable in the DCC doesn't mean it isn't still seen as a consortium school by everybody else.

Right...because Takoma Park is so cheap, Downtown SS and close-in areas are so cheap.
Your envy is definitely showing.

I am a longtime Silver Spring resident, and this whole "envy" thing is just stupid. There is obviously a wide range of real estate in neighborhoods zoned for Blair, from the most expensive parts of TKPK to the very affordable parts along the PG county border.

The Blair envy is real among the W folks. Blair accomplishments and accolades are what they envisioned for their schools when they overpaid to segregate themselves.

Upcounty resident here. Goodness guys. I literally don't know anyone who is envious of someone living in the Blair cluster. I know people want their kid to be in the magnet program but really, it's with ANY magnet. It can be RM or Poolesville too.

[Anonymous]

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In any event, back to the topic, the report included a number of inconvenient facts about specific communities that both had the largest disparities and also have long been given exceptional treatment. These are the obvious neighborhoods of Garrett Park, Kensington and Takoma Park. The result is that after the report was released, the BOE announced that they will not be taking up any of the recommendations and decided to make it disappear.

I'm confused about the inclusion of Takoma Park on this list. TPES/PBES/TPMS are all walkable for large swathes of the community. Blair is the nearest HS, including for kids at the far reach of Takoma Park that couldn't necessarily walk to the ES or MS. What part of the Takoma Park school assignment do you find "exceptional treatment?"

The report compared demographics of ES boundaries against adjacent ES boundaries. It found large disparities for TPES and PBES because both schools have a significant number of non-FARMS white students while bordering boundaries had significantly fewer. The outcome is a recommendation to affect a boundary change to facilitate better balancing of diversity between TPES/PBES and neighboring schools.

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In any event, back to the topic, the report included a number of inconvenient facts about specific communities that both had the largest disparities and also have long been given exceptional treatment. These are the obvious neighborhoods of Garrett Park, Kensington and Takoma Park. The result is that after the report was released, the BOE announced that they will not be taking up any of the recommendations and decided to make it disappear.

I'm confused about the inclusion of Takoma Park on this list. TPES/PBES/TPMS are all walkable for large swathes of the community. Blair is the nearest HS, including for kids at the far reach of Takoma Park that couldn't necessarily walk to the ES or MS. What part of the Takoma Park school assignment do you find "exceptional treatment?"

It stems from Blair envy which is a common malady in some quarters.

Blair Envy isn't a thing, it is literally the cheapest school zone to buy in. Being the least undesirable in the DCC doesn't mean it isn't still seen as a consortium school by everybody else.

Right...because Takoma Park is so cheap, Downtown SS and close-in areas are so cheap.
Your envy is definitely showing.

I am a longtime Silver Spring resident, and this whole "envy" thing is just stupid. There is obviously a wide range of real estate in neighborhoods zoned for Blair, from the most expensive parts of TKPK to the very affordable parts along the PG county border.

The Blair envy is real among the W folks. Blair accomplishments and accolades are what they envisioned for their schools when they overpaid to segregate themselves.

Upcounty resident here. Goodness guys. I literally don't know anyone who is envious of someone living in the Blair cluster. I know people want their kid to be in the magnet program but really, it's with ANY magnet. It can be RM or Poolesville too.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:

In any event, back to the topic, the report included a number of inconvenient facts about specific communities that both had the largest disparities and also have long been given exceptional treatment. These are the obvious neighborhoods of Garrett Park, Kensington and Takoma Park. The result is that after the report was released, the BOE announced that they will not be taking up any of the recommendations and decided to make it disappear.

I'm confused about the inclusion of Takoma Park on this list. TPES/PBES/TPMS are all walkable for large swathes of the community. Blair is the nearest HS, including for kids at the far reach of Takoma Park that couldn't necessarily walk to the ES or MS. What part of the Takoma Park school assignment do you find "exceptional treatment?"

It stems from Blair envy which is a common malady in some quarters.

Blair Envy isn't a thing, it is literally the cheapest school zone to buy in. Being the least undesirable in the DCC doesn't mean it isn't still seen as a consortium school by everybody else.

Right...because Takoma Park is so cheap, Downtown SS and close-in areas are so cheap.
Your envy is definitely showing.

I am a longtime Silver Spring resident, and this whole "envy" thing is just stupid. There is obviously a wide range of real estate in neighborhoods zoned for Blair, from the most expensive parts of TKPK to the very affordable parts along the PG county border.

The Blair envy is real among the W folks. Blair accomplishments and accolades are what they envisioned for their schools when they overpaid to segregate themselves.

Upcounty resident here. Goodness guys. I literally don't know anyone who is envious of someone living in the Blair cluster. I know people want their kid to be in the magnet program but really, it's with ANY magnet. It can be RM or Poolesville too.

My Goodness, read what the poster said. It's not about living in the Blair cluster.
You must be new here. RM or Poolesville don't trigger the W parents as much as Blair does, not even close.

[Anonymous]

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In any event, back to the topic, the report included a number of inconvenient facts about specific communities that both had the largest disparities and also have long been given exceptional treatment. These are the obvious neighborhoods of Garrett Park, Kensington and Takoma Park. The result is that after the report was released, the BOE announced that they will not be taking up any of the recommendations and decided to make it disappear.

I'm confused about the inclusion of Takoma Park on this list. TPES/PBES/TPMS are all walkable for large swathes of the community. Blair is the nearest HS, including for kids at the far reach of Takoma Park that couldn't necessarily walk to the ES or MS. What part of the Takoma Park school assignment do you find "exceptional treatment?"

The report compared demographics of ES boundaries against adjacent ES boundaries. It found large disparities for TPES and PBES because both schools have a significant number of non-FARMS white students while bordering boundaries had significantly fewer. The outcome is a recommendation to affect a boundary change to facilitate better balancing of diversity between TPES/PBES and neighboring schools.

Please provide a citation from either the interim or final boundary analysis report to support your claims. I do not see where it says what you say above about Takoma Park schools. In fact, in the interim report, on page 225, there is a section on this topic which specifically names several different schools, none of which are in Takoma Park:

"Which Schools Are Most Socio-economically Dissimilar from their Nearest Schools?

Aside from Sligo Creek ES, the other elementary schools with the highest socioeconomic dissimilarity to their three nearest schools include Laytonsville ES (Damascus Cluster), Forest Knolls ES (Downcounty Consortium), Kemp Mill ES (Downcounty Consortium), and Strawberry Knoll ES (Gaithersburg cluster). Of these top five most dissimilar schools, three are a part of the Downcounty Consortium.

The most socio-economically dissimilar middle schools in the district from their nearest three schools are Neelsville MS (Clarksburg cluster), Kingsview MS (Northwest HS), Farquhar MS (Sherwood HS / Northeast Consortium), Hallie Wells MS (Clarksbug and Damascus HS), and Rosa M. Parks MS (Sherwood HS/Northeast Consortium).

The most socio-economically dissimilar high schools from their three nearest high schools are Sherwood HS, Poolesville HS, Damascus HS, Whitman HS, and Gaithersburg HS."

https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/publicinfo/Boundary_Analysis/interim-report/02c_Diversity.pdf