Taylor's Feb Rec for Crown Boundary Study

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If Wootton at Crown is the final decision I hope they do something about the regional magnets too - move Magruder to Region 4, Wootton at Crown still stays with Region 5 and becomes the STEM magnet and Gaithersburg houses the Humanities Magnet.

That’s just too greedy. Wootton cannot lose on every single aspect. That’s too unfair

MCPS has been after Wootton for a long time - and targeting Wootton is the easiest way to disperse this cluster of Asians.

If Taylor was dispersing Asians, he would have moved the new Wootton into region 5. Instead, Wootton will be with Churchill in region 4.

He may be only doing this to reduce pushback at first. One step at a time. Who knows what’s coming next

Yes, this. Once plan is approved, MCPS will say oops, Wootton at Crown is no longer Region 4 but now Region 5 since they are at Crown. Just like they swapped QO and Damascus regions - no input, no comment, no nothing. Waiting for that shoe to drop. After the BOE votes yes to these county-killing plans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this whole thread is AI. Just keeps repeating. Including me? Maybe...

Sadly it isn’t. Neither side can see the other’s viewpoint. That said, I think even the most hardcore pro-H person would agree that the recommendation process was rushed at the end. From watching the BOE’s faces during community testimonies, it was pretty clear they weren’t listening in good faith. It’s likely Option H was proposed by Dr. Taylor only after the BOE votes were in hand, and before any community input on it was sought.

It’s now up to the County Council to decide whether Option H is truly in the best interest of MoCo (and their own, of course).

No, it's not up to the council. They can make statements, but they have no role in boundary decisions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this whole thread is AI. Just keeps repeating. Including me? Maybe...

Sadly it isn’t. Neither side can see the other’s viewpoint. That said, I think even the most hardcore pro-H person would agree that the recommendation process was rushed at the end. From watching the BOE’s faces during community testimonies, it was pretty clear they weren’t listening in good faith. It’s likely Option H was proposed by Dr. Taylor only after the BOE votes were in hand, and before any community input on it was sought.

It’s now up to the County Council to decide whether Option H is truly in the best interest of MoCo (and their own, of course).

No, it's not up to the council. They can make statements, but they have no role in boundary decisions.

The Council controls MCPS money, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this whole thread is AI. Just keeps repeating. Including me? Maybe...

Sadly it isn’t. Neither side can see the other’s viewpoint. That said, I think even the most hardcore pro-H person would agree that the recommendation process was rushed at the end. From watching the BOE’s faces during community testimonies, it was pretty clear they weren’t listening in good faith. It’s likely Option H was proposed by Dr. Taylor only after the BOE votes were in hand, and before any community input on it was sought.

It’s now up to the County Council to decide whether Option H is truly in the best interest of MoCo (and their own, of course).

No, it's not up to the council. They can make statements, but they have no role in boundary decisions.

The Council controls MCPS money, right?

Not quite. Council has the purse, but once funds are given to MCPS, there is no control - up to MCPS to allocate funds how they want. Consider it like a lump sum check.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this whole thread is AI. Just keeps repeating. Including me? Maybe...

Sadly it isn’t. Neither side can see the other’s viewpoint. That said, I think even the most hardcore pro-H person would agree that the recommendation process was rushed at the end. From watching the BOE’s faces during community testimonies, it was pretty clear they weren’t listening in good faith. It’s likely Option H was proposed by Dr. Taylor only after the BOE votes were in hand, and before any community input on it was sought.

It’s now up to the County Council to decide whether Option H is truly in the best interest of MoCo (and their own, of course).

No, it's not up to the council. They can make statements, but they have no role in boundary decisions.

The Council controls MCPS money, right?

Not quite. Council has the purse, but once funds are given to MCPS, there is no control - up to MCPS to allocate funds how they want. Consider it like a lump sum check.

Except when they defund projects which they have done in the past.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this whole thread is AI. Just keeps repeating. Including me? Maybe...

Sadly it isn’t. Neither side can see the other’s viewpoint. That said, I think even the most hardcore pro-H person would agree that the recommendation process was rushed at the end. From watching the BOE’s faces during community testimonies, it was pretty clear they weren’t listening in good faith. It’s likely Option H was proposed by Dr. Taylor only after the BOE votes were in hand, and before any community input on it was sought.

It’s now up to the County Council to decide whether Option H is truly in the best interest of MoCo (and their own, of course).

No, it's not up to the council. They can make statements, but they have no role in boundary decisions.

The Council controls MCPS money, right?

Not quite. Council has the purse, but once funds are given to MCPS, there is no control - up to MCPS to allocate funds how they want. Consider it like a lump sum check.

Except when they defund projects which they have done in the past.

The boundary decision is happening in March, well before next year's budget is approved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this whole thread is AI. Just keeps repeating. Including me? Maybe...

Sadly it isn’t. Neither side can see the other’s viewpoint. That said, I think even the most hardcore pro-H person would agree that the recommendation process was rushed at the end. From watching the BOE’s faces during community testimonies, it was pretty clear they weren’t listening in good faith. It’s likely Option H was proposed by Dr. Taylor only after the BOE votes were in hand, and before any community input on it was sought.

It’s now up to the County Council to decide whether Option H is truly in the best interest of MoCo (and their own, of course).

No, it's not up to the council. They can make statements, but they have no role in boundary decisions.

The Council controls MCPS money, right?

Not quite. Council has the purse, but once funds are given to MCPS, there is no control - up to MCPS to allocate funds how they want. Consider it like a lump sum check.

Except when they defund projects which they have done in the past.

The boundary decision is happening in March, well before next year's budget is approved.

Doesn’t matter. If Taylor doesn’t do as he’s told by the Council, some of the things he wants won’t get funded when the budget is set.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this whole thread is AI. Just keeps repeating. Including me? Maybe...

Sadly it isn’t. Neither side can see the other’s viewpoint. That said, I think even the most hardcore pro-H person would agree that the recommendation process was rushed at the end. From watching the BOE’s faces during community testimonies, it was pretty clear they weren’t listening in good faith. It’s likely Option H was proposed by Dr. Taylor only after the BOE votes were in hand, and before any community input on it was sought.

It’s now up to the County Council to decide whether Option H is truly in the best interest of MoCo (and their own, of course).

No, it's not up to the council. They can make statements, but they have no role in boundary decisions.

The Council controls MCPS money, right?

Not quite. Council has the purse, but once funds are given to MCPS, there is no control - up to MCPS to allocate funds how they want. Consider it like a lump sum check.

Except when they defund projects which they have done in the past.

The boundary decision is happening in March, well before next year's budget is approved.

Doesn’t matter. If Taylor doesn’t do as he’s told by the Council, some of the things he wants won’t get funded when the budget is set.

The council approves an overall amount. It's up to Taylor how to spend it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this whole thread is AI. Just keeps repeating. Including me? Maybe...

Sadly it isn’t. Neither side can see the other’s viewpoint. That said, I think even the most hardcore pro-H person would agree that the recommendation process was rushed at the end. From watching the BOE’s faces during community testimonies, it was pretty clear they weren’t listening in good faith. It’s likely Option H was proposed by Dr. Taylor only after the BOE votes were in hand, and before any community input on it was sought.

It’s now up to the County Council to decide whether Option H is truly in the best interest of MoCo (and their own, of course).

No, it's not up to the council. They can make statements, but they have no role in boundary decisions.

The Council controls MCPS money, right?

Not quite. Council has the purse, but once funds are given to MCPS, there is no control - up to MCPS to allocate funds how they want. Consider it like a lump sum check.

Except when they defund projects which they have done in the past.

The boundary decision is happening in March, well before next year's budget is approved.

Doesn’t matter. If Taylor doesn’t do as he’s told by the Council, some of the things he wants won’t get funded when the budget is set.

The council approves an overall amount. It's up to Taylor how to spend it.

You know very little about politics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think this whole thread is AI. Just keeps repeating. Including me? Maybe...

Sadly it isn’t. Neither side can see the other’s viewpoint. That said, I think even the most hardcore pro-H person would agree that the recommendation process was rushed at the end. From watching the BOE’s faces during community testimonies, it was pretty clear they weren’t listening in good faith. It’s likely Option H was proposed by Dr. Taylor only after the BOE votes were in hand, and before any community input on it was sought.

It’s now up to the County Council to decide whether Option H is truly in the best interest of MoCo (and their own, of course).

No, it's not up to the council. They can make statements, but they have no role in boundary decisions.

The Council controls MCPS money, right?

Not quite. Council has the purse, but once funds are given to MCPS, there is no control - up to MCPS to allocate funds how they want. Consider it like a lump sum check.

Except when they defund projects which they have done in the past.

The boundary decision is happening in March, well before next year's budget is approved.

Doesn’t matter. If Taylor doesn’t do as he’s told by the Council, some of the things he wants won’t get funded when the budget is set.

The council approves an overall amount. It's up to Taylor how to spend it.

You know very little about politics.

Of course Taylor will have to weigh political factors, among others, in his decisions.

[Anonymous]

Taylor has already recommended, it is up to the Board now

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous]Taylor has already recommended, it is up to the Board now[/quote]

And it is the BOE that is subject to politics, especially those desiring higher office.

[Anonymous]

How can Darnestown ES get zoned for Poole MS?
Would make so much more sense than Kingsview since they’ll ultimately end up at Poolesville HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How can Darnestown ES get zoned for Poole MS?
Would make so much more sense than Kingsview since they’ll ultimately end up at Poolesville HS.

That's a good question, especially because Kingsview will be hovering between 103 and 90% capacity under these projections.

An additional question is why they took Darnestown out of Lakelands Park in the first place. If you look at the projections Lakelands Park is soon going to be at 55% capacity with 509 available seats in 2031-2032 while Ridgeview is going to be at 44% capacity that same year with just 416 students total. I wonder if me they might try to shut down Ridgeview and merge it into Lakelands Park if that's the case...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If Wootton at Crown is the final decision I hope they do something about the regional magnets too - move Magruder to Region 4, Wootton at Crown still stays with Region 5 and becomes the STEM magnet and Gaithersburg houses the Humanities Magnet.

That’s just too greedy. Wootton cannot lose on every single aspect. That’s too unfair

Greedy? No. We want access to Crown. Don't care whether it is Wootton or Crown. Gaithersburg residents will have lost a chance to be at Crown if Wootton comes there, Region 5 magnets are all the weak High FARMS schools other than QO (which will change soon - currently QO is also HIGH Farms). And taking away access to even the magnet at Crown is saying we wash our hands off of this region.