Second round options for Woodward boundary study

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And despite assuming this extra capacity at Wheaton that doesn't yet exist, they still leave Wheaton overcrowded over that inflated number. Wow.

Yup and WJ is now at sub 80% capacity. Shows what they care about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids will graduate before any of that comes to pass, but I want to note here that with the new regional programs being set up for high school, in which different MCPS regions will specialize in different educational topics, for which high schoolers may commute, the boundaries need to be drawn to minimize long-distance busing in heavy traffic. Otherwise everything is going to be a NIGHTMARE.

No one from west county will go anywhere for regional programs. They will stay in their home schools if Blair program is gone as we know the brand now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And despite assuming this extra capacity at Wheaton that doesn't yet exist, they still leave Wheaton overcrowded over that inflated number. Wow.

Option D has Wheaton at 94.5%

[Anonymous]

So much better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And despite assuming this extra capacity at Wheaton that doesn't yet exist, they still leave Wheaton overcrowded over that inflated number. Wow.

Option D has Wheaton at 94.5%

So what percentage is that of the CURRENT capacity of Wheaton HS? WHAT IS THE COST OF EXPANDING WHEATON HS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These are all much better for my neighborhood.

And that’s really all that matters to anyone

Well yes.

[Anonymous]

Now I’ll get behind the programmatic changes. I think this works. Much better Flo and MCPS.

[Anonymous]

So how do the people newly zoned for Woodward feel? Is it about right? Which options are preferable?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And despite assuming this extra capacity at Wheaton that doesn't yet exist, they still leave Wheaton overcrowded over that inflated number. Wow.

Yup and WJ is now at sub 80% capacity. Shows what they care about.

Exactly. I am completely fine with all the options for my kid and how it affects my family (we're not zoned for Wheaton), but as a taxpayer this is absolutely maddening. Such a blatant disregard for fiscal responsibility in a time of massive fiscal uncertainty. MCPS administrators are like children who think money grows on trees. Then they will come crying to taxpayers begging them to pay more while thousands are out of work and have possibly left the region entirely.

[Anonymous]

Am I read it wrong, but I don't see any boundary change for BCC and Whitman? Are those two HSs excluded from Woodward study for the second round?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am I read it wrong, but I don't see any boundary change for BCC and Whitman? Are those two HSs excluded from Woodward study for the second round?

It would appear so. That's pretty stunning, to be honest.

[Anonymous]

Woodward family. They all look good to us.

[Anonymous]

These options are so much better and more logical.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am I read it wrong, but I don't see any boundary change for BCC and Whitman? Are those two HSs excluded from Woodward study for the second round?

It would appear so. That's pretty stunning, to be honest.

Why? This is what should have happened to begin with. Focus on the area near the actual new school rather than trying to social engineer the entire county.

[Anonymous]

Much happier with these maps! Less chaos compared to the prior maps