W Cluster and BluePrint for Maryland

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing is changing. They continue to get the best courses and resources and the other schools get the minimum.

What resources do the Ws get that other schools don't? I think the biggest difference in the schools is the parent community/cohort. And, lower income schools receive additional resources from the federal government

No, they don’t get additional resources for high school. The course offerings, clubs, sports.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you a delusional Wooten parent trying to stir some more s***? I am truly sorry you didn't buy in WJ or Whitman clusters to begin with. Nobody has a crystal ball.

The program changes that Taylor has proposed are all based on Blueprint for MD goals. It doesn't seem like Whitman or WJ have been impacted (IDGAF about Churchill so haven't paid attention).

Please let us know what YOU think is going to happen.

what? you people really hate the W cluster

yes, the wooten move was impacted by Blueprint, so asking how it may impact the rest of the cluster isnt idiotic. Sorry i'm not like you, I dont just accept everything the county does and not try to fight back.

I'm guessing you don't live in the Wootton district.

The last boundary study was almost purely based on geography, declining enrollment, and lack of funds for a renovation of Wootton. The FARMS rate of Wootton is going from 14% to 19% and kept most of the cluster together, outside of Cold Spring, who asked to go to Churchill.

I'll just call it CROWN, since Wooton is terminal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you a delusional Wooten parent trying to stir some more s***? I am truly sorry you didn't buy in WJ or Whitman clusters to begin with. Nobody has a crystal ball.

The program changes that Taylor has proposed are all based on Blueprint for MD goals. It doesn't seem like Whitman or WJ have been impacted (IDGAF about Churchill so haven't paid attention).

Please let us know what YOU think is going to happen.

what? you people really hate the W cluster

yes, the wooten move was impacted by Blueprint, so asking how it may impact the rest of the cluster isnt idiotic. Sorry i'm not like you, I dont just accept everything the county does and not try to fight back.

I'm guessing you don't live in the Wootton district.

The last boundary study was almost purely based on geography, declining enrollment, and lack of funds for a renovation of Wootton. The FARMS rate of Wootton is going from 14% to 19% and kept most of the cluster together, outside of Cold Spring, who asked to go to Churchill.

I'll just call it CROWN, since Wooton is terminal

Do you think Crown will be a W?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you provide a link to which goals you are referring to?

if you go to their website , especially around the 3rd pillar and look at their documents on educational readiness, its a lofty goal

https://blueprint.marylandpublicschools.org/ccr/

I dont know how they can achieve these goals without moving higher scoring kids to lower performing schools

blueprint for Maryland is the key driver for our deficit #'s over the next few years, so the decisions will be enforced across the state

How about working with lower scoring kids so they score higher? Educational readiness is not a zero-sum game.

Resources, however, are. Eventually you run out of other peoples' money to spend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know the Moco Council and MCPS has a goal of tackling the W cluster high schools for equity. they've been able to do it with Wooten and the boundary study.

Any thoughts around how they will use Blueprint for Maryland as leverage to make holistic changes to Whitman , Wj and Churchill?

I know many in these communities have been worried about the boundary study, but i think they should be more worried about the State coming with their equity goals

Blueprint for MD will absolutely drive the looming elementary school study. BoE knows the real shake up is about to begin which is why they rubber stamped everything Taylor recommended. How the HS stats look now are temporary. They will change with the elementary school study.

Pop the popcorn!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you a delusional Wooten parent trying to stir some more s***? I am truly sorry you didn't buy in WJ or Whitman clusters to begin with. Nobody has a crystal ball.

The program changes that Taylor has proposed are all based on Blueprint for MD goals. It doesn't seem like Whitman or WJ have been impacted (IDGAF about Churchill so haven't paid attention).

Please let us know what YOU think is going to happen.

what? you people really hate the W cluster

yes, the wooten move was impacted by Blueprint, so asking how it may impact the rest of the cluster isnt idiotic. Sorry i'm not like you, I dont just accept everything the county does and not try to fight back.

I'm guessing you don't live in the Wootton district.

The last boundary study was almost purely based on geography, declining enrollment, and lack of funds for a renovation of Wootton. The FARMS rate of Wootton is going from 14% to 19% and kept most of the cluster together, outside of Cold Spring, who asked to go to Churchill.

I'll just call it CROWN, since Wooton is terminal

Do you think Crown will be a W?

Cwown - double W.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you a delusional Wooten parent trying to stir some more s***? I am truly sorry you didn't buy in WJ or Whitman clusters to begin with. Nobody has a crystal ball.

The program changes that Taylor has proposed are all based on Blueprint for MD goals. It doesn't seem like Whitman or WJ have been impacted (IDGAF about Churchill so haven't paid attention).

Please let us know what YOU think is going to happen.

what? you people really hate the W cluster

yes, the wooten move was impacted by Blueprint, so asking how it may impact the rest of the cluster isnt idiotic. Sorry i'm not like you, I dont just accept everything the county does and not try to fight back.

I'm guessing you don't live in the Wootton district.

The last boundary study was almost purely based on geography, declining enrollment, and lack of funds for a renovation of Wootton. The FARMS rate of Wootton is going from 14% to 19% and kept most of the cluster together, outside of Cold Spring, who asked to go to Churchill.

I'll just call it CROWN, since Wooton is terminal

Do you think Crown will be a W?

Cwown - double W.

+1

Make it a triple even - Cwwwn

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you provide a link to which goals you are referring to?

if you go to their website , especially around the 3rd pillar and look at their documents on educational readiness, its a lofty goal

https://blueprint.marylandpublicschools.org/ccr/

I dont know how they can achieve these goals without moving higher scoring kids to lower performing schools

blueprint for Maryland is the key driver for our deficit #'s over the next few years, so the decisions will be enforced across the state

How about working with lower scoring kids so they score higher? Educational readiness is not a zero-sum game.

Resources, however, are. Eventually you run out of other peoples' money to spend.

We have plenty of resources for the w schools and advanced courses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are you a delusional Wooten parent trying to stir some more s***? I am truly sorry you didn't buy in WJ or Whitman clusters to begin with. Nobody has a crystal ball.

The program changes that Taylor has proposed are all based on Blueprint for MD goals. It doesn't seem like Whitman or WJ have been impacted (IDGAF about Churchill so haven't paid attention).

Please let us know what YOU think is going to happen.

what? you people really hate the W cluster

yes, the wooten move was impacted by Blueprint, so asking how it may impact the rest of the cluster isnt idiotic. Sorry i'm not like you, I dont just accept everything the county does and not try to fight back.

I'm guessing you don't live in the Wootton district.

The last boundary study was almost purely based on geography, declining enrollment, and lack of funds for a renovation of Wootton. The FARMS rate of Wootton is going from 14% to 19% and kept most of the cluster together, outside of Cold Spring, who asked to go to Churchill.

I'll just call it CROWN, since Wooton is terminal

Do you think Crown will be a W?

Cwown - double W.

+1

Make it a triple even - Cwwwn

Triple Crown!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know the Moco Council and MCPS has a goal of tackling the W cluster high schools for equity. they've been able to do it with Wooten and the boundary study.

Any thoughts around how they will use Blueprint for Maryland as leverage to make holistic changes to Whitman , Wj and Churchill?

I know many in these communities have been worried about the boundary study, but i think they should be more worried about the State coming with their equity goals

What are you talking about? MCPS has clearly decided to ditch any pretense of equity, and instead cater to the better off schools while screwing over the poorer schools. The rich schools have got it made with Taylor and this BOE. Haven't you been paying attention?

(Yes, they still give lip service to equity, but the substance is all about making the richer parents and schools happy and not even going through the motions of assessing the actual equity impacts of their choices.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know the Moco Council and MCPS has a goal of tackling the W cluster high schools for equity. they've been able to do it with Wooten and the boundary study.

Any thoughts around how they will use Blueprint for Maryland as leverage to make holistic changes to Whitman , Wj and Churchill?

I know many in these communities have been worried about the boundary study, but i think they should be more worried about the State coming with their equity goals

What are you talking about? MCPS has clearly decided to ditch any pretense of equity, and instead cater to the better off schools while screwing over the poorer schools. The rich schools have got it made with Taylor and this BOE. Haven't you been paying attention?

(Yes, they still give lip service to equity, but the substance is all about making the richer parents and schools happy and not even going through the motions of assessing the actual equity impacts of their choices.)

nonsense. do you even live in the area? if the poorer schools have less, its b/c MCPS spends all the money on ESL classes. thats a situation the MOCO has created.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know the Moco Council and MCPS has a goal of tackling the W cluster high schools for equity. they've been able to do it with Wooten and the boundary study.

Any thoughts around how they will use Blueprint for Maryland as leverage to make holistic changes to Whitman , Wj and Churchill?

I know many in these communities have been worried about the boundary study, but i think they should be more worried about the State coming with their equity goals

What are you talking about? You've made a bunch of accusations without any evidence. None of this is an issue, including using Wootton as a way of ensuring equity. (If anything, their solution is pandering to Wootton by giving them a new building-- highly desired by teachers and about half of the cluster) at the expense of more diverse school that was higher on the list for school improvements.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know the Moco Council and MCPS has a goal of tackling the W cluster high schools for equity. they've been able to do it with Wooten and the boundary study.

Any thoughts around how they will use Blueprint for Maryland as leverage to make holistic changes to Whitman , Wj and Churchill?

I know many in these communities have been worried about the boundary study, but i think they should be more worried about the State coming with their equity goals

What are you talking about? You've made a bunch of accusations without any evidence. None of this is an issue, including using Wootton as a way of ensuring equity. (If anything, their solution is pandering to Wootton by giving them a new building-- highly desired by teachers and about half of the cluster) at the expense of more diverse school that was higher on the list for school improvements.

not an issue???? Wooten parents just filed a lawsuit.....so, yeah, i'd say its an issue

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know the Moco Council and MCPS has a goal of tackling the W cluster high schools for equity. they've been able to do it with Wooten and the boundary study.

Any thoughts around how they will use Blueprint for Maryland as leverage to make holistic changes to Whitman , Wj and Churchill?

I know many in these communities have been worried about the boundary study, but i think they should be more worried about the State coming with their equity goals

What are you talking about? You've made a bunch of accusations without any evidence. None of this is an issue, including using Wootton as a way of ensuring equity. (If anything, their solution is pandering to Wootton by giving them a new building-- highly desired by teachers and about half of the cluster) at the expense of more diverse school that was higher on the list for school improvements.

not an issue???? Wooten parents just filed a lawsuit.....so, yeah, i'd say its an issue

We're discussing that in the other thread; the Wootton arguments are only that the proper procedure wasn't followed for a "school closure" and they dispute the enrollment data that MCPS is relying on to show that a new school at Crown isn't needed.

Nothing about Blueprint or equity or whatever boogeymen you're conjuring up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know the Moco Council and MCPS has a goal of tackling the W cluster high schools for equity. they've been able to do it with Wooten and the boundary study.

Any thoughts around how they will use Blueprint for Maryland as leverage to make holistic changes to Whitman , Wj and Churchill?

I know many in these communities have been worried about the boundary study, but i think they should be more worried about the State coming with their equity goals

What are you talking about? You've made a bunch of accusations without any evidence. None of this is an issue, including using Wootton as a way of ensuring equity. (If anything, their solution is pandering to Wootton by giving them a new building-- highly desired by teachers and about half of the cluster) at the expense of more diverse school that was higher on the list for school improvements.

not an issue???? Wooten parents just filed a lawsuit.....so, yeah, i'd say its an issue

We're discussing that in the other thread; the Wootton arguments are only that the proper procedure wasn't followed for a "school closure" and they dispute the enrollment data that MCPS is relying on to show that a new school at Crown isn't needed.

Nothing about Blueprint or equity or whatever boogeymen you're conjuring up.

have you read the Blueprint? do you know what the goals are? maybe start there.