Four corners and redistricting?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can see the split articulation schools listed here, marked with an asterisk:

http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/clusteradmin/Refresh_2013/2017_2018%20ClusterArticulation.pdf

Thanks for the info. FWIW, it looks like this never happens in the DCC though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depending on where you live, you may be rezoned for Montgomery Knolls/ Pinecrest, Eastern and Blair once the planned additions at Montgomery Knolls and Pinecrest are finished (which I think will be in 2020 or 2021.)

Since the planned additions at Montgomery Knolls and Pinecrest are meant to relieve overcrowding at Forest Knolls I think the most likely result would be that kids from the South Four Corners neighborhood (south of University and west of Colesville) would be moved over to MK/PC. But that is just pure speculation based on a look at the current boundaries. I think the people who make these decisions like to make sure that neighborhoods that are “walkable” to schools stay in that school’s attendance zone—and South Four Corners is not walkable to Forest Knolls.

Yes, but traversing four corners to get to MK or Pinecrest is actually much worse walking or driving, even if the distance to Pinecrest is slightly less than the distance to Forest Knolls.

That may be so, but you could say that about anywhere in the current Forest Knolls zone, and we know 200+ FK kids are going to have to move to MK/PC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You can see the split articulation schools listed here, marked with an asterisk:

http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/departments/clusteradmin/Refresh_2013/2017_2018%20ClusterArticulation.pdf

Thanks for the info. FWIW, it looks like this never happens in the DCC though.

It doesn't currently happen, but it has in the past. Highland used to split between Newport Mill and Sligo, for example.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Depending on where you live, you may be rezoned for Montgomery Knolls/ Pinecrest, Eastern and Blair once the planned additions at Montgomery Knolls and Pinecrest are finished (which I think will be in 2020 or 2021.)

Since the planned additions at Montgomery Knolls and Pinecrest are meant to relieve overcrowding at Forest Knolls I think the most likely result would be that kids from the South Four Corners neighborhood (south of University and west of Colesville) would be moved over to MK/PC. But that is just pure speculation based on a look at the current boundaries. I think the people who make these decisions like to make sure that neighborhoods that are “walkable” to schools stay in that school’s attendance zone—and South Four Corners is not walkable to Forest Knolls.

Yes, but traversing four corners to get to MK or Pinecrest is actually much worse walking or driving, even if the distance to Pinecrest is slightly less than the distance to Forest Knolls.

That may be so, but you could say that about anywhere in the current Forest Knolls zone, and we know 200+ FK kids are going to have to move to MK/PC.

Well Hopefully that doesn’t happen. Forest knolls is be far the best school of the 3 (Forest Knolls, SSIMS, Northwood)...would be a shame to lose

[Anonymous]

MCPS does not like split articulation. Oakland Terrace used to split between Sligo and Newport Mill and when Singer was built they eliminated that split articulation. I remember that it was discussed in the planning phase.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does it really matter? All the schools near by are meh

Individual families can have very different experiences in the same school at the same time. For us, FKES has been nothing short of amazing, but I can completely understand that others might not agree.

Is the apparent move that South Four Corners would go to Pinecrest and then Pinecrest and Montgomery Knolls be divided up differently? Wondering if kid #2 will end up in a different elementary from kid #1, and also wondering if any kid will have to move midstream! Anyone seen this happen in the past?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does it really matter? All the schools near by are meh

Individual families can have very different experiences in the same school at the same time. For us, FKES has been nothing short of amazing, but I can completely understand that others might not agree.

Is the apparent move that South Four Corners would go to Pinecrest and then Pinecrest and Montgomery Knolls be divided up differently? Wondering if kid #2 will end up in a different elementary from kid #1, and also wondering if any kid will have to move midstream! Anyone seen this happen in the past?

If you're asking if Pine Crest and Montgomery Knolls will become un-paired, no. They share the same boundaries, and both schools are getting additions to help relieve the FKES overcrowding.

[Anonymous]

Bumping this. We are also at FK and concerned that our second might end up elsewhere.

Are there any updates? I think FK had a meeting recently about this but I wasn't able to go.

Is there any hope that siblings might get grandfathered in?

[Anonymous]

Bumping this. We are also at FK and concerned that our second might end up elsewhere.

Are there any updates? I think FK had a meeting recently about this but I wasn't able to go.

Is there any hope that siblings might get grandfathered in?

No updates but keep in mind that many kids split apart for high school anyway so its shouldn't matter if your second ends up somewhere else. The DCC is different than other areas in this respect with many kids trying to get into magnets, choosing to go private, or switching schools within the consortium. Northwood isn't that attractive to people outside Northwood so if you end up being rezoned for a school with a magnet or special program chances are your kids' smart friends would be there anyway.

[Anonymous]

Rising 5th graders are always allowed to stay at their existing elementary school.

Is rezoning at FK eminent?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We live in 4 corners (Northwood side) and am
Wondering if we should anticipate any school assignment changes when Woodward re-opens? Or are we too “down county” for it to even matter?
We are currently zoned for Northwood, even though we live across the street from Blair (which is crazy in my opinion).
Have always planned on going private for high school...but all this talk got me wondering...would we/could we get redirected to Einstein? Even BCC?
What’s the common thought for this area?
Current assignment:
Forest Knolls
Silver Spring International
Northwood

Thx!!

The rezoning for Woodward will involve Walter Johnson and the DCC. It will not involve B-CC.

Never say never. B-CC already has several Silver Spring neighborhoods in its boundaries, along with some Kensington, so I would not be surprised to see it get in the mix one bit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rising 5th graders are always allowed to stay at their existing elementary school.

Is rezoning at FK eminent?

The new additions at Montgomery Knolls and Pine Crest are supposed to be completed by Sept. 2020.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rising 5th graders are always allowed to stay at their existing elementary school.

Is rezoning at FK eminent?

The new additions at Montgomery Knolls and Pine Crest are supposed to be completed by Sept. 2020.

MCPS does a boundary study 18 months before a new school or addition opens. Which means the boundary study will start in 2018, and the results would be announced in 2019.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rising 5th graders are always allowed to stay at their existing elementary school.

Is rezoning at FK eminent?

The new additions at Montgomery Knolls and Pine Crest are supposed to be completed by Sept. 2020.

MCPS does a boundary study 18 months before a new school or addition opens. Which means the boundary study will start in 2018, and the results would be announced in 2019.

I would expect the boundary study to start in the spring, since 18 months before September 2020 is March 2019.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rising 5th graders are always allowed to stay at their existing elementary school.

Is rezoning at FK eminent?

The new additions at Montgomery Knolls and Pine Crest are supposed to be completed by Sept. 2020.

MCPS does a boundary study 18 months before a new school or addition opens. Which means the boundary study will start in 2018, and the results would be announced in 2019.

I would expect the boundary study to start in the spring, since 18 months before September 2020 is March 2019.

Confirmed:

Planning Study: A boundary study is recommended for
Forest Knolls, Montgomery Knolls, and Pine Crest elemen-
tary schools to relieve the overutilization at Forest Knolls
Elementary School. The scope of the boundary school will
include the three elementary schools as well as the middle
school articulation to Eastern and Silver Spring International
middle schools for these three elementary schools. The bound-
ary study will occur in spring 2019, with Board of Education
action scheduled for November 2019.

http://gis.mcpsmd.org/cipmasterpdfs/CIP20_Chap4_DCC.pdf