B-CC/WJ capacity cluster meeting

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So they are considering expanding current schools in both clusters to have 740 students each? How does that work in the Rosemary Hills area - it would have 740 students, and then half the students would go to CCES and the other half to NCC, but each of those schools would need to have 740 students? The math does not work.

The WJ elementary schools are already all built (or in the midst of being built) to 715-770. They are looking at taking more of the B-CC cluster elementary schools to that size but a parameter of this capacity study was that they are not considering de-coupling RH, NCC and CC. So they are not looking at taking those 3 up to 740. For example, the NCC site is relatively large and relatively flat with good bus access and could pretty easily accommodate a larger school, but they did not consider that option due to the priority for keeping the RH/NCC/CC grouping intact.

In other words, you are correct that the math doesn't work for those three schools to remain linked but each go to 740.

Thanks. I'm surprised they are not even considering decoupling.

Undoing the pairing with RHPS - "decoupling" - would essentially re-segregate the cluster. I doubt they could do it.

I live in the cluster. I went to the school in the cluster when it was desegregated. I certainly wouldn't support re-segregation, and I think that many parents feel the same. I also don't think legally it would be viable to uncouple schools. There would likely be law suits to oppose.

+1 from someone else who went to these schools and has kids who went to them also. I’ve suspected that something was up since the RH renovation renamed it from RHPS to RHES, but there’s no way they could do it.

[Anonymous]

Also please remember that there is a lot of development going on in the NCC area. There are likely to be a lot more kids going into the school very soon
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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like the location across from WJ would make the most sense, given that the most crowded schools are nearby--Farmland, Garrett Park, Ashburton.

I'm surprised Stratton was even brought up in the list of contenders as it's not a county owned park, so it CANNOT be used to fill a county mandate.

[Anonymous]

Did anyone mention whether/why the former Kensington Elementary School at Summit & Knowles is not under consideration? I heard the HOC is leaving shortly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like the location across from WJ would make the most sense, given that the most crowded schools are nearby--Farmland, Garrett Park, Ashburton.

I'm surprised Stratton was even brought up in the list of contenders as it's not a county owned park, so it CANNOT be used to fill a county mandate.

Who owns it?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like the location across from WJ would make the most sense, given that the most crowded schools are nearby--Farmland, Garrett Park, Ashburton.

I'm surprised Stratton was even brought up in the list of contenders as it's not a county owned park, so it CANNOT be used to fill a county mandate.

?

Four of the sites (including Stratton) are owned by M-NCPPC. And 1 is owned by the City of Rockville.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like the location across from WJ would make the most sense, given that the most crowded schools are nearby--Farmland, Garrett Park, Ashburton.

I'm surprised Stratton was even brought up in the list of contenders as it's not a county owned park, so it CANNOT be used to fill a county mandate.

?

Four of the sites (including Stratton) are owned by M-NCPPC. And 1 is owned by the City of Rockville.

NP.
I was told that Stratton is a state owned park and not owned by the county.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like the location across from WJ would make the most sense, given that the most crowded schools are nearby--Farmland, Garrett Park, Ashburton.

I'm surprised Stratton was even brought up in the list of contenders as it's not a county owned park, so it CANNOT be used to fill a county mandate.

?

Four of the sites (including Stratton) are owned by M-NCPPC. And 1 is owned by the City of Rockville.

NP.
I was told that Stratton is a state owned park and not owned by the county.

M-NCPPC = Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission

https://www.mncppc.org/27/About-Us

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone mention whether/why the former Kensington Elementary School at Summit & Knowles is not under consideration? I heard the HOC is leaving shortly.

Not sure. But when they did a site selection review in 2018, the committee looked at that site and voted to remove it from further consideration.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems like the location across from WJ would make the most sense, given that the most crowded schools are nearby--Farmland, Garrett Park, Ashburton.

Garrett Park is 12 miles away from Stratton, which would take a bus over a half an hour to get from the Garret Park neighborhood to the school during rush hour.

Farmland is 8 miles away and that could take up to an hour to get there during rush hour.

Ashburton, yes - this location would be ideally optional.

Garrett Park & Farmland would not be ideal at all, as the time mentioned includes one drop off spot, that's without picking up multiple kids at multiple locations.

Having to accomplish that would add up to 20 additional minutes onto the morning and afternoon commute.

Having to sit through over an hour commute each way (twice a day) is a LOT for an elementary school kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like the location across from WJ would make the most sense, given that the most crowded schools are nearby--Farmland, Garrett Park, Ashburton.

Garrett Park is 12 miles away from Stratton, which would take a bus over a half an hour to get from the Garret Park neighborhood to the school during rush hour.

Farmland is 8 miles away and that could take up to an hour to get there during rush hour.

Ashburton, yes - this location would be ideally optional.

Garrett Park & Farmland would not be ideal at all, as the time mentioned includes one drop off spot, that's without picking up multiple kids at multiple locations.

Having to accomplish that would add up to 20 additional minutes onto the morning and afternoon commute.

Having to sit through over an hour commute each way (twice a day) is a LOT for an elementary school kid.

8 miles away from what?

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know why Somerset is so severely under capacity?

It's great for the kids/parents who live/attend that school, it's just such a different dynamic than all of the other schools on this list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like the location across from WJ would make the most sense, given that the most crowded schools are nearby--Farmland, Garrett Park, Ashburton.

Garrett Park is 12 miles away from Stratton, which would take a bus over a half an hour to get from the Garret Park neighborhood to the school during rush hour.

Farmland is 8 miles away and that could take up to an hour to get there during rush hour.

Ashburton, yes - this location would be ideally optional.

Garrett Park & Farmland would not be ideal at all, as the time mentioned includes one drop off spot, that's without picking up multiple kids at multiple locations.

Having to accomplish that would add up to 20 additional minutes onto the morning and afternoon commute.

Having to sit through over an hour commute each way (twice a day) is a LOT for an elementary school kid.

8 miles away from what?

The pp in the bold is suggesting that Stratton be used to accommodate the over crowding at Garrett Park & Farmland, since they are "nearby"(two schools that are nowhere near Stratton Park).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why Somerset is so severely under capacity?

It's great for the kids/parents who live/attend that school, it's just such a different dynamic than all of the other schools on this list.

Sorry, meant to type Westbrook!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like the location across from WJ would make the most sense, given that the most crowded schools are nearby--Farmland, Garrett Park, Ashburton.

Garrett Park is 12 miles away from Stratton, which would take a bus over a half an hour to get from the Garret Park neighborhood to the school during rush hour.

Farmland is 8 miles away and that could take up to an hour to get there during rush hour.

Ashburton, yes - this location would be ideally optional.

Garrett Park & Farmland would not be ideal at all, as the time mentioned includes one drop off spot, that's without picking up multiple kids at multiple locations.

Having to accomplish that would add up to 20 additional minutes onto the morning and afternoon commute.

Having to sit through over an hour commute each way (twice a day) is a LOT for an elementary school kid.

8 miles away from what?

The pp in the bold is suggesting that Stratton be used to accommodate the over crowding at Garrett Park & Farmland, since they are "nearby"(two schools that are nowhere near Stratton Park).

They are either suggesting Stratton or the North Bethesda Community Center, since they are both across from WJ (the pp doesn't indicate which site they meant).

Regardless of which they meant, Farmland and Garret Pk are nowhere nearby.